Exiting a wrong done to a brother, or is repentance sufficient?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: If a person has wronged his brother, is it obligatory for him to make amends for it, or is it sufficient for him to repent from it?
Answer:
No, the right of the created being is not dropped by repentance alone. It is necessary that he either fulfill it for him or that he forgives him for it. The right of the created being is not dropped by repentance.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: If a person has wronged his brother, is it obligatory for him to make amends for it, or is it sufficient for him to repent from it?
Answer:
No, the right of the created being is not dropped by repentance alone. It is necessary that he either fulfill it for him or that he forgives him for it. The right of the created being is not dropped by repentance.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن تلاعبه وكيده : تلاعبه بالثنوية — islamhouse.com (41:01)
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