However...

However, they thought that it might be possible to compensate for this sin and repent afterwards. The holy verse continues saying: “…and you may be after that (by repentance) a righteous people.” This sentence reveals the fact that they had feelings of guilt for having committed such a barbarous act and were afraid of Allah at the bottom of their hearts.

However, the important problem in question lies in the fact that discussing repentance before the commission of a sin is in actual fact a satanic strategy to cheat one’s own conscience and keep a channel open with Allah, hence, the person in question is not really repenting and by no means it is a reason for his regret. Explanations…