How important is the 'Past' ..?

[Woodrow]

Sis, Amani

You are wrong, I don't have anything from my past to hide, Alhamdulilaah...So, it is not necessary for everybody has to have some sort of a past to hide...
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That is very wonderful. May Allaah(swt) always protect you so that you will still be able to say the same 50 years from today and every day you are in this duniyah

 

[OurIslamic]

The past is very important. We learn everything from the past.

 

[anonymous]

Umar bin Khattab used to worship statues made out of dates and then eat the statue afterwards.

Khaalid bin Waleed fought the Prophet at Uhud and ended up killing some very great Sahaaba.

Fudayl bin 'Ayyaad used to drink and rob people on the roads and had a love affair.

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah was a very hard core sufi before he met Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah.

Having looked into these peoples pasts, would you condsider marrying any of them?

i thought what people meant by "past" is having a relationship, not the other sins you mentioned. besides, if Fudayl bin 'Ayyaad was still emotionally attached to that lady, i still wouldn't marry him

 

[Rafeeq]

Past is important to know some one but more important is that one has always oppertunity to learn from past and take an advantage of it to make present and future piose. Given examples by Brother Khaldon says these people were completely turn over and made their life in a very new prospect.
Hence, past is to learn for future.

 

[Diyaa~]

^^Hmhmm some interesting opinions.. May Allah always keep us on the straight path and protected in His mercy :] Inshallah..
Jazakallah guys..

 

[Ansariyah]

I dont want to know everything, but I expect him to be someone who's pure & didnt lose their innocence (sorry bout the choice of words tryin to refrain from sounding too graphic) but u get my point.