The Relationship Between Repentance and Fulfilling the Rights of Creation
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this young man says: I am twenty-two years old, and Allah has granted me guidance, but I have brothers and colleagues who are asking me for some money, and I have some debts on me. Is my repentance valid? Is repentance linked to paying off debts?
Answer:
Is the repentance between you and Allah? Yes, it is valid. As for repentance between you and creation, it does not drop the rights of creation. It is necessary, along with repentance to Allah, to fulfill the rights to their owners. Your conscience is not cleared by repentance alone. It is necessary, along with repentance, to fulfill the rights to their owners, or to ask them for forgiveness regarding them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this young man says: I am twenty-two years old, and Allah has granted me guidance, but I have brothers and colleagues who are asking me for some money, and I have some debts on me. Is my repentance valid? Is repentance linked to paying off debts?
Answer:
Is the repentance between you and Allah? Yes, it is valid. As for repentance between you and creation, it does not drop the rights of creation. It is necessary, along with repentance to Allah, to fulfill the rights to their owners. Your conscience is not cleared by repentance alone. It is necessary, along with repentance, to fulfill the rights to their owners, or to ask them for forgiveness regarding them. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/296 — archive.org (10:54)
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