Relying on Divine Decree After Repentance
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Question : Just as this is the case with relying on divine decree after repentance.
Answer : There is no harm in it, and it does happen. A man may be upright, observing the limits of Allah, and acting in accordance with the command of Allah, but then a slip occurs where he disobeys Allah the Exalted. When that happens, how does it come about for you?
You are a man of religion, you are a man of reason? No, by Allah, my brother, this is the decree of Allah, but I am repentant to my Lord, regretting what I did. Yes.
There is no harm in relying on divine decree in this case, because once the blame is removed by the Shari'ah, the matter remains as a decree of divine decree. But the problem is with the one who says, "By Allah, this is the decree of Allah," and continues as the polytheists did.
As for after repentance, this is a reality: many people, when you rebuke them, say, "My brother, this is a committed, upright man who observes the limits of Allah. By Allah, I am afraid... this is the decree of the community, and I am now repentant and hate this matter." We say: knowledge and the head? Why? Because the blame has been removed by the Shari'ah. The man has repented, and the one who repents is like one who has no sin. So it remains, or it is a decree, and there is no harm in relying on it.
Answer : There is no harm in it, and it does happen. A man may be upright, observing the limits of Allah, and acting in accordance with the command of Allah, but then a slip occurs where he disobeys Allah the Exalted. When that happens, how does it come about for you?
You are a man of religion, you are a man of reason? No, by Allah, my brother, this is the decree of Allah, but I am repentant to my Lord, regretting what I did. Yes.
There is no harm in relying on divine decree in this case, because once the blame is removed by the Shari'ah, the matter remains as a decree of divine decree. But the problem is with the one who says, "By Allah, this is the decree of Allah," and continues as the polytheists did.
As for after repentance, this is a reality: many people, when you rebuke them, say, "My brother, this is a committed, upright man who observes the limits of Allah. By Allah, I am afraid... this is the decree of the community, and I am now repentant and hate this matter." We say: knowledge and the head? Why? Because the blame has been removed by the Shari'ah. The man has repented, and the one who repents is like one who has no sin. So it remains, or it is a decree, and there is no harm in relying on it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 472 - الاحتجاج بالقدر بعد التوبة - شرح تقريب التدمرية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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