If a person commits shirk, thereby wiping out his good deeds, but then repents afterwards, is he forgiven and are his earlier good deeds reinstated?
If a person commits shirk, thereby wiping out his good deeds, but then repents afterwards, is he forgiven and are his earlier good deeds reinstated?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 years ago
The Hadeeth says : The repenting person who returns to Allah leaving the sinful acts, is like a person who had no sins. (التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له). This means that if the person has really repented and returned to Allah, his previous sins will be removed as well as the effects of such sins. His original good deeds will be reinstated by the Grace of Allah.
Wassalam.