Is it a condition for the validity of repentance that one repents from all sins?
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The Shaykh : Now, is it a condition for the validity of repentance that one repents from all sins, or is it sufficient if one repents from a specific sin, in which case Allah accepts his repentance for that sin, even if he persists in another sin? Pay attention, for example, a man shaves his beard, and shaving the beard is a sin, and another man smokes, and he himself also smokes, and smoking is a forbidden sin. He repented from smoking, but he persisted in shaving his beard. Is his repentance from smoking valid while he persists in shaving his beard?
Some scholars say: Yes, his repentance is valid, because every sin has its own ruling, and when he repents from smoking, he becomes a non-smoker, so its sin does not attach to him. And some scholars say: His repentance from a sin is not valid if he persists in another, because the one who repents is, in reality, one who has returned to Allah, and how can we say that he who persists in a sin has repented? Pay attention, but this opinion is very strict. In reality, if we said that a person's repentance from a sin is not valid while he persists in another, you would hardly find anyone among the people whose repentance is valid, except for the one who repents from all sins.
Some scholars say: Yes, his repentance is valid, because every sin has its own ruling, and when he repents from smoking, he becomes a non-smoker, so its sin does not attach to him. And some scholars say: His repentance from a sin is not valid if he persists in another, because the one who repents is, in reality, one who has returned to Allah, and how can we say that he who persists in a sin has repented? Pay attention, but this opinion is very strict. In reality, if we said that a person's repentance from a sin is not valid while he persists in another, you would hardly find anyone among the people whose repentance is valid, except for the one who repents from all sins.