Ruling on the repentant person making up missed prayers and fasts
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence! I am currently working here in the Kingdom, where I used to not pray at all times. Now, praise be to Allah, I have become committed, and I fast on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of every month, praise be to Allah. I also regularly read the Noble Qur'an in most times. The question is: I used to rarely pray, did not fast in Ramadan, and abandoned the Qur'an. Do I have to make up for those days, Your Eminence?
Answer:
You do not have to make up for them. Repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what was before it. Praise be to Allah, as long as you have returned to the religion of Allah, and submitted to Islam and repented, then what has passed does not require you to make it up. However, you must adhere to repentance and righteousness, do much good deeds, seek forgiveness, and be glad with good news. Be glad with good news. Repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what was before it. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: Some of the youth, Your Eminence, remember those days, and Satan whispers to them about those days in which they did not pray or did not fast. Is there any guidance for those who have returned to Allah?
The Shaykh: No, he should seek refuge in Allah from Satan. If these whispers occur to him, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan." He should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, have good opinion of his Lord, seek forgiveness frequently, and seek refuge in Allah from Satan frequently. That does not harm him. Satan whispers and harms the believer, but he must be strong against the enemy of Allah, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, beware of whispers, and praise his Lord for the grace of repentance He has bestowed upon him.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslims.
The questioner says: Your Eminence! I am currently working here in the Kingdom, where I used to not pray at all times. Now, praise be to Allah, I have become committed, and I fast on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of every month, praise be to Allah. I also regularly read the Noble Qur'an in most times. The question is: I used to rarely pray, did not fast in Ramadan, and abandoned the Qur'an. Do I have to make up for those days, Your Eminence?
Answer:
You do not have to make up for them. Repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what was before it. Praise be to Allah, as long as you have returned to the religion of Allah, and submitted to Islam and repented, then what has passed does not require you to make it up. However, you must adhere to repentance and righteousness, do much good deeds, seek forgiveness, and be glad with good news. Be glad with good news. Repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what was before it. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: Some of the youth, Your Eminence, remember those days, and Satan whispers to them about those days in which they did not pray or did not fast. Is there any guidance for those who have returned to Allah?
The Shaykh: No, he should seek refuge in Allah from Satan. If these whispers occur to him, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan." He should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, have good opinion of his Lord, seek forgiveness frequently, and seek refuge in Allah from Satan frequently. That does not harm him. Satan whispers and harms the believer, but he must be strong against the enemy of Allah, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, beware of whispers, and praise his Lord for the grace of repentance He has bestowed upon him.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslims.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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