1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

79 Questions

Is never repeating a sin again considered as repentance without asking Allah to forgive you?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. We must ask and beg to Allah to forgive our sins. Without being humble to seek and beg to Allah for forgiveness, our sins will not be forgiven. Not asking Allah for forgiveness, means that the sinner is still arrogant even if he decides not committing the sin again, but as he has already committed the sin, he must seek and beg to Allah (SWT) for forgiveness.

Wassalam.
I falsely accused one of the servants of stealing and subsequently fired them. Later, I discovered that someone else had taken the item, and it was not stolen. Is this considered a major sin and how can I repent for this wrongful act?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You need to apologize to the persons whom you accused of steeling the item and be sure that they forgive you from their heart.putting false allegation on innocent is a major sin and it needs your victim to forgive you.

‘Wassalam.
If I witness someone committing a sin but I am unsure whether they have repented for it, does their eligibility (Adala) to lead congregational prayers diminish permanently?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. As far as the repentance gate is open for every one as we read in Quran, we can never claim that a person who committed a sin is a permanent sinner. As a witness of his committing the sin in front of you, you need to verify whether he is still committing sins or not before praying behind him. You are not allowed to tell others not to pray behind him nor inform them about the sin which you witnessed unless he did it openly with out caring to public seeing him committing the sin.

Wassalam.
Is it required for someone who sinned openly or in front of someone that he should repent in front of that person, whereas if done secretly he should repent secretly?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Repenting openly is not a condition for the acceptance of repentance for sins committed openly.

May you always be successful