Warning Against Despairing of Allah's Mercy
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Some people commit a sin, then repent from it, then return to it, and so on, until they become discouraged and give up repenting. Is there any guidance on this?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and Allah has warned against it. Allah the Exalted said:[Az-Zumar 39:53] Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Hijr 15:56] And He said: [Yusuf 12:87] Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) descends every night when the last third of the night remains, and He says: Is there anyone asking, that I may give to him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there anyone repenting, that I may accept his repentance?
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Some people commit a sin, then repent from it, then return to it, and so on, until they become discouraged and give up repenting. Is there any guidance on this?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and Allah has warned against it. Allah the Exalted said:
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُAnd who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَIndeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people."
إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 16 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|فضل التوبة في شهر رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:07)
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