The Prayer of Repentance, Its Supplications, and the Authenticity of the Hadith on the One Who Repents from Sin
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Question:
We begin with a message from a questioner in Jordan. He says: Honorable Shaykh, is there a specific prayer for repentance and supplications to be recited by the one who repents? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: "The one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin"?
Answer:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2] And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the supplication for repentance is for a person to say: "O Allah, forgive me, accept my repentance, and have mercy on me." He should frequently supplicate to Allah, the Exalted, to accept his repentance and forgive him, while abandoning sins and transgressions, staying away from them, and abandoning their causes, seeking acceptance from Allah, the Exalted. However, the Muslim must exert the means. As for the hadith of the repentant one, Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam), it is authentic in meaning, as it aligns with the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Taha 20:82] And He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Anfal 8:38].
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
We begin with a message from a questioner in Jordan. He says: Honorable Shaykh, is there a specific prayer for repentance and supplications to be recited by the one who repents? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: "The one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin"?
Answer:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَfrom sin is like one who did not sin
من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهBut indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰSay to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَنتَهُوا يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/157 — archive.org (1:00)
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