A man introduced a bad practice in Islam and repented from it, but others did not repent from it. Does any of their sin attach to him after his repentance?
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The questioner : The questioner says: May the Shaykh please advise, a man introduced a bad practice in Islam and repented from it, but others did not repent from it. Does any of their sin attach to him after his repentance?
The Shaykh : It appears that no sin from their sins attaches to him, because the man repented, and when one repents, Allah forgives everything related to that sin. From this questioner’s question, the danger of religious innovation becomes clear to us, because if a person introduces an innovation, and it is a bad innovation, and every innovation is misguidance, and people adopt it as a practice, they keep this innovation alive based on his action, may Allah protect us from that, and some of their sin attaches to him. But if he repents, the apparent meaning of the texts is that the one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What? Yes, it is necessary that he makes it clear that he has repented. One of the conditions of repentance is that he makes it clear that he has turned away from his innovation to the correct path. Yes.
The Shaykh : It appears that no sin from their sins attaches to him, because the man repented, and when one repents, Allah forgives everything related to that sin. From this questioner’s question, the danger of religious innovation becomes clear to us, because if a person introduces an innovation, and it is a bad innovation, and every innovation is misguidance, and people adopt it as a practice, they keep this innovation alive based on his action, may Allah protect us from that, and some of their sin attaches to him. But if he repents, the apparent meaning of the texts is that the one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What? Yes, it is necessary that he makes it clear that he has repented. One of the conditions of repentance is that he makes it clear that he has turned away from his innovation to the correct path. Yes.