The 5 Miracles of Istighfar

Summary

The video discusses the significance and virtues of seeking forgiveness from Allah, known as Istighfar. It outlines five key benefits: transforming bad deeds into good ones, increasing wealth and offspring, alleviating anxiety, enhancing strength, and paving the way to Paradise. The speaker emphasizes the simplicity and profound impact of regularly seeking forgiveness and shares an inspiring story about Imam Ahmed and a pious baker. Viewers are encouraged to practice Istighfar at least 1,000 times daily for six months and observe the positive changes in their lives.

Takeaways

• 🙏 Seeking forgiveness from Allah is a simple yet powerful act of worship.
• 🌿 This act turns bad deeds into good deeds, creating a cycle of purification.
• 💰 Seeking forgiveness can lead to wealth and children, as promised in the Quran.
• 🧘‍♂️ It relieves anxiety and distress, providing mental peace and tranquility.
• 💪 Forgiveness strengthens one emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually.
• 🌧️ It can change weather patterns, bringing rain during droughts.
• 💡 It offers strength in various aspects of life, including health and mental clarity.
• 🌴 The ultimate reward is entry into Jannah, eternal paradise.
• 🛤️ Constantly seeking forgiveness paves the way to a righteous and prosperous life.
• 📜 The story of Imam Ahmed and the baker illustrates the power of consistent supplication and forgiveness.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of seeking forgiveness from Allah?

The main purpose is to seek forgiveness for one's sins. However, it also serves as a means to obtain various virtues and benefits, making it a 'life hack' in worship.

What is the first virtue mentioned about seeking forgiveness?

The first virtue is that it turns bad deeds into good deeds. Allah mentions in the Quran that those who repent, believe, and do good deeds will have their sins turned into good deeds.

How does seeking forgiveness affect a person's wealth and family life?

According to the Quran, seeking forgiveness can bring abundant rain, wealth, and children. It implies that those who seek forgiveness will be blessed with financial prosperity and offspring.

How does seeking forgiveness help with anxiety and distress?

The Prophet Muhammad said that those who continually seek forgiveness will find a way out of every distress and relief from every anxiety. It provides peace, tranquility, and solutions to problems.

What type of strength can be gained through seeking forgiveness?

Seeking forgiveness can increase various types of strength, including emotional, physical, mental, financial, and spiritual strength. It also helps in overcoming illnesses and enhancing overall well-being.

What is the ultimate virtue of seeking forgiveness according to the script?

The ultimate virtue is that it is the key to entering Jannah (Paradise). Those who seek forgiveness will be rewarded with eternal gardens under which rivers flow, signifying eternal happiness and success.

What story is shared in the script to illustrate the power of seeking forgiveness?

The story of Imam Ahmed and the baker is shared. It highlights how a simple baker, through continuous seeking of forgiveness, had his prayers answered, including the extraordinary event of meeting Imam Ahmed.

What does the story of Imam Ahmed and the baker teach about the significance of seeking forgiveness?

The story teaches that even ordinary people who consistently seek forgiveness can experience extraordinary blessings and answered prayers, demonstrating the power and significance of this simple act of worship.

What practical advice is given at the end of the script regarding seeking forgiveness?

The advice is to say 'Astaghfirullah' (I seek forgiveness from Allah) at least 1,000 times every day. This takes about 10 minutes and should be done consistently. After six months, one should note the changes and blessings observed in their life.

How should individuals track the impact of seeking forgiveness in their lives?

Individuals should commit to saying 'Astaghfirullah' 1,000 times daily and, after six months, write down the changes and blessings they notice in their life as a result of this practice.

Outlines

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🌟 The Power of Seeking Forgiveness

Seeking forgiveness from Allah (subhana wa taala) is a simple act of worship with profound benefits. Many Muslims view it as a means to erase sins, but it offers much more. This practice transforms bad deeds into good ones and purifies believers for the Day of Judgment. Allah promises to turn evil deeds into good ones for those who repent, believe, and perform good deeds. Additionally, good deeds erase bad deeds, creating a cycle that prepares believers for paradise. The act of seeking forgiveness lays the red carpet for entry into Jannah by continuously turning bad deeds into good ones and erasing more sins.

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💰 Seeking Forgiveness Brings Wealth and Prosperity

Seeking forgiveness can lead to material wealth and prosperity. Allah (subhana wa taala) promises that those who seek His forgiveness will be rewarded with abundant rain, wealth, and children. This is a divine assurance that increasing acts of seeking forgiveness will lead to financial prosperity and familial blessings. The Quran emphasizes that this simple act can change the weather, bring rain during droughts, and enhance wealth and fertility. Believers are encouraged to trust in Allah and increase their acts of seeking forgiveness to see doors of opportunities open in all aspects of life.

