The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “Indeed, those who believed and then disbelieved”
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The questioner:
Another person says that I am not moderate in my life, in that I commit sins and then repent, and every time I passed by a sin I committed it and then repented afterward, and I continued in this state for more than half my life. In the end, I returned to my senses and repented to Allah, hoping that Allah will accept it. My question is regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted in the verse from Surat al-Nisa:[An-Nisa 4:137] Does this verse refer to the one who repents and then returns to the sin? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The noble verse contains a condemnation of these people and a warning to them, and it clarifies that Allah will not forgive them. It interprets “then they increased in disbelief” to mean that they continued in disbelief until death.
The presenter:
All right.
The Shaykh:
That is, they persisted in disbelief and their disbelief increased until it connected with death, so they died upon their disbelief and misguidance. May Allah forgive them, and we ask Allah for safety. As for the one who repents after his disbelief, Allah accepts his repentance, and likewise after his sin. Repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what came before it. Allah said:[Al-Anfal 8:38] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Repentance demolishes what came before it, and Islam demolishes what came before it.” So, whoever repents after his sins, however many they are, or after his disbelief, however much it is, with a sincere and pure repentance, and remains steadfast upon it until death, Allah will forgive him, even if ten [people] emerge from its west. The chapter on repentance is written until ten [people] emerge from its west. We ask Allah for safety. So, O Abdullah, you must adhere to repentance. If Allah grants you repentance, thank Allah for it and adhere to it. Do not follow your desires, and do not fall into falsehood, and at the head of that is Shaytan. Adhere to repentance, and thank Allah for what He has granted you of repentance. Beware of returning to corruption and evil after Allah has guided you to repentance. Thank you. Good.
Another person says that I am not moderate in my life, in that I commit sins and then repent, and every time I passed by a sin I committed it and then repented afterward, and I continued in this state for more than half my life. In the end, I returned to my senses and repented to Allah, hoping that Allah will accept it. My question is regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted in the verse from Surat al-Nisa:
Indeed, those who have believed then disbelieved, then believed, then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a way.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوا كُفْرًا لَّمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ سَبِيلًاThe Shaykh:
The noble verse contains a condemnation of these people and a warning to them, and it clarifies that Allah will not forgive them. It interprets “then they increased in disbelief” to mean that they continued in disbelief until death.
The presenter:
All right.
The Shaykh:
That is, they persisted in disbelief and their disbelief increased until it connected with death, so they died upon their disbelief and misguidance. May Allah forgive them, and we ask Allah for safety. As for the one who repents after his disbelief, Allah accepts his repentance, and likewise after his sin. Repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what came before it. Allah said:
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَنتَهُوا يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، معنى قوله تعالى إن الذين آمنوا ثم كفروا - بن باز - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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