Do I Need to Ask Forgiveness for Dry-Humping My Siter While She Was Sleeping?
Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad
Question
When I was 12, I dry-humped my sister while she was sleeping. This went on for some time and she would occasionally move during this. I did not know this thing was wrong until I searched it up and found out how severe a sin this is, so I immediately stopped. I am 15 and my sister is about 12. I asked forgiveness from her by saying “Please forgive me for doing something to you during the night a few years back.” I said it like this and she said that she does not remember but still nevertheless forgave me for whatever it was. Yet still I dont know if this is enough to be forgiven in Islam and this is making me depressed. I asked her by writing it on paper as I was too ashamed to speak it and did not mention the sin by name.
Answer
Despair
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), “ […] You should do what you are able to, for by Allah, Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) but you get tired.’” [Ibn Maja]
Please say this du`a daily:
اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ وَشَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ
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[Ustada]Shazia Ahmad
Checked and approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria for two years where she studied aqida, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Masters in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She later moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.
