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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repentance from sins committed before reaching puberty

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A person did something while he was still of an age before puberty, not distinguishing between what is lawful and what is forbidden, and that act warrants a punishment. After he reached puberty and was able to distinguish between the lawful and the forbidden, he repented to Allah and sought Allah's forgiveness when he realized that act. Whenever he remembers that act, he regrets and laments having done it. Is his repentance accepted at that age? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, repentance is accepted if its conditions are met. Allah the Exalted said:
And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeedsوَهُوَ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ
[Ash-Shuraa 42:25]
And whoever repents, Allah turns to him in acceptance. So you must have a sincere repentance and stay away from sins and disobedience. It will not harm you, if Allah wills, because Allah forgives them and overlooks them if you repent with a sincere repentance and stay away from them, from things like them, and from all disobedience. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4334- التوبة من معاصي وقع فيها قبل البلوغ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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