A man commits major sins, then seeks forgiveness from Allah and repents to Him, but he returns to them again. Will his repentance be accepted?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: He commits major sins, then seeks forgiveness from Allah and repents to Him, but he returns to them again. Will his repentance be accepted?
Answer:
If he is sincere in his repentance and resolves not to return to the sin, but his self overpowers him and he repeats the repentance—whenever he sins he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and whenever he sins he seeks forgiveness—then it is not the case that he did not intend this intention, or that he did not resolve not to return. This is not repentance; one of its conditions is missing. The conditions of repentance are: regret for what has passed, abandoning the sin, and the resolve not to return. Three conditions. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: He commits major sins, then seeks forgiveness from Allah and repents to Him, but he returns to them again. Will his repentance be accepted?
Answer:
If he is sincere in his repentance and resolves not to return to the sin, but his self overpowers him and he repeats the repentance—whenever he sins he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and whenever he sins he seeks forgiveness—then it is not the case that he did not intend this intention, or that he did not resolve not to return. This is not repentance; one of its conditions is missing. The conditions of repentance are: regret for what has passed, abandoning the sin, and the resolve not to return. Three conditions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2403 -3022] رجل يفعل الكبائر، ثم يستغفر الله ويتوب إليه، ولكنه يعود إليها مرة أخرى، فهل تقبل توبته؟ — youtube.com
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