What is obligatory upon one who has committed some sins and errors?
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Question:
Our brother describes himself by saying: He was in a state of ignorance, and Allah granted him the favor of Islam. Before that, he had committed some errors, and he names them in reality, O Shaykh, but I cannot mention them here. He says: I heard the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: to the end of the hadith. How do you advise me in this situation, if you would be so kind?
Answer:
Allah has prescribed repentance for His servants. Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nur: 31], and He said the Exalted: [At-Tahrim: 8], and He said, Glorious and Exalted is He: [Ta-Ha: 82]. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam).
So whoever commits any of the sins, he must hasten to repentance, regret, cessation, and caution, and resolve not to return to it. Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents, Glorified and Exalted is He, whenever he is sincere in his repentance with regret for what has passed, the resolve not to return, and cessation from it, out of reverence for Allah and fear of Allah. Then He turns to him and Allah erases from him what has passed of sins, by His grace and kindness, Glorified and Exalted is He.
But if the sin is an injustice to the servants, this requires the performance of the right. He must repent from what occurred by regret, cessation, and the resolve not to return, and along with that, he must perform the right for its rightful owner or seek his pardon, by saying: Forgive me, my brother, or pardon me, or the like of that. Or he gives him his right, based on the hadith mentioned by the questioner and other hadiths and verses. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says:. This is its recompense. The believer should strive for purity and safety from the right of his brother. So either he performs it or seeks his pardon. And if it is regarding his honor, he must seek his pardon if he is able. If he is not able, or he fears the consequences of that and that informing him would lead to greater evil, then he seeks forgiveness for him, prays for him, and mentions the good qualities he knows about him instead of the bad he mentioned. That is: he washes away the previous bad deeds with the later good deeds. He mentions the good he knows about him, without lying. He mentions the good he knows about him and spreads his good qualities against the bad deeds he spread previously. He seeks forgiveness for him and prays for him, and with this, the problem is resolved. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Our brother describes himself by saying: He was in a state of ignorance, and Allah granted him the favor of Islam. Before that, he had committed some errors, and he names them in reality, O Shaykh, but I cannot mention them here. He says: I heard the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
Whoever has an injustice against his brother regarding his honor or anything else, let him seek his pardon today before there is no dinar or dirham...
من كانت عنده مظلمة لأخيه من عرضه أو من أي شيء فليتحلله منه اليوم قبل ألا يكون دينار ولا درهم..Answer:
Allah has prescribed repentance for His servants. Allah the Exalted said:
And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَO you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحًاBut indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِمَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىىThe one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهSo whoever commits any of the sins, he must hasten to repentance, regret, cessation, and caution, and resolve not to return to it. Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents, Glorified and Exalted is He, whenever he is sincere in his repentance with regret for what has passed, the resolve not to return, and cessation from it, out of reverence for Allah and fear of Allah. Then He turns to him and Allah erases from him what has passed of sins, by His grace and kindness, Glorified and Exalted is He.
But if the sin is an injustice to the servants, this requires the performance of the right. He must repent from what occurred by regret, cessation, and the resolve not to return, and along with that, he must perform the right for its rightful owner or seek his pardon, by saying: Forgive me, my brother, or pardon me, or the like of that. Or he gives him his right, based on the hadith mentioned by the questioner and other hadiths and verses. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says:
Whoever has an injustice against his brother, let him seek his pardon today before there is no dinar or dirham. If he—meaning the wrongdoer—has a righteous deed and among his good deeds is an amount equal to his injustice, then if he has no good deeds, [some] of the bad deeds of his brother will be taken and loaded upon him.
من كان عنده لأخيه مظلمة فليتحللها اليوم قبل أن لا يكون دينار ولا درهم، إن كان له -يعني: الظالم- عمل صالح وفي من حسناته بقدر مظلمته، فإن لم يكن له حسنات أخذ من سيئات صاحبه فحمل عليهThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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