What is the advice for one who sins after repenting, and this repeats with him?
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Question:
Abu Kadi from Mostar, please go ahead. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. A question, Shaykh, regarding repentance from sin: one of the conditions of repentance is regret for what has passed and the resolve not to return to the sin. The regret is there, if Allah wills, but the repetition of the sin is happening, Shaykh. What is the solution to this issue? He is asking about repentance, Honorable Shaykh, from sin? Yes.
Answer:
Repentance, repentance. If a person repents from a sin with a valid repentance and then falls into it a second time, he must repent again, repeating his repentance. He should not despair of the mercy of Allah, nor say, "I have returned to the sin and there is no repentance," as Satan comes to him and whispers to him. Rather, he should increase in repentance; every time he sins, he repents to Allah. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is that he should stay away from the causes of falling into sin, such as the company of the wicked, or looking at forbidden images, or looking at women, or looking at screens that contain fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evils, or reading in obscene newspapers, journals, and magazines, or anything that arouses desire; he should avoid it and stay away from it, or whatever leads to sin. Yes.
Abu Kadi from Mostar, please go ahead. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. A question, Shaykh, regarding repentance from sin: one of the conditions of repentance is regret for what has passed and the resolve not to return to the sin. The regret is there, if Allah wills, but the repetition of the sin is happening, Shaykh. What is the solution to this issue? He is asking about repentance, Honorable Shaykh, from sin? Yes.
Answer:
Repentance, repentance. If a person repents from a sin with a valid repentance and then falls into it a second time, he must repent again, repeating his repentance. He should not despair of the mercy of Allah, nor say, "I have returned to the sin and there is no repentance," as Satan comes to him and whispers to him. Rather, he should increase in repentance; every time he sins, he repents to Allah. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is that he should stay away from the causes of falling into sin, such as the company of the wicked, or looking at forbidden images, or looking at women, or looking at screens that contain fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evils, or reading in obscene newspapers, journals, and magazines, or anything that arouses desire; he should avoid it and stay away from it, or whatever leads to sin. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما النصيحة فيمن يذنب بعد التوبة، ويتكرر منه ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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