Forgiveness is more beloved to Allaah

Wake up at Night.. Recite this Dhikr & seek Forgiveness...

Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit رضي اللّه عنـه: The Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:

"Whoever gets up at night and says: –

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَه،ُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْد،ُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ،وَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ،وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ .

‘There is none worthy of worship (in truth) except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, He has the Dominion and for Him is all praise, and He is capable of all things, praise is for Him, and Far is Allaah from imperfection, and there is none worthy of worship (in truth) except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah.

Laa ilaaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul mulku walahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayyin qadeer; SubhanAllaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa laa illaah illa Allaah, waAllaahu akbar, Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah.

Then he says : اللهمَ اغْفِرْلي   O Allaah forgive me (Allaahumma aghfirlee), or he supplicates and his supplication is answered, and if he makes Wudhu and prays, then his prayer is accepted."

{Sahih Bukhari Vol.2, Book 21, #253: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

- Translated by Muhsin Khan}

Important Reminder

Reminder for Ramadhan

 

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah who said that the Messenger of Allaah ascended the minbar & said: “Amin, amin, amin.” So it was said: “O Messenger of Allaah, when you ascended the minbar you said ‘Amin, Amin, Amin.” 
 

He replied: “Indeed Jibril came to me & said, ‘Whoever reaches the month of Ramadhan & is NOT forgiven for his sins & so enters the Hell-fire, then may Allaah distance him. Say, Amin.’ So I said Amin. He (i.e. Jibril) said:

What is the Best way of asking Allaah for Forgiveness?

On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws (رضي اللّه عنـه), the Prophet (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) said, 
“The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْت،

خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ،

وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْت،

أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْت،

أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ

عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِر لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ

الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

‘O Allaah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You created me and I am You servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.’

"Forgive me for I have sinned...."

On the authority of Anas b. Maalik ⁽¹⁾, may Allaah be pleased with him: I heard the Messenger of Allaah, may Allaah exalt his mention and grant him safety, say:

Allaah, the Most High, said: Son of Adam, as long as you supplicate to Me and hope in Me, I will forgive you, no matter what you have done. And forgiving you does not cause Me distress.

Son of Adam, if your sins reached [the height of] the sky, then you sought My forgiveness, I would surely forgive you, and forgiving you will not worry Me at all.

Son of Adam, if you came to Me with an earth-full of sins, and met Me not having worshiped others along with Me, certainly, I would come to you with an earth-full of forgiveness. ⁽²⁾

[Benefits from the Hadeeth] ⁽³⁾

[1]: A clarification of Allaah’s vast favor.

[2]: Even if sins have become many and great, if a person, [who singles out Allaah in worship], asks his Lord for forgiveness, Allaah will forgive him.

[3]: The virtue of sincerity (i.e. worshipping only Allaah), and how it is a cause for the forgiving of sins – Allaah, the Most High says: “Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases.” ⁽⁴⁾

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(1) [TN]: Anas Ibn Maalik [d. 92/93 AH] was the well-known servant of the Messenger of Allaah, may Allaah exalt his mention and grant him safety. He served him for ten years. When he passed away, he was over 100 years old. May Allaah be pleased with him.

(2) Authenticated by Naasir ad-Deen al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmithee, #3540

(3) Abridged: Muhammad Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, Comments on 40 Hadeeth, 137

(4) Surah an-Nisaa (4): 48

“Do not ever get bored of asking for forgiveness.”

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (rahimahullaah) said:

It was said to al-Hasan al-Basri: “Shouldn’t one of us feel too shy before his Lord to ask for forgiveness of his sins then do them again, then ask for forgiveness then do them again? He said: The shaytaan would love to gain victory over you in this manner. Do not ever get bored of asking for forgiveness.”

[Jaami’ al-‘Uloom al- Hikam (1/165)]