Forms of Seeking Forgiveness and Their Benefits
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Question:
This questioner, Waleed, asks: What are the formulas for seeking forgiveness? Is the phrase "I seek forgiveness from Allah" comprehensive? And what are the benefits of seeking forgiveness in this world and the Hereafter?
Answer:
Seeking forgiveness. Allah commanded seeking forgiveness in many verses. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded seeking forgiveness, and he used to seek Allah's forgiveness when he finished the prayer, and it was counted for him in a single gathering more than a hundred times: "I seek forgiveness from Allah and I turn to Him in repentance." Seeking forgiveness is required, and it is a great deed. A person needs it because a person is exposed to sins and transgressions.. Seeking forgiveness is asking for forgiveness; its formula is to say "I seek forgiveness from Allah" or "O Allah, forgive me." It has come in the hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 1875, this is the master of seeking forgiveness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner, Waleed, asks: What are the formulas for seeking forgiveness? Is the phrase "I seek forgiveness from Allah" comprehensive? And what are the benefits of seeking forgiveness in this world and the Hereafter?
Answer:
Seeking forgiveness. Allah commanded seeking forgiveness in many verses. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded seeking forgiveness, and he used to seek Allah's forgiveness when he finished the prayer, and it was counted for him in a single gathering more than a hundred times: "I seek forgiveness from Allah and I turn to Him in repentance." Seeking forgiveness is required, and it is a great deed. A person needs it because a person is exposed to sins and transgressions.
All of you are sinners, except for the sinners who repent.
كلكم خطاء غير الخطائين التوابونThe best supplication for seeking forgiveness (Syed-ul- Istighfar) is to say: 'Allahumma Anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa Anta.
سيد الاستغفار أن يقول اللهم أنت ربي، لا إله إلا أنت، خلقني وأنا عبدك، وأنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعت، أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت، أبوء لك بنعمتك علي وأبوء بذنبي، فاغفر لي، إنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنتThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/236 — archive.org (8:57)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.