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19 – Book of Seeking Forgiveness

371 – Chapter: The Command to Seek Forgiveness and Its Merits

Allah the Exalted says, “So seek forgiveness for your sin” ⦗Surah Muhammad, 19⦘. And He says, “Seek Allah’s forgiveness; surely Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful” ⦗Surah al-Nisaʾ, 106⦘. And He says, “Glorify your Lord with His praise and ask His forgiveness; indeed He is ever Relenting” ⦗Surah al-Nasr, 3⦘. And He says, “For those who are mindful of their Lord there are gardens…” until His words, “and those who seek forgiveness at dawn” ⦗Surah Al ʿImran, 15–17⦘. And He says, “Whoever does evil or wrongs himself and then asks Allah for forgiveness will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful” ⦗Surah al-Nisaʾ, 110⦘. And He says, “Allah would not punish them while you are among them, nor will He punish them while they keep seeking forgiveness” ⦗Surah al-Anfal, 33⦘. And He says, “Those who, when they commit an indecency or wrong themselves, remember Allah and so seek forgiveness for their sins—and who forgives sins but Allah?—and they do not persist knowingly in what they have done” ⦗Surah Al ʿImran, 135⦘. There are many other well-known verses on this topic.

1878 – Al-Agharr al-Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “A veil(1) is cast over my heart, and indeed I ask Allah for forgiveness one hundred times a day.” Recorded by Muslim.

1879 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say:

(1) Qadi Iyad explains that the term *ghayn* denotes brief lapses in the Prophet’s habitual remembrance (dhikr); whenever he slackened in it for any reason, he would deem that a shortcoming and seek forgiveness for it, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

١٩ - كِتَابُ الاسْتِغْفَارِ ٣٧١ - باب الأمر بالاستغفار وفضله قال الله تعالى : ﴿وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ﴾ [سورة محمد الآية: ١٩] وقال تعالى : ﴿وَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا﴾ [سورة النساء الآية: ١٠٦] وقال تعالى : ﴿فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا﴾ [سورة النصر الآية: ٣] وقال تعالى : ﴿لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتٌ﴾ إلى قوله عز وجل : ﴿وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ﴾ [سورة آل عمران الآية: ١٥ - ١٧] وقال تعالى : ﴿وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا﴾ [سورة النساء الآية: ١١٠] وقال تعالى : ﴿وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنْتَ فِيهِمْ ، وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ﴾ [سورة الأنفال الآية: ٣٣] . وقال تعالى : ﴿وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَنْ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [سورة آل عمران الآية: ١٣٥] والآيات في الباب كثيرة معلومة . ١٨٧٨ - وعن الأَغَرِّ الْمَزْنِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ . قال : « إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ (١) عَلَى قَلْبِي ، وَإِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ » رواه مسلم . ١٨٧٩ - وعن أبي هريرة رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قال : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ :

(١) قال القاضي عياض : المراد بالغين فترات عن الذكر الذي شأنه أن يداوم عليه فإذا فتر عنه لأمر ما عد ذلك ذنباً فاستغفر منه ﷺ .