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😌 Relieving Anxiety Through Forgiveness

Consistently seeking forgiveness can relieve anxiety and distress. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught that those who frequently repent will find relief from every distress and anxiety, and will be provided for from unexpected sources. This practice acts as a fire extinguisher for stress, promoting peace, tranquility, and mental well-being. It offers solutions for various stressors, whether related to family, provisions, or other personal concerns. By seeking forgiveness, believers can find mental and emotional stability, reducing anxiety and finding calmness in their lives.

💪 Strength Through Seeking Forgiveness

Seeking forgiveness enhances various forms of strength. Allah (subhana wa taala) promises to add strength to the strength of those who seek His forgiveness. This strength can be physical, emotional, mental, financial, or spiritual. Whether one desires physical health, mental sharpness, emotional resilience, or spiritual fortitude, seeking forgiveness is the root of all these strengths. It can help overcome illnesses, improve mental health, and enhance spiritual growth. This act of worship is a no-brainer for increasing overall strength and resilience in life.

🌴 The Path to Paradise

Seeking forgiveness is the key to entering Jannah (paradise). Allah (subhana wa taala) promises that those who seek His forgiveness will be rewarded with eternal gardens under which rivers flow. This simple act leads to the ultimate success of entering paradise and enjoying eternal bliss. It brings Allah's forgiveness and appreciation, as He is the most appreciative. By seeking forgiveness, believers are rewarded with the best possible outcome: a place in Jannah where all desires are fulfilled. This practice turns bad deeds into good ones and opens the gates to paradise.

📜 Story of Imam Ahmed and the Baker

The story of Imam Ahmed and the baker illustrates the power of seeking forgiveness. Imam Ahmed, a renowned scholar, once traveled to a village where he was denied shelter in a mosque. A baker noticed Imam Ahmed and invited him to stay in his bakery. The baker was continuously seeking forgiveness while preparing bread. Curious, Imam Ahmed asked how long the baker had been doing this and if he noticed any benefits. The baker revealed that all his prayers were answered except one: to see Imam Ahmed. Allah (subhana wa taala) fulfilled this last prayer by bringing Imam Ahmed to his bakery, demonstrating the power of persistent seeking of forgiveness.

📅 Action Plan for Daily Forgiveness

A practical action plan is proposed: seek forgiveness 1,000 times daily for at least six months. This practice takes about ten minutes a day and can bring numerous benefits, including wealth, relief from anxiety, strength, and a path to Jannah. After six months, believers are encouraged to reflect on the changes in their lives and share their experiences. This simple yet powerful act of worship can lead to significant positive transformations, making it a worthwhile daily habit.

Keywords

💡Istighfar

Istighfar is the act of seeking forgiveness from Allah. In the video, it is described as a simple yet powerful act of worship that can bring numerous benefits, including turning bad deeds into good deeds, relieving anxiety, and providing wealth and strength. The speaker emphasizes its importance and encourages practicing it daily.

💡Bad Deeds into Good Deeds

The concept refers to the transformation of one's sins into good deeds through sincere repentance and good actions. According to the video, Allah promises in the Quran to turn the evil deeds of those who repent and do good deeds into good deeds. This highlights the mercy and forgiveness of Allah, encouraging Muslims to continuously seek forgiveness.

💡Virtues of Istighfar

The video lists several virtues of seeking forgiveness, including turning bad deeds into good deeds, bringing wealth and children, relieving anxiety, increasing strength, and paving the way to Paradise. These virtues illustrate the profound impact of istighfar on a believer's life, both in this world and the hereafter.

💡Quranic Verses

The video references multiple Quranic verses to support the benefits of istighfar. For example, one verse mentions that good deeds remove bad deeds, while another promises wealth and children for those who seek forgiveness. These verses are used to demonstrate the divine rewards for practicing istighfar.

💡Anxiety Relief

The speaker mentions that istighfar can relieve every single anxiety and distress. According to a hadith of Prophet Muhammad, continually repenting leads to Allah providing relief from distress and unexpected provision. This underscores the psychological and emotional benefits of seeking forgiveness.

💡Strength

Seeking forgiveness is said to increase strength in various forms, such as physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual strength. The video explains that istighfar can improve one's overall well-being, including health and mental sharpness, as well as spiritual strength and faith.

