The ruling on specifically designating the end of the year for seeking forgiveness, and whether there is evidence for it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Some preachers mention these days that Allah commanded us to seek forgiveness after finishing the prayer, after leaving 'Arafah, and after standing in night prayer during the last third of the night. Then he says: Let us increase our seeking of forgiveness at the end of the year.
Answer:
This is not permissible. Allah did not command us to seek forgiveness at the end of the year. It is true that Allah commanded us to seek forgiveness in the situations he mentioned, but he added from his own opinion and commanded us to seek forgiveness at the end of the year. This is from his own pocket.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Some preachers mention these days that Allah commanded us to seek forgiveness after finishing the prayer, after leaving 'Arafah, and after standing in night prayer during the last third of the night. Then he says: Let us increase our seeking of forgiveness at the end of the year.
Answer:
This is not permissible. Allah did not command us to seek forgiveness at the end of the year. It is true that Allah commanded us to seek forgiveness in the situations he mentioned, but he added from his own opinion and commanded us to seek forgiveness at the end of the year. This is from his own pocket.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1669] حكم تخصيص آخر العام بالاستغفار وهل ورد فيه دليل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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