and refraining from what He has forbidden. For that reason, the Exalted said: “So be patient, for the promise of Allah is true. Seek forgiveness for your sin, and glorify your Lord with praise in the evening and at dawn” (40:55). In this verse He couples the command to seek forgiveness with the command to be patient, for every servant—first and last—stands in need of seeking forgiveness. In a sound hadith the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O people, turn in repentance to your Lord. By the One in whose hand is my soul, I seek Allah’s forgiveness and turn to Him more than seventy times a day.” He also said: “A veil may settle upon my heart, and I certainly seek Allah’s forgiveness and turn to Him one hundred times each day.”