What deeds expiate sins, and what are the categories of sins?
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The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. How are you? Praise be to Allah.
The presenter : Shaykh Muhammad, hello. You are with me.
The Shaykh : Man, you are with me.
The questioner : Shaykh, I have two questions. May Allah be pleased with you. Yes. The first question is: What deeds expiate major sins?
The Shaykh : Sins are of three categories. The first is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Mighty and Majestic. This is not forgiven, and nothing expiates it except repentance. The second is major sins. These are not expiated except by repentance, but they are subject to the will of Allah; if Allah the Mighty and Majestic wills, He forgives them. The third is minor sins. These are expiated by prayer, fasting, 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage), and the like. So if a person commits a major sin, he must hasten to repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic before death overtakes him. A person does not know when death will overtake him. For this reason, hastening to repent is obligatory. We ask Allah to accept our repentance and yours and that of our Muslim brothers. Amen, O Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. How are you? Praise be to Allah.
The presenter : Shaykh Muhammad, hello. You are with me.
The Shaykh : Man, you are with me.
The questioner : Shaykh, I have two questions. May Allah be pleased with you. Yes. The first question is: What deeds expiate major sins?
The Shaykh : Sins are of three categories. The first is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Mighty and Majestic. This is not forgiven, and nothing expiates it except repentance. The second is major sins. These are not expiated except by repentance, but they are subject to the will of Allah; if Allah the Mighty and Majestic wills, He forgives them. The third is minor sins. These are expiated by prayer, fasting, 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage), and the like. So if a person commits a major sin, he must hasten to repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic before death overtakes him. A person does not know when death will overtake him. For this reason, hastening to repent is obligatory. We ask Allah to accept our repentance and yours and that of our Muslim brothers. Amen, O Lord of the worlds.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2254- ما الذي يكفر الذنوب من الأعمال وما أقسام الذنوب؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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