The Ruling on Being Accounted for a Sin After Repentance
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who repents from a sin in this world held accountable for it in the Hereafter?
Answer:
My brother, whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance[Al-Anfal 8:38] and the one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. However, the repentance must be valid; it is not merely with the tongue. A valid repentance [Taha 20:82] means he is not held accountable for the sin from which he repented. A valid repentance. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who repents from a sin in this world held accountable for it in the Hereafter?
Answer:
My brother, whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance
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 سَلَفَBut indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [40\ 3436] حكم الحساب على الذنب بعد التوبة | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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