The Third Condition: Abandoning the Sin with Evidence.
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The Shaykh : Now, the third condition.
The questioner : Abandoning the sin.
The Shaykh : Abandoning the sin. Now, if he repents from the sin and says, “I seek Allah’s forgiveness for taking my brother’s loaf of bread without right, while he is eating it with his mouth.”
The questioner : Is it accepted, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Is it accepted? Why?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And that is abandoning it. Now, rest a moment. What do you say about a man who usurps a person’s wealth and repents from this usurpation, but the wealth is still in his hand?
The questioner : His repentance is not accepted until he returns the wealth to its owner.
The Shaykh : His repentance is not accepted until he returns the wealth to its owner. That is complete. Now, if he does not know its owner.
The questioner : He gives it in charity.
The Shaykh : If he does not know the owner of the wealth, does he give it in charity on behalf of its owner to draw near to Allah, or to rid himself of it?
The questioner : To rid himself of it.
The Shaykh : To rid himself of it. What is your opinion if he gives it in charity to draw near to Allah?
The questioner : It is not accepted, because Allah does not accept except what is pure.
The Shaykh : And he does not become free of it. It is not accepted, and he does not become free of the wealth. Do you understand this, everyone? If he gives in charity the wealth he had usurped to rid himself of it and to become free of it, does he become free of it or not? He does not know its owner; he does not know its owner. He becomes free of it. If he gives it in charity seeking the reward of charity to draw near to Allah with this wealth, does he become free of it? He does not become free of it, because he gave it in charity for himself. This is unlike the first case. In the first case, where he gave it in charity to rid himself of it, he intended it for its owner. But here, he intended it for himself to draw near to Allah with this charity. We say that he does not become free of it. But will he be rewarded for this charity? Who knows the answer? We do not accept pointing to the left, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to favor the right in all his affairs. Now.
The questioner : It is not accepted, because Allah is pure and does not love except what is pure.
The Shaykh : Well done. It is not accepted, because Allah is pure and does not accept except what is pure.
The questioner : Abandoning the sin.
The Shaykh : Abandoning the sin. Now, if he repents from the sin and says, “I seek Allah’s forgiveness for taking my brother’s loaf of bread without right, while he is eating it with his mouth.”
The questioner : Is it accepted, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Is it accepted? Why?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And that is abandoning it. Now, rest a moment. What do you say about a man who usurps a person’s wealth and repents from this usurpation, but the wealth is still in his hand?
The questioner : His repentance is not accepted until he returns the wealth to its owner.
The Shaykh : His repentance is not accepted until he returns the wealth to its owner. That is complete. Now, if he does not know its owner.
The questioner : He gives it in charity.
The Shaykh : If he does not know the owner of the wealth, does he give it in charity on behalf of its owner to draw near to Allah, or to rid himself of it?
The questioner : To rid himself of it.
The Shaykh : To rid himself of it. What is your opinion if he gives it in charity to draw near to Allah?
The questioner : It is not accepted, because Allah does not accept except what is pure.
The Shaykh : And he does not become free of it. It is not accepted, and he does not become free of the wealth. Do you understand this, everyone? If he gives in charity the wealth he had usurped to rid himself of it and to become free of it, does he become free of it or not? He does not know its owner; he does not know its owner. He becomes free of it. If he gives it in charity seeking the reward of charity to draw near to Allah with this wealth, does he become free of it? He does not become free of it, because he gave it in charity for himself. This is unlike the first case. In the first case, where he gave it in charity to rid himself of it, he intended it for its owner. But here, he intended it for himself to draw near to Allah with this charity. We say that he does not become free of it. But will he be rewarded for this charity? Who knows the answer? We do not accept pointing to the left, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to favor the right in all his affairs. Now.
The questioner : It is not accepted, because Allah is pure and does not love except what is pure.
The Shaykh : Well done. It is not accepted, because Allah is pure and does not accept except what is pure.