Comparing the one who sins and then repents with the one who does not sin
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported in an athar (report from a Companion or successor) that if you did not sin, Allah would replace you with, or as it was reported. The question is: Is the one who sins better than the one who does not sin, if he follows his sin with repentance?
Answer:
The one who repents from a sin is like the one who has no sin; they are equal in this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported in an athar (report from a Companion or successor) that if you did not sin, Allah would replace you with
There are people who sin and then seek forgiveness, and He forgives them.
بقوم يذنبون فيستغفرون فيغفر لهمAnswer:
The one who repents from a sin is like the one who has no sin; they are equal in this. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الغسل من الحيض — islamhouse.com (1:10:37)
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