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Seeking Forgiveness

THE HOLY QURAN :

“Alif Lam Ra.(This is) a Book with verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning) further explained in detail from One Who is Wise and Well-Acquainted (with all things): (It teaches) that you should worship none but Allah. (Say:) ‘Verily I am (sent) unto you from Him to warn and to bring glad tidings. ("And to preach thus) ‘Seek you the forgiveness of your Lord and turn to Him in repentance; that He may grant you enjoyment good (and true) for a term appointed and bestow His abounding grace on all who abound in merit! But if you turn away then I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day.’ ”(11;1-3)

“But ask forgiveness of your Lord and turn unto Him (in repentance): for my Lord is indeed Full of mercy and loving-kindness.” (11;90)

"But Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad) were amongst them, nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness.” (8;33)

HADITH ON IMPORTANCE OF ISTIGHFAR:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon. (Abu Dawud)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There is (at times) some sort of shade upon my heart, and I seek forgiveness from Allah a hundred times a day.”(Muslim)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day."( Bukhari)

THE WAY TO DO ISTIGHFAR:

“Astaghfirullah” – “I seek Allah's forgiveness.” (Muslim),

The Prophet (peace be upon him) would say: “Astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilaik” – “I seek Your forgiveness and return unto You." (Ahmad, Muslim, at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud .)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever says, on Friday morning before the salatul fajr: ‘Astaghfirullaahalladhi laa ilaaha illa huwal hayyul qayyumu wa attuubu ilaih’ – ‘I seek the forgiveness of Allah, there is no other god except Him, the Living, the Sustaining, and I repent unto Him,’ three times, Allah will forgive his sins even if they were as abundant as the foam on the sea."

The Prophet ( peace be upon him), said, "The best supplication for forgiveness is to say, 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu. A'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfirudhdhunuba illa anta (O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I try my best to keep my covenant (faith) with You and to live in the hope of Your promise. I seek refuge in You from evil done by me. I acknowledge Your favors upon me and I acknowledge my sins. So forgive me for none forgives sins but You."') The Prophet (peace be upon him), added, "If somebody recites this during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be one of the people of Paradise. And if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be one of the people of Paradise." (Bukhari)

25 Golden Rules by the Prophet (SAW)

Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA) rewayat karty hain k aik dafa aik badu (infamous) NABI-MUAZAM JANAB RISALAT MAAB (SAW) ki khidmat main hazir hua aur arz ki...
Ya Rasool Allah ( SAW ) main Aap (SAW ) sy kuch sawal puchna chahta hun.Aap ( SAW ) ny farmaya....."Pucho........"

1. Usny arz ki.....
Main sab sy bara aalim ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya..... Takwa ikteyar karo.Sab sy baray aalim ban jao gy.

2.Usny arz ki.....
Main sab sy bara ghani ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW) ny farmaya.....
Qana-at ikhteyar karo.Sab sy baray ghani ban jao gy.

3. Usny arz ki.....
Main sab sy bara aadil ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Jo tujhy pasand hai wohi duceron k liay pasand karo.Sab sy baray aadil ban jao gy.

4. Usny arz ki.....
Main sab sy acha aadmi ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW) ny farmaya.....
Logon ko nafa pohunchao.Sab sy achay aadmi ban jao gy.

5. Usny arz ki.....
Main duceron sy zayada ALLAH ka khas banda ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Allah ka zikr kasrat sy keya kro.ALLAH k khas bandon main sy ho jao gy.

6. Usny arz ki.....
Main apny eeman ko kaamil banana chahta hun.
APP ( SAW) ny farmaya.....
Apny ikhlaq achay karo.Tumhara eeman kaamil ho jy ga.

7. Usny arz ki.....
Main mohsineen main sy hona chahta hun.
APP ( SAW) ny farmaya.....
Allahki ibadat aisy kro k tum Usay dekh rahy ho.Agrchah tum Usay nahi dekh rahy hoty lakin Wo tumhain dekh raha hota hai.

8. Usny arz ki.....
Main chahta hun k ALLAH k farma-bardaron main sy ho jaun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Faraez ada karo.Farma-bardaron main sy ho jao gy.

9. Usny arz ki.....
Main ALLAH sy gunahon sy paak halat main milna chahta hun.
APP ( SAW) ny farmaya.....
Baad-az janabat foran gusal kr liya kro.ALLAH sy gunahon sy paak halat main milo gy.

10. Usny arz ki.....
Main chahta hun k qayamat k din noor sy uthun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.
Apny upar aur kisi duceray per zulm na kro.Qayamat k din Allah noor sy utha-ay ga.

11. Usny arz ki.....
Qayamat k rooz Allah mujh per reham karay.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Apny upar bhe reham kro aur duceron per bhe reham kr.Qayamat k rooz Allah tum per reham frema-ay ga.
12. Usny arz ki.....
Meray gunah km hon.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Astagfar ki kasrat kro.Tumhary gunah km ker diay jain gy.

