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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of Self-Accounting

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Question:
He has a section on self-accounting. He says: It was reported, “Account for yourselves before you are accounted for, and weigh them before they are presented to you.” Self-accounting, what does this mean?

Answer:
This is from the words of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Self-accounting is that you remember your sins, your evil deeds, and you repent from them and seek forgiveness for them. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/057 — archive.org (11:07)

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