▁encourag ed , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁sect s ▁or ▁denomin ations , ▁such ▁is ▁required ▁when ▁a ▁wrong ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁God . ▁Conf ession ▁is ▁then ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁person ▁wrong ed ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁God , ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁recon c ili ation ▁process . ▁In ▁cases ▁where ▁sin ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁from ▁church ▁membership ▁due ▁to ▁un rep ent ance , ▁public ▁conf ession ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁pr ere quis ite ▁to ▁read mission . ▁The ▁s inner ▁conf esses ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁rep ent ance ▁and ▁is ▁received ▁back ▁into ▁fellow ship . ▁In ▁both ▁cases ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁required ▁manner ▁to ▁the ▁conf essions : ▁for ▁s ins ▁between ▁God ▁and ▁Man ▁and ▁for ▁s ins ▁between ▁Man ▁and ▁Man . ▁ ▁Islam ▁▁ ▁The ▁act ▁of ▁seeking ▁forg iveness ▁from ▁Al lah ▁for ▁s ins ▁called ▁Ist igh far . ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁s ins ▁is ▁made ▁directly ▁to ▁Al lah ▁and ▁not ▁through ▁man ; ▁the ▁only ▁exception ▁is ▁when ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁a ▁required ▁step ▁in ▁re comp ens ing ▁for ▁the ▁damage ▁done . ▁It ▁is ▁taught ▁that ▁s ins ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁to ▁ones elf ▁to ▁seek ▁individual ▁forg iveness ▁from ▁Al lah . ▁Al lah ▁forg ives ▁those ▁who ▁seek ▁his ▁forg iveness ▁and ▁commit ▁themselves ▁not ▁to ▁repeat ▁the ▁sin . ▁Typ ically , ▁a ▁Muslim ▁man ▁or