"While we were with the Prophet ﷺ, a man from the Banu Salamah came to him and said: " O messenger of Allah, is there anyway of honoring my parents that I can still do for them after they die?' He said: "Yes offering the funeral prayer for them, praying for forgiveness for them, fulfilling their promises after their death, honoring their freinds and upholding the ties of kinship which you would not have were it nor for them.'"

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبَقِيَ مِنْ بِرِّ أَبَوَىَّ شَىْءٌ أَبَرُّهُمَا بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِمَا قَالَ نَعَمْ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَالاِسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا وَإِيفَاءٌ بِعُهُودِهِمَا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِمَا وَإِكْرَامُ صَدِيقِهِمَا وَصِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ الَّتِي لاَ تُوصَلُ إِلاَّ بِهِمَا

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Usaid, companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who was present at the Battle of Badr and was their guardian. He said, Abu Usaid said, "While I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a man from the Ansar came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there any act of goodness that I can do for my parents after their death to benefit them?' He said, 'Yes, four characteristics: Praying for them, seeking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their promises, and honoring their friends. And maintaining family ties that do not exist except through them. These are the acts of goodness that remain for you to do for them after their death.'"

عَنْ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ بَدْرِيًّا وَكَانَ مَوْلَاهُمْ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَقِيَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ بِرِّ أَبَوَيَّ شَيْءٌ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا أَبَرُّهُمَا بِهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ خِصَالٌ أَرْبَعَةٌ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا وَإِنْفَاذُ عَهْدِهِمَا وَإِكْرَامُ صَدِيقِهِمَا وَصِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ الَّتِي لَا رَحِمَ لَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا فَهُوَ الَّذِي بَقِيَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ بِرِّهِمَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا

While we were with the Messenger of Allah! ﷺ a man of Banu Salmah came to Him and said: Messenger of Allah is there any kindness left that I can do to my parents after their death? He replied: Yes, you can invoke blessings on them, forgiveness for them, carry out their final instructions after their death, join ties of relationship which are dependent on them, and honour their friends. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5142)

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أُسَيْدٍ مَالِكَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ السَّاعِدِيَّ يَقُولُ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَقِيَ مِنْ بِرِّ أَبَوَيَّ شَيْءٌ أَبَرُّهُمَا بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِمَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمُ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا وَإِنْفَاذُ عُهُودِهِمَا وَإِكْرَامُ صَدِيقِهِمَا وَصِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ الَّذِي لَا رَحِمَ لَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came across a man from the tribe of Salimah while I was with him. The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, both my parents have passed away. Is there anything left for me to do in their favor after their death?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, offer prayers for them, seek forgiveness for them, fulfill their covenants after their death, honor their close friends, and maintain good relations with their relatives, for there is no kinship for you except through them." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is abundant and pleasant. What should I do?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Act upon this."

أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَوَيَّ قَدْ هَلَكَا فَهَلْ بَقِيَ لِي بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا مِنْ بِرِّهِمَا شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا وَإِنْفَاذُ عُهُودِهِمَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمَا وَإِكْرَامُ صَدِيقِهِمَا وَصِلَةُ رَحِمِهِمَا الَّتِي لَا رَحِمَ لَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا أَكْثَرَ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَطْيَبَهُ قَالَ «فَاعْمَلْ بِهِ»

[Machine] While I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, a man from the Ansar came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, will I still be dutiful to my parents after their death?" He replied, "Yes, four qualities: praying for them, seeking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their commitments after their death, and honoring their friends. And maintaining family ties, for there is no mercy for you except through them." The man said, "So, this is what is left for me to do?"

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ أَبَرُّ وَالِدِيَّ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ خِصَالٌ أَرْبَعٌ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا وَإِيفَاءُ عَهْدِهِمَا بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِمَا وَإِكْرَامُ صَدِيقِهِمَا وَصِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ الَّتِي لَا رَحِمَ لَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا قَالَ فَهَذَا الَّذِي بَقِيَ عَلِيَّ

[Machine] A man from the tribe of Sa'dah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my parents have passed away. Is there anything left that I can do for them after their death?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, there are four things: praying for them, seeking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their pledges after their death, and honoring their close friends. Additionally, maintaining the ties of kinship that can only be maintained through them." The man said, "How abundant and sweet these actions are, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet said, "Then perform them, for they will reach them."

