What is the ruling on my bad deeds before I embraced Islam, and are my sins forgiven after my Islam?
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Abu Layla : This is our Shaykh; he was French and has converted to Islam.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Abu Layla : A year and a half ago.
The Shaykh : We congratulate you on your Islam. He was French and [speaks] the language.
Abu Layla : And everything.
Al-Halabi : Up to now, he does not speak.
The Shaykh : And now?
Al-Halabi : He does not speak except the word jihad in the path of Allah.
Abu Layla : He has excellent military experience; he has fought in several wars...
The soldier: In French.
The questioner : He is a new convert to Islam. He is asking about before he embraced Islam: does it mean that the sins he committed are forgiven for him or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, they are forgiven for him. And Islam says the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Translate it for him.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Abu Layla : A year and a half ago.
The Shaykh : We congratulate you on your Islam. He was French and [speaks] the language.
Abu Layla : And everything.
Al-Halabi : Up to now, he does not speak.
The Shaykh : And now?
Al-Halabi : He does not speak except the word jihad in the path of Allah.
Abu Layla : He has excellent military experience; he has fought in several wars...
The soldier: In French.
The questioner : He is a new convert to Islam. He is asking about before he embraced Islam: does it mean that the sins he committed are forgiven for him or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, they are forgiven for him. And Islam says the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Islam wipes out what came before it.
الإسلام يجبّ ما قبله
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