Prostrating to an idol in a temple, then repenting
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The questioner:
He says: In my trip to one of the countries, I entered a temple, and this temple is prostrated to, O Honorable Shaykh. And I have repented to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and performed the seeking of forgiveness, 'Umrah, and Hajj as repentance to Allah,
The Shaykh:
and prostrated to the idol.
The presenter:
Yes, he says he prostrated.
The Shaykh:
We seek refuge in Allah. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), this is major shirk, and may Allah protect us from it. But as long as he repented to Allah, felt remorse, and resolved not to return to such a thing, Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. Yes. May Allah reward you.
He says: In my trip to one of the countries, I entered a temple, and this temple is prostrated to, O Honorable Shaykh. And I have repented to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and performed the seeking of forgiveness, 'Umrah, and Hajj as repentance to Allah,
The Shaykh:
and prostrated to the idol.
The presenter:
Yes, he says he prostrated.
The Shaykh:
We seek refuge in Allah. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), this is major shirk, and may Allah protect us from it. But as long as he repented to Allah, felt remorse, and resolved not to return to such a thing, Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. Yes. May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء الفوزان 25-01-1438هـ — youtube.com (35:40)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.