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺفَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَوِيَّ قَدْ هَلَكَا فَهَلْ بَقِيَ مِنْ بِرِّهِمَا شَيْءٌ أَصِلُهُمَا بِهِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْيَاءَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا وَإِنْفَاذُ عَهْدِهِمَا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِمَا وَإِكْرَامُ صَدِيقِهِمَا وَصِلَةُ رَحِمِهِمَا الَّتِي لَا رَحِمَ لَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا فَقَالَ مَا أَكْثَرَ هَذَا وَأَطْيَبَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهِمَا

"عَنْ أبِى أسِيدٍ قَالَ: كنتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الأنْصَارِ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ: هَلْ بَقِىَ مِنْ بِرِّ أَبَوَىَّ شَىْء أَبَرُّهُمَا بِهِ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِ ()؟ قَالَ ( *): أرْبَعَة: الصلاةُ عَلَيهِمَا، والاستِغْفَارُ لَهُمَا، وإِنفاذُ عَهْدِهِمَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمِا، وَإكْرَامُ صديقهما، وَصِلَةُ الرحم التِى لا رَحِمَ لَكَ إِلا مِنْ قِبَلِهَمِا، فَهَذَا الذِى بَقِى مِنْ بِرِّهِمَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا".

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone makes it a habit to seek forgiveness, Allah will make a way out for him from every constraint, and give him relief from every distress, and will provide rizq for him from where he does not expect."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَنْ لَزِمَ الاِسْتِغْفَارَ، جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا، وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ۔»

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever persists in asking for forgiveness, Allah will grant him relief from every worry, and a way out from every hardship, and will grant him provision from (sources) he could never imagine."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ لَزِمَ الاِسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever persists in asking for forgiveness, Allah will grant him relief from every worry, and a way out from every hardship, and will grant him provision from (sources) he could never imagine." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3819)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ أكْثَرَ مِنَ الاسْتِغْفَارِ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ

The Prophet ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1518)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَكْثَرَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ»

The Prophet ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1518)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ»

The Prophet ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1518)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ»

The Prophet ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1518)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هُمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ

"مَنْ أَكْثَرَ مِن الاسْتِغْفَار جَعَلَ اللهُ ﷻ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا، وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبْ".

"مَنْ لَزِمَ الاسْتِغْفارَ، جَعَلَ الله لهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مخْرَجًا، ومِن كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا، وَرزَقهُ من حيثُ لا يَحْتَسب".

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to get up from the assembly he used to say toward the end:

subḥānak Allāhummā wa-bi-ḥamdika, ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā anta, astaghfiruka wa-atūbu ilayka

(Glory be to You. O Allah and with Your praise, I testify that there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness, and turn to You in repentance.)

A man asked: Messenger of Allah! you utter the words now which you did not do in the past? He replied: ˹This is a˺ kaffarah (expiation) for what takes place in the assembly.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بِأَخَرَةٍ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ:

(سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ)

فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَقُولُ قَوْلاً مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُهُ فِيمَا مَضَى قَالَ: «كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ»

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to get up from the assembly he used to say in the last. Glory be to Thee. O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, I testify that there is no god but Thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance. The man asked: Messenger of Allah! you utter the words now which you did not do in the past? He replied: (This is an) atonement for what takes place in the assembly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4859)

لَمَّا كَانَ بِآخِرَةٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تَقُولُ الْآنَ كَلَامًا مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُهُ فِيمَا خَلَا قَالَ هَذَا كَفَّارَةُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'There is no person who is in a gathering and says when he wants to leave, 'Subhanak Allahumma wa bihamdik, la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk', except that he will be forgiven for whatever happened in that gathering.' I narrated this hadith from Yazid ibn Khaseefa who said, 'This is how the Sahib ibn Yazid narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' "

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ يَكُونُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَيَقُولُ حِينَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقُومَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَحَدَّثْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ يَزِيدَ بْنَ خُصَيْفَةَ قَالَ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي السَّائِبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to get up from the assembly he used to say in the last. Glory be to Thee. O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, I testify that there is no god but Thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance. The man asked: Messenger of Allah! you utter the words now which you did not do in the past? He replied: (This is an) atonement for what takes place in the assembly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4859)

لَمَّا كَانَ بِأَخَرَةٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ قَالَ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَقُولُ الْآنَ كَلَامًا مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُهُ فِيمَا خَلَا فَقَالَ «هَذَا كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجَالِسِ»

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to say "Subhanak Allahumma rabbi wa bihamdik, la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk" whenever he would rise from a gathering. So, I asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, why do you often say these words when you rise?" He replied, "Whoever says these words when rising from a gathering, all his sins committed in that gathering will be forgiven."

مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُومُ مِنْ مَجْلِسٍ إِلَّا قَالَ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ» فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا تَقُولُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ إِذَا قُمْتَ قَالَ «لَا يَقُولُهُنَّ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حِينَ يَقُومُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no man who is sitting in a gathering and says, when he intends to leave it, 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaik' (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek forgiveness from You and repent unto You), except that he will be forgiven for what occurred in that gathering." I narrated this hadith to Yazid ibn Khusaifah, who said that Saib ibn Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to him from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the same way.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ يَكُونُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَيَقُولُ حِينَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقُومَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنَ خُصَيْفَةَ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي السَّائِبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would never get up from a gathering without saying, "There is no god but You, I seek forgiveness from You and repent to You." So, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, why do you often say these words when you get up?" He said, "The one who says these words when getting up from a gathering, his sins in that gathering will be forgiven."

مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُومُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ إِلَّا قَالَ «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا تَقُولُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ إِذَا قُمْتَ؟ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ لَا يَقُولُهُنَّ أَحَدٌ حِينَ يَقُومُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ»

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if he returns to his sin seventy times a day.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا أَصَرَّ مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَإِنْ عَادَ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً

[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ , he said: Indeed, I seek forgiveness from Allah more than seventy times in a day, and I repent to Him."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

[Machine] He said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I seek forgiveness and repentance more than seventy times a day."

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ وَأَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if he returns to his sin seventy times a day. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1514)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أَصَرَّ مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَإِنْ عَادَ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً

In one sitting we would count the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying a hundred times: "rabbi ighfir lī wa-tub ʿalayya, innaka anta al-ttawwābu al-raḥīmu (My Lord, forgive me and pardon me for You are the Most Accepting of Repentance and the Most Merciful.)"

إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَعُدُّ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الْوَاحِدِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ: (رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ۔)

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when I heard him seeking forgiveness one hundred times, then he said, "O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the One who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. Or indeed, You are the One who accepts repentance, the Most Forgiving."

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَمِعْتُهُ اسْتَغْفَرَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْعَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ أَوْ إِنَّكَ تَوَّابٌ غَفُورٌ

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering seeking forgiveness from Allah a hundred times, saying, "O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَجْلِسٍ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ يَقُولُ «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ؛ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ»

[Machine] I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I heard him seeking forgiveness one hundred times, saying, "O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and accept my repentance. Verily, You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful." The narration is from Zuhayr's collection.

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا فَسَمِعْتُهُ اسْتَغْفَرَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ يَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الْغَفُورُ» حِفْظُ زُهَيْرٍ

Kathir ibn Qays said: I was sitting with AbudDarda' in the mosque of Damascus. A man came to him and said: AbudDarda, I have come to you from the town of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a tradition that I have heard you relate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I have come for no other purpose. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion.

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ إِنِّي جِئْتُكَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ لِحَدِيثٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا جِئْتُ لِحَاجَةٍ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَلَكَ اللَّهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا مِنْ طُرُقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالْحِيتَانُ فِي جَوْفِ الْمَاءِ وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ وَإِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَإِنَّ الأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلاَ دِرْهَمًا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ

"A man from Al-Madinah came to Abu Ad-Darda when he was in Dimashq. So he said: 'What brings you O my nephew?' He replied: 'A Hadith reached me which you have narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said: 'You did not come for some need?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Did you come for trade?' He said: 'No, I did not come except seeking this Hadith.' So he said: 'Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Whoever takes a path upon which he seeks knowledge, then Allah makes a path to Paradise easy for him. And indeed the angels lower their wings in approval to the one seeking knowledge. Indeed forgiveness is sought for the knowledgeable one by whomever is in the heavens and whomever is in the earth, even the fish in the waters. And superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the rest of the celestial bodies. Indeed the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets do not leave behind Dinar or Dirham. The only legacy of the scholars is knowledge, so whoever takes from it, then he has indeed taken the most able share.

قَدِمَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَهُوَ بِدِمَشْقَ فَقَالَ مَا أَقْدَمَكَ يَا أَخِي فَقَالَ حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَمَا جِئْتَ لِحَاجَةٍ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَمَا قَدِمْتَ لِتِجَارَةٍ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ مَا جِئْتَ إِلاَّ فِي طَلَبِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَبْتَغِي فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَلَكَ اللَّهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَفَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ إِنَّ الأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلاَ دِرْهَمًا إِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهِ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ

"I was sitting with Abu Darda' in the mosque of Damascus when a man came to him and said: 'O Abu Darda', I have come to you from Al-Madinah, the city of the Messenger of Allah, for a Hadith which I have heard that you narrate from the Prophet.' He said: 'Did you not come for trade?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Did you not come for anything else?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. The angels lower their wings in approval of the seeker of knowledge, and everyone in the heavens and on earth prays for forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge, even the fish in the sea. The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon above all other heavenly bodies. The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, for the Prophets did not leave behind a Dinar or Dirham, rather they left behind knowledge, so whoever takes it has taken a great share.'"

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ أَتَيْتُكَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَدِينَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِحَدِيثٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُ بِهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ تِجَارَةٌ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ وَلاَ جَاءَ بِكَ غَيْرُهُ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّ طَالِبَ الْعِلْمِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانِ فِي الْمَاءِ وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمْ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ إِنَّ الأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلاَ دِرْهَمًا إِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ

"A man from Al-Madinah came to Abu Ad-Darda when he was in Dimashq. So he said: 'What brings you O my nephew?' He replied: 'A Hadith reached me which you have narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said: 'You did not come for some need?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Did you come for trade?' He said: 'No, I did not come except seeking this Hadith.' So he said: 'Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Whoever takes a path upon which he seeks knowledge, then Allah makes a path to Paradise easy for him. And indeed the angels lower their wings in approval to the one seeking knowledge. Indeed forgiveness is sought for the knowledgeable one by whomever is in the heavens and whomever is in the earth, even the fish in the waters. And superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the rest of the celestial bodies. Indeed the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets do not leave behind Dinar or Dirham. The only legacy of the scholars is knowledge, so whoever takes from it, then he has indeed taken the most able share. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2682)

قَدِمَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَهُوَ بِدِمَشْقَ فَقَالَ مَا أَقْدَمَكَ أَيْ أَخِي؟ قَالَ حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُ بِهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَمَا قَدِمْتَ لِتِجَارَةٍ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَمَا قَدِمْتَ لِحَاجَةٍ؟قَالَ لَا قَالَ مَا قَدِمْتَ إِلَّا فِي طَلَبِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَلَكَ اللهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلْعَالِمِ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَفَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمْ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَإِنَّمَا وَرِثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهِ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ

"I was sitting with Abu Darda' in the mosque of Damascus when a man came to him and said: 'O Abu Darda', I have come to you from Al-Madinah, the city of the Messenger of Allah, for a Hadith which I have heard that you narrate from the Prophet.' He said: 'Did you not come for trade?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Did you not come for anything else?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. The angels lower their wings in approval of the seeker of knowledge, and everyone in the heavens and on earth prays for forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge, even the fish in the sea. The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon above all other heavenly bodies. The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, for the Prophets did not leave behind a Dinar or Dirham, rather they left behind knowledge, so whoever takes it has taken a great share.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 223)

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَدِينَةِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ لِحَدِيثٍ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ تِجَارَةٌ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ وَلَا جَاءَ بِكَ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ بِهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا مِنْ طُرُقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّ طَالِبَ الْعِلْمِ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ النُّجُومِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمْ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ إِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَإِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهِ أَخَذَ بِحَظِّهِ أَوْ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ »

Kathir ibn Qays said: I was sitting with AbudDarda' in the mosque of Damascus. A man came to him and said: AbudDarda, I have come to you from the town of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a tradition that I have heard you relate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I have come for no other purpose. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3641)

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ الرَّسُولِ فِي حَدِيثٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ أَمَا جِئْتَ لِحَاجَةٍ أَمَا جِئْتَ لِتِجَارَةٍ أَمَا جِئْتَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَلَكَ اللَّهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا مِنْ طُرُقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَفَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ إِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَأَوْرَثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ»

"مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلمًا، سَلَكَ الله بِهِ طَرِيقًا مِنْ طُرُق الْجَنَّة، وإِنَّ الملائكة لَتَضَعُ أَجْنحَتَهَا لِطَالب الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بما يَصْنَعُ وإِنَّ العَالِمَ لِيَسْتَغفِرُ لهُ مَنْ في السَّمَواتِ ومنْ في الأَرْضِ، والْحَيتَانُ في جوْف الماءِ، وإِنَّ فَضْلَ الْعالم على الْعابد كَفَضْلِ الْقمرِ ليَلةَ الْبَدْرِ عَلَى سائِرِ الْكَواكِبِ، وإِنَّ الْعُلمَاءَ ورثَةُ الأَنْبِياءِ - وإِنَّ الأنبِيَاءَ - لم يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا ولا دِرْهمًا، إِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْم، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بحَظٍّ وافِرٍ".

