In the supplication of Sayyid al-Istighfar, what is meant by “I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done”?
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The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy. And upon you be peace and Allah’s mercy. May Allah bless you, O Shaykh. Regarding the supplication of Sayyid al-Istighfar.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the righteous, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Yes, indeed.
The questioner : What is meant by the phrase “I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done”?
The Shaykh : Let me say: I seek refuge in You, O my Lord, from the evil of what I have done. Because a person does things that become a cause for retribution against him, so the believer says, “I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done,” meaning what I have done, and he does not say “from the evil of what I have done” meaning
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the righteous, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Yes, indeed.
The questioner : What is meant by the phrase “I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done”?
The Shaykh : Let me say: I seek refuge in You, O my Lord, from the evil of what I have done. Because a person does things that become a cause for retribution against him, so the believer says, “I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done,” meaning what I have done, and he does not say “from the evil of what I have done” meaning
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1684- في دعاء سيد الاستغفار ما المقصود بـ اعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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