Does Allah forgive EVERY single sin?

[Guest AMuslimGuy]

Hello. Does Allah truly forgive every single sin? Specifically Major Sins? Can we truly say Allah would forgive Major sins like say killing thousands of innocents people just because you started repenting, making tawbah and Umrah? Because does Allah not make it clear on how heavy major sins are? Otherwise couldn't people just kill, ask for forgiveness and rinse and repeat? There has to be a limit right? 

I seek for answers. Please help me out. 

[al-akbar]

Salam!

With the total probability of correction, Allah is the most forgiving and most loving. Blessed is his name.And he has set a ground for his people to revert from wrong. And hugely yours and my sins will be forgiven by him. The ONLY EXCEPTION I know of is that after the hidayat towards islam if anybody associates partners with him (Shirk) nauzubillah. Except that Amir Al Muminin ((عليه السلام).) advised Kumayl ibn Ziyad al Nakha'i (Supplication of Kumail) to keep asking God for forgiveness even for the most loathsome of sins as a person has no one else to repent to. 

Wassalaam!

[Quran313]

Allah does not forgive the sins that violate rights of people. For example, if you take money from a person and never return it back, Allah will punish you for that and never forgives you for that. In fact, that guy takes your good deeds as much as he wants until he feels satisfied. If you don't have good deeds, you take sins of that guy until he feels satisfied. That's how people rights are settled down in the other world. If you do all Ziarah, Hajj, pray, charity, etc. they will not get settled down unless that person gets his rights back in this world and forgives you for the hardships he/she suffered. Otherwise, it will be settled down in the other world the way I mentioned. That's why Ahlulbait warned us a lot about not violating the rights of other people. Backbiting, killing, jealousy, etc. are all in this category.

But it does not mean a person should be hopeless and just keep doing same to others and worsen his history. One should start from somewhere to make it right. Repenting and being sorry for what he/she has done is first step. Next step is giving the right back to the person and apologizing for the hardships he/she encountered.

Edited March 8 by Quran313

[Abu Nur]

42 minutes ago, Quran313 said:

Allah does not forgive the sins that violate rights of people. For example, if you take money from a person and never return it back, Allah will punish you for that and never forgives you for that. In fact, that guy takes your good deeds as much as he wants until he feels satisfied. If you don't have good deeds, you take sins of that guy until he feels satisfied. That's how people rights are settled down in the other world. If you do all Ziarah, Hajj, pray, charity, etc. they will not get settled down unless that person gets his rights back in this world and forgives you for the hardships he/she suffered. Otherwise, it will be settled down in the other world the way I mentioned. That's why Ahlulbait warned us a lot about not violating the rights of other people. Backbiting, killing, jealousy, etc. are all in this category.

 

With this reasoning, it is miracle if any will enter the paradise. Do you think one violation deserve the person sucking all of your good deeds? Or rather it is more like a measure with it's value? Also Backbiting and Jealousy is so common, how in the world people can find others to say sorry? Is it not enough to just repent and never do the sin anymore? Is it not enough to pray for all of those who you have done bad?

Edited March 8 by Abu Nur

[Guest Guest]

Yes Allah forgives all sins in this life.

Allah is ar Rahman and ar Raheem.

However, when we depart from this world the one and only sin that will not be forgiven is shirk(polytheism). All other sins will have a punishment that one will go through either in barzakh or in yawm al qiyamah.

[Quran313]

3 hours ago, Abu Nur said:

With this reasoning, it is miracle if any will enter the paradise. Do you think one violation deserve the person sucking all of your good deeds? Or rather it is more like a measure with it's value? Also Backbiting and Jealousy is so common, how in the world people can find others to say sorry? Is it not enough to just repent and never do the sin anymore? Is it not enough to pray for all of those who you have done bad?

What I said was what I read in Islamic books and what scholars said during the Majalis. ALL of the scholars said Allah will not forgive sins that made others suffer unless the exact same person forgives us or what we did gets settled down through transferring good deeds or holding the burden of the persons sins. Of course everyone has problems in the other world. Quran says children escape from their parents. Parents escape from their children. Settling down debts in this world is much easier than the other world. I hope I never leave it to the other world. It's much worse than what we think.

