The Servant Who Guards His Acts of Obedience but Falls into Sin While Disliking It
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A servant is committed to the obligatory duties and does a lot of voluntary acts, such as standing in night prayer, fasting, reciting the Qur'an, and giving charity. However, he falls into a sin while disliking the act and regretting it. Is this person being tested, or is he a hypocrite?
Answer:
No, he is not a hypocrite, if Allah wills. But it is obligatory for him to repent. Every time the sin is repeated, the obligation to repent is repeated. A person is not protected from error; something happens to him, something happens to him, so he repents to Allah. Praise be to Allah, for Allah has opened the door of repentance, so he repents to Allah the Exalted.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A servant is committed to the obligatory duties and does a lot of voluntary acts, such as standing in night prayer, fasting, reciting the Qur'an, and giving charity. However, he falls into a sin while disliking the act and regretting it. Is this person being tested, or is he a hypocrite?
Answer:
No, he is not a hypocrite, if Allah wills. But it is obligatory for him to repent. Every time the sin is repeated, the obligation to repent is repeated. A person is not protected from error; something happens to him, something happens to him, so he repents to Allah. Praise be to Allah, for Allah has opened the door of repentance, so he repents to Allah the Exalted.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [1] — alfawzan.live (1:12:14)
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