If a person forgives another in his own heart, can he take back that forgiveness?
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The questioner : Now, the last question, Shaykh. If someone was wronged, for example in land or money, and then he said, meaning, I have forgiven him, but he did not say it in front of anyone, and then it seems he changed his mind.
The Shaykh : I mean, they.
The questioner : Is his change of mind considered valid, or.
The Shaykh : No, if he intended that he had forgiven him, it is done; he can no longer take it back.
The questioner : He cannot.
The Shaykh : He has absolved him of the right.
The Shaykh : I mean, they.
The questioner : Is his change of mind considered valid, or.
The Shaykh : No, if he intended that he had forgiven him, it is done; he can no longer take it back.
The questioner : He cannot.
The Shaykh : He has absolved him of the right.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1802- من سامح شخص بينه وبين نفسه هل له ان يرجع في ذلك /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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