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The Secret Behind
Seeking Forgiveness Asking
Forgiveness After the Prayer
There are some who say that it is not
permissible to seek forgiveness after the
prayer because of the following:
" Allah only accept repentance from
those who do evil in ignorance and then
quickly seek repentance after it."
[an-Nisa' (4): 17]
This way of thinking is incorrect because
many are the hadiths wherein the prophet
sought forgiveness after the prayer:
The Messenger of Allah (SAW), when he
had completed the prayer, would ask for
forgiveness three times and then say,
"O Allah! Your are the Perfect Peace,
from you emanates peace, blessed are
You, the Possessor of Majesty and
Honor!"
Al- Walid said:
I asked al-Awzâ'i, 'how does one ask
forgiveness?' He replied, 'you say
astaghfirullâh, astaghfirullâh '
Ibn Abi Shaybâh records with a sahîh isnâd on the
authority of Zadhan who said; a man from amongst
the Ansâr narrated to me that,
I heard the Messenger of Allâh (SAW)
saying at the end of the prayer,
'O Allâh! Forgive me and turn to me,
you indeed are the Oft-Returning, the
All-Forgiving' – one hundred times.
Ad-Daylâmi records on the authority of
Abu Hurray that the Prophet (SAW) said
Whoever asks Allâh's, Mighty and
Magnificent is He, forgiveness seventy
times after every prayer, all the sins he
committed will be forgiven him
Al-Khâtib records that the Prophet
(SAW) said
Any servant who prays an obligatory
prayer and then asks Allah's forgiveness
ten times will not stand from his place
except that his sins will have been
forgiven him.
The Doors of
Repentance
Allah says:
Whosoever desires honor, power and glory then to
Allaah belong all honour, power and glory [and one
can get honour, power and glory only by worshipping
Allaah(Alone)]. To Him ascend (all) the goodly words
i.e. and the righteous deeds exalt it (the goodly words
i.e. the goodly words are not accepted by Allaah unless
and until they are followed by by good deeds), but
those who plot evils, -theirs will be a severe torment.
And the plotting of such will perish."
(Faatir 35:10).
Also :
"And your Lord said: 'Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in
My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism)] (and ask Me
for anything) I will respond to your
(invocation).Verily! Those who scorn My
worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not
believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)]
they will surely enter Hell in humiliation."
(Ghaafir 40:60
Among the major acts of worship is
repentance.
And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord
and then repent to Him, He will send you (from
the sky) abundant rain, and add strenght to your
strength, so do not turn away as Mujrimun
(criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allah)."
(Hood 11:52)
Even when inviting the non muslims
encourage them to repent:
If they then repent, it will be better for them,
but if they turn away, Allah will punish them
with a painful torment in this worldly life and
in the Hereafter. And there is none for them
on earth as a Wali (supporter, protector) or a
helper."
(At-Tawbah 9:74)
Repentance from all sins is
obligatory on every adult Muslim
"And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O
believers, that you may be successful."
(An-Noor 24:31)
“O people! Repent to Allaah and seek for His
forgiveness. I repent to Him in a day 100
times.”
(Reported by Muslim).
In order for your repentance to be sincere
and accepted there are conditions that
must be met:

1. To discontinue the sin.
2. To regret over its occurrence.
3. To determine never to go back to that
sin again.
4. To give back the right to whom it is due
if the sin involves a man.
Also Repentance can be done at
any time of the day:
Allaah holds out His Hand during the night to
receive the repentance of the one who has
committed wrong during the day and holds outs
His Hand during the day to receive the
repentance of the one who has committed wrong
during the night.”
(Muslim)
Also Allah accepts repentance
even if it it given twice or more
In other words even if the person falls weak
and commits the same sin again, Allah
forgives over and over again as long as the
conditions are met
Allah is so forgiving because he
loves a person who repents:
Allaah is happier when a servant of His repents to Him
than a man who was on his camel in a waterless desert
and the camel escaped from him with his food and
water. When he has lost hope of finding it, he retired to
a tree and lied down under its shade. As he was there,
the camel suddenly appeared in front of him. He took
hold of its halter and said in his state of excessive joy:
‘O my Lord You are my servant and I am Your Lord’.
He uttered this erronious statement as a result of his
being over-joyed.”
(Muslim)
All people of piety repent for their
sins:
“Allah has forgiven the Prophet, the
Muhajirun (Muslim emigrants who left their
homes and came to A-Madinah) who
followed him (Muhammad) in the time of
distress (Tabuk expedition, etc.), after the
hearts of a party or them had nearly deviated
(from the Right Path), but He accepted their
repentance. Certainly, He is unto them full
of Kindness, Most Merciful.”
(At-Tawbah 9:117)
We should seek forgiveness as
often as we can:
“Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn
to Him in repentance, tahat He may grant
you good enjoyment, for a term appointed,
and bestow His abounding Grace to every
owner of grace (i.e. the one who helps and
serves needy and deserving, physically and
with good words). But if you turn away, then
I fear for you the torment of a Great Day (i.e.
the Day of Resurrection).” (Hood 11:3)
Repentance and seeking forgiveness
is the way to salvation:
But as for him who repented (from polytheism
and sins, etc.), believed (in the Oneness of Allah
and His Messenger Muhammad), and did
righteous deeds (in the life or this world), then he
will be among those who are successful.”
(Qasas 28:67)
The Prophet saws also said:
“Indeed, Allaah accepts the repentance of
man as long as he hasnt started gargling (i.e.
dying).”
So thus hasten to repent and be
consistent:
“And turn in repentance and in obedience with
true Faith (Islamic Monotheism) to your Lord and
submit to Him (in Islam), before the torment
comes upon you, then you will not be helped. And
follow the best of that which is sent downto you
from your Lord (i.e. this Qur’an, do what it orders
you to do and keep away from what it forbids),
before the torment comes on you suddenly while
you perceive not.” (Az-Zumar 39:54-55).
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