The Obligation of Repentance from Minor and Major Sins

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding minor sins, is repentance from them obligatory?

Answer:
Repentance is obligatory from all sins, both minor and major. A person must not be negligent with minor sins, because if he is negligent with them, they turn into major sins. If he is negligent with them, they accumulate upon him and destroy him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave an example of this when he ordered his Companions, while they were traveling, to gather firewood. So this one brought a stick and this one brought a stick and this one brought a stick, until there was a lot of firewood from that. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The sins of the son of Adam accumulate upon him just as this firewood is gathered, stick by stick,” or as he said (peace and blessings be upon him). And the wadis flow with drops of rain, so a person must not belittle minor sins. Also, because if he is negligent with them, it emboldens him to commit major sins. Yes.