Repentance
314 questions
Will Allah accept the repentance of a servant who committed displeasing acts, then repented sincerely, sought forgiveness, and asked Allah not to return to his previous state? And will Allah forgive him and answer his prayers?
What is the ruling on one who publicizes a sin out of ignorance or forgetfulness of the hadith: "All of my Ummah are pardoned except for those who publicize their sins"? And is his ignorance or forgetfulness forgiven?
What do you do in cases where you do not know whether you have committed the sin of legalizing the unlawful or not, knowing that a complete repentance requires informing those to whom you issued a fatwa legalizing the unlawful?
Is an operation necessary to mend what was corrupted by adultery in order for repentance to be accepted, and will Allah accept my prayers, knowing that I have committed many major sins besides Shirk?
Is there an obligatory expiation for the sin of harassing girls, looking at forbidden things, and watching pornography in the past, and could this be related to what Allah has afflicted him with concerning his wife?
What is the ruling on someone who committed a sin and did not inwardly seek forgiveness for it, knowing that he would return to it?
Is the repentance of a man who repented from adultery incomplete and unacceptable to Allah Almighty as long as he watches pornography?
Is the repentance of one who masturbated with another man accepted, and what is the method of acceptable repentance, and how does one know that his repentance has been accepted, and is what he did considered sodomy if the other person only touched his penis with his hand?
Is what is happening to me—the failure to complete marriage and the repeated broken engagements—a result of past transgressions between me and girls? And what should I do about the girls whom I could not reach to ask for their forgiveness?
Does the failure to stop pornography after numerous attempts constitute a false repentance, and is there a defect in a prayer that does not prevent indecency?
How can repentance erase the sin of slandering chaste women, and is this sin among the seven destructive sins?
What is the ruling concerning a woman who became pregnant through fornication?
How can one be absolved from the rights of people concerning backbiting (gheebah) and slander (nameemah), especially in cases where one cannot reach those they backbit, or has forgotten them, or cannot confront them? And what about backbiting a deceased person and how to be absolved from it?
How does one stop repeating sins?
What is the way out for someone to whom the verses "And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, [saying], 'If He gives us from His bounty, we will surely spend in charity, and we will surely be among the righteous.' But when He gave them from His bounty, they withheld it and turned away, while they were refusing. So He penalized them with hypocrisy in their hearts until the Day they will meet Him—because they broke what they promised Allah and because they lied" apply due to ignorance and heedlessness?
Does informing someone that the reason for my sadness is a sin I committed, without specifying the nature of the sin and my refusal to disclose it, constitute publicizing the sin?
Is it a condition for the completion of repentance from envy to rectify what was damaged because of it, and is it obligatory to inform the person who was the object of envy and ask for their forgiveness for the repentance to be accepted?
How can one repent from sending a girl's picture to a foreign young man, and get rid of feelings of guilt, remorse, and fear of scandal?
Should I tell my neighbors and teach them about what I did previously, photographing them without their knowledge, even though I have repented from that action and disposed of all the photos?
How can one atone for the sin of spying on one's father, recording his private conversations, and playing them to one's mother, while feeling remorse for this act and disobedience, and fearing filial impiety?
What should I do about exposing my friend on social media in a moment of anger, and will I be held accountable for that on the Day of Judgment even if I apologize and she does not accept my apology?
What is the ruling on one who permitted pictures of animate beings and sculptures, and storing them in the house, while knowing their ruling, then repented while those pictures and sculptures remained in his home; is his repentance valid?
Will the fear of publishing photos sent four years ago subside, knowing that they have not been published until now, and is this evidence of the acceptance of repentance?
What is the way to restore the desire for acts of worship and to avoid prohibitions, and to regain passion for life, after a period of spiritual awakening followed by a relapse?