Is it required that repentance be preceded by a righteous deed?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding a question that came from one of the brothers about repentance, he says: I read that repentance must be preceded by a righteous deed, for example, after an 'Umrah, or after the Friday prayer, or after praying two rak'ahs for Allah.
Answer:
There is no evidence for this, nor any basis for it. One repents to Allah and hastens to repent at any time, and it is not a condition that a voluntary prayer precede it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding a question that came from one of the brothers about repentance, he says: I read that repentance must be preceded by a righteous deed, for example, after an 'Umrah, or after the Friday prayer, or after praying two rak'ahs for Allah.
Answer:
There is no evidence for this, nor any basis for it. One repents to Allah and hastens to repent at any time, and it is not a condition that a voluntary prayer precede it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3626] هل يُشترط أن تكون التوبة بعد عمل صالح؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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