Repentance
314 questions
Are there multiple repentances for a habitual drunkard, after which God becomes wrathful with him? And what is the ruling on ridiculing matters of religion to make others laugh?
How can a girl who has repented from repeated adultery with a man who broke his promise to marry her, make a sincere repentance while keeping the matter a secret, and does the man bear part of the sin?
What should I do after I lied to a young man, telling him that my friend he is speaking with tells his friends about him, even though I don't know him or his name, and then I repented from that?
Does repeating a sin and repenting from it, even after performing 'Umrah for repentance, indicate Allah's wrath? And is there a specific supplication to be said in this situation?
Does the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, "Allah does not look upon a man who has anal intercourse with his wife," apply to me after I had anal intercourse with the girl I love? And can I marry her? And is there any expiation for me? And will Allah forgive my sin, knowing that I have a rare disease that may develop into cancer?
What should a girl do for God to forgive her for the sin of abandoning prayer for three years upon reaching puberty?
What should I do after I committed Zina with a girl whom I later discovered to be a "shemale" (a male who has transitioned to a female)?
What are the easy deeds with great rewards through which one can make up for past negligence in fulfilling their duties towards Allah?
How can one return to prayer and overcome the whispers of Satan, religious doubts, and laziness, with a detailed explanation of the steps for doing so? What is the fatwa that should be followed regarding one who abandons prayer? And does following dispensations invalidate the fatwa?
Will the repentance of a sinner who sins and repents repeatedly be accepted, knowing that one of the conditions for repentance is not to persist in sin? And if there is a person who has committed grave sins, such as selling pornographic films and practicing sodomy, and is now afflicted with a terminal illness, will his repentance be accepted if he gives charity with money? And will he bear the burden of those whom he taught these sins if they commit them with others? And how can this person be saved?
What is the appropriate disciplinary punishment (ta'zeer) for the questioner's actions of watching pornography during adolescence and other sins he committed, and will this disciplinary punishment bring the questioner comfort, and to what extent can it reach?
What is the ruling on one who repents but is unable to erase the traces of his ongoing sins?
What should one do who has delayed repentance until it is too late, and will it be accepted, and how does one repent from delaying repentance, and how does one know if their repentance is purely for the sake of Allah or out of fear of punishment, and will their repentance be answered or not?
Will he who wronged someone or tarnished his reputation be punished, even if he repents to Allah, from the perspective of "as you judge, so you will be judged," if he is unable to apologize to that person?
Is there an expiation for the sin I committed, which did not reach the extent of major adultery, and does sincere repentance remove this sin and restore the pleasure of obedience?
Is it necessary to inform one's mother about not having helped her financially, or is it sufficient to repent to Allah and seek her forgiveness?
Is it obligatory to confess to friends about a relapse from repentance of masturbation, or is it better to conceal oneself, especially since they consider the questioner a role model?
Will God forgive someone who masturbates and abandons prayer, despite repeatedly returning to the sin after repentance? And is it possible to know the final total score in an exam through Salatul-Istikhara?
Are the difficulties faced by the two young people a punishment from God for a sin they committed, and what should they do to repent and return to God, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on their issue?
What should one do who opened his wife's will after she asked him by Allah not to open it until after her death? How can he atone for that, and should he inform her or not, and how grave is his error?
Is it permissible for repentance from sixty major sins to be made with a single act of repentance that includes the three conditions: abandoning the sin, regretting it, and resolving not to return to it, with a general intention for all major and minor sins without specifying each major sin individually? And is it valid for someone who does not know the major sins they committed to repent with a general intention for them? Or is it obligatory to repent for each major sin independently? And is it permissible for a Muslim to repent from all major sins once daily before sleeping?
Will the repentance of someone who masturbates be accepted after he becomes aware of the Prophetic Hadith: "Seven types of people Allah will not look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and He will cast them into the Fire: the one who performs the act [of sodomy], the one upon whom it is performed, the one who marries by his hand [i.e., masturbates], the one who marries an animal, the one who marries a woman through her anus, the one who combines a woman and her daughter [in marriage], the one who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, and the one who harms his neighbor until he curses him"?
Is a person's admission of quitting masturbation, after the questioner deduced that he practiced it, considered a form of publicizing a sin, and what would be the answer if the question were repeated?
Does failing to meet the conditions for repentance—such as remorse and the resolve not to return [to sin]—affect the acceptance of prayer?