What is the advice for one who has repented for leaving the prayer?
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Question:
One of the listening sisters says: The sender is Fatimah. Our sister says about herself: I am a married woman, and I have not prayed for thirty-seven years. My children have come to me, and they have become teaching me the prayer—may Allah reward them with good—but I am confused about the past period. Will Allah hold me accountable for it, or do you advise me to make it up? Or how should you guide me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We advise you to repent with sincere repentance, repentance, repentance, regret for the past, and the resolve not to return to it, and to maintain the prayer from the time Allah guided you. Stick to it, and preserve it in its times with tranquility and humility, and be glad of good news. Repentance obliterates what came before it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: meaning it destroys what came before it, it erases it. And he said—(peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam).
So be glad of good news. Repentance, with the praise of Allah, is sufficient. It means regret for what passed from you of leaving it, sadness over that, and the resolve not to return to it, and you continue to maintain it and be upright in the prayer. Be glad of good news, and you do not have to make up the missed prayers. The sin is erased by repentance, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
One of the listening sisters says: The sender is Fatimah. Our sister says about herself: I am a married woman, and I have not prayed for thirty-seven years. My children have come to me, and they have become teaching me the prayer—may Allah reward them with good—but I am confused about the past period. Will Allah hold me accountable for it, or do you advise me to make it up? Or how should you guide me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We advise you to repent with sincere repentance, repentance, repentance, regret for the past, and the resolve not to return to it, and to maintain the prayer from the time Allah guided you. Stick to it, and preserve it in its times with tranquility and humility, and be glad of good news. Repentance obliterates what came before it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
Repentance wipes out what came before it
التوبة تجب ما قبلهاThe one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهSo be glad of good news. Repentance, with the praise of Allah, is sufficient. It means regret for what passed from you of leaving it, sadness over that, and the resolve not to return to it, and you continue to maintain it and be upright in the prayer. Be glad of good news, and you do not have to make up the missed prayers. The sin is erased by repentance, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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