Tawheed & Istighfaar
Originally posted on on May 25, 2018
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah Rahimahullaah said:
‘The
state and matter of Istighfaar amongst the people of Tawheed and its connection
with the testimony of La ilaha ila Allaah is firmly established.
For the first
of them until the last of them and from the last of them to the first of them.
From high to low.
The comprehensiveness of the state and matter of Tawheed and
Istighfaar, applies to all of the creation and they, in relation to these
situations are of different grades to Allaah. Every person having a grade which
is known.
Therefore, the testimony of La ilaha ila Allaah (none has
the right to be worshipped except Allaah) with truthfulness and certainty
eliminates all of Shirk, a small and a large amount, that which is done
mistakenly and intentionally, the first of it and the last of it, that done
secretly and openly. That which appears upon all of its characteristics, that
which it hides and its intricate details.
Istighfaar wipes out that which remains from its affects, it
wipes out sin which is from the branches of Shirk. Indeed all sins are from the
branches of Shirk.
So Tawheed eliminates the foundation of Shirk, and
Istighfaar wipes out its branches.
.*فأبلغ الثناء قول:
لا إله إلا الله*
The most expressive praise is the statement of La ilaha ila
Allaah.
".*وأبلغ الدعاء قول:
أستغفر الله*
The most expressive of Dua is the statement of
Astaghfirullaah (I seek forgiveness from Allaah).’
[Majmoo al-Fatawa 11/697]
شمول
دائرة والاستغفار**
*للخلق كلهم*
قال
شيخ الاسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله:
وقد
ثبتت دائرة الاستغفار بين أهل التوحيد واقترانها بشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله من أولهم
إلى آخرهم ومن آخرهم إلى أولهم ومن الأعلى إلى الأدنى"
و
شمول دائرة التوحيد والاستغفار للخلق كلهم، وهم فيها درجات عند الله، ولكلِ عاملٍ مقامٌ
معلوم.
فشهادة
أن لا إله إلا الله بصدق ويقين؛ تُذهب الشرك كله، دقه وجله، خطأه وعمده، أوله وآخره،
سره وعلانيته، وتأتي على جميع صفاته وخفاياه ودقائقه.
والاستغفار
يمحو ما بقي من عثراته، ويمحو الذنب الذي هو من شُعب الشرك؛ فإن الذنوب كلها من شُعب
الشرك.
فالتوحيد
يذهب أصل الشرك والاستغفار يمحو فروعه.
.*فأبلغ الثناء قول: لا إله إلا الله*
".*وأبلغ الدعاء قول: أستغفر الله*
[مجموع الفتاوى ١١/ ٦٩٧]
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