Returning rights to their owners despite shyness
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Question:
The questioner says: I have committed sins in the past, some of which involve the rights of certain people. I am too shy to tell them about it now, even though I am able to return those rights, because doing so would cause me some humiliation. What should I do?
Answer:
No, shyness is not an excuse. You must return injustices to their owners, and shyness is not an excuse. However, if you fear that they will become angry with you or that a greater harm will result, you can send them their rights through someone else, by mail, or by any means that reaches them without them knowing it is from you. Try to deliver it to them by any means. The rights of creation are not waived unless they forgive them. Either you perform them for them, or they forgive them. You should try to deliver them to them by any means, as much as you are able.
The questioner says: I have committed sins in the past, some of which involve the rights of certain people. I am too shy to tell them about it now, even though I am able to return those rights, because doing so would cause me some humiliation. What should I do?
Answer:
No, shyness is not an excuse. You must return injustices to their owners, and shyness is not an excuse. However, if you fear that they will become angry with you or that a greater harm will result, you can send them their rights through someone else, by mail, or by any means that reaches them without them knowing it is from you. Try to deliver it to them by any means. The rights of creation are not waived unless they forgive them. Either you perform them for them, or they forgive them. You should try to deliver them to them by any means, as much as you are able.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-05-حقوق الولاة والرعية\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:49)
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