You said something about some sins are common. It does not justify that. I read in a Hadeeth that the same person appears in front of us in the other world, then our good deeds get transferred to him or we hold the burden of his sins.

Again, one should not be hopeless and do same things over and over again. Repenting and being sorry for what happened is the first step. And for sure a person who did wrong and made it right is different than an ignorant.

Edited March 8 by Quran313

[Lion of Shia]

Isn't Shirk the only sin not forgivable?

[Abu Nur]

5 hours ago, Quran313 said:

What I said was what I read in Islamic books and what scholars said during the Majalis. ALL of the scholars said Allah will not forgive sins that made others suffer unless the exact same person forgives us or what we did gets settled down through transferring good deeds or holding the burden of the persons sins. Of course everyone has problems in the other world. Quran says children escape from their parents. Parents escape from their children. Settling down debts in this world is much easier than the other world. I hope I never leave it to the other world. It's much worse than what we think.

You said something about some sins are common. It does not justify that. I read in a Hadeeth that the same person appears in front of us in the other world, then our good deeds get transferred to him or we hold the burden of his sins.

Again, one should not be hopeless and do same things over and over again. Repenting and being sorry for what happened is the first step. And for sure a person who did wrong and made it right is different than an ignorant.

People will lose hope on Allah because if they start to recall their bad deeds toward people, they will realize that there is no possibility to even fix them. Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) says

Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins.1 He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Here I see nothing but hope, that even when the person can not fix the sin he did about the people, he still ask Allah for forgiveness and repent and Allah will still forgive Him by His Kindness.

I remember many years ago how low I felt when I readed 40 greater sins book (It is very good and important) and how low I felt and almost lost hope, but because of the Qur'an and Ahlulbayt narrations and duas, I saw nothing but the Most Loving God.

Edited March 9 by Abu Nur

[Abu Nur]

18 hours ago, Guest AMuslimGuy said:

Otherwise couldn't people just kill, ask for forgiveness and rinse and repeat? There has to be a limit right? 

The Prophet (s) says, "the signs of a person who has truly repented are four: sincere action for God, leaving the wrong, following the truth and being greedy for doing the good."

[Abu Nur]

5 hours ago, Quran313 said:

You said something about some sins are common. It does not justify that.

Of course not, but I want to say Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) is very Merciful for those who stop totally backbiting and slandering and never do them agein even when they can not find a way to say sorry for those who died or who he can not find them anymore. The only way is to ask Allah to forgive them.

[AbdusSibtayn]

9 hours ago, Abu Nur said:

With this reasoning, it is miracle if any will enter the paradise. Do you think one violation deserve the person sucking all of your good deeds? Or rather it is more like a measure with it's value? Also Backbiting and Jealousy is so common, how in the world people can find others to say sorry? Is it not enough to just repent and never do the sin anymore? Is it not enough to pray for all of those who you have done bad?

Huquq al-'ibad are not forgiven by Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) unless you are forgiven by the victim you have wronged. 

If you have stolen/usurped their money/property, you need to restore it to them or their family. 

If you have murdered someone, you have to surrender yourself to their family for qisas; it is then upto them if they want you punished or let you go. 

If you have backbitten them, then you need to seek their forgiveness. If that is not possible (ie you don't have access to them or they have passed away or confessing to them would worsen the situation) then you need to repent, do good deeds on their behalf, and make right the damage you have done to their reputation by telling the people you wrongly accused that person. 

Allah is merciful, but He is also just, and it would be injustice to just let the sinners who have wronged His other servants go with a paltry 'sorry'. Justice has to be restorative. 

Look at what Sayyid Sistani (ha) had to say on the tawbah of the ex-deviant Dr. Abdulaziz Sachadena (may Allah have mercy on him if his repentance is sincere) - " I forgive all his slander against me, but as for his slander against the Imam of the Time (aj) and our past great scholars (aj), he will have to undo the damage that he has done to their reputation himself ".

