Returning to Sin After Repentance and the Conditions of Repentance
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Question:
If you want me to explain, and it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did it a second time, then this is evidence that his first repentance was not a valid repentance. So how can this be the case if he repents again?
Answer:
No, that is not it. I say that he repents and resolves not to return to it. If he repents but is unable to refrain from returning, and his self and Shaytan overpower him so that he returns to the sin, this is different from the one who repents while intending from the start to return. If he repents with a sincere intention not to return, Allah accepts his repentance. If he then returns to the sin due to the overpowering of Shaytan and the self, he must repent again and not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should turn to Allah the Exalted for every sin he commits. The issue is with the one who, from the beginning, did not resolve to persist in repentance, but rather says, "I will come during the good time, or I will not come from Makkah, or I will not come from Madinah, or during the Hajj season, as some people do, and that day will be enough to expiate his sins and end his limit, so he can do whatever he wants after that." This is deception from Shaytan. I do not accept a repentance that was not resolved upon from the start.
Yes, and he only repented a preparatory repentance, and in his intention at the time of repentance, he intended that he would return to the sin in another place or at another time. In this case, his repentance is not accepted. Yes.
If you want me to explain, and it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did it a second time, then this is evidence that his first repentance was not a valid repentance. So how can this be the case if he repents again?
Answer:
No, that is not it. I say that he repents and resolves not to return to it. If he repents but is unable to refrain from returning, and his self and Shaytan overpower him so that he returns to the sin, this is different from the one who repents while intending from the start to return. If he repents with a sincere intention not to return, Allah accepts his repentance. If he then returns to the sin due to the overpowering of Shaytan and the self, he must repent again and not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should turn to Allah the Exalted for every sin he commits. The issue is with the one who, from the beginning, did not resolve to persist in repentance, but rather says, "I will come during the good time, or I will not come from Makkah, or I will not come from Madinah, or during the Hajj season, as some people do, and that day will be enough to expiate his sins and end his limit, so he can do whatever he wants after that." This is deception from Shaytan. I do not accept a repentance that was not resolved upon from the start.
Yes, and he only repented a preparatory repentance, and in his intention at the time of repentance, he intended that he would return to the sin in another place or at another time. In this case, his repentance is not accepted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 20 من 36 /شرح العقيدة الواسطية (شرح قديم)/ينزل ربنا إلى سماء الدنيا كل ليلة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (1:16:04)
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