Linking Repentance to the Performance of Acts of Worship
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Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view of the one who links his repentance to Allah to the performance of a righteous deed, such as after the Friday prayer, or after a voluntary fast, or after the dawn prayer?
Answer:
One does not link repentance to the performance of a righteous deed; rather, one hastens to repent, hastening to repent so that death does not overtake him before he has repented. Following the prayers with repentance and seeking forgiveness is a good, prescribed matter, but one does not delay repentance from sins and transgressions and link it to acts of worship. Yes.
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view of the one who links his repentance to Allah to the performance of a righteous deed, such as after the Friday prayer, or after a voluntary fast, or after the dawn prayer?
Answer:
One does not link repentance to the performance of a righteous deed; rather, one hastens to repent, hastening to repent so that death does not overtake him before he has repented. Following the prayers with repentance and seeking forgiveness is a good, prescribed matter, but one does not delay repentance from sins and transgressions and link it to acts of worship. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/031 — archive.org (3:12)
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