Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And those who, when they commit an indecency or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins…”
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Question:
Salih (may Allah preserve you), Abdullah from Riyadh, has two questions. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I ask you about the saying of Allah the Exalted: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.[An-Nahl 16:98] [Ali 'Imran 3:135]. Is this verse evidence that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) forgives all sins if we apply these conditions, which are remembering Allah, then seeking forgiveness, and not persisting in the sin? Or do the rights of others remain pending and are not forgiven?
Answer:
As for what belongs to the rights of Allah, sincere seeking of forgiveness is sufficient for it. As for what belongs to the rights of people, it is necessary to fulfill them for them, or for them to pardon it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Salih (may Allah preserve you), Abdullah from Riyadh, has two questions. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I ask you about the saying of Allah the Exalted: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِAnd those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَAnswer:
As for what belongs to the rights of Allah, sincere seeking of forgiveness is sufficient for it. As for what belongs to the rights of people, it is necessary to fulfill them for them, or for them to pardon it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7498 — youtube.com (11:03)
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