Is repentance from a sin valid if one does not resolve not to return to it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: When a person commits a sin, he regrets having done it and seeks Allah's forgiveness for it, but he has not resolved not to return to it.
Answer:
He has not resolved not to return to it. He has not repented; that is what it means. If he has not resolved to abandon it and intends to return to it, he has not repented. One of the conditions of repentance is lacking.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: When a person commits a sin, he regrets having done it and seeks Allah's forgiveness for it, but he has not resolved not to return to it.
Answer:
He has not resolved not to return to it. He has not repented; that is what it means. If he has not resolved to abandon it and intends to return to it, he has not repented. One of the conditions of repentance is lacking.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1007- 4717] هل تصح التوبة من الذنب إذا لم يعزم على عدم العودة ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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