Is one who apostatizes and then returns to Islam rewarded for his previous deeds?
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Question:
And is he rewarded for his deeds before he apostatized?
Answer:
YesSahih Muslim 123a, if he embraces Islam and remains steadfast, Allah preserves his previous deeds for him.
Q: And if he apostatizes and then returns to Islam, may Allah reward you, what is the ruling in that?
A: His previous deeds from the time of his Islam are preserved for him and given to him. Likewise, his deeds during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, if he embraces Islam, his good deeds during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Q: He did not embrace Islam, no, he just shaved his beard or left...
A: This is not apostasy, these are sins.
And is he rewarded for his deeds before he apostatized?
Answer:
Yes
You accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you practised.
أسلمت على ما أسلفت من خيرQ: And if he apostatizes and then returns to Islam, may Allah reward you, what is the ruling in that?
A: His previous deeds from the time of his Islam are preserved for him and given to him. Likewise, his deeds during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, if he embraces Islam, his good deeds during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Q: He did not embrace Islam, no, he just shaved his beard or left...
A: This is not apostasy, these are sins.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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