13. Usny arz ki.....
Main logon main sab sy zayada izzat wala ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Kisi ko apni haajat na batao.Sab sy zayada izzat walay ban jao gy.

14. Usny arz ki.....
Main sab sy zayada taqat-war ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Allah per tawakal ikhteyar karo.Sab sy zayada taqat-war ban jao gy.

15. Usny arz ki.....
Mera rizq kushada ho.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Ba-Vuzu raha kro.Tumhara rizq barha diya ja-ay ga.

16. Usny arz ki.....
Qayamat k rooz Allah mujhy apny gusay sy bacha lay.
APP (SAW) ny farmaya.....
Allah ki makhlooq per gusa kerna chor dy.Qayamat k rooz ALLAH k gusay sy bach ja-ay ga.
17. Usny arz ki.....
Main Allah aur Us ke Rasool ( SAW ) ka mehboob ban-na chahta hun.
APP ( SAW) ny farmaya.....
Jo Allah aur Us ke Rasool ( SAW) ko pasand hai tu bhe usay pasand kr.Allah aur Us ke Rasool (SAW ) ka mehboob ban jy ga.

18. Usny arz ki.....
Meri duain kabool hon.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Haraam khana chor dy.Tumhari duain kabool ker lee jain ge.
19. Usny arz ki.....
Qayamat k rooz Allah zillat sy bacha lay.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Apny app ko zina sy bacha lay.Allah tujhy zillat sy bacha lay ga.

20. Usny arz ki.....
Qayamat k rooz Allah meray ayub ko chupa dy.
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Apny bhaiyon k ayub ko chupa lo.Allah teray ayub ko chupa lay ga.

21. Usny arz ki.....
Gunahon sy kia cheez nijat dayti hai ?
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Ansoo.Tawazo aur Amraaz.

22. Usny arz ki.....
Sab sy azeem nayki kia hai ?
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Achay akhlaq.Tawazo aur Museebat per sabar.
23. Usny arz ki.....
Sab sy bari burai kia hai ?
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Bad-akhlaqi aur Bukhl.

24. Usny arz ki.....
Duniya aur akhrat main Allah k gusay ko kia cheez thanda kerti hai ?
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Chupkay chupky sadqa kerna aur Sila rahmi.

25. Usny arz ki.....
Qayamat k rooz jahanam ki aag ko kia cheez thanda keray ge ?
APP ( SAW ) ny farmaya.....
Duniya main dukhon aur musebaton per sabar kerna.

A Mother’s Advice To Her Daughter For Marriage

‘Abd al-Malik (RA) said: “When ‘Awf ibn Muhallim al-Shaybani, one of the most highly respected leaders of the Arab nobility during the jahiliyyah, married his daughter Umm Iyas to al-Harith ibn ‘Amr al-Kindi, she was made ready to be taken to the groom, then her mother, Umamah came into her, to advise her and said:

‘O my daughter, if it were deemed unnecessary to give you this advice because of good manners and noble descent, then it would have been unnecessary for you, because you posses these qualities, but it will serve as a reminder to those who are forgetful, and will help those who are wise.

‘O my daughter, if a woman were able to do without a husband by virtue of her father’s wealth and her need for her father, then you of all people would be most able to do without a husband, but women were created for men just as men were created for them.

‘O my daughter, you are about to leave the home in which you grew up, where you first learned to walk, to go to a place you do not know, to a companion to whom you are unfamiliar. By marrying you, he has become a master over you, so be like a servant to him, and he will become like a servant to you.

‘Take from me ten qualities, which will be a provision and a reminder for you.

‘The first and second of them are: be content in his company, and listen to and obey him, for contentment brings peace of mind, and listening to and obeying one’s husband pleases Allah.

‘The third and fourth of them are: make sure that you smell good and look good; he should not see anything ugly in you, and he should not smell anything but a pleasant smell from you. Kohl is the best kind of beautification to be found, and water is better than the rarest perfume.

‘The fifth and sixth of them are: prepare his food on time, and keep quiet when he is asleep, for raging hunger is like a burning flame, and disturbing his sleep will make him angry.

‘The seventh and eighth of them are: take care of his servants (or employees) and children, and take care of his wealth, for taking care of his wealth shows that you appreciate him, and taking care of his children and servants shows good management.

‘The ninth and tenth of them are: never disclose any of his secrets, and never disobey any of his orders, for if you disclose any of his secrets you will never feel safe from his possible betrayal, and if you disobey him, his heart will be filled with hatred towards you.

‘Be careful, O my daughter, of showing joy in front of him when he is upset, and do not show sorrow in front of him when he is happy, because the former shows a lack of judgment whilst the latter will make him unhappy.

‘Show him as much honor and respect as you can, and agree with him as much as you can, so that he will enjoy your companionship and conversation.
‘Know, O my daughter, that you will not achieve what you would like to until you put his pleasure before your own, and his wishes before yours, in whatever you like and dislike. And may Allah choose what is best for you and protect you.”

Jamharah Khutah al-‘ rab, 1/145

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