Repentance
314 questions
How can one reconcile worldly success and the desire to help others with the failure to perform prayer and ablution?
Would the prayer and good deeds of a Muslim be accepted, despite his committing sins such as talking to girls and seeking out immorality?
Is regretting, seeking forgiveness, and praying for the wronged friend sufficient expiation for the sins committed against her, and what must be done to ensure God's forgiveness?
Is the repentance of the passive party who was an ignorant child at the time of the act of sodomy accepted, and who now feels despair and hopelessness about the acceptance of his repentance?
What should I do for God to forgive me and accept my repentance after I deceived a girl and made her believe I loved her, which enabled me to touch her without committing fornication, and she is now telling me, "God is sufficient for me, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs"?
How can one atone for this sin?
Does Allah (SWT) truly forgive an ugly deed and a major sin committed by a girl in her youth, knowing that she has repented for it and cannot forgive herself, and has lost hope in life because of it?
Does the questioner feel guilty after interacting with young women and wish to repent and receive help?
What is the way to atone for sins committed against deceased relatives, to seek forgiveness from Allah, and to avoid accountability on the Day of Judgment?
How can I break free from repeating a forbidden relationship driven by the fear of losing someone?
How can one atone for giving a bottle of alcohol to a female guest at school under duress?
Is there expiation for this act, will Allah accept the repentance of its doer, and is it possible for them to be afflicted with an illness as a result?
What is your advice to a remorseful girl who sent her pictures to young men via Facebook, and feels fear and anxiety about her pictures being exposed despite years having passed since then?
What is the method of repentance for committing Zina (fornication/adultery), knowing that the perpetrator is observant of their prayers and has knowledge of the religion?
Is it permissible to inquire about the ruling of Islamic law concerning a man who committed adultery with a woman, after she admonished him by reminding him of Allah, and he then felt extreme remorse for his deed?
How can one repent from stealing pomegranates from an orchard belonging to someone who cannot be confronted?
Can one who has been cursed repent? And will his repentance be accepted?
Is feeling remorse and seeking forgiveness sufficient after saying "A'udhu billahi minash-shaitanir-rajeem" (I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan) upon seeing a girl and attempting to do things that would please her?
Will God accept the repentance of a servant who pledges to God to abandon a sin, then weakens and repeats it, then repents and supplicates to Him to strengthen him against himself and his weakness? And are life's hardships considered a consequence of those sins?
How can a Muslim rid himself of despair and recurring sins after failing in his studies, and return to acts of obedience?
What should a person do after Allah has accepted his repentance from an unlawful act, even though he did not respond to the request of someone who asked him by Allah to abandon that act?
Is informing a female friend about a sin—for the purpose of seeking advice and returning to righteousness—considered an open declaration of sin (mujāharah bi al-dhanb) which is prohibited? And does Allah forgive one who repents from openly declaring a sin?
Is it permissible to seek repentance for all sins in general without remembering them in detail?
What is the ruling on a Muslim repeatedly committing a sin (watching pornography) and then repenting, feeling deep remorse, holding himself accountable, and supplicating, and what is his fate and state if he dies while committing this sin?