Guidance on the hadith: "A shoe strap or two shoe straps of fire"
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "A shoe strap or two shoe straps of fire," appears to indicate that even if one repents, his reward will be the same. What is the guidance?
Answer:
Yes, because repentance does not drop the rights of people. The rights of people are not dropped by repentance except by returning them to those from whom they were taken. Repentance only drops what is between you and Allah in terms of sins, but as for the rights of human beings, it is necessary to return them to them or for them to forgive you for them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "A shoe strap or two shoe straps of fire," appears to indicate that even if one repents, his reward will be the same. What is the guidance?
Answer:
Yes, because repentance does not drop the rights of people. The rights of people are not dropped by repentance except by returning them to those from whom they were taken. Repentance only drops what is between you and Allah in terms of sins, but as for the rights of human beings, it is necessary to return them to them or for them to forgive you for them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2124] التوجيه في حديث: "شراك أو شراكان من نار" - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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