Sins Are Forgiven Through Hajj

Question

If one upon whom Hajj had become wajib performed Hajj, then according to the noble hadith intercession for him becomes incumbent upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and his past sins are forgiven, as if he had been born anew from his mother’s womb. As for whatever sins occur in the rest of his life after Hajj, will he after death be called to account — that is, reckoning — from birth until death, or will he have to suffer punishment only for the sins he committed from Hajj until death, while the earlier sins will be…

Answer

For those sins whose forgiveness was given as glad tidings for performing Hajj, he will not be called to account after performing Hajj, since they have been forgiven. As for the sins committed after Hajj, their forgiveness through the past Hajj is not mentioned in any hadith; therefore, if he has not repented, he will be called to account for them.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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