Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Have you REALLY been seeking Allah's Forgiveness?

Did you know that for your entire life you could have been saying, multiple times a day, that you've broken your treaty with Allāh, without even realising it?

A common mistake when saying the phrase "أستغفر الله" is that people say "astakhfir" instead of "astaghfir". However, the meanings of these words differ greatly.

Astaghfir means "I seek forgiveness from…". Astakhfir means "I break my treaty with…". So if you say "Astakhfir" followed by "Allāh", then… [You've just said something for which you'll have to say Astaghfiru -Llāh to atone for it. Pronounced properly, of course.]

So remember to pronounce your istighfārs properly. You don't want to be breaking your treaty with Allāh every time you commit or witness sin.

Nastaghfiru -Llāha min jamī‘i dh-dhunūbi wa l-khaṭāyā wa natūbu ilayh.

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