What is the expiation for lying, stealing, fornication, swearing falsely by Allah, and bearing false witness?
Allah accepts the repentance of a servant no matter how great their sin, as long as they do not reach the death rattle (ghargahara) or the sun does not rise from the west. The Almighty has promised forgiveness and mercy to those who repent. Sincere repentance (Tawbah Nasuh) involves abandoning the sin, feeling genuine remorse for having committed it, and having a firm resolve not to return to it, while also restoring any injustices to their rightful owners if they exist. The effects of the sin must be eliminated, and any rights that were lost because of it must be restored, such as returning stolen items in the case of theft, and restoring rights in the case of false testimony.
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