Mentioning the reasons for which one may be excused for making a forbidden or disliked supplication

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Question:
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. Is it possible that a person who is not excused may be pardoned for such a supplication due to the abundance of his good deeds, the sincerity of his intention, or purely out of Allah's mercy for him, or similar reasons?

Answer:
Yes, and he may be forgiven for it because of his many good deeds. He may have a slight error, and because of his many good deeds, Allah forgives him, as He the Exalted said:

And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds

وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ

[Hud 11:114]

And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

and follow an evil deed with a good one to wipe it out

وأتبع السيئة الحسنة تمحها

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1987Hasan (Darussalam)

So Allah may forgive a person because of his many good deeds. What Allah willed.

you little know that Allah revealed about the people of Badr: Do what you like for there is forgiveness for you

لعل الله اطلع على أهل بدر فقال اعملوا ما شئتم فقد غفرت لكم

Sahih Muslim 2494a

So Allah may forgive a person for a slight slip because of his many good deeds. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [131] ذكر الأسباب التي قد يتجاوز فيها عمن دعا بالدعاء المحرم والمكروه — youtube.com

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