 

[AbdusSibtayn]

1 hour ago, Abu Nur said:

Of course not, but I want to say Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) is very Merciful for those who stop totally backbiting and slandering and never do them agein even when they can not find a way to say sorry for those who died or who he can not find them anymore. The only way is to ask Allah to forgive them.

Yes, this is true. If they can no longer find their victim, they need to repent and do good deeds on his behalf, in order to be forgiven. 

[AbdusSibtayn]

5 hours ago, Lion of Shia said:

Isn't Shirk the only sin not forgivable?

Unless the sinner repents from his shirk. 

[Meedy]

So how about if you can't find the person you wronged to ask for forgiveness..... then what is person going to hell even if he sincerely repents, does good deeds and stop doing bad things... 

how about if person truly sorry, repent etc but the other person does not forgive... is this person going to hell?

There are plenty of people who wronged others but may have decided to repent however unable to find the person they wronged for all different reasons …. so are these people going to hell?

People trying to repent we should give them hope and guidance

[AbdusSibtayn]

1 hour ago, Meedy said:

So how about if you can't find the person you wronged to ask for forgiveness..... then what is person going to hell even if he sincerely repents, does good deeds and stop doing bad things... 

how about if person truly sorry, repent etc but the other person does not forgive... is this person going to hell?

There are plenty of people who wronged others but may have decided to repent however unable to find the person they wronged for all different reasons …. so are these people going to hell?

People trying to repent we should give them hope and guidance

No, they aren't going to hell. If they repented sincerely and asked forgiveness,yet the wronged person doesn't forgive them, then they suffer the repercussions of their sin either in their lifetime, or in barzakh, or during the Judgement before finally being admitted to heaven. 

Allah is not some perpetually enraged, fire- breathing sadistic monster who loves to toss people into hell for every sin and burn everything around. 

[Eddie Mecca]

2 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

Allah is not some perpetually enraged, fire- breathing sadistic monster who loves to toss people into hell for every sin and burn everything around. 

Exactly...I'm always stressing this point to people...some people act as if Allah is like Saddam on the throne, a tyrant looking for the slightest infraction or excuse to toss folks into hell

3 hours ago, Meedy said:

So how about if you can't find the person you wronged to ask for forgiveness..... then what is person going to hell even if he sincerely repents, does good deeds and stop doing bad things

If you read narrations about Judgment Day, a portrait will emerge...a picture is presented...people are frantically running back and forth (like Hagar running between the hills of Safa and Marwa) seeking forgiveness from the people they've wronged...you will find the people you are looking for, rest assured...also, keep in mind that the people you've wronged have wronged others as well and so forth and so forth...a bunch of people are crying tears of joy, engaging in repentance, hugging one another, making amends etc....the scene is intense and simultaneously beautiful 

Edited March 9 by Eddie Mecca

[313_Waiter]

Yes, if you sincerely repent:

Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins.1 He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (39:53)

[Abu Nur]

6 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

No, they aren't going to hell. If they repented sincerely and asked forgiveness,yet the wronged person doesn't forgive them, then they suffer the repercussions of their sin either in their lifetime, or in barzakh, or during the Judgement before finally being admitted to heaven. 

Allah is not some perpetually enraged, fire- breathing sadistic monster who loves to toss people into hell for every sin and burn everything around. 

This is only for wronging believers or is it also all the rest of humans?

[AbdusSibtayn]

6 hours ago, Abu Nur said:

This is only for wronging believers or is it also all the rest of humans?

I think for everyone. 

[mahmood8726]

21 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

Yes, this is true. If they can no longer find their victim, they need to repent and do good deeds on his behalf, in order to be forgiven. 

What do you mean on their behalf? 

What about the person who has forgotten who he has backbitten as it's been a long time? 

Edited March 10 by mahmood8726

[AbdusSibtayn]

9 hours ago, mahmood8726 said:

What do you mean on their behalf? 

What about the person who has forgotten who he has backbitten as it's been a long time? 

Same thing. They must just acknowledge that individual even if they don't remember their name or appearance and do good deeds while gifting the rewards to them. 

[Meedy]

Looks like we might need an answer from scholar or something. We seem to getting different answer.