Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “A servant will have his rank raised and will say, ‘O my Lord how has this come about for me?’ He says, ‘through your sons after you seeking forgiveness for you’” [ibn Majah]
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Posted in Hadeeth, Istighfaar on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Between the Past and the Future
Posted in Imam ibn al-Qayyim, Istighfaar on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah - rahimahullaah - said: Your life in the present moment is in between the past and the future. So what has preceded can be rectified by tawbah (repentance), nadam (regret) and istighfar(seeking Allaah’s forgiveness). And this is something that will neither tire you, nor cause you to toil as you would with strenuous labour. Rather it is an action [...]
Forgiveness: The Mark Of A Muslim
Posted in Istighfaar, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Ibn Taymiyyah In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Indeed Allaah – to whom belongs all praise – has bestowed upon me immense grace, great favours and generous blessings which necessitates immense gratitude, being firm upon obedience to Him, and becoming accustomed to having beautiful patience in that which [...]
A Cry for Help – Turn to Repentance
Posted in Istighfaar, Shaykh Ibn Baaz on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shaykh Ibn Baaz , Al-Istiqaamah Magazine, Issue No.6 – Dhul-Qa’dah 1417H / March 1997 [Q]: I am a young man, nineteen years of age, and have involved myself in a great deal of sin. Even to the extent that I do not pray most of my Prayers in the mosque, and I have never completely fasted the [...]
