The Condition of Righteous Deed for the Validity of Repentance
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Question:
Regarding repentance, Honorable Shaykh, I read that it must be after a good deed, for example after the Friday prayer, or after Ramadan, or Hajj?
Answer:
Repentance to Allah is required, and one should hasten to it[An-Nisa 4:17] so one hastens to repent, and it is not obligatory that it be after a righteous deed, with the deed coming after it, except for those who repented and reformed, where the deed comes after it, and if there was a deed before it, that is a good thing. Yes.
Regarding repentance, Honorable Shaykh, I read that it must be after a good deed, for example after the Friday prayer, or after Ramadan, or Hajj?
Answer:
Repentance to Allah is required, and one should hasten to it
The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after
إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ
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فتاوى على الهواء 05-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (22:50)
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