Making taubah for fantasizing about a sin one committed
Question
If someone repented from a sin, and then in the future was thinking about the sin they committed and took pleasure in the enjoyment if the sin they once committed, do they have to repent once again?
Answer
Yes, they should repent for fantasizing about the sin they had committed. Fantasizing about a sin is also a sin.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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