Question

I received the following message today regarding a particular Istighfar that should be read in Rajab and Sha’ban. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. Is there any basis to it, is it authentic?

“Whoever recites in Rajab or Sha’ban the following istighfar 7 times a day, Allah will send a message to the angels who write down his deeds, to tear apart his book of sins”

Astaghfirullahal azimil ladhi la ilaha illa huwal hayyul qayyumu wa atubu ilayhi tawbata ‘abdin zalimin linafsihi la yamliku li nafsihi mawtan wala hayatan wa la nushura

Answer

The narration you are querying has been mentioned in some “non Hadith” books without a chain of narrators, and therefore I cannot comment on it.

(refer to: Al-Adab fi Rajab, pg. 39)

Narrations like these should first be verified before they are publicized.

Rajab is from the 4 sacred months of the islamic calendar. (Ash-hurul Hurum)

One should indeed increase all forms of worship in these months, including istighfar (seeking forgiveness)

Mulla ‘Ali Qari (rahimahullah) writes that he heard his seniors reciting istighfar abundantly in Rajab. (Al-Adab fi Rajab, pg. 38)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

الأدب في رجب: (ص: ٣٩)
ثم رأيت المنوفي قال: وقد أفاد صاحب «ترغيب المطالب في أشرف المطالب» أنه رأى بخط الحافظ كمال الدين الدميري: عن ابن عباس مرفوعا:
«من قال في شهر رجب وشعبان: استغفر الله العظيم الذي لا إله إلا هو الحي القيوم وأتوب إليه توبة عبد ظالم لنفسه، لا يملك لنفسه موتا ولا حياة ولا نشورا، سبع مرات، أوحى الله تعالى إلى الملكين الموكلين به: أن خرقا صحيفة ذنوبه».
قال: ويكفينا في ثبوت وروده اعتناء الحافظ الدميري بنقله بخطه ساكتا عليه، ولو كان موضوعا لبينه فإنه إمام في هذا الفن، وأقل مراتبه أن يكون ضعيفا، والضعيف يعمل به في فضائل الأعمال اتفاقا.

الأدب في رجب: (ص: ٣٨)
وعن علي رضي الله عنه مرفوعا: «أكثروا من الاستغفار في شهر رجب، فإن لله في كل ساعة منه عتقاء من نار».
كذا في «الذيل»، وفي إسناده متروك.
وقد سمعت بعض المشايخ أن يستغفر في هذا الشهر كثيرا، ويقول: استغفر الله ذا الجلال والإكرام من جميع الذنوب والآثام.


Moulana Muhammad A


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