The Ruling on the Prayer of Repentance
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: My colleague told me that if I want to repent, I should go, perform wudu, and pray two rak'ahs, and that this is called the prayer of repentance. Is this action correct, and is there a specific prayer for repentance?
Answer:
Yes, this is mentioned in a hadith. If a person does this—performs wudu, prays two rak'ahs, and then repents to Allah the Exalted—this is part of perfection, but it is not obligatory. If he repents to Allah without prayer and without wudu, at any time of night or day, Allah accepts repentance from His servants at any time and in any state.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: My colleague told me that if I want to repent, I should go, perform wudu, and pray two rak'ahs, and that this is called the prayer of repentance. Is this action correct, and is there a specific prayer for repentance?
Answer:
Yes, this is mentioned in a hadith. If a person does this—performs wudu, prays two rak'ahs, and then repents to Allah the Exalted—this is part of perfection, but it is not obligatory. If he repents to Allah without prayer and without wudu, at any time of night or day, Allah accepts repentance from His servants at any time and in any state.
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