Combining the Hadiths on Openly Committing Sins and Extending the Hand in Repentance
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Question:
He asks: How do we reconcile the hadithSahih al-Bukhari 6069 with the hadith that Allah extends His hand at night to accept the repentance of one who did wrong by day, and the hadith that whoever secludes himself with the prohibitions of Allah violates them?
Answer:
There is no contradiction in the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Its meaning is that the one who persists in sin and does not accept [repentance] is not pardoned. As for the one who repents, Allah accepts his repentance even if he was open in his sins. If he repents to Allah with a valid repentance, Allah accepts his repentance, even if he was previously open in his sins. If he repents from disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), Allah accepts his repentance, so how would repentance not be accepted from sins that are less than disbelief and shirk, even if he was open in them, if he repents to Allah? However, if he persists and does not repent, he is not pardoned.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He asks: How do we reconcile the hadith
All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin
كُلُّ أُمَّتِي مُعَافًى إِلاَّ الْمُجَاهِرِينَAnswer:
There is no contradiction in the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
So the entire Ummah is pardoned except for those who are open in their sins
فكل الأمة معافى إلا المجاهرونThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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