The Definition of Repentance and Its Conditions
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Fatwa No. ( 14275 )
Q: I am 15 years old, and I started praying at the age of 10. Nevertheless, I want to repent to Allah more. How is this repentance to Allah ? I want to know it in detail, as in the Qur'an?
A: Repentance is: abandoning and turning away from sins and disobedience, whether by committing a forbidden act or neglecting an obligatory one. Its conditions are: 1 - Abandoning the sin, giving it up, and ceasing the disobedience. 2 - Feeling remorse for the sins one has committed. 3 - Resolving not to return to the sin. If among these sins is taking people's money through usurpation, theft, or fraud, he must return it to them, or if there is any right of the people, he must ask them to forgive him. It is obligatory for the Muslim to have sincere, continuous repentance from all sins, small and large; for He the Exalted said:[At-Tahrim 66:8]
Surah al-Tahrim, and when Muslim narrated from al-Aghar al-Mazni , he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2702b And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I am 15 years old, and I started praying at the age of 10. Nevertheless, I want to repent to Allah more. How is this repentance to Allah ? I want to know it in detail, as in the Qur'an?
A: Repentance is: abandoning and turning away from sins and disobedience, whether by committing a forbidden act or neglecting an obligatory one. Its conditions are: 1 - Abandoning the sin, giving it up, and ceasing the disobedience. 2 - Feeling remorse for the sins one has committed. 3 - Resolving not to return to the sin. If among these sins is taking people's money through usurpation, theft, or fraud, he must return it to them, or if there is any right of the people, he must ask them to forgive him. It is obligatory for the Muslim to have sincere, continuous repentance from all sins, small and large; for He the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحًا عَسَى رَبُّكُمْ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُSurah al-Tahrim, and when Muslim narrated from al-Aghar al-Mazni , he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
O people, seek repentance from Allah. Verily, I seek repentance from Him a hundred times a day.
يا أيها الناس: توبوا إلى الله واستغفروه فإني أتوب في اليوم مائة مرة
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