Yazid ibn Nu'aym ibn Huzzal, on his father's authority said: Ma'iz ibn Malik was an orphan under the protection of my father. He had illegal sexual intercourse with a slave-girl belonging to a clan. My father said to him: Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and inform him of what you have done, for he may perhaps ask Allah for your forgiveness. His purpose in that was simply a hope that it might be a way of escape for him. So he went to him and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (the Prophet) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (again) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. When he uttered it four times, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You have said it four times. With whom did you commit it? He replied: With so and so. He asked: Did you lie down with her? He replied: Yes. He asked: Had your skin been in contact with hers? He replied. Yes. He asked: Did you have intercourse with her? He said: Yes. So he (the Prophet) gave orders that he should be stoned to death. He was then taken out to the Harrah, and while he was being stoned he felt the effect of the stones and could not bear it and fled. But Abdullah ibn Unays encountered him when those who had been stoning him could not catch up with him. He threw the bone of a camel's foreleg at him, which hit him and killed him. They then went to the Prophet ﷺ and reported it to him. He said: Why did you not leave him alone. Perhaps he might have repented and been forgiven by Allah.

لَهُ أَبِي ائْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبِرْهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتَ لَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ وَإِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَىَّ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَىَّ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى قَالَهَا أَرْبَعَ مِرَارٍ قَالَ ﷺ إِنَّكَ قَدْ قُلْتَهَا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَبِمَنْ قَالَ بِفُلاَنَةَ قَالَ هَلْ ضَاجَعْتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ بَاشَرْتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ جَامَعْتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُرْجَمَ فَأُخْرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَلَمَّا رُجِمَ فَوَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزِعَ فَخَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ فَلَقِيَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ وَقَدْ عَجَزَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَنَزَعَ لَهُ بِوَظِيفِ بَعِيرٍ فَرَمَاهُ بِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ هَلاَّ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَتُوبَ فَيَتُوبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ

Yazid ibn Nu'aym ibn Huzzal, on his father's authority said: Ma'iz ibn Malik was an orphan under the protection of my father. He had illegal sexual intercourse with a slave-girl belonging to a clan. My father said to him: Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and inform him of what you have done, for he may perhaps ask Allah for your forgiveness. His purpose in that was simply a hope that it might be a way of escape for him. So he went to him and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (the Prophet) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (again) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. When he uttered it four times, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You have said it four times. With whom did you commit it? He replied: With so and so. He asked: Did you lie down with her? He replied: Yes. He asked: Had your skin been in contact with hers? He replied. Yes. He asked: Did you have intercourse with her? He said: Yes. So he (the Prophet) gave orders that he should be stoned to death. He was then taken out to the Harrah, and while he was being stoned he felt the effect of the stones and could not bear it and fled. But Abdullah ibn Unays encountered him when those who had been stoning him could not catch up with him. He threw the bone of a camel's foreleg at him, which hit him and killed him. They then went to the Prophet ﷺ and reported it to him. He said: Why did you not leave him alone. Perhaps he might have repented and been forgiven by Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4419)

لَهُ أَبِي ائْتِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبِرْهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتَ لَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ وَإِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مَخْرَجٌ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَاللهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكَ قَدْ قُلْتَهَا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَبِمَنْ؟ قَالَ بِفُلَانَةَ قَالَ هَلْ ضَاجَعْتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ بَاشَرْتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ جَامَعْتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُرْجَمَ قَالَ فَأُخْرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَلَمَّا رُجِمَ فَوَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزَعَ فَخَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ فَلَقِيَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ وَقَدْ أَعْجَزَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَنَزَعَ لَهُ بِوَظِيفِ بَعِيرٍ فَرَمَاهُ بِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ هَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ لَعَلَّهُ يَتُوبُ فَيَتُوبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هِشَامٌ فَحَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ هَزَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي حِينَ رَآهُ وَاللهِ يَا هَزَّالُ لَوْ كُنْتَ سَتَرْتَهُ بِثَوْبِكَ كَانَ خَيْرًا مِمَّا صَنَعْتَ بِهِ

There are some expressions which a man utters three times when he gets up from an assembly he will be forgiven for what happened in the assembly; and no one utters them in an assembly held for a noble cause or for remembrance of Allah but that is stamped with them just as a document is stamped with a signet-ring. These expressions are: Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, there is no god but thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance.

