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'Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam
`ala Rasulillah'.
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'As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu'.
*The Power of Astaghfar *
Tafseer Al-Qurtubi states...
A man complained to Al-Hasan Al- Basri (r)
about a drought, and he said to him... 'Pray to Allah for forgiveness.'
Another man complained to him of poverty
and he said to him... 'Pray to Allah to forgive you.'
Another man said to him...
'Pray to Allah to bless me with a child.'
he said...
'Pray to Allah for forgiveness.'
Another complained to him that his garden was dry.
he said to him... 'Pray to Allah for forgiveness.'
Al-Basri (r) was asked about it and he replied...
'This is not my personal opinion, for Allah says in Surat ' Nuh' ...'
'Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft Forgiving;
He will send rain to you in abundance.
And give you increase in wealth and children,
and bestow on you gardens and bestow
on you rivers."
{Source~ 'Qur`an'~Surat Nuh 71 ~ A # 10-12}~ &Source~ Tafseer Al-Qurtubi #18/301-302]
One of the narrators of a 'Hadith' was asked about the manner in which forgiveness is to be sought, to which he answered...
The Messenger of Allah
(Sallallaahu `Alayhi wa sallam) used to say... 'Astaghfirullah ! Astaghfirullah !
( I beseech Allah for forgiveness,
I beseech Allah for forgiveness )'.
[Source~ Saheeh Muslim]
~My 'Salaams' to all~
Courtesy: ~ Y a s m i n ~
~*Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah*~
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~Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds'~
{'Qur`an'~Surat Al-`An`am -# 6-162.}
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Compiled, edited and adapted by Khalid Latif
www.thekhalids.org
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