The Second Condition: Regret for What Has Passed, with Evidence.
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The Shaykh : The second condition.
The questioner : Regret.
The Shaykh : Regret for what?
The questioner : For the sin that...
The Shaykh : Regret, and what is the opposite of regret? Is there anything between joy and regret?
The questioner : It is abandoning the sin.
The Shaykh : You did not take...
The questioner : Abandoning.
The Shaykh : No, it is not abandoning. Regret is not abandoning. What does regret mean?
The questioner : Regret means feeling remorse for the things one has done.
The Shaykh : That one feels sad about what he did and wishes he had not done it. This is in contrast to the one who repents but does not care about the matter; his concern is not whether he did it or not. Such a person’s repentance is incomplete.
The questioner : Regret.
The Shaykh : Regret for what?
The questioner : For the sin that...
The Shaykh : Regret, and what is the opposite of regret? Is there anything between joy and regret?
The questioner : It is abandoning the sin.
The Shaykh : You did not take...
The questioner : Abandoning.
The Shaykh : No, it is not abandoning. Regret is not abandoning. What does regret mean?
The questioner : Regret means feeling remorse for the things one has done.
The Shaykh : That one feels sad about what he did and wishes he had not done it. This is in contrast to the one who repents but does not care about the matter; his concern is not whether he did it or not. Such a person’s repentance is incomplete.