BEAUTIFUL AND BENEFICIAL 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? A man came to Sheikh Abdul Azīz Ibn Bāz complaining that he wishes to have a child, and that he has been waiting for it for seven years, but no luck. Sheikh Ibn Bāz answered him with one sentence, he said: Increase Istighfār (Asking Allāh for forgiveness by saying Astaghfirullāh). After one year this man came back to Sheikh Ibn Bāz and said: Ya Sheikh! I got the child I wanted, Alhamdulillāh. A man came to the famous Al-Hassan Al-Basri and said: The sky is not raining. Al-Hassan said: Istighfār. Another man walked in and said to Al-Hassan: I suffer from poverty. Al-Hassan answered: Istighfār. Then another man walked in and said to Al-Hassan: My wife does not bare children. Al-Hassan said: Istighfār. 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 Istighfār? Al-Hassan answered: Didn’t you read the words of Allāh when he says: 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 Allāhu Akbar! All this just in Dunyā. What about the Ākhirah? Isn’t it enough that Istighfār protects the believer from the punishment. Allāh 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in two conditions, the first: while the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) is among us and we all know that chance is no longer valid.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; Allāh says: But Allāh would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allāh would not punish them while they seek forgiveness — 8:33 The fourth Khalifa of Islām, Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allāh 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-istighfār. So never leave Istighfār my dear sisters and brothers. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Fortunate is the person who finds in his record of deeds a lot of Istighfār. Istighfār relieves you. When you feel that sadness within you, when you are disturbed and frustrated, when anxiety surrounds you, say “Astaghfirullāh Ibn Abbās (May Allāh be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) said, “If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allāh), Allāh 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 Dāwūd]. Here are some Āyāt from the Qurān with great promises from Allāh: Then, verily! Your Lord for those who do evil (commit sins and are disobedient to Allāh) in ignorance and afterward repent and do righteous deeds, verily, your Lord thereafter, (to such) is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [An-Nahl 16:119] 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] 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 sisters and brothers and make it a habit. Seek forgiveness as much as you can, do it while you are sitting, while you are on bed, while you are working, while you are driving… Start now, start today, and watch your life changing.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:45:38 +0000
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