Check your understanding

After repentance someone says, “The other person’s loss remains, so the comparison about not being held to account makes no sense.” Which distinction resolves this?

Repentance, reform, integrity, and responsibility (Hadith 23–30)

• Forgiveness has meaning only when every outward trace disappears
• Accountability for sin and a remaining worldly loss are distinct
• Not being held to account for sin means the other person’s right has automatically ended