The Meaning of the Hadith: “The one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin,” and what are the conditions of repentance?
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Question:
The hadithSunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam), and what are the conditions of repentance, O Shaykh?
Answer:
If the one who repents from a sin has a sincere and valid repentance, then it is forgiven for him as if he had not sinned. The conditions of repentance are: first, that he ceases from the sin, meaning he abandons the sin from which he repented and does not return to it. Second, and secondly, the conditions of repentance are: first, from the sin from which he repented. Second, that he resolves not to return to it, not to return to this sin, and that his repentance not be temporary, but rather permanent.
And third, that he feels remorse for what has passed. And if the error was between him and a creation, the fourth condition is that he gives the creation what he took from his right, or seeks his pardon. Yes.
The hadith
The one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهAnswer:
If the one who repents from a sin has a sincere and valid repentance, then it is forgiven for him as if he had not sinned. The conditions of repentance are: first, that he ceases from the sin, meaning he abandons the sin from which he repented and does not return to it. Second, and secondly, the conditions of repentance are: first, from the sin from which he repented. Second, that he resolves not to return to it, not to return to this sin, and that his repentance not be temporary, but rather permanent.
And third, that he feels remorse for what has passed. And if the error was between him and a creation, the fourth condition is that he gives the creation what he took from his right, or seeks his pardon. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3956] معنى حديث: «التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له»، وما شروط التوبة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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