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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب تفريع أبواب الوترPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب فِي الاِسْتِغْفَارِChapter: About Seeking Forgiveness.
Hadith 1517
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُرَّةَ الشَّنِّيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مُرَّةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ بِلَالَ بْنَ يَسَارِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُنِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " مَنْ قَالَ : أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ، غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ " .
Narrated Zayd, the client of the Prophet: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone says: "I ask pardon of Allah than Whom there is no deity, the Living, the eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance, " he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle.
Brief Explanation
1؎: When the number of disbelievers is not more than double, then fleeing from the battlefield of jihad in their confrontation is a major sin (kabirah). However, this sin too is forgiven through seeking forgiveness (istighfar), so the forgiveness of other sins is even easier.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1517. Commentary: The commonly recited words of seeking forgiveness (Astaghfirullaha Rabbi min kulli dhambin wa atubu ilayh), although correct in meaning, are not the words spoken by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Adopting the words spoken by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is what constitutes the Sunnah and is an expression of love for him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1517
