Can you repent if you commit shirk?

Short Answer: Yes, Repenting sincerely will result in forgiveness from God. Long Answer: Unlike what many people think, Shirk is only unforgivable IF the person doing shirk dies in that state without repenting sincerely. That is the case for those who have been muslims at some time or are non-muslims.

Is shirk forgivable?

The Qur’an considers shirk as a sin that will not be forgiven if a person dies without repenting of it.

What are hudud punishments?

Under Islamic law, Hudud crimes (apostasy, revolt against the ruler, theft, highway robbery, adultery, slander, and drinking alcohol) carry penalties that include the amputation of hands and feet, flogging, and death.

How do you repent?

Just do your part now by confessing and repenting to God. What does it mean to repent? When you repent, you ask God for forgiveness, but then, you have to turn away from the sin and try to not repeat it. Will God forgive me again even if I broke my promise to God or did my sin again.

What does Allah not forgive?

Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him in worship, but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

What happens if a person dies in a minor Shirk?

If a person dies in a state of minor shirk without having repented, is he subject to the will of Allaah, or will he not be forgiven, as in the case of major shirk? There are two scholarly points of view:

What kind of shirk does Allaah not forgive?

Some of them said that it includes all kinds of shirk, even minor shirk such as swearing by something other than Allaah; Allaah will not forgive him. But with regard to major sins, such as drinking alcohol and zina, they are subject to the will of Allaah; if Allaah wills He will forgive them and if He wills He will punish them.

When is wearing an amulet a minor Shirk?

Note: Wearing an amulet may be minor shirk or it may be major shirk, depending on the situation of the one who uses it. If he believes that it can bring benefit and cause harm in and of itself, then this is major shirk. If he believes that it is a means, then this is minor shirk, because he is regarding something…

What did Shaykh al-Islam say about minor Shirk?

Shaykh al-Islam [Ibn Taymiyah] said different things. On one occasion he said: Allaah does not forgive shirk even if it is minor. And on another occasion he said: That which Allaah does not forgive is major shirk.