وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ
جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
"And all of you beg Allaah to forgive you, O believers, that you may become successful!"
[An-Nur 24:31]
Sheikh Uthaimeen رحمه الله says:
"This verse
shows that Repentance is an act deemed
compulsory upon every mature, sane individual, because of the
order entailed in this Verse. The Sheikh points out, that merely saying the
words like Ya Allaah Agfirhlee (Oh Allaah forgive me), but at the same time
persisting upon a sin or sins, and refusing to give up this sin, then this form of Tawbah will not benefit the individual and
is at the same time mocking Allaah the Most High."
(Sharh Riyaad'us Saaliheen, Chapter of Tawbah vol.1, pg.62-63)
Ibnul
Qayyim رحمه
الله says: