The Prescribed Nature of Seeking Forgiveness After Acts of Worship

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh. Is the prescribed seeking of forgiveness after completing an act of worship limited to that specific act, or does it apply to all acts of worship?

Answer:
It applies to all acts of worship. The prayer is concluded by seeking forgiveness after the taslim. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek Allah’s forgiveness three times after the taslim while facing the qiblah. Likewise, after Hajj,

And when you have completed your rites, remember Allah like your [previous] remembrance of your fathers or with [much] greater remembrance.

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُم مَّنَاسِكَكُمْ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ آبَاءَكُمْ أَوْ أَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا

[Al-Baqarah 2:200]

and ask forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

[Al-Baqarah 2:199]

. Likewise, standing in night prayer.

⁽¹⁷⁾ They used to sleep but little of the night, ⁽¹⁸⁾ And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

[Adh-Dhariyat 51:17-18]

, for Allah the Exalted and Majestic said, “and those who seek forgiveness in the last hours of the night.” So they conclude their standing in night prayer by seeking forgiveness, and every act of worship is concluded by seeking forgiveness. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 07 من 12/الحج في القرآن/المناسك/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:25)

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