Is the expiation of sins only for minor sins?
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Question:
Regarding the expiation, is it only for minor sins?
Answer:
The default ruling applies to minor sins on the condition of avoiding major sins, as Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa: 31]. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 564. If these great matters, which are among the pillars of Islam, are only an expiation when major sins are avoided, then other matters are all the more so.
Q: O Shaykh, some people, may Allah bless you, sit in a gathering and engage in backbiting and talebearing, then they say: "Say the expiation for the gathering" until...?
The Shaykh: In any case, good is to be hoped for, if Allah wills.
Q: Does the goodness of gatherings include the number of people, meaning a large crowd?
The Shaykh: The intended meaning is the spaciousness of the place.
Regarding the expiation, is it only for minor sins?
Answer:
The default ruling applies to minor sins
If you avoid the major sins.
إذا اجتنبت الكبائرIf you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins
إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْThe five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided.
الصلوات الخمس، والجمعة إلى الجمعة، ورمضان إلى رمضان كفارة لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائرQ: O Shaykh, some people, may Allah bless you, sit in a gathering and engage in backbiting and talebearing, then they say: "Say the expiation for the gathering" until...?
The Shaykh: In any case, good is to be hoped for, if Allah wills.
Q: Does the goodness of gatherings include the number of people, meaning a large crowd?
The Shaykh: The intended meaning is the spaciousness of the place.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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