Is the repentance of a sorcerer accepted before he is arrested?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with good. This is Salim asking: Is the repentance of a sorcerer accepted before he is arrested? And is the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) carried out against him if he repents in this state?
Answer:
Yes, if he repents before he is arrested, he is left alone. If he repents before being arrested and stops the sorcery, he is left alone and not pursued. However, if he does not repent until after he is arrested, then the Shari'ah hudud must be carried out against him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with good. This is Salim asking: Is the repentance of a sorcerer accepted before he is arrested? And is the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) carried out against him if he repents in this state?
Answer:
Yes, if he repents before he is arrested, he is left alone. If he repents before being arrested and stops the sorcery, he is left alone and not pursued. However, if he does not repent until after he is arrested, then the Shari'ah hudud must be carried out against him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [586 -954] هل تعتبرُ توبة الساحر مقبولة قبل القبض عليه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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