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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on saying "I seek forgiveness from Allah the number of His creation"

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man says, "I seek forgiveness from Allah the number of His creation, the pleasure of His soul, the adornment of His Throne, and the ink of His words." Another person objected to him and said, "This was only reported in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in
Glory be to Allah, and I begin with praise of Him to the number of His creaturesسبحان الله وبحمده عدد خلقه
Sunan Abi Dawud 1503Sahih (Al-Albani)
and so on. It is better for you to say 'I seek forgiveness from Allah' without that." What is the ruling?

The Shaykh:
Repeat, repeat the question.

The questioner:
He says: A man says, "I seek forgiveness from Allah the number of His creation, the pleasure of His soul, the adornment of His Throne, and the ink of His writing."

The Shaykh:
Yes, the correct view is with the one who said, "Do not say this," because this was reported in the tasbih (glorification of Allah) and was not reported in the istighfar (seeking forgiveness). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2735 -2802] هل يقال:استغفر الله عدد خلقه ورضا نفسه....؟ — youtube.com

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