If one repents from zina, does he present himself to the Shari'ah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person commits a forbidden act, such as zina, and then repents, is he required to present himself to the Shari'ah to be purified of his sin, as al-Ghamidiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) did? Or is repentance sufficient in this case?
Answer:
Repentance is sufficient, and he should cover himself. He should cover himself and repent to Allah, and that is sufficient, as long as Allah has covered him. He should cover himself. But al-Ghamidiyyah and Ma'iz (may Allah be pleased with them both) could not bear the patience; the world became narrow for them, the world became narrow for them because of the sin they committed. This is from the sincerity of repentance. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person commits a forbidden act, such as zina, and then repents, is he required to present himself to the Shari'ah to be purified of his sin, as al-Ghamidiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) did? Or is repentance sufficient in this case?
Answer:
Repentance is sufficient, and he should cover himself. He should cover himself and repent to Allah, and that is sufficient, as long as Allah has covered him. He should cover himself. But al-Ghamidiyyah and Ma'iz (may Allah be pleased with them both) could not bear the patience; the world became narrow for them, the world became narrow for them because of the sin they committed. This is from the sincerity of repentance. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما نجاسة الذنوب والمعاصي — islamhouse.com (55:26)
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