the Companions: “Those who came after them say, ‘Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith.’” 1.

All of this demonstrates the great importance of this supplication, its exalted status, and the abundant reward it carries with Allah. Hence, Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyya (may Allah have mercy on him) attached great importance to this supplication. It was among the regular devotions he never neglected, as previously related from Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him).

Abd al-Razzāq narrated in his Musannaf that Ibn Jurayj said: “I asked Atā, ‘Should I seek forgiveness for the believing men and women?’ He replied, ‘Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was commanded to do so, for this is required of the people. Allah said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Seek forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and women.”’ I asked, ‘Do you ever omit this in the obligatory prayer?’ He replied, ‘No.’ I asked, ‘With whom do you begin: yourself or the believers?’ He replied, ‘With myself, as Allah said, “Seek forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and women.”’” 2.

Al-Bayhaqī narrated in Shu'ab al-Īmān from Abd Allah ibn al-Mubārak (may Allah have mercy on him): “Whenever he completed the Quran, he would devote much of his supplication to the believing men and women.” 3.

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyya (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “The established practice among Muslims during the favored generations was that they worshipped Allah through the various prescribed acts of worship, both obligatory and voluntary, including prayer, fasting, recitation, remembrance, and other