It was said: If one’s habit is repentance, and then he repents after the sun rises from the west, will Allah accept his repentance, given His saying, “No benefit will come to a soul’s faith unless it had believed before or earned good in its faith”?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, if a person repents and commits a sin, and then repents, and then the sun rises from the west, will he repent? And if he repents, will his repentance be accepted?
We have heard, I mean, someone say: If one is accustomed to repenting and repents after the sun rises from the west, his repentance will be accepted. Perhaps he cited the verse as evidence:[Al-An'am 6:158]?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person commits a sin and repents from it, then returns to it and repents, then returns to it and repents, then every time he repents, Allah accepts his repentance. If this sin occurs from him after the sun rises from the west and that happens, come to me, if Allah wills, and I will issue a ruling for you, with the permission of Allah. Yes, I say this, meaning, if we all remain, and Allah knows best.
We have heard, I mean, someone say: If one is accustomed to repenting and repents after the sun rises from the west, his repentance will be accepted. Perhaps he cited the verse as evidence:
or had earned through its faith some good
أو كسبت في إيمانها خيرًاThe Shaykh : Yes, if a person commits a sin and repents from it, then returns to it and repents, then returns to it and repents, then every time he repents, Allah accepts his repentance. If this sin occurs from him after the sun rises from the west and that happens, come to me, if Allah wills, and I will issue a ruling for you, with the permission of Allah. Yes, I say this, meaning, if we all remain, and Allah knows best.