Is repentance from minor sins obligatory?
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Question:
Is repentance from minor sins necessary?
Answer:
Yes, repentance from every sin: [Al-Tahrim:8], and He says : [Al-Nur:31]. He addressed the believers, and one who commits major sins while being a believer has deficient faith.
Q: If one avoids major sins, is repentance from minor sins obligatory?
A: If one avoids major sins, the minor sins are expiated, but if one repents from them, that is a matter of care and caution; because one does not know if his faith is safe from major sins, or if he has something [wrong]. So a person is always in danger, for backbiting, talebearing, riba (usury or interest), severing family ties, undutifulness to parents, cursing, insulting, and other things are all included in major sins. We ask Allah for safety, and who is safe from backbiting?
Is repentance from minor sins necessary?
Answer:
Yes, repentance from every sin:
O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحًاAnd turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَQ: If one avoids major sins, is repentance from minor sins obligatory?
A: If one avoids major sins, the minor sins are expiated, but if one repents from them, that is a matter of care and caution; because one does not know if his faith is safe from major sins, or if he has something [wrong]. So a person is always in danger, for backbiting, talebearing, riba (usury or interest), severing family ties, undutifulness to parents, cursing, insulting, and other things are all included in major sins. We ask Allah for safety, and who is safe from backbiting?
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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