💡Paradise (Jannah)

One of the ultimate virtues of istighfar mentioned in the video is its role in gaining entry into Paradise. The Quran states that those who seek forgiveness will be rewarded with eternal gardens beneath which rivers flow. This emphasizes the eternal benefits of repentance and good deeds.

💡Imam Ahmed and the Baker

The video narrates a story about Imam Ahmed and a baker to illustrate the power of istighfar. The baker, who constantly practiced istighfar, experienced all his prayers being answered, including his wish to meet Imam Ahmed. This story serves as an example of how consistent repentance can lead to miraculous outcomes.

💡Daily Practice

The speaker encourages viewers to make istighfar a daily practice, suggesting a minimum of 1,000 times per day. This daily commitment is presented as a simple yet effective way to accumulate the various benefits of istighfar over time, ultimately transforming one's life.

💡Repentance

Repentance, or tawbah, is the act of returning to Allah and seeking His forgiveness for sins. The video highlights the importance of repentance in Islam, showing how it can lead to forgiveness, the transformation of sins into good deeds, and the opening of doors to divine blessings and rewards.

Highlights

Seeking forgiveness from Allah is a simple act of worship with numerous benefits.

Most Muslims see seeking forgiveness only as a means to forgive sins, but it has many more virtues.

One virtue of seeking forgiveness is that it turns bad deeds into good deeds, as stated in the Quran.

Good deeds remove bad deeds, creating a cycle that prepares believers for Jannah (Paradise).

Seeking forgiveness can bring wealth and children, as promised by Allah in the Quran.

It can relieve anxiety and provide a way out of every distress.

Seeking forgiveness can make one stronger in various aspects like emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual strength.

It is the key to entering Jannah, where one will be rewarded with eternal paradise.

Allah is the Most Appreciative and rewards simple acts of worship abundantly.

The story of Imam Ahmed and the baker illustrates the power of seeking forgiveness and making Duas (supplications).

The baker's continuous seeking of forgiveness led to Allah answering all his Duas except one.

Allah fulfilled the baker's final Dua by bringing Imam Ahmed to him, showing the power of persistent worship.

Simple acts of worship like seeking forgiveness can elevate and honor ordinary individuals.

It is encouraged to seek forgiveness at least 1,000 times a day for 10 minutes, as it can lead to significant positive changes in life.

After practicing for six months, one should reflect and note the changes experienced from this daily practice.

