If a servant repents from a sin and abandons it, but does not feel remorse for what has passed, is his repentance valid?
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The questioner : Shaykh, to specify, for example, are the conditions for repentance three or five, for instance? I mean, if one of them is missing, for example, is the repentance not valid? Yes. All right, Shaykh, for example, if a person repents from a sin, for instance, he used to swear oaths, or smoke, or use incense, and then he left these things, but he did not feel remorse for what? But he left them, meaning he repented, yes.
The Shaykh : This is undoubtedly incomplete. The general rule is that one who is in this state does not have his repentance in the required form, because a person who feels the sin and is aware of it must feel remorse.
The questioner : But he has it.
The Shaykh : No, we do not say that, but it is not complete.
The Shaykh : This is undoubtedly incomplete. The general rule is that one who is in this state does not have his repentance in the required form, because a person who feels the sin and is aware of it must feel remorse.
The questioner : But he has it.
The Shaykh : No, we do not say that, but it is not complete.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2898 - 4600 إذا تاب العبد من ذنب وأقلع عنه لكنه لم يندم على ما فات هل تصح توبته؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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