Sheikh ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy upon him), was asked: “What is binding upon one who falls into the crime of fornication to clear himself from the effects of that?”
He,
may Allaah have mercy upon him, answered: “Fornication is from the most
disgusting of prohibitions and greatest sins. Allaah has threatened the
polytheists, those who murder people without due right and the fornicators with
a double torment on the Day of Resurrection and remaining therein humiliated
and debased due to the wickedness and severity of their crimes.
As Allaah says:
“And those who invoke not any
other deity along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except
for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this
shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the
Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace, except those
who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds…”
[25:68-69]
So
it is upon the one who falls into anything of that nature to repent to Allaah a
sincere repentance and follow that with true faith and righteous actions. A
repentance is considered sincere if the one repenting ceases from committing
the sin, is remorseful for what took place and is determined not return to that
(all) out of fear of Allaah, magnifying Him, hoping for His reward and dreading
his punishment. Allaah the Most High says:
“And verily, I am indeed Forgiving
to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship
with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing
them, (till his death).” [20:82]
Therefore
it is obligatory upon every Muslim, male and female, to beware of this grave
indecency and its pathways with the utmost caution and to rush to perform
sincere repentance from what has preceded. And Allaah forgives and accepts the
repentance of those who truly repent.”
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