The Validity of Repentance in the Presence of Debts
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Question:
Another letter reached us from a young man who says: I have turned to acts of obedience and good deeds, and I have repented from some transgressions. But, Shaykh, I have many debts and I have not been able to pay them off. Is my repentance valid?
Answer:
Repentance is between you and Allah, but debts are the rights of people, and they are not dropped by repentance. You must pay them to them. They are not dropped by repentance unless they forgive you. If they forgive you, there is no harm; otherwise, you must pay them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Another letter reached us from a young man who says: I have turned to acts of obedience and good deeds, and I have repented from some transgressions. But, Shaykh, I have many debts and I have not been able to pay them off. Is my repentance valid?
Answer:
Repentance is between you and Allah, but debts are the rights of people, and they are not dropped by repentance. You must pay them to them. They are not dropped by repentance unless they forgive you. If they forgive you, there is no harm; otherwise, you must pay them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/292 — archive.org (16:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.