I am a righteous young man, but I fall into sin and repent, then fall into it again until I am ashamed of my Lord. What do you advise me to do?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a righteous young man, and I constantly fall into sin. Every time I repent, I fall into it again. I have become ashamed of Allah because of my continued repentance and then returning to the sin. What do you advise me to do?
Answer:
He advises you that whenever you commit a sin, you should repent, even if this happens repeatedly. Do not despair of Allah's mercy, and do not be shy of Allah to the point of abandoning repentance. Do not turn away from Allah; Allah has commanded you to repent:[Ali 'Imran 3:135] I have sins [Az-Zumar 39:53].
And whenever you sin, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Do not despair of acceptance, or say, “I am ashamed of Allah.” If you become ashamed, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, even if it repeats. However, stay away from the causes that make you return to disobedience. Perhaps the teachers are bad, or they are bad, and they cause you to fall into disobedience. You sit with corrupt people, so stay away from the people of corruption and bad companions. If you are looking at enticing things that lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), such as seductive images or low-quality satellite channels, then cut off the causes that make you fall into disobedience. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a righteous young man, and I constantly fall into sin. Every time I repent, I fall into it again. I have become ashamed of Allah because of my continued repentance and then returning to the sin. What do you advise me to do?
Answer:
He advises you that whenever you commit a sin, you should repent, even if this happens repeatedly. Do not despair of Allah's mercy, and do not be shy of Allah to the point of abandoning repentance. Do not turn away from Allah; Allah has commanded you to repent:
And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواSay, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاAnd whenever you sin, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Do not despair of acceptance, or say, “I am ashamed of Allah.” If you become ashamed, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, even if it repeats. However, stay away from the causes that make you return to disobedience. Perhaps the teachers are bad, or they are bad, and they cause you to fall into disobedience. You sit with corrupt people, so stay away from the people of corruption and bad companions. If you are looking at enticing things that lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), such as seductive images or low-quality satellite channels, then cut off the causes that make you fall into disobedience. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3630- 4717] أنا شاب مستقيم وأقع في الذنب وأتوب ثم أقع فيه حتى استحييت من ربي فبماذا تنصحونني؟ — youtube.com
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