Is anxiety and fear evidence that repentance has not been accepted?
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I am a man who has repented to Allah from all sins, and it has now been a year since I began the path of repentance. However, I have not tasted the taste of faith, and I sometimes feel anxiety and fear. Is this evidence that Allah (Exalted and Majestic) has not accepted my repentance?
Answer:
Repent to Allah, and do not let Shaytan whisper to you, saying, "You have not tasted the taste of faith, and your repentance is not valid." Leave this whisper alone. Repent to Allah and continue. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I am a man who has repented to Allah from all sins, and it has now been a year since I began the path of repentance. However, I have not tasted the taste of faith, and I sometimes feel anxiety and fear. Is this evidence that Allah (Exalted and Majestic) has not accepted my repentance?
Answer:
Repent to Allah, and do not let Shaytan whisper to you, saying, "You have not tasted the taste of faith, and your repentance is not valid." Leave this whisper alone. Repent to Allah and continue. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [130] هل القلق والخوف دليل على عدم قبول التوبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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