{"id":36404,"date":"2025-04-05T23:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T23:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=36404"},"modified":"2025-04-05T23:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T23:08:09","slug":"how-do-i-deal-with-doubts-regarding-the-validity-of-my-repentance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/how-do-i-deal-with-doubts-regarding-the-validity-of-my-repentance\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Deal With Doubts Regarding the Validity of My Repentance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07949<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">How do I deal with doubts regarding the validity of my repentance, specifically the fear that because I think it is likely I will commit the sin again I feel unable to make a firm resolve to not commit the sin I am repenting for. Is my tawba valid?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In relation to your question, every form of repentance when done with sincerity and with pure intentions not to return to that sin, will be accepted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">For repentance to be accepted and the form which repentance comes in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">You have to repentance sincerely from the heart<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Intend into action never to return to that sin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Have full belief that Allah is Most Forgiving, and he does not turn away his slave who calls out to him.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">You have to make a firm intention not to return to that sin again and seek avenues which will help you refrain from that sin. This can be by talking to a specialist in this field, such as a qualified and experienced scholar who specialises in these matters. He would be able to provide you with procedures and methods to help stay away from that sin and provide remedies for the heart and soul. It has also been advised from various narrations of the Prophet (PBUH) to engage in fasting and remembrance of Allah to help keep the lustful cravings for committing sin in check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Tawbah will only be valid if you firmly repent with sorrow with an intention never to return to performing that sin. 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font-size: 12pt;\">\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0646\u0646\u0635\u062d\u0643 \u0628\u0623\u0646 \u062a\u062a\u0648\u0628 \u0641\u064a\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0643 \u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0649\u061b \u0641\u0625\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0628\u0629 \u062a\u0645\u062d\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0646\u0628\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0645 \u062a\u0648\u0628\u0629\u060c\u00a0\u0641\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u0634\u0631\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0628\u0629:\u00a0\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064b: \u0623\u0646\u0643 \u062a\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0627 \u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0645\u0646\u0643 \u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0646\u0628.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u064b:\u00a0\u0639\u0627\u0647\u062f \u0631\u0628\u0643 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u062a\u0643\u0631\u0631 \u0645\u0646\u0643 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0646\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u062d\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0643.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u062b\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u064b:\u00a0\u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0641\u0627\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0629\u060c \u0641\u0625\u0646\u00a0{\u0627\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0650 \u064a\u064f\u0630\u0652\u0647\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064e\u0651\u064a\u0650\u0651\u0626\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0650}\u00a0[\u0647\u0648\u062f:\u0661\u0661\u0664<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only\u00a0Allah\u00a0(\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644)\u00a0knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Kittab Nawaaqidhul Islaam, Page 2, Maktabatus Shaamila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Kittab Sharhul Aqeeda Lil Tahawi, Page 954, Maktabatus Shaamila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a> Shurootu I\u2019tiqaad Ahlis Sunnah, Page 25, Volume 12, Maktabatus Shaamila<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07949 &nbsp; Answered by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; How do I deal with doubts regarding the validity of my repentance, specifically&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36404"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36404"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36512,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36404\/revisions\/36512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}