Forgiveness

9 Muharram 14419 September 2019

Another Du’a to Recite When Retiring to Bed

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من قال إذا أوى إلى فراشه: الحمد لله الذي علا فقهر، وبطن فخبر، وملك فقدر، الحمد لله الذي يحيي ويميت، وهو على كل شيء قدير، خرج من ذنوبه كيوم ولدته أمه

6 Muharram 14416 September 2019

Istighfar (Seeking Forgiveness) Ensures Safety from Punishment

QuestionI want to know if this Hadith which mentions those who make istighfar will be granted safety from Allah's punishment is authentic? العبد آمن من عذاب الله، ما استغفر الله Translation: A person will be safe from the punishment of Allah as long as he seeks Allah's forgiveness.

5 Dhul Hijjah 14407 August 2019

An Unreliable Virtue of Fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Nabi Dawud was forgiven on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, thus, whoever fasts on this day sixty (60) years of his sins will be expiated."

7 Dhul Qa'dah 144010 July 2019

Reciting “Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi”

QuestionYour website mentions the high reward for reciting "Subhanallahi wa bi Hamdihi" (100 times), a person's minor sins will be forgiven. Does a person get the reward for doing the above each time, whenever he completes it, even if he only did them rarely in his lifetime?

17 Shawwal 144021 June 2019

Marriage to a Maiden of Jannah (Hur) as a Reward for Fasting

QuestionWhat is the status of the below? Is it a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and who is Al Hasan? Al Hasan (rahimahullah) said: "A maiden of Jannah will speak to the Wali of Allah while he is laying with her on [the shore of] a river of…

19 Ramadan 144024 May 2019

The Du’a, “O Allah! Your Forgiveness Is Vaster Than My Sins”

QuestionPlease authenticate the following Hadith: Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that once a person came in the company of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said, "My sins, my sins!" So Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to him, 'Say: Allahumma maghfiratuka awsa'u min dhunubi, wa rahmatuka arja 'indi min 'amali…

16 Ramadan 144021 May 2019

Remembering Allah Ta’ala in Ramadan

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who remembers Allah [does dhikr] in Ramadan will be forgiven and the one who asks Allah in [Ramadan] will not be at a loss/disappointed"

3 Ramadan 14408 May 2019

Allah Has Forgiven the Evil Promptings of the Heart

QuestionHow authentic is this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily Allah has forgiven my ummah the evil promptings or desires of their hearts [i.e., the thought of carrying out a sin] as long as they do not act upon them or speak of them"

25 Jumadal Ula 14401 February 2019

An Unreliable Narration Regarding Returning to Sin After Tawbah

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a person says 'Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayhi' [seeks forgiveness from Allah] thrice, but returns to sin each time, then after the fourth time Allah records him to be from amongst the liars."