Forms of Seeking Forgiveness After the Obligatory Prayers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on adding to the phrase "I seek forgiveness from Allah" in the dhikr after the obligatory prayers? Is it better to say "I seek forgiveness from Allah and I turn to Him in repentance," or to recite the Master of Seeking Forgiveness, or is it sufficient to simply say "I seek forgiveness from Allah"?
Answer:
It is all permissible; it is all seeking forgiveness. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on adding to the phrase "I seek forgiveness from Allah" in the dhikr after the obligatory prayers? Is it better to say "I seek forgiveness from Allah and I turn to Him in repentance," or to recite the Master of Seeking Forgiveness, or is it sufficient to simply say "I seek forgiveness from Allah"?
Answer:
It is all permissible; it is all seeking forgiveness. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (53:26)
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