Settling the Soul and the Fear That Repentance Will Not Be Accepted
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Abu al-Bara' says: I had many sins, but Allah has granted me the grace of repentance. However, I am now afraid that it will not be accepted. How can I reassure myself in this state?
Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed, for this is a whisper of the Shaytan. Repentance wipes out what came before it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and the repentant person said:Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam). So, praise be to Allah, if the repentance is valid, it wipes out what came before it and erases it. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Abu al-Bara' says: I had many sins, but Allah has granted me the grace of repentance. However, I am now afraid that it will not be accepted. How can I reassure myself in this state?
Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed, for this is a whisper of the Shaytan. Repentance wipes out what came before it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and the repentant person said:
like one who did not sin
كمن لا ذنب له
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (23:23)
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