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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Do bad deeds erase good deeds?

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Question:
This is another questioner, Muhammad from Jeddah, who says: It is reported that good deeds erase bad deeds, so do bad deeds erase good deeds?

Answer:
Yes, bad deeds may erase a good deed, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders or injuryيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُم بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ
[Al-Baqarah 2:264]
Charity is a good deed, while showing off and causing harm are two bad deeds, and they invalidate the charity. This is evidence that a bad deed may invalidate a good deed. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/234 — archive.org (6:59)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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