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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repentance from committing major sins and the return of Allah’s love for him

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Question:
The questioner says: If a person commits some major sins while knowing they are sins, then repents and reforms, does he, in addition to Allah’s forgiveness, attain the success of loving Allah, or does he only receive Allah’s forgiveness?

Answer:
If he repents to Allah with a sincere repentance, Allah's love returns to him, and the reward and recompense return to him, because
The one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له
Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam)
Say to those who disbelieveقُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
[Ali 'Imran 3:12]
the disbelievers
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for themقُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَنتَهُوا يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ
[Al-Anfal 8:38]
the disbelievers, so what about the disobedient believer? If he repents, Allah turns to him in mercy and erases his sin, and the one who repents from a sin is
like one who did not sinكمن لا ذنب له
Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam)
as in the hadith. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (1:03:45)

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