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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repeating Repentance and Returning to Sin

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Question:
This questioner says: I am a man who used to worship Allah with true worship, but a period came and I deviated. Every time I repent, I return to sins. I repent often and then return and commit lewd acts. So if I repent with a sincere repentance, will my repentance be accepted and will Allah forgive me for the sins I committed?

Answer:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory to repeat repentance. Every time you sin, you must repent. Satan will not come to you and say, "You have no repentance; you sinned and repented before, so you have no repentance now." This is from Satan. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allahوَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ
[Ali 'Imran 3:135]
So seek forgiveness for your sins. Repeat sincere repentance, even if you had repented before. Resolve not to return to it, but if your desires and Satan overcome you and you fall into it a second time, do not despair of the mercy of Allah and the acceptance of repentance. So repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may He bless you and your knowledge
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/205 — archive.org (18:22)

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