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَلِمَاتٌ لاَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ عِنْدَ قِيَامِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِلاَّ كُفِّرَ بِهِنَّ عَنْهُ وَلاَ يَقُولُهُنَّ فِي مَجْلِسِ خَيْرٍ وَمَجْلِسِ ذِكْرٍ إِلاَّ خُتِمَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يُخْتَمُ بِالْخَاتَمِ عَلَى الصَّحِيفَةِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ

There are some expressions which a man utters three times when he gets up from an assembly he will be forgiven for what happened in the assembly; and no one utters them in an assembly held for a noble cause or for remembrance of Allah but that is stamped with them just as a document is stamped with a signet-ring. These expressions are: Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, there is no god but thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4857)

أَنَّهُ قَالَ «كَلِمَاتٌ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي مَجْلِسِ لَغْوٍ أَوْ مَجْلِسِ بَاطِلٍ عِنْدَ قِيَامِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِلَّا كَفَّرَتْهُنَّ عَنْهُ وَلَا يَقُولُهُنَّ فِي مَجْلِسِ خَيْرٍ وَمَجْلِسِ ذِكْرٍ إِلَّا خُتِمَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يُخْتَمُ بِالْخَاتَمِ عَلَى الصَّحِيفَةِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ»

"كَلماتٌ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِنَّ أحَدٌ فِي مَجْلِسِ لَغْوٍ أوْ فِي مَجْلِسِ بَاطِلٍ عِنْدَ فَرَاغِه ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، إِلَّا كُفِّرَ بِهِن عَنْهُ، وَلَا يَقُولُهُن فِي مَجْلِسِ خَيرٍ وَمَجْلِسِ ذِكْرٍ إلا خَتَمَ الله بِهِنَّ عَلَيهِ كَمَا يُخْتَمُ بِالْخَاتم عَلَى الصَّحِيفَة: سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ (*) لَا إِلهَ إلا أَنْتَ أسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأتُوبُ إِلَيكَ".

Whenever the Prophet ﷺ became free from burying the dead, he used to stay at him (i.e. his grave) and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother, and beg steadfastness for him, for he will be questioned now. Abu Dawud said: The full name of the narrator Buhair is Buhair b. Raisan.

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ دَفْنِ الْمَيِّتِ وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ وَسَلُوا لَهُ التَّثْبِيتَ فَإِنَّهُ الآنَ يُسْأَلُ

"عن عثمان قال: كان النبي ﷺ إذا فرغ من دفن الميت وقف عليه فقال: استغفروا لأخيكم واسألوا له التثبت، فإنه الآن يسأل".

Ikrimah quoted Ibn Abbas as saying: When asking for something you should raise your hands opposite to your shoulders; when asking for forgiveness you should point with one finger; and when making an earnest supplication you should spread out both your hands.

أَنْ تَرْفَعَ يَدَيْكَ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْكَ أَوْ نَحْوَهُمَا وَالاِسْتِغْفَارُ أَنْ تُشِيرَ بِأُصْبُعٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَالاِبْتِهَالُ أَنْ تَمُدَّ يَدَيْكَ جَمِيعًا

"المسألَةُ أنْ ترفع يديك حَذْوَ مَنكبَيكَ، والاسْتِغْفارُ (أَن تُشيرَ) بِأصْبُع وَاحِدَة، والابْتِهالُ أن تَمُدَّ يَدَيكَ جميعًا".

The Prophet ﷺ said: If two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah, and ask Him for forgiveness, they will be forgiven.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ فَتَصَافَحَا وَحَمِدَا اللَّهَ ﷻ وَاسْتَغْفَرَاهُ غُفِرَ لَهُمَا

The Prophet ﷺ said: If two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah, and ask Him for forgiveness, they will be forgiven. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5211)

"إذا الْتَقَى المسلمانِ (فتصافَحَا) . وَحَمِدَا الله واستْغَفْراهُ غَفَر الله لَهُما".

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ swore an oath, it was: No, and I beg forgiveness of Allah.

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَتْ يَمِينُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا حَلَفَ يَقُولُ لاَ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