Question 1983: Can you provide some hadiths on the virtues of Istighfar (seeking forgiveness)?
✅ Answer: Refer to the following narrations:
1⃣عَنِ الشَّعْبِیِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِیَّ بْنَ أَبِی طَالِبٍ یَقُولُ الْعَجَبُ مِمَّنْ یَقْنَطُ وَ مَعَهُ الْمِمْحَاةُ قِیلَ و ما الْمِمْحَاةُ قَالَ الِاسْتِغْفَارُ
📚 Amali Al-Tusi, Vol. 1, p. 86
Shu‘bi said: I heard Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) say: 'It is astonishing that someone loses hope when the eraser (of sins) is with them!' He was asked: 'What is the eraser (of sins)?' He replied: 'Istighfar!'
2⃣عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْداللَّه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَیْرُ الدُّعَاءِ الِاسْتِغْفَارُ
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p. 504
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'The best supplication is Istighfar!'
3⃣عن یَاسِرٍ الْخَادِمِ عَنِ الرِّضَا قَالَ: مَثَلُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ مَثَلُ وَرَقٍ عَلَی شَجَرَةٍ تُحَرَّکُ فَیَتَنَاثَرُ وَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرُ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ و یَفْعَلُهُ کَالْمُسْتَهْزِئِ بِرَبِّهِ.
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p. 504
Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: 'The example of Istighfar is like a leaf on a tree that, when shaken, falls off. But one who continues to sin while saying Istighfar is like someone mocking their Lord!'
4⃣عن عُبَیْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قال: قال أَبُوعَبْداللَّهِ إِذَا أَکْثَرَ الْعَبْدُ مِنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ رُفِعَتْ صَحِیفَتُهُ وَ هِیَ تَتَلَأْلَأُ.
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p. 504
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'When a servant frequently engages in Istighfar, their record of deeds ascends while shining brightly!'
5⃣عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عن أَبِی عَبْداللَّهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ فِی حَدِیثٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَنْ کَثُرَتْ هُمُومُهُ فَعَلَیْهِ بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ.
📚 Al-Mahasin, p. 42
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'Whoever finds their sorrows increasing, let them engage in Istighfar!'
6⃣عَنْ حُسَیْنِ بْنِ زَیْدٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْداللَّه قال: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الِاسْتِغْفَارُ وَ قَوْلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ خَیْرُ الْعِبَادَةِ و قَالَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِیزُ الْجَبَّارُ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ و اسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِکَ
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p. 505
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'Istighfar and the phrase **Lā ilāha illā Allāh** are the best acts of worship! Allah, the Almighty and the Compeller, says (Surah Muhammad, verse 19): **“Know that there is no deity except Allah, and seek forgiveness for your sin.”**'
7⃣أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عن أَبِيهِ عن جَدِّهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عن أَبِيهِ عن جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عن أَبِيهِ عن عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: لِكُلِّ دَاءٍ دَوَاءٌ و دَوَاءُ الذُّنُوبِ الِاسْتِغْفَارُ فَإِنَّهَا الْمَمْحَاةُ
و بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قال قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : مَنْ أَكْثَرَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجاً وَ مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجاً وَ يَرْزُقُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
📚 Jafariyat, p. 228
Amir al-Mu’minin (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'For every disease, there is a cure, and the cure for sins is Istighfar, as it is the purifier!'
And he said: 'Whoever frequently engages in Istighfar, Allah will grant them relief from every sorrow, a way out of every hardship, and will provide for them from sources they could never expect!'
8⃣عن سَعِیدِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ عن أَمِیرِالْمُؤْمِنِینَ علیه السلام قال: الِاسْتِغْفَارُ یَزِیدُ فِی الرِّزْق
📚 Khisal, Vol. 2, p. 94
Amir al-Mu’minin (peace be upon him) said: 'Istighfar increases sustenance!'
9⃣عَنِ الرِّضَا عن آبَائِهِ علیهم السلام قال قال أَمِیرُالْمُؤْمِنِینَ علیه السلام: تَعَطَّرُوا بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ لَا تَفْضَحْکُمْ رَوَائِحُ الذُّنُوب
📚 Amali Al-Tusi, Vol. 1, p. 382
Amir al-Mu’minin (peace be upon him) said: 'Perfume yourselves with Istighfar so that the stench of your sins does not expose you!'
📚 Thawab al-A‘mal, p. 150
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) narrated from his forefathers that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'Blessed is the one who, on the Day of Judgment, finds **Astaghfirullah** written under every sin in their record of deeds!'
📚 Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 93, p. 283
✅ There are many hadiths on Istighfar, and these are just a few examples.
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