Dont leave istighfar: A man once came to al-Hasan al-Basri and complained to him: “The sky does not shower us with rain.” He replied: “Seek Allah’s forgiveness (i.e. say ﻪﻠﻟﺃ ﺮﻔﻐﺘﺳﺃ).” Then another person came to him and said, “I complain of poverty.” He replied: “Seek Allah’s forgiveness. Then another person came to him and complained, “My wife is barren; she cannot bear children.” He replied: “Seek Allah’s forgiveness. The people who were present, said to al-Hasan: “Everytime a person came to you complaining, you instructed them to seek Allah’s forgiveness?” Al-Hasan al-Basri said, “Have you not read the statement of Allah? I said Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Truly He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send rain to you in abundance; increase you in wealth and children; grant you gardens and bestow on you rivers. [Nuh (71):10-12] There are two things in the earth that give a person safety and security from the punishment of Allah. The first has been removed, whilst the second still remains. As for the first, it was the Messenger of Allah (ﻢﻠﺳ ﻭ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺃ ﻲﻠﺻ). “Allah would not punish them while you were among them.” [al-Anfal (8):33] As for the second, it is istighfar. “Allah would not punish them as long as they sought forgiveness.” [al-Anfal (8):33] ﻪﻠﻟﺃ ﺮﻔﻐﺘﺳﺃ ...ﻪﻠﻟﺃ ﺮﻔﻐﺘﺳﺃ ...ﻪﻠﻟﺃ ﺮﻔﻐﺘﺳﺃ... Do not ever leave istighfar!
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:37:56 +0000
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