The Ruling on Reciting a Preacher's Past Before Repentance
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Question:
The questioner, Abu 'Amir, says: Honorable Shaykh, in our present time, what is your view of some people, or some preachers, who recite their past before repentance and say, "I did such and such, and such and such situations happened to me before repentance," and they do this to affect the audience?
Answer:
This is not permissible. What is required is to cover up; one covers up his own self and repents to Allah. Allah knows what is in the hearts, and even if you do not mention them, you have not repented to the audience such that you must inform them of it. Rather, you repented to Allah, you made your intention sincere between you and Allah, and you cover up your own self. Yes.
The questioner, Abu 'Amir, says: Honorable Shaykh, in our present time, what is your view of some people, or some preachers, who recite their past before repentance and say, "I did such and such, and such and such situations happened to me before repentance," and they do this to affect the audience?
Answer:
This is not permissible. What is required is to cover up; one covers up his own self and repents to Allah. Allah knows what is in the hearts, and even if you do not mention them, you have not repented to the audience such that you must inform them of it. Rather, you repented to Allah, you made your intention sincere between you and Allah, and you cover up your own self. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/189 — archive.org (17:26)
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