The Virtue of Seeking Forgiveness and Remembrance of Allah
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Question:
Your Eminence is asked about the virtue of seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah are among the greatest acts of drawing near to Him. Allah has prescribed for His servants to seek forgiveness. He said, (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Muzzammil: 20]. So seeking forgiveness is among the best means of drawing near to Allah, and the servant is in the greatest need of it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6307 (peace and blessings be upon him).
So it is prescribed for the believer to increase in seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah in his days and nights, for in that lies great good. Allah said, (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Ahzab: 41-42]. And He said, (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Ahzab: 35], after He mentioned a group of great attributes of the believers. And He said, (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Jumu'ah: 10], meaning: on Friday: [Al-Jumu'ah: 10]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in an authentic hadith: They said: O Messenger of Allah! Who are the ones who have gone ahead? He said: Sahih Muslim 2676.
So it is prescribed for the believer to increase in seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah, and likewise the believing woman, at all times. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Your Eminence is asked about the virtue of seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah are among the greatest acts of drawing near to Him. Allah has prescribed for His servants to seek forgiveness. He said, (Exalted and Majestic is He):
and ask forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌNarrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day."
إني لأستغفر الله في اليوم أكثر من سبعين مرةSo it is prescribed for the believer to increase in seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah in his days and nights, for in that lies great good. Allah said, (Exalted and Majestic is He):
(41) O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance (42) And exalt Him morning and afternoon.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًاand the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.
وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًاWhen the prayer has been completed
فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلاةُdisperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.
فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَThe ones who have gone ahead
سبق المفردونthose males and females who remember Allah much
الذاكرون الله كثيرًا والذاكراتSo it is prescribed for the believer to increase in seeking forgiveness and remembrance of Allah, and likewise the believing woman, at all times. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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