Is the acceptance of the magician's repentance taken from the repentance of the magicians of Pharaoh?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is the acceptance of the magician's repentance taken from the repentance of the magicians of Pharaoh?
Answer:
Repentance is between the servant and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He); no one intervenes in it. No one intervenes in it. Whoever repents to Allah sincerely, Allah accepts his repentance. But if the crime carries a fixed punishment (hadd), we establish the hadd upon him. As for repentance, it is between him and Allah. So repentance does not drop the hadd. It does not drop the hadd. And if it is sincere, it benefits him with Allah; and if it is not sincere, Allah knows it best. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is the acceptance of the magician's repentance taken from the repentance of the magicians of Pharaoh?
Answer:
Repentance is between the servant and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He); no one intervenes in it. No one intervenes in it. Whoever repents to Allah sincerely, Allah accepts his repentance. But if the crime carries a fixed punishment (hadd), we establish the hadd upon him. As for repentance, it is between him and Allah. So repentance does not drop the hadd. It does not drop the hadd. And if it is sincere, it benefits him with Allah; and if it is not sincere, Allah knows it best. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [562] هل يؤخذ من توبة سحرة فرعون قبول توبة الساحر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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