Repentance
411 questions
Can a married fornicator be purified of his sin through repentance, or will Allah purify him with the fire of Hell on the Day of Judgment, and does he owe any rights to the husband whose honor he violated, and is it permissible for the female fornicator to ask for his forgiveness without informing him of her sin?
Is it permissible to set a date for repentance, such as saying, "I will repent next Thursday"?
What is the expiation for the repeated crime of fornication with a number of people, where the relationship was semi-complete (external ejaculation without penetration), and how does one recognize accepted repentance?
Does repentance erase sins that the disobedient person committed openly?
Is the sender of pictures of an unveiled girl to an unknown person burdened with the sins of everyone who views these pictures if the latter publishes them? And what is the way to repent from this sin?
How can one atone for the sin of reviling Allah and His Messenger, for someone who committed it in their youth, especially since the hudud punishments are not carried out in their country?
Does repentance for some sins become void if the penitent based his repentance on a jurisprudential opinion and then it became clear to him that the other opinion is more correct?
Is it necessary to specify the sins one has not repented of when saying, "O Allah, I repent to You from all my sins," and does committing a sin thereafter invalidate the repentance for all sins?
Is repeated repentance for the same sin accepted after repeatedly committing it, and is an expiation for an oath (kaffarat yameen) incumbent upon one who breaks their promise not to return to the sin?
Is repentance valid if it is contingent upon the occurrence of a sin, such as repenting from lying about prophets before it happens, provided there is regret and a firm resolve not to repeat it?
Is a general message of seeking forgiveness for those I have backbitten sufficient, instead of directly asking for their forgiveness, in order to avoid their anger or severing ties with them?
Is seeking forgiveness sufficient to atone for relaying unconfirmed news and causing a problem, without asking for forgiveness from the person to whom the news was relayed, for fear of escalating the problem?
How can an unveiled, married, expatriate woman who has had a relationship with another man repent?
What is the expiation for the sin of someone who engaged in masturbation after an indecent conversation with a girl via an electronic game, and then regretted his action?
Is repentance from indicating sin or from committing it a condition for the forgiveness of جاری sins, and does the sin of friends seeing a picture of an unveiled woman fall on me because of my comment, or on the one who posted the picture?
How can one repent of cursing the people of an entire country, and will Allah forgive that given the impossibility of asking their forgiveness, and will supplicating for them erase the sin according to the Hadith: "And follow up a bad deed with a good deed which will wipe it out," and will Allah not forgive these sins except through seeking absolution?
How can one repent of all the aforementioned sins, and how can one avoid being punished for them on the Day of Resurrection?
Is the repentance of a major sinner not accepted if he has other sins such as cutting off family ties or quarreling?
What is the difference between refraining from minor sins and committing them while expiating them through fasting or prayers, knowing that the fast of Arafat expiates the past and coming year?
Is the repentance of someone who stole when young and unaware of the prohibition accepted, then regretted it and felt too ashamed to face the person from whom they stole?
How can one restore their faith and determination in worship after their religious state has deteriorated, and what is the best way to return to their previous acts of obedience and devotion? Should the return be all at once or gradual?
Is the repentance of one who insults God or religion valid if he repents of that, but he is still persistent in insulting people? Is this considered repentance from a sin while persisting in another of the same type? And what is the ruling on repeating songs that contain blasphemous words?
Is repentance for all sins accepted, despite persistence in some of them and delaying general repentance?
Are previous sins considered ongoing if accounts containing songs and pictures of women cannot be closed after repentance? And what is the ruling on posting pictures of women with the intention of admiration, not temptation? Is it permissible to follow unveiled celebrities out of love for their beauty? And is it permissible to post regular anime pictures?