The Ruling on Abandoning Prayer Before Repentance
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Question:
One of the sisters says: From my birth until I was fifteen years old, I did not perform the prayer. Now, praise be to Allah, I am seventy years old and I am consistent in performing the prayer. Am I sinful?
Answer:
If you have repented, Allah has accepted your repentance, praise be to Allah. If you have repented and maintained the prayer, then repentance wipes out what came before it, and the one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
One of the sisters says: From my birth until I was fifteen years old, I did not perform the prayer. Now, praise be to Allah, I am seventy years old and I am consistent in performing the prayer. Am I sinful?
Answer:
If you have repented, Allah has accepted your repentance, praise be to Allah. If you have repented and maintained the prayer, then repentance wipes out what came before it, and the one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/258 — archive.org (13:22)
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