The Meaning of the Hadith of Ma'iz: "Why Did You Not Leave Him Alone?"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The hadith of Ma'iz is confusing to me, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: knowing that he had come to him (peace and blessings be upon him) repentant,
The Shaykh:
repenting from the confession, covering himself, perhaps he will repent, meaning he covers himself, otherwise he did not bring anything but sincere repentance.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A person has a wound in his hand
The Shaykh:
Repenting means retracting the confession, and if a fornicator confesses and the hadd is established against him, then he retracts before the hadd is executed against him, it is left, it is left if he retracts the confession before the hadd is executed against him? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The hadith of Ma'iz is confusing to me, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Why did you not leave him alone, perhaps he will return to me, maybe he will repent,
هلا تركتموه يرجع إلي لعله يتوب،The Shaykh:
repenting from the confession, covering himself, perhaps he will repent, meaning he covers himself, otherwise he did not bring anything but sincere repentance.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A person has a wound in his hand
The Shaykh:
Repenting means retracting the confession, and if a fornicator confesses and the hadd is established against him, then he retracts before the hadd is executed against him, it is left, it is left if he retracts the confession before the hadd is executed against him? Yes.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الرابع في أن حياة القلب وإشراقه مادة كل خير فيه — islamhouse.com (1:03:57)
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