Has one who has committed any of the sins and transgressions a path to repentance?
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Question:
What is the ruling for one who has committed any of the sins and transgressions? Does he have a path to repentance?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [Surat al-Nur: 31], and He says (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Surat al-Tahrim: 8]. It is obligatory for you to repent, feel remorse, and cease. This is repentance: one feels remorse, ceases from the sins, and leaves them out of fear of Allah and reverence for Allah, and resolves with a sincere determination not to return to them. This is repentance. So whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam).
Repentance demolishes what came before it. And if the right belongs to a Muslim, a fourth matter is necessary: either seeking his forgiveness or giving him his right. If the right is money, or if he backbit him, or if he took something from his property, he must seek his forgiveness or give him his right. Repentance is not complete without this, along with remorse, ceasing, and the determination not to return. The fourth matter is necessary: he must give the owner of the right his right, seek his forgiveness, and allow him to take retaliation if possible, saying: "Forgive me for the backbiting that I did." If he is able, and if he is not able, he mentions him with good. If he is not able to seek his forgiveness regarding the backbiting, he mentions the good he knows about him in the places where he backbit him. He mentions his good deeds that he knows and his praiseworthy traits that he knows, so that this serves as the means.
What is the ruling for one who has committed any of the sins and transgressions? Does he have a path to repentance?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جميعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَO you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحًاThe one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهRepentance demolishes what came before it. And if the right belongs to a Muslim, a fourth matter is necessary: either seeking his forgiveness or giving him his right. If the right is money, or if he backbit him, or if he took something from his property, he must seek his forgiveness or give him his right. Repentance is not complete without this, along with remorse, ceasing, and the determination not to return. The fourth matter is necessary: he must give the owner of the right his right, seek his forgiveness, and allow him to take retaliation if possible, saying: "Forgive me for the backbiting that I did." If he is able, and if he is not able, he mentions him with good. If he is not able to seek his forgiveness regarding the backbiting, he mentions the good he knows about him in the places where he backbit him. He mentions his good deeds that he knows and his praiseworthy traits that he knows, so that this serves as the means.
Source
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