The ruling on a new Muslim mentioning his previous sins on television programs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the West, there are television programs that invite some of those who have recently embraced Islam to mention the sins and major sins they committed before Islam, and then how they abandoned them after their Islam, claiming that this may lead people to abandon these sins?
Answer:
This is a false statement. One does not mention what happened to him after his repentance, for Allah has covered it over him. So he does not expose himself; he does not expose himself, and Allah has covered him. He praises Allah for the repentance and for staying away from this matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the West, there are television programs that invite some of those who have recently embraced Islam to mention the sins and major sins they committed before Islam, and then how they abandoned them after their Islam, claiming that this may lead people to abandon these sins?
Answer:
This is a false statement. One does not mention what happened to him after his repentance, for Allah has covered it over him. So he does not expose himself; he does not expose himself, and Allah has covered him. He praises Allah for the repentance and for staying away from this matter. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أبلغ كيد الشيطان وسخريته بالمفتونين بالصور — islamhouse.com (1:06:28)
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