Saturday, 18 April 2020

The Power of Istighfar - Seeking forgiveness frequently

This tale about "Istighfar" is from the life of Imam Ahmed Bin Hanbal, who is considered as a prestigious researcher of Islam and a celebrated scholar. Imam Ahmed is likewise viewed as the author of the Hanbali school of fiqh (Islamic statute) and is one of the most observed Sunni scholars, regularly alluded to as the "Sheik ul-Islam" or the "Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah."



During his mature age, while Imam Ahmed was voyaging he halted by a town. After the supplications, he needed to remain for the night in the masjid yard since he didn't know anybody in the town. Inferable from his modesty, he hadn't acquainted himself with anybody feeling that in the event that he did, he would be invited by numerous individuals.

Neglecting to perceive Ahmed receptacle Hanbal, the overseer of the mosque would not let him remain in the mosque. As Imam Ahmed was very old, the guardian needed to drag him out of the mosque. On observing this, a pastry specialist from a close by place had sympathy for this man (Imam Ahmed) and offered to be the host to him for the evening.

During his stay with the dough puncher, Imam Ahmed saw that the pastry specialist would continually present Istighfar (look for pardoning from Allah). Imam Ahmed inquired as to whether the steady act of saying Istighfar had any impact on him. The dough puncher reacted by telling Imam Ahmed that Allah had acknowledged the entirety of his duas (supplications), aside from one. At the point when he asked him what dua was it that hadn't been acknowledged, the pastry specialist answered that he had been requesting that Allah give him the benefit to meet the celebrated researcher Imam Ahmed container Hanbal.

On this, Imam Ahmed container Hanbal said that Allah had tuned in to his dua as well as had hauled him onto his (the baker's) doorsteps. [Summarized from Al Jumuah magazine, vol 19, issue 7]

This story is a reminder of the power of saying Istighfar (seeking forgiveness) frequently.

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