It has been months since I last posted here.
In the absence, many things had occured and Alhamdulillah, now we are in the new year of Hijri, 1435 H :)
Actually, it had been many times I wrote but in the end, it just end up as drafts :)
So, In sha Allah today it won't end up as before :)
The Power of Istighfar
I would like to relate a story on this matter.
One day, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was in his journey seeking for knowledge. He had to get shelter from a mosque. However, the guard(of the mosque) did not allow him to sleep there , in the event that he(the guard) actually did not know that person was Imam Ahmad. So, Imam Ahmad went out and tried to sleep outside the mosque compund but still he was not allowed to do so.
At the same time, a man whose work was kneading bread (penguli roti) saw that and felt sympathy to Imam Ahmad and invited him to have rest at his workplace nearby. After showing Imam Ahmad's resting place, he continued his work of kneading doughs for bread.[ he did not know that the person was Imam Ahmad ].
Imam Ahmad b Hanbal did not sleep but rather was looking at the person who helped him with admiration since he was saying istighfar continously while kneading the dough.Then, he approached the man and asked ,
" Since when are you practising this?"
He replied, " Alhamdulilah sir.It has been a while "
" Do you get profit or good fortunes with this practice(of saying istighfar continously) ?"
" Yes! Every wishes were granted except for one "
" What was that ? "
" I always wish to meet Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal but Allah has yet to grant that wish "
With amazement, Imam Ahmad said ,
" Ya akhi, I am Imam Ahmad b Hanbal ! Allah has brought me here to meet you ! "
The end :)
Moral of the Story
1. Istighfar is a very significant zikr
2. We should say lots of istighfar each day
3. In his busy day of working for life, Allah has granted his wishes
:)
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| let's istighfar :) |
