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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a servant sins and then repents, will his repentance be accepted?

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The questioner : We have another call.

The Shaykh : Hello, yes, the Shaykh is here. If someone commits a sin and seeks forgiveness, then sins again and seeks forgiveness, then sins again and seeks forgiveness, is it true that Allah will not accept his repentance?

The questioner : He hides his repentance.

The Shaykh : He repents from the same sin and then returns to it.

The questioner : As long as he repents with sincere repentance, and resolves in his heart with certainty that he will not return to it, but then his soul incites him and he returns, and then he seeks Allah's forgiveness and finds Allah to be the Forgiver, the Merciful,

The Shaykh : even if he does it many times, even if he returns to the sin more than once.

The questioner : Yes, but is he repenting with a valid repentance, or is he just playing with his Lord?

The Shaykh : He does not repent, then he returns.

The questioner : If he repents with sincere repentance, then returns a second time, then repents, then returns, then repents, Allah will accept his repentance.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.

The presenter : Thank you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2247- إذا تاب العبد واذنب ثم تاب هل تقبل توبته؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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