The Effect of Committing a Sin on Calling Others to Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I commit a sin and then seek Allah's forgiveness, does that sin prevent me from calling others to Allah, or should I seek forgiveness and then call others to Allah?
Answer:
To Allah, except for one who is free from all sins. No one calls to Allah who is free from sins, and no one is safe from sins. But when a Muslim sins, he seeks forgiveness. When he sins, he seeks forgiveness, and that does not prevent him from calling to Allah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. He says, "I have sins, I have violations, and I am not righteous." Leave the sins and the violations. Leave them; no one forced you to do them. Leave them, and repent to Allah. Do not leave righteous deeds, calling to Allah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I commit a sin and then seek Allah's forgiveness, does that sin prevent me from calling others to Allah, or should I seek forgiveness and then call others to Allah?
Answer:
To Allah, except for one who is free from all sins. No one calls to Allah who is free from sins, and no one is safe from sins. But when a Muslim sins, he seeks forgiveness. When he sins, he seeks forgiveness, and that does not prevent him from calling to Allah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. He says, "I have sins, I have violations, and I am not righteous." Leave the sins and the violations. Leave them; no one forced you to do them. Leave them, and repent to Allah. Do not leave righteous deeds, calling to Allah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (59:31)
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