Is repentance from a sin valid while persisting in another?
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The Shaykh : The question is: Is repentance from a sin valid while persisting in another? Is repentance from a sin valid while persisting in another? That is, a man repented from shaving his beard, but he is persisting in smoking cigarettes. Both are forbidden: shaving the beard and smoking cigarettes. So he repented from shaving his beard and let his beard grow, but he remained persisting in smoking cigarettes. Will his repentance from shaving his beard be accepted, brother?
The questioner : Yes, it is accepted.
The questioner : I want to ask a question. My children are standing outside. Do I have to perform the farewell tawaf?
The Shaykh : If the brothers permit it, there is no harm.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, yes, you must bid farewell.
The questioner : I came yesterday and I want to leave now.
The Shaykh : If you want to leave now, bid farewell now.
The questioner : Okay, if something happens during the tawaf, do you repeat the tawaf a second time?
The Shaykh : Hopefully nothing will happen, if Allah wills. Be careful that it does not happen.
The questioner : Okay, if something happens, hypothetically.
The Shaykh : If it happens, seek a fatwa.
The questioner : Yes, his repentance from shaving the beard is accepted, even if he is smoking cigarettes.
The Shaykh : His repentance from shaving the beard is accepted, even if he is smoking cigarettes. Okay, there is another opinion on this. Okay.
The questioner : If it is...
The Shaykh : That is, there is another opinion, there is another opinion.
The questioner : If it is of the same type of action.
The Shaykh : If he repents from a sin while persisting in one of the same type, his repentance is not accepted. But if he is persisting in one of a different type, it is accepted. Okay, this is another aspect. In the opinion of a third scholar, you did not point out, brother.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, the third opinion, answer.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The third opinion is that repentance from a sin is not valid while persisting in another, absolutely, because the reality of repentance is returning to Allah, and the man who persists in disobedience has not returned to Allah. We have previously stated that the stronger opinion is the validity of repentance from a sin while persisting in another, except that this repentant person does not deserve the absolute description, meaning he does not deserve to be described as one of the repentant in an absolute sense, nor does he receive the praise given to the repentant. But it is said that his repentance is qualified. And here the discussion on repentance ends. We ask Allah to accept our repentance, all of us.
The questioner : Yes, it is accepted.
The questioner : I want to ask a question. My children are standing outside. Do I have to perform the farewell tawaf?
The Shaykh : If the brothers permit it, there is no harm.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, yes, you must bid farewell.
The questioner : I came yesterday and I want to leave now.
The Shaykh : If you want to leave now, bid farewell now.
The questioner : Okay, if something happens during the tawaf, do you repeat the tawaf a second time?
The Shaykh : Hopefully nothing will happen, if Allah wills. Be careful that it does not happen.
The questioner : Okay, if something happens, hypothetically.
The Shaykh : If it happens, seek a fatwa.
The questioner : Yes, his repentance from shaving the beard is accepted, even if he is smoking cigarettes.
The Shaykh : His repentance from shaving the beard is accepted, even if he is smoking cigarettes. Okay, there is another opinion on this. Okay.
The questioner : If it is...
The Shaykh : That is, there is another opinion, there is another opinion.
The questioner : If it is of the same type of action.
The Shaykh : If he repents from a sin while persisting in one of the same type, his repentance is not accepted. But if he is persisting in one of a different type, it is accepted. Okay, this is another aspect. In the opinion of a third scholar, you did not point out, brother.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, the third opinion, answer.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The third opinion is that repentance from a sin is not valid while persisting in another, absolutely, because the reality of repentance is returning to Allah, and the man who persists in disobedience has not returned to Allah. We have previously stated that the stronger opinion is the validity of repentance from a sin while persisting in another, except that this repentant person does not deserve the absolute description, meaning he does not deserve to be described as one of the repentant in an absolute sense, nor does he receive the praise given to the repentant. But it is said that his repentance is qualified. And here the discussion on repentance ends. We ask Allah to accept our repentance, all of us.