The Ruling on Repentance from Minor and Major Sins
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Question:
Repentance
Answer:
And He is the One who is able to accept it from us and erase our sins. Yes. And the belief that repentance is an obligation upon the servants. It is not merely recommended; rather, it is an obligatory duty, because the servant errs and sins, so he must repent. Yes. And the belief that repentance is an obligation upon the servants to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) from the major sins and the minor ones.
From the major and minor sins. We have defined the major sins, and the minor ones are those below them. Do not say, "These are minor sins; repentance is only from the major sins, and as for the minor ones, their matter is easy, and minor sins are expiated by expiations." Do not be deceived by this, because the first thing is that a minor sin leads to a major sin; if you are lax with it, it will lead you to a major sin. Second, if you are lax with a minor sin, it becomes great and turns into a major sin because of your laxity with it. So it is obligatory to repent from sins, from all sins, the major and the minor. Do not belittle a sin that you are lax with, but rather repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Repentance
Answer:
And He is the One who is able to accept it from us and erase our sins. Yes. And the belief that repentance is an obligation upon the servants. It is not merely recommended; rather, it is an obligatory duty, because the servant errs and sins, so he must repent. Yes. And the belief that repentance is an obligation upon the servants to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) from the major sins and the minor ones.
From the major and minor sins. We have defined the major sins, and the minor ones are those below them. Do not say, "These are minor sins; repentance is only from the major sins, and as for the minor ones, their matter is easy, and minor sins are expiated by expiations." Do not be deceived by this, because the first thing is that a minor sin leads to a major sin; if you are lax with it, it will lead you to a major sin. Second, if you are lax with a minor sin, it becomes great and turns into a major sin because of your laxity with it. So it is obligatory to repent from sins, from all sins, the major and the minor. Do not belittle a sin that you are lax with, but rather repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
شرح السنة للبربهاري، المبشرون بالجنة - التوبة إلى الله تعالى - الاعتصام بالسنة — islamhouse.com (25:24)
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