Repentance
314 questions
What is the way to repentance and returning to Allah, and freeing oneself from desires and sins, despite weak faith and not feeling remorse?
Is there anything in Islamic law that supports one of the two proposed methods of apology (either apologizing in one sitting before the aggrieved party, his group, and the five students, or apologizing only before the five students and then apologizing to each individual from the aggrieved party and his group separately), such that one of the parties can be compelled to accept it?
Does God forgive a girl who used to go out with young men but wants to stop doing so, and has repented and started wearing the hijab?
What is the way to atone for the sin of exposing someone by taking revenge on them by publishing pictures of their wife, and is it obligatory to inform him and ask for his forgiveness, with the consequences that entails, or is there another solution?
Is it permissible to append the intention of not returning to a sin with the phrase "if Allah wills," by saying, "If Allah wills, I will not return to such and such a sin"?
How can one reconcile the Hadith that describes people whose good deeds are like mountains, yet Allah makes them scattered dust because when they are alone with Allah's prohibitions, they violate them, with the Hadith, "All of my Ummah are forgiven except for the Al-Mujahirin (those who make their sins public)"?
What can a girl do to atone for the sin of removing her hijab for two years, after she had been veiled and then returned to wearing it, while she maintains her prayers, recites the Quran, and listens to religious tapes and reads religious books?
Is repentance valid if the motivation for it is feeling pain and the negative consequences of sin, knowing that repentance must be purely for the sake of Allah the Almighty?
Will Allah forgive a girl who sinned after repenting, and is the injustice she faces from the General Manager a trial?
Will a woman who caused permanent disfigurement to her maid after beating her remain sinful, despite her extreme remorse and repeated attempts to tend to her wounds and offer her substantial financial compensation, and will God forgive her?
What is the religious ruling on a widow who commits adultery with her husband's brother, and what must she do to rectify her sin before God?
Is it possible to restore self-confidence and contribute effectively to society after repenting from past sins that affected one's reputation?
Is it obligatory for the one who repents to rectify the grave sins he committed, or is it sufficient for him to forget them and start anew, like someone who embraced Islam?
Will the repentance of one who says, "I have no excuse on the Day of Resurrection" if his need is not met, be accepted, and what is the expiation for that?
Are there conditions for seeking forgiveness?
What is the difference between error, cunning, indecency, grave sins, and destructive sins?
How can a woman atone and repent for the years of her life that passed without a hijab?
How does a servant reconcile doing good deeds with not feeling God's pleasure, and despite his repentance, he returns to watching pornographic channels when lust intensifies? So how can his repentance be sincere enough to save him from Hellfire, especially since he intends to perform Umrah soon?
What should we do to draw closer to Allah and abandon the forbidden — "talking to young men on the phone," which makes us feel alive — and how can we return to life and be accepted by society, and for Allah to decree a share for us in it, especially given that our family circumstances (a father addicted to alcohol, a mother practicing magic) and our delayed marriage have alienated us from religion and made us more introverted and despairing?
How do I escape debt, whether physical or spiritual, so that I am not condemned by it, as in the sayings "As you condemn, so shall you be condemned" and "Do as you please"?
Is it possible to repent and be forgiven for a sin committed after violating a covenant with God to refrain from watching pornography, especially given one's weakness in the face of desires and the lack of fulfillment of sexual urges from one's wife?
Will my repentance be accepted after swearing falsely on the Mus'haf out of fear of the engagement being broken?
Does repentance have specific actions, such as prayer and charity, or is it merely heartfelt? And is there a reported supplication for repentance from sins?
Does not forgiving someone for an old sin, after having forgiven them at the time and nine years have passed, mean that the offender's repentance is not accepted?