The questioner asks: Does Allah accept worship and repentance from the humble, and how does Allah look at him in this world and the Hereafter?
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The questioner : The questioner asks: Does Allah accept worship and repentance from the humble, and how does Allah look at him in this world and the Hereafter?
The Shaykh : Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) accepts repentance from every repentant person for any sin.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the repentance is sincere and its five conditions are met: the first is sincerity to Allah the Exalted, meaning that the only thing motivating him to repent is sincerity to Allah, not seeking worldly gain or wealth; the second is regret over the sin he committed, for regret is proof of the sincerity of the repentance; the third is abandoning the sin immediately, which includes fulfilling the rights of those who are owed if the rights belong to human beings; the fourth is resolving not to return to it in the future; and the fifth is that the repentance occurs within its proper time, which is generally before the sun rises from the west.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And specifically before a person’s appointed time arrives.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:18].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If these conditions are met in the repentance, then Allah the Exalted accepts it no matter how great the sin, as He the Exalted said:[Az-Zumar 39:53].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) accepts repentance from every repentant person for any sin.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the repentance is sincere and its five conditions are met: the first is sincerity to Allah the Exalted, meaning that the only thing motivating him to repent is sincerity to Allah, not seeking worldly gain or wealth; the second is regret over the sin he committed, for regret is proof of the sincerity of the repentance; the third is abandoning the sin immediately, which includes fulfilling the rights of those who are owed if the rights belong to human beings; the fourth is resolving not to return to it in the future; and the fifth is that the repentance occurs within its proper time, which is generally before the sun rises from the west.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And specifically before a person’s appointed time arrives.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, Allah the Exalted said:
But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now,"
وليست التوبة للذين يعملون السيئات حتى إذا حضر أحدهم الموت قال إني تبت الأنThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If these conditions are met in the repentance, then Allah the Exalted accepts it no matter how great the sin, as He the Exalted said:
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
قل يا عبادي الذين أسرفوا على أنفسهم لا تقنطوا من رحمة الله إن الله يغفر الذنوب جميعا إنه هو الغفور الرحيمThe questioner : Yes.