The Meaning of Persisting in Sin
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Question:
The questioner asks: What does it mean to persist in sin?
Answer:
It means continuing in it. Persisting in sin is continuing in it without repentance; that is what persistence is.[Ali 'Imran 3:135] No, no. The obligation on the Muslim, if he disobeys Allah, is to hasten to repent and not to persist in it or delay repentance. He says, "Later, I am young now, so I will repent at the end of my life." That is not permissible. [An-Nisa 4:17-18] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What does it mean to persist in sin?
Answer:
It means continuing in it. Persisting in sin is continuing in it without repentance; that is what persistence is.
and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.
وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ(17) The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. (18) But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الْآنَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام 22-07-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (47:53)
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