- What is the ruling on one who recites the Quran, performs ذكر (remembrance of Allah), and observes voluntary fasting, then commits acts that displease Allah, جل جلاله? - Does Allah forgive one who intended to commit an abomination with his sister – Allah forbid – and repented, then relapsed, then regretted it and decided never to return to this idea? - What is the ruling on not praying with the congregation without a valid excuse?
Reciting the Quran, remembering Allah (dhikr), and fasting are righteous deeds through which a servant draws closer to Allah and earns abundant rewards. Committing indecency with one's sister is a grave sin, and "whoever commits intercourse with a mahram, kill him." Whoever intends to commit a sin but then abandons it out of fear of Allah, a full good deed is written for him. One who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. Congregational prayer is obligatory upon a man who has no valid excuse for abandoning it, and whoever stays behind from it is sinful.
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