Transcripts

is an incredibly simple act of worship

where you're simply just seeking the

Forgiveness of Allah subhana wa tala

when you guys say you are simply saying

Ya Allah please forgive me for my sins

and the super vast majority of Muslims

will look at as simply just a means to

forgive their sins and that's it but the

reality is is such a simple act of

worship but by Allah it is a life hack

it is a miracle that has so many fruits

that Sprout from it that when you got

know about these fruits inshallah you

will not leave a day until your very

last breath except that you seek within

it as much as possible we're going to

mention five virtues inshallah that

we'll be able to do that even though

there's a plethora more virtues the very

first virtue of that we're going to

mention is that it turns your bad deeds

into Good Deeds allaha he says in the

Quran

as for those who repent they do and they

believe in Allah they're Muslim and they

do good deeds on top of that they are

the ones whose evil Deeds their sins

Allah will turn them into Good Deeds why

is this significant because within a 100

years me and you we're going to be in

the grave we're going to be with Allah

subhana wa taala and when Allah raises

us on the day of Resurrection the day of

regret we're going to wish we have the

least amount of sins and maximal amount

of Good Deeds so that Allah rewards us

for the good and he does not punish us

for the bad but it doesn't stop there

Allah he says in another

verse indeed Good Deeds remove bad Deeds

so really just focus with me here in the

first verse we mentioned that if you do

and you're a Muslim and you do good

deeds Allah turns your bad deeds into

Good Deeds but in the second verse that

we've mentioned Allah saying that more

Good Deeds removes more bad Deeds are

you understanding that this is kind of

like a cycle that is basically laying

the red carpet for you to enter into

Jenna you start with you do good deeds

as a result bad Deeds turn into Good

Deeds but because you have more Good

Deeds Allah removes even more bad Deeds

from your account so that when you meet

him on the day of judgment you are pure

and you are ready to enter Jenna

inshallah tala and again the root of

that

is so that's the very first virtue the

second virtue we're going to mention is

that quite literally makes you rich

Allah he says in the

Quran seek your Lord's forgiveness

command for he is truly the most

forgiving he will shower you with

abundant rain in other words if you guys

are going through a

drought will quite literally change the

weather it will bring the rain down

he will supply you with wealth and

children if you guys are struggling to

have a child is a thing that will allow

you to get children inshallah tal but

not only

children money wealth if you guys want

to become rich this is the key

increasing your Allah is telling you

this if you guys believe in the Quran

100% Allah is telling you that will

increase you in wealth and children so

put your trust in Allah and increase in

as much as possible and inshallah you

will see doors open left right and

center the third virtue is that relieves

you of every single anxiety the prophet

Muhammad he

said if anyone continually repents and

seeks

over and over again Allah will appoint

for him a way out of every single

distress and a relief from every single

anxiety and will provide for him from

places he could not even imagine think

about the things that stress you out

right now think about your mental health

in general think about the things that

make you anxious whether that be family

whether that be Provisions whether that

be the future whether that be the past

whatever it

is is the fire extinguisher that

extinguishes the anxiety and allows you

to find peace and tranquility and calm

in your life Subhan Allah the fourth

virtue is

that literally makes you stronger in a

verse in the Quran allaha he

says seek your Lord's forgiveness turn

to him in Repentance say

for he will shower you with abundant

rain as we've mentioned in the previous

set of verses and add strength to your

strength strength has been left General

here by allaha tala meaning any strength

that you can think of whether it's

emotional physical mental Financial

anything your Iman your heart spiritual

whatever it is that strength will

increase

through so for example if you guys have

been struck with an

illness will inshallah get rid of that

illness if you guys are in the gym

trying to get bigger

muscles will be at the root of that if

you guys want to have a sharper mind

sharper memory strong mental health isar

is at the root of that if you have weak

im a weak spiritual muscle if you like

will give you strength from that

perspective and so Subhan Allah isn't it

a no-brainer so far with this four

virtue to do as much as possible over

and over again and so that's virtue

number four virtue number five which is

the best of all virtues is that is the

key to getting you into Jen Allah he

says in the Quran about the people who

do the reward of those people who seek

forgiveness of Allah is forgiveness from

Allah and from that comes Gardens under

which rivers flow staying in there

forever and ever and ever if you guys

want the path for you to enter Jenna

forever where you have everything you

desire you have Perfection to face for

the rest of Eternity which is the

greatest success any human being can

taste is at the root of that and Subhan

Allah with these five virtues suddenly

the name of Allah Shakur the most

appreciative comes to life Shakur the

most appreciative that just by us doing

a very simple act of worship simple

movement of the tongue Allah gives us

all of this money children changes the

weather strength reduces our anxieties

and Jenna for eternity turns our bad

deeds into Good Deeds Subhan Allah this

is Allah whenever you do business with

Allah tala Allah comes back to you a

millionfold

subh to end I want to share with you a

story very famous story you might have

heard it before but there's no harm in

mentioning it once again and this story

will really kind of just put this topic

to bed you guys will feel like from now

on I'm going to do all day every day

this is the story of IM Ahmed and the

baker IM Ahmed was is one of the

greatest scholars in Islam and of course

back in the day they didn't have Tik Tok

Instagram they didn't have all these

social media platforms where they can

see his face and know what he looks like

everyone had heard of him because he's

an incredibly high level scholar but not

everyone has seen him because there's no

social media and so one time Imam Ahmed

was traveling and because he left his

City people don't recognize him until he

introduces himself as Imam Ahmed and so

as he was traveling he stopped by a

small village to stay the night in a

Masjid so that he can basically wake up

in the morning and continue his travel

when he did that the Masjid keeper came

after a and he said g there's no staying

here tonight iMed was saying look you

know I'm traveling I'll be out in a few

hours no get out so he kicked him out of

the Masjid locked the Masid and then he

saw Imam Ahmed at the footstep of the

Masjid said no I said get out so he

basically dragged him essentially into

the middle of the road yeah in the

middle of the night with nowhere to go

but opposite the Masjid was a baker who

was still open kneading his door

preparing his bread for the next day and

he saw this and he looked at the man and

he noticed there were signs of piety so

he said you can come into my bakery you

can sleep as I'm preparing my bread for

the next day and you can leave in the in

the morning no problem so Imam Ahmed he

goes into the bakery he lays his bed in

the corner and as he's doing everything

and preparing his his bed for sleep he

noticed that the baker as he was

kneading his dough like this he would

constantly

say over and over again and IM Ahmed

being this giant of a scholar knowing

that anyone who does like this for a

very long time they must have seen

something in their life he said to the

man how long have you been doing this

for and he said I've been doing this for

many many years every night I prepare my

bread I

say and so IM Ahmed said have you

noticed anything as a result of this and

the man thought and he said I've noticed

that Allah subh answers all my duas

whenever I raise my hands to the sky and

ask Allah for anything he gives me that

thing