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[Machine] Where are you from Al-Mimhah? I mean from Al-Istighfar.  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٣٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا يَحْيَى يَقُولُ شَكَوْتُ إِلَى مُجَاهِدٍ الذُّنُوبَ قَالَ

«أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمِمْحَاةِ؟ يَعْنِي مِنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ»