Which is more preferable: the one who commits a sin and then repents from it and feels remorse, or the one who does a good deed and boasts about it to Allah?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Salim?
The questioner : Some people commit a sin and then repent with sincere repentance, feeling remorse for their evil deeds, and they intend to change their previous state to something better.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some people do and do, certainly, but they boast about it, saying, "I did this and I did that."
The Shaykh : We ask Allah for well-being. This is correct.
The questioner : Which one, O Shaykh, is more preferable?
The Shaykh : How is the first one more preferable? The first one, who commits a sin and then Allah the Exalted guides him to repent from it, is better than a man who does good and a good deed and boasts about it to Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hujurat 49:17].
The questioner : Some people commit a sin and then repent with sincere repentance, feeling remorse for their evil deeds, and they intend to change their previous state to something better.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Some people do and do, certainly, but they boast about it, saying, "I did this and I did that."
The Shaykh : We ask Allah for well-being. This is correct.
The questioner : Which one, O Shaykh, is more preferable?
The Shaykh : How is the first one more preferable? The first one, who commits a sin and then Allah the Exalted guides him to repent from it, is better than a man who does good and a good deed and boasts about it to Allah. Allah the Exalted said: