What is the ruling on one who repents from committing shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
The questioner says: I have relatives who attached themselves to other than Allah, and they began to call upon them and give them cloths, claiming that there is blessing in them. Then they repented. What is required of them? Do they have to burn these scraps of cloth that they used to take? And if they made vows to them, what do they do when they repent? Are they required to fulfill the vows?
Answer:
Never. Repentance nullifies what came before it. If they repented and made their worship sincere for Allah the Exalted, Allah will accept their repentance. If they have wealth they gathered through means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), they must get rid of it by giving it to those in need. They give it to those in need, not as charity, but as a means of getting rid of it, like lost money is given to those in need. Yes.
The questioner says: I have relatives who attached themselves to other than Allah, and they began to call upon them and give them cloths, claiming that there is blessing in them. Then they repented. What is required of them? Do they have to burn these scraps of cloth that they used to take? And if they made vows to them, what do they do when they repent? Are they required to fulfill the vows?
Answer:
Never. Repentance nullifies what came before it. If they repented and made their worship sincere for Allah the Exalted, Allah will accept their repentance. If they have wealth they gathered through means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), they must get rid of it by giving it to those in need. They give it to those in need, not as charity, but as a means of getting rid of it, like lost money is given to those in need. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من تاب من فعل الشرك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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