The Meaning of the Phrase: There Is No Major Sin with Seeking Forgiveness, and No Minor Sin with Persistence
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of this phrase and what is its authenticity? Is it a hadith: "There is no major sin with seeking forgiveness, and no minor sin with persistence"?
Answer:
No, this is from the words of the scholars of knowledge, and it is derived from the texts. "There is no major sin with seeking forgiveness" is correct. If one seeks forgiveness, Allah turns to him in mercy, even if his sin is a major one among the greatest of major sins. And "there is no minor sin with persistence." If a person is lax regarding a minor sin, it becomes a major sin; it develops and becomes major, because his laxity in it indicates a lack of concern, and it may lead him to something greater than it. Yes, the phrase is correct, but I do not know that it is a hadith; rather, it is from the words of the scholars of knowledge. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of this phrase and what is its authenticity? Is it a hadith: "There is no major sin with seeking forgiveness, and no minor sin with persistence"?
Answer:
No, this is from the words of the scholars of knowledge, and it is derived from the texts. "There is no major sin with seeking forgiveness" is correct. If one seeks forgiveness, Allah turns to him in mercy, even if his sin is a major one among the greatest of major sins. And "there is no minor sin with persistence." If a person is lax regarding a minor sin, it becomes a major sin; it develops and becomes major, because his laxity in it indicates a lack of concern, and it may lead him to something greater than it. Yes, the phrase is correct, but I do not know that it is a hadith; rather, it is from the words of the scholars of knowledge. Yes.
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } — islamhouse.com (56:34)
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