If one repents from some sins but not others, is he considered a repentant person in an absolute sense?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Samir?
The questioner : Shaykh! A person who is patient in obeying Allah but not patient in some matters, is he called a patient person?
The Shaykh : No, not in an absolute sense. No, just as one who repents from a sin but not from others is not called a repentant person in an absolute sense, but rather he is said to be repentant from such-and-such. This point is something a person should know.[Al-Baqarah 2:222] Do we say, for example, that if a person persists in a sin while repenting from it, does he fall under that? No, because the absolute description is only for the absolute action. Yes, Saleh.
The questioner : Shaykh! A person who is patient in obeying Allah but not patient in some matters, is he called a patient person?
The Shaykh : No, not in an absolute sense. No, just as one who repents from a sin but not from others is not called a repentant person in an absolute sense, but rather he is said to be repentant from such-and-such. This point is something a person should know.