One who commits a sin, then seeks forgiveness from his Lord and repents, but after a period returns to it: Is his seeking forgiveness considered showing off?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: One who commits a sin, then seeks forgiveness from his Lord and repents, but after a period returns to it. He asks: Is his seeking forgiveness considered showing off or negligence?
Answer:
He returns to Allah and repents to Him. If he repents with a valid and sincere repentance, but his self overpowers him and Satan overcomes him so he returns to this act, he should not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Every time it recurs, he should repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic and not despair of the mercy of Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: One who commits a sin, then seeks forgiveness from his Lord and repents, but after a period returns to it. He asks: Is his seeking forgiveness considered showing off or negligence?
Answer:
He returns to Allah and repents to Him. If he repents with a valid and sincere repentance, but his self overpowers him and Satan overcomes him so he returns to this act, he should not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Every time it recurs, he should repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic and not despair of the mercy of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من عمل ذنبا، ثم استغفر ربه وتاب، وبعد فترة عاد إليه، يقول هل يعد استغفاره رياء؟ — youtube.com
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