The Effect of Repentance on the Erasure of Sins and Undutifulness to Parents
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Question:
He asks: Does repentance erase all sins, even if one was undutiful to his parents in the past?
Answer:
Repentance is beneficial for sins, even for shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is the greatest of sins. If one repents from shirk, Allah accepts his repentance if he embraces Islam. Likewise, if one repents from undutifulness to his parents, Allah accepts his repentance. He must seek their satisfaction, ask their forgiveness, and pray for their forgiveness and mercy. If they are deceased, he likewise prays for their forgiveness and mercy, repents to Allah, and feels remorse for what has passed. If they are alive, he asks their forgiveness, prays for them, and seeks forgiveness for them. Yes.
He asks: Does repentance erase all sins, even if one was undutiful to his parents in the past?
Answer:
Repentance is beneficial for sins, even for shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is the greatest of sins. If one repents from shirk, Allah accepts his repentance if he embraces Islam. Likewise, if one repents from undutifulness to his parents, Allah accepts his repentance. He must seek their satisfaction, ask their forgiveness, and pray for their forgiveness and mercy. If they are deceased, he likewise prays for their forgiveness and mercy, repents to Allah, and feels remorse for what has passed. If they are alive, he asks their forgiveness, prays for them, and seeks forgiveness for them. Yes.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء ابن باز - ٩ — archive.org (34:17)
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