Is one who commits a sin and then feels distress, sorrow, and sadness considered distressed and compelled?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person commits a sin and then feels distress, sorrow, and sadness afterward, is he considered distressed and compelled in that state?
Answer:
If distress, sorrow, and sadness befall him, there is no doubt that it is either due to a sin he committed, in which case he should repent to Allah, or it is by the divine decree and destiny of Allah, in which case he should believe in the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and not be distressed or complain. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person commits a sin and then feels distress, sorrow, and sadness afterward, is he considered distressed and compelled in that state?
Answer:
If distress, sorrow, and sadness befall him, there is no doubt that it is either due to a sin he committed, in which case he should repent to Allah, or it is by the divine decree and destiny of Allah, in which case he should believe in the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and not be distressed or complain. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3280] هل يكون مكروباً ومضطراً من فعل معصية ثم أحس بهم وغم وحزن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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