2b] Does doing major sins prevent repentance and good deeds from being accepted?

2b]
Al-Tirmidhi (3540) narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Allaah, may He be blessed and exalted, said: ‘O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shallnot mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I wouldforgive you and I would not mind.’” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
Ibn Maajah narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.” Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
These verses and ahaadeeth indicate that Allaah forgives all sins, no matter how great or how many, for the one who repents to Him.
So strive in worship and obedience, regret the negligence and sins of thepast, and note that Allaah has no need of His slaves yet despite that He rejoices in their repentance, and even turns their bad deeds intogood deeds.
We ask Allaah to help youto remember Him, give thanks to Him and worship Him properly.
And Allaah knows best.
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2a] Does doing major sins prevent repentance and good deeds from being accepted?

2a]
I am a Muslim woman, but the Shaytaan has been controlling me for a while. I committed major sins, but now I regret it. I have turned to Allaah andrepented to Him, but I heard that no fasting or prayer will be of any benefit to me because I have committed the worst of major sins. Is that true? Will Allaah really never accept my repentance?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We praise Allaah for having guided you to repent, and we ask Him tomake you steadfast in adhering to His religion, and to grant you a good end. You should note thatyou have been greatly blessed and must give thanks to Allaah. How many sinners die without having repented? How many of those who are astray die before turning back to their Lord? Undoubtedly the fact that Allaah has enabled you repent is a great event in your life, and this should be a time when you start to obey Him and strive harder in worshipping Him.
You should realize that what you have heard about repentance, prayer and fasting not being accepted from one who has committed major sins is false, and it is speaking about Allaah without knowledge. There is a great deal of evidence in the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate thatAllaah accepts His slave’s repentance from all sins, no matter how great theyare, and it is not permissible for anyone to try to stop a person repenting, no matter howgreat and how heinous his sins.
Allaah says (interpretationof the meaning):
“Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily,Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Zumar 39:53]
Allaah says, stating that He forgives the greatest of sins (interpretation of the meaning):
“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds,and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
This clearly indicates that Allaah forgives all sins – even shirk – and it tells usof an immense bounty, which is that bad deeds are turned to good deeds.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
No sin is too great for Allaah to forgive for the one who repents, rather He forgives shirk and other sins for those who repent, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily,Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Zumar 39:53]
This verse is general in meaning because it is addressed to all those who repent. End quote.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 2/358
Al-Bukhaari and Muslim (6766) narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There was among the people who came before you a man who killed ninety-nine people. Then he asked about the most knowledgeable person onearth, and was directed toa hermit, so he went to him, told him that he had killed ninety-nine people, and asked if he could be forgiven. The hermit said, ‘No,’ so he killed him, thuscompleting one hundred. Then he asked about the most knowledgeable person on earth and was directed to a scholar. He told him that he had killed one hundred people, and asked whether he could be forgiven. The scholar said, ‘Yes, what could possibly come between you and repentance? Go to such-and-such a town, forin it there are people whoworship Allaah. Go and worship with them, and do not go back to your own town, for it is a bad place.” So the man set off, but when he was halfwaythere, the angel of death came to him, and the angels of mercy and the angels of wrath began to argue over him. The angels of mercy said: ‘He had repented and was seeking Allaah.’ The angels of wrath said: ‘He never did any good thing.’An angel in human form came to them, and they asked him to decide the matter. He said: ‘Measure the distance between the two lands (his home townand the town he was headed for), and whichever of the two he is closest to is the one to which he belongs.’ So they measured the distance, and found that he was closer to the townfor which he had been headed, so the angels of mercy took him.”
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1b] If the angels do not approach the dead bodyof a kaafir, then how can he be questioned inthe grave?

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they are the angels who go around bringing mercy, blessing and prayers
for forgiveness. As for the recording angels, they enter every house
and they do not leave the sons of Adam under any circumstances,
because they have been commanded to count and record their deeds.
End quote from Sharh Muslim, 7/207
Thus it becomes clear thatthere is no confusion in the hadeeth, if we
understand it in accordance with what thescholars have stated in their
commentaries on it, that the hadeeth speaks of a kind of punishment
for the one who does that, in that the angels of mercy and blessing
avoid the places where he is.
All of this is based on the assumption that the hadeeth is proven and
saheeh. This is the view favoured by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have
mercy on him) and itis on this that the answer mentioned on the site
previously is based.
But given that more than one of the scholars have ruled that the
hadeeth is da'eef (weak) in its chain of narration, because there is
an interruption between the Sahaabi, 'Ammaar ibn Yaasir (may Allah be
pleased with him), and the one who narrated it from him, Yahya ibn
Ya'mar, because he did not hear directly from him, then in that case
there is no reason for this confusion.
See: Musnad al-Imam Ahmad, ar-Risaalah edition, 31/182; an-Naafilah by
Shaykh Abu Ishaaq al-Huwayni, no. 149

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1a] If the angels do not approach the dead bodyof a kaafir, then how can he be questioned inthe grave?

