Re: Question!
TLK brother, I was just thinking over this matter and I realized that there is something missing in our views.
You see, when we miss a namaz and then repent for our sin, at that time Allah (s.w.t) forgives the sin of "Not offering namaz in time" but that doesn't mean that the missed namaz would be accepted without offering. That namaz can only be accepted after I offer it Qaza.
Same applies to all the other cases. After repetence the sin of "disobeying Allah" is forgiven but one has to do something to undone / repair or reduce the effect of that sin on the people who suffered because of that sin. By repenting the "sin of stealing" might be forgiven but the job is incomplete untill I return the thing to the person it belonged and seek forgivess from that person.
@ Topic. Of course Allah would forgive them if they sincerely repent for the sin, but they have to work hard to recover the emotional damage as much as possible which was caused by their actions on people related to them.
Specially the man can not easily get away with what he did to the girl. He has to help her regain her life, he has to support her family in every way. At the same time he needs to shed tears of repentence for such a horrible act. Also the woman has to do a lot of hard work to lesson the effect of her sin on her own life and that of her parents..
Charity, social work, prayers, and all the things that could help the two families to recover the loss as much as possible.
If sinning and then repenting was that easy then it would have been the greatest excuse for people who want to sin.
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Abu Dhar Jundub bin Junadah and Abu Abdul Rahman Mu’adh bin Jabal, radiyallahu anhuma, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said: “Fear Allah wherever you may be; follow up an evil deed with a good one which will wipe (the former) out, and behave good-naturedly towards people.”
[RIGHT][Al-Tirmidhi relates it, saying: It is a good *(hasan)* Tradition. In some copies he says: It is a good and genuine (*hasan* and* sahih*) Hadith.][/RIGHT]
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