In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Make lots of Istighfar (Seeking Allah's forgiveness) daily.
Istighfar is the weapon of believers against the Shaytan who tries to lead them into Hell through inviting them to sin. According to a hadith of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, Iblis declared to Allah that he would continuously try to lead humans astray so long as they were alive. Allah answered that He would continuously forgive them so long as they sought His forgiveness.
Allah Almighty says,
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَـٰحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّـهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٣٥[AleImran 3:135]
And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know. (135)
Allah Almighty says,
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ﴿١٠[Nuh 71:10-12]
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا ﴿١١﴾ وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًا ﴿١٢
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. (10)
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers (11) And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. (12)
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, said,
Seek forgiveness abundantly, for Allah has not taught you how to seek forgiveness except because He wishes to forgive you.
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, said,
By Allah, I seek the forgiveness of Allah, and I turn in repentance to Him more than seventy times in a day. [Bukhari]
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, said,
O People, repent to Allah, for I verily repent to Him one hundred times a day.[Muslim]
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, said,
It is a heavy thing for my heart if I do not seek Allah’s forgiveness a hundred times a day. [Muslim]
Ibn `Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: We counted the Messenger, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, saying a hundred times during one single sitting:
Rabb-ighfir lee, wa tub `alayya, innaka Antat-Taawwabur-Raheem.
My Lord! Forgive me and pardon me. Indeed, You are the Oft-Returning with compassion and Ever Merciful. [Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi]
Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wassallam, said,
He who says:
‘Astaghfirullah al-lathee laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwal Hayyul Qayyoomu wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayhi.
‘I seek the forgiveness of Allah, Whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, and I turn to Him in repentance.’
his sins will be forgiven even if he should have run away from the battlefield (while he was engaged in fighting for the Cause of Allah). [Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Hakim]
A story of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him), a renowned scholar of Islam and famous theologian. During his old age, while Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal was travelling, he stopped by a town. After the prayers, he wanted to stay for the night in the masjid yard because he didn’t know anyone in the town. Owing to his humility, he hadn’t introduced himself to anyone thinking that if he did, he would be welcomed by many people.
Failing to recognize Imam Ahmad, the caretaker of the masjid refused to let him stay in the masjid. As Imam Ahmad was quite old, the caretaker had to drag him out of the masjid. On seeing this, a baker from a nearby place felt pity for this man (Imam Ahmad) and offered to be the host to him for the night. During his stay with the baker, Imam Ahmad observed that the baker would constantly recite Istighfar (seek forgiveness from Allah). Imam Ahmad asked the baker if the constant practice of saying Istighfar had any effect on him. The baker responded by telling Imam Ahmad that Allah had accepted all of his duas (supplications), except one. When he asked him what dua was it that hadn’t been accepted, the baker replied that he had been asking Allah to provide him the privilege to meet the famous scholar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.
On this, Imam Ahmad said that Allah had not only listened to his dua but had dragged him onto his (the baker’s) doorsteps.
رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَٰنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
"Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful." [Al-Hashr 59:10]
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَـٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِى فِى ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
"My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims." [Al-Ahqaf 46:15]
Please include us in your prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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