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ASTAGHFAR
The Commander of the Faithful,
Imam Ali (a.s.) said: “The smell
of sins is warded off by the
fragrance of repentance. Seeking
Allah’s forgiveness (Astaghfar)
becomes the cause of enhancement
of one’s sustenance.
The Infallible Imam Ali ibnal
Husayn (a.s.), Zauna-al-Abedin
(a.s.) said: “A person who has
the habit of saying
will never be proud and
conceited.
It is narrated that the Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) used to say
“Astaghfar” every night,
although he was an Infallible
and not susceptible to
committing any sin. It is a big
invocation, whether one has
committed any sin or not.
Astaghfar is liked by Allah and
His Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.).
It is reported by the Infallible
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) that
when a person commits a sin, he
gets a respite of seven hours to
repent and seek Allah’s
forgiveness by saying the
Astaghfar three times. If he
does this, then the sin will not
be entered in his “Nama-e-A’mal”.
The Astaghfar is:
“Astaghfarallah
allazi la ilah illa howal Hayyul
Qayyumu wa atoobu ilaih”
Then the Imam said: “Whoever
repeats Astaghfarallah a hundred
times in a day, Allah will
forgive seven hundred of sins.
The Infallible Imam Jafar
al-Sadiq (a.s.): “When a Mumin
commits forty sins in a day and
night, and in repentance recites
the following invocation, then
Allah will pardon his sins:
“Astaghfarullah al lazi la ilaha
illa huwal Hayyul Qayyumo
Badeeus samawate wal arz
Zuljalale wal Ikrame Waasaalahu
an Yusalli ala Muhammadin wa Ale
Muhammadin wa
Atoobu Aliyya”
The Infallible Commander of the
Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.)
supplication about Astaghfar as
stated in “Sahifa-e-Alawiyya”:
“O Allah! Forgive me wrongdoings
which You know inside and out,
and if I do them again, then
forgive me again. O Allah!
Forgive me for not fulfilling
those promises I made to myself
but did not put them into
effect. O Allah! Forgive the
mysterious suggestions of the
eyes, my bad language,
forgetfulness, carelessness, and
foolish utterances.”
His other Dua’as seeking pardon
and forgiveness are given in
Dua’a number 18, 20, 21, and 22.
Similarly, the Infallible Imam
Zayn-al-Abedin (a.s.)’s Du’as
number 12, 16, 31, 38, and 39
are given in Sahifa-e-Kamila.
Sources used:
Ain al-Hayat by Allama Muhammad
Baqir Majlisi (r.a.)
Sahifa-e-Alawiyya & Sahifa-e-Kamila |
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