1a]
In one of your Fatwas, you stated the following hadith:
"The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There
are three things which theangels do not approach: the dead body of a
kaafir, a man who has perfumed himself with saffron (because this is
frivolous and foolish behaviour, and is an imitation of women – Qayd
al-Qadeer, 3/325), and a person who is junub, until he does ghusl."
(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4180; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3522"
(http://www.islam-qa.com/en/cat/68/ref/islamqa/6533) I shared your
fatwas with others to depict the importance of Ghusl, but someone
asked me back that "if theangels do not approach the dead body of a
kaafir, then how will he/she be questioned in graves by the angels???
And if a man/woman is in junub and its time for him/her to die, wont
the angel of death approach him/her???" Can you please clarify the
issue. I am sure there is a contextin which this hadith is to be taken
and there is an explanation for it.
Praise be to Allaah.
Abu Dawood (4180) narrated from 'Ammaar ibn Yaasir (may Allah be
pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "There are three whom the angels do not come
near: the dead body of a kaafir, a man who smears himself with khalooq
and a person who is junub, unless he does wudoo'."
Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood
What is meant in the hadeeth is that the angelsof mercy do not
approach these people to bring down a blessing or mercy to them,
because they arenot deserving of this bounty. What is intended is to
put people off their actions and the state theyare in, which is a
state that deserves the angels of mercy to keep away from them. This
is supported by al-Bayhaqi'sversion of this hadeeth in his Sunan
(9241), in whichit says: "There are three whom the angels do not
approach with anything good…"
It was also narrated by at-Tabaraani; in his version it says, "The
angels do not approach the bier of the kaafir with anything good, or
one who is junub until he does ghusl or does wudoo' as for prayer, or
one who has smeared himself with sufrah (a kind of perfume)."
Fath al-Baari by Ibn Rajab,1/360
It may be understood from the phrase "with anything good" in these two
reports that what is meant is the angels of mercy whose coming signals
good.
As for the angels of death and the recording angels, they are not
included in this hadeeth; neither are the angels of punishment and the
angels who question the person in hisgrave, and so on. They arenot
included in this hadeeth.
Al-Mannaawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"There are three whom the angels do not come near" – this refers to
the angels who bring down blessing and mercy, and those who go around
among the people to visit and listen to dhikr, and the like, not the
recordingangels who do not leave those who are accountable for even an
instant in all their situations, good and bad. "Not a word does he (or
she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it)" [Qaaf
50:18].
End quote from Fayd al-Qadeer, 3/428. see also Mirqaat al-Mafaateeh, 2/384
Al-Khattaabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on
the hadeeth, "The angels do not enter a house in which there is an
image or a dog or a person who is junub" – which is a da'eef hadeeth:
The words "The angels donot enter a house…" refers to the angels who
bring down blessing and mercy, not the angels who record people's
deeds, for they do not leave a person whether he is junub or
otherwise.
End quote from Ma'aalim as-Sunan, 1/75. al-Baghawi stated something
similar in Sharh as-Sunnah, 2/37
Al-Bukhaari (3322) and Muslim (2106) narrated from Abu Talhah that the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "The angels
do not enter a house in which there is a dog or animage."
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The scholars said: The reason why they refuse toenter a house in which
there is an image is the fact that it is a grievous sin and is
competing with the creation of Allah, may He be exalted. And some
images represent that which is worshipped instead of Allah, may He be
exalted. The reason why they refuse to enter a house in which there is
a dog is that dogs frequently eat impure things. And the one who keeps
a dog is punished by being deprived of the angels entering his
house,praying in it, asking Allah for forgiveness for him, bringing
blessing to him and his household, and warding off the harm of the
Shaytaan from him. Asfor those angels who do not enter a house in
which there is a dog or animage, they are the angels who go around
bringing mercy, blessing and prayers for forgiveness.
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