Is it possible for forgiveness to be granted to someone without their repentance?
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Question:
Can there be forgiveness without repentance?
Answer:
Allah may forgive without repentance. He the Exalted said: [Surat al-Nisa: 48] Allah may forgive him as a favor from Him, or for righteous deeds he performed, or for good he provided, or for relieving the distress of a Muslim, or for charity he gave, or for other reasons.
Q: The statement of some of the Salaf: "I do not think that Allah will forgive al-Ma'mun for introducing the books of the Greeks."
The Shaykh: All of this is not permissible.
Can there be forgiveness without repentance?
Answer:
Allah may forgive without repentance. He the Exalted said:
And He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.
وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُQ: The statement of some of the Salaf: "I do not think that Allah will forgive al-Ma'mun for introducing the books of the Greeks."
The Shaykh: All of this is not permissible.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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