Question:
Asalam aleikum, I am a person with many addicts. I drink, I steal, I smoke and masturbate. Whenever I do these bad deeds I feel guilty and start praying, but that doesn’t end well as I will pray for three days and forget all the guilt. I will then go back to the addictions. I always ask for forgiveness from ALLAH. Can a person like me ever change and be forgiven? Thank you.
Answer:
A`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem
Wa `alaykum salam,
In-sha-Allah, you may follow Shaykh Gibril’s advice in the Post “Prayer Request: Evil Thoughts and Addiction.”
As for forgiveness, please read: How can you tell if Allah forgives you?
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