What is the ruling on the repentance of one who abandoned a sin out of fear of disgrace, then repented?
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Question:
There is a young man who was a singer, and people did not know his tribe. After they learned the name of his tribe, he abandoned singing out of fear of disgrace for his tribe, then he repented and Allah guided him. Now, doubts are troubling him: is his repentance for the sake of Allah or for the sake of people? And what do you advise him?
Answer:
No, we advise him to repent to Allah and to persist, and to leave aside the doubts and illusions. Even if he abandoned it from the standpoint of, meaning, from the standpoint of preserving the honor of his tribe, that is a good thing. Preserving honor and the status of the tribe is a good thing. Yes.
There is a young man who was a singer, and people did not know his tribe. After they learned the name of his tribe, he abandoned singing out of fear of disgrace for his tribe, then he repented and Allah guided him. Now, doubts are troubling him: is his repentance for the sake of Allah or for the sake of people? And what do you advise him?
Answer:
No, we advise him to repent to Allah and to persist, and to leave aside the doubts and illusions. Even if he abandoned it from the standpoint of, meaning, from the standpoint of preserving the honor of his tribe, that is a good thing. Preserving honor and the status of the tribe is a good thing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم توبة من ترك معصيةً خشية من العار، ثم تاب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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