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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Do bad deeds wipe out good deeds?

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The questioner : Is it established that some good deeds wipe out bad deeds?

The Shaykh : Is it established? Is this established?

The questioner : In the Qur'an, I mean.

The Shaykh : You do not need to say "it is established."

The questioner : Are there some sins that wipe out good deeds?

The Shaykh : Yes, showing off in charity invalidates it, and likewise, bad deeds may encompass good deeds, such as
Safiyya reported from some of the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) having said: He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted. من شرب الخمر لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلة
Sahih Muslim 2230
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He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted. ومن أتى عرَّافا فسأله لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلة
Sahih Muslim 2230
. This is because the bad deed of this person encompasses the good deed of this person, and the meaning is not that the prayer must be repeated by him; it is not obligatory for him to repeat it.
Source alathar.net

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