The Form of Seeking Forgiveness in the Number of His Creation and the Pleasure of His Self
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it valid to seek forgiveness using this formula: "Seek forgiveness from[Al-Baqarah 2:255] who [Al-Baqarah 2:255] and I repent to Him, as many times as the number of His creation, the pleasure of His Self, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words"?
Answer:
That is the tasbih: "Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, in the number of His creation, the pleasure of His Self, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words."
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it valid to seek forgiveness using this formula: "Seek forgiveness from
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
اللَّهُthere is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُAnswer:
That is the tasbih: "Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, in the number of His creation, the pleasure of His Self, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words."
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (51:38)
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