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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does a person who repents from undutifulness to parents or zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) face worldly punishment for it?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is undutiful to his parents or commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and then repents, does the worldly punishment that follows from that befall him, such as his children being undutiful to him or his spouse committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) with him, or does disgrace befall him because of it?

Answer:
Whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. Whoever repents with sincere repentance, Allah accepts his repentance. But the right of the created being, the right of the parent, and the right of the created being, repentance between you and Allah alone is not sufficient. It is necessary to seek his permission, to ask for his forgiveness. This is necessary. As for the sin between you and Allah, sincere repentance between you and Allah is sufficient. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3363- 4717] هل من تاب من العقوق أو الزنى يلحقه العقاب الدنيوي على ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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