The Number of Istighfar (Seeking Forgiveness) in a Day and Night
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on counting istighfar, such as saying it seventy times or one hundred times? Is it permissible to count the repetitions, or should a person count seventy times as he seeks forgiveness?
The Shaykh:
It is a large number, but if he seeks forgiveness for it, may Allah reward him with good.
The questioner:
Is it said that one who increases the...
The Shaykh:
From one thousand to two thousand, there is no harm.
The questioner:
No doubt, O Shaykh, but is it said that among the dhikr of the day or the dhikr of the night, one should...
The Shaykh:
It exists. Istighfar exists, and it is intended to say istighfar in the morning.
The questioner:
The one that is specified.
The Shaykh:
If he gathers them, he will know them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Three times in every prayer, he seeks forgiveness at night, he seeks forgiveness during the day, and he seeks forgiveness when he rises from his sitting, meaning it accumulates to more than seventy times.
What is the ruling on counting istighfar, such as saying it seventy times or one hundred times? Is it permissible to count the repetitions, or should a person count seventy times as he seeks forgiveness?
The Shaykh:
It is a large number, but if he seeks forgiveness for it, may Allah reward him with good.
The questioner:
Is it said that one who increases the...
The Shaykh:
From one thousand to two thousand, there is no harm.
The questioner:
No doubt, O Shaykh, but is it said that among the dhikr of the day or the dhikr of the night, one should...
The Shaykh:
It exists. Istighfar exists, and it is intended to say istighfar in the morning.
The questioner:
The one that is specified.
The Shaykh:
If he gathers them, he will know them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Three times in every prayer, he seeks forgiveness at night, he seeks forgiveness during the day, and he seeks forgiveness when he rises from his sitting, meaning it accumulates to more than seventy times.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب الذكر والدعاء — islamhouse.com (9:05)
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