Question
If a murtad returns to Islam, will all his past sins be forgiven?
Answer
If a Muslim becomes a murtad (leaves Islam), then the sins he had committed whilst he was a Muslim will not be forgiven automatically. He has to make Taubah. The reward of irtidaad (becoming murtad) is not forgiveness. It is everlasting Hell-Fire. The sins of a kaafir are forgiven when he/ she embraces Islam.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 11
- PDF page
- 24
Appears under ABANDONING ONE’S MATH-HAB FOR A WOMAN OR A MAN (approximate).