THE POWER OF ISTIGFAR !(REPENTANCE)

 

 

THE POWER OF ISTIGFAR!

 

Do you wish to get married?

 

Do you wish to have a baby?

 

Do you wish to get a job?

 

Do you wish to have more #rizq?

 

Do you wish to get healthy and get cured?

 

Do you wish that all your problems go away?

 

I have the answer to all your wishes, if you are interested, please keep reading……

 

A man came to Sheikh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz complaining that he wishes to have a child and that has been waiting for seven years but no luck…….

 

Sheikh Ibn Baz answered him with one sentence, he said: Increase Istighfaar (Asking Allah for forgiveness by saying  AstaghfiriLLAH . 

 After one year this man came back to Sheikh Ibn Baz and said: Ya Sheikh I got the child I wanted Alhamdulilah.

 

A man came to the famous Al Hassan Al Basri and said: The sky is not raining. Al Hassan said: IstaghfiriLLAH. 

Another man walked in and said to Al Hassan: I suffer from poverty. Al Hassan answered: 

IstaghfiriLLAH. Then another man walked in and said to Al Hassan: My wife does not bare children. Al Hassan said: IstaghfiriLLAH.

 

The people who were present at the Majlis of Al Hassan said: how come every time someone comes to you with an issue you just say IstaghfiriLLAH!!!

 

Al Hassan answered: Didn’t you read the words of

 

Allah when he says:

 

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا (10) يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا (11) وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا

 

Translation: And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers, And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. [71:10-12]

 

Allahu Akbar, all this is just in Duniyah…..what about the Akhirah!!? Isn’t it enough that Istighfaar protects the believer from the punishment.

 

Allah promised not to punish us for our mistakes in two conditions, the first: while the Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him is among us and we all know that chance is no longer valid. The second condition was seeking forgiveness Allah says:

 

وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنْتَ فِيهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

 

Translation: But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness

[8:33]

 

So this is a promise from the Lord of heavens and earths, what more do you need to start implementing this in your life?

 

The fourth Khalifa of Islam Ali Bin Abi Taleb may Allah be pleased with him said: It is surprising to see someone perish while he has the tool of survival, they said: what is it? He said: Al Istighfaar.

So never leave Istighfaar my dear sister and brother. The Prophet peace be upon him said:

 

Fortunate is the person who finds in his record of deeds a lot of Istighfaar. Imagine when you come on the Day of Judgment while you are terrified and everyone is so scared and you find mountains of hassanat waiting for you because of your Istighfaar….

 

#Istighfar relieves you. When you feel that sadness within you, when you are disturbed and frustrated, when anxiety surrounds you, say “Astaghfirullah” “Astaghfirullah” …

 

Reciting #Astaghfiruallah is an effective method of calming our self and wipes away the variety of worldly worries from our mind and body. It may also help us, if we are suffering from depression, it calms us and lessen our depression.

 

Not only that, listen to this #hadith and rest assured that all your issues and problems will go away because of Istighfar

 

Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

 

وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “من لزم الاستغفار ، جعل الله له من كل ضيق مخرجاً ومن كل هم فرجاً، ورزقه من حيث لا يحتسب‏"‏ رواه أبو داود‏‏

 

“If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allah), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide sustenance for him from where he expects not.”

 

[Abu Dawud].

 

In another hadith, Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:

 

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ

 

رَوَاهُ أحمدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه

 

“The one who (regularly) says Istighfaar, that is, frequently repent to Allah Ta’aala for sins committed, Allah Azza Wa-Jal will open a path from poverty and difficulties. All sorrow and hardship will be removed, and in its place prosperity and contentment granted. One will receive sustenance from unimagined and unexpected sources.”

 

Here are more ayaah from the #Quran with great promises from #Allah (swt):

 

 ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِینَ عَمِلُوا۟ ٱلسُّوۤءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةࣲ ثُمَّ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُوۤا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمٌ 

 

[Surah An-Naḥl: 119]

 

Then, verily! Your Lord for those who do evil (commit sins and are disobedient to Allâh) in ignorance and afterward repent and do righteous deeds, verily, your Lord thereafter, (to such) is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 

[An-Nahl 16:119]

 

 رَّبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا فِی نُفُوسِكُمۡۚ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ صَـٰلِحِینَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلۡأَوَّ ٰ⁠بِینَ غَفُورࣰا

 

[Surah Al-Isrāʾ: 25]

 

Your Lord knows best what is in your inner-selves. If you are righteous, then, verily, He is Ever Most Forgiving to those who turn unto Him again and again in obedience, and in repentance.

 

[Al-Isra 17:25]

 

{ وَإِنِّی لَغَفَّارࣱ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحࣰا ثُمَّ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ }

 

[Surah Ṭā-Hā: 82]

 

And verily, I am indeed Forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them, (till his death). [Ta-Ha 20:82]

 

So start from now on my dear sister and brother and make it a habit every day, seek forgiveness as much as you can, do it while you are sitting, while you are in bed, while you are working, while you are driving…...it does not cost you anything and you don’t even have to do any physical effort

 

#SubhanAllah, Allah is so merciful to us he excepts the least from us. Start now, start today and watch your life changing.