Is seeking forgiveness and regret sufficient for repentance from sins?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person commits major or minor sins, is it sufficient for him to seek the forgiveness of Allah the Exalted and feel regret for them? Is that enough?
Answer:
It is necessary to abandon the sin. The conditions of repentance are three, as you know: abandoning the sin, resolving not to return to it, and regretting what has passed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person commits major or minor sins, is it sufficient for him to seek the forgiveness of Allah the Exalted and feel regret for them? Is that enough?
Answer:
It is necessary to abandon the sin. The conditions of repentance are three, as you know: abandoning the sin, resolving not to return to it, and regretting what has passed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1664- هل يكفي الاستغفار والندم في التوبة من الذنوب؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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