ANSWER: All sins require repentance! The prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam warned Muslims from minor sin and gave the example of little twigs and branches that when gathered together can build a huge fire. 

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ANSWER: He was forgiven because he took the measures to leave that town as part of his repentance! This showed his remorse over such killings. On the other hand, we are also told about a woman who was admitted to hell for not feeding her cat until it died. 

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ANSWER: It’s not necessarily true. One of the conditions for repentance to be valid is for you to feel deep remorse and it can accompany crying or it may not.

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ANSWER: It’s not permissible to punish yourself like this. Sincere repentance with deep remorse is sufficient. You should do a lot of voluntary acts of worship, especially night prayers besides completing all the obligatory acts of worship because good deeds erase bad deeds.

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