Zakir Naik – Can Repentance be Accepted if the Hadd Punishment is not executed

Doctor Zakkia, next question is,

is repentance

accepted

if the had

punishment

is not carried out

on a person.

As I mentioned earlier, that a person should

realize that the bounty of

Allah His mercy and grace is in abundance

and

if you commit a crime,

if it involves

some other people,

then you have to restore the property back.

Like, if you have robbed, then give the

wealth back. If you have taken something from

someone, give it back. But if it is

between you and Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, a

person should never

be dissatisfied.

He should never

think that Allah will not forgive. Whatever sin

he may commit, let it be the biggest

sin. If he repents

sincerely,

as we mentioned in the last episode, Allah

will forgive any sin. But, if he had

done some harm to some other human being

then, he should

try and undo it. And Allah says in

the Quran, in Surah Al Farqhan, chapter number

25, verse number 68

And, as for those who do not invoke

with Allah any other god or

do not

take any life

of any other human being, unless for a

just cause or do not indulge in adultery

and for those who do it, for them

there is a punishment. Allah continues

in the next verses In Surah Al Furqan,

chapter 25, verse number 70 As for those

who believe and repent and do righteous deeds,

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

will change

the evil

thing that he has done. The evil deed

he has done to good.

So that's the mercy of Allah

So, as far as the hadh penalty is

concerned,

if it is a person who himself knows

that he has done a sin, For example,

if he has an adultery,

so he should repent to Allah Subhanahu wa

Ta'ala and ask for forgiveness. It is between

him and Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and

it's not required that he should tell to

the others

because if it's told, then their punishment

would be there.

Further, it is mentioned in the hadith

of Moabta, volume number 2, book of punishment,

hadith number 12, the beloved Prophet Musa Rasoolam

said

that stop

committing sins,

major sins etcetera

and if you commit,

you have to conceal it and ask for

forgiveness from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. You repent

and if you disclose it, then we will

have to pass the hadith penalty.

That means, if the sin is known

to the Sultan

or the ruler

or to a Kardi or to a judge,

then it becomes compulsory for that person that

he has to pass that penalty that is

stolen to death if he had done adultery

or any other sin which required the death

penalty But if it's not known and the

person who has sinned, if it involves some

other human being, he should try and undo

it If it is involvement between him and

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'la then he should ask

for forgiveness and ask for repentance and he

should conceal. It's not a requirement that the

punishment of Hadh should be given to the

person for repentance. But, we have the examples

of Ma'ez ibn Malik, who repented and did

not mind

being killed for Sikk Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

forgave them and the Prophet said that even

if you distribute it in the people of

Madinah,

it will be sufficient for them for you

to live. But as a general rule, it's

not a requirement that you have to pass

the penalty

for repentance. If you're exposed, then the penalty

is there. If you're not exposed, conceal it

and ask for forgiveness

and you repent and Insha'Allah Allah will forgive

you.