How is the repentance of an apostate distinguished, and does a hypocrite have a repentance?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How is the repentance of an apostate distinguished? And does a hypocrite have a repentance?
Answer:
His repentance is by testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. If his apostasy was due to abandoning an obligatory duty, such as prayer, then if he prays and performs what he abandoned, his repentance is thereby achieved.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How is the repentance of an apostate distinguished? And does a hypocrite have a repentance?
Answer:
His repentance is by testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. If his apostasy was due to abandoning an obligatory duty, such as prayer, then if he prays and performs what he abandoned, his repentance is thereby achieved.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3173] كيف تتبيّن توبة المرتد وهل للمنافق توبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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