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Seeking Forgiveness

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Darussalam · Volume 5

Chapters On Etiquette

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الحديث: 3816 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1254

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3816. It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Abu Burdah bin Abu Musa, from his father, that his grandfather said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'I seek the forgiveness of Allāh and repent to Him seventy times each day.'" (Hasan)

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3816 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الْحُرِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»

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a. A hundred or seventy times do not indicate limited numbers, rather it encourages asking forgiveness abundantly. b. Any suitable words could be used for asking forgiveness, for example استغفر الله واتوب إليه or the words mentioned in the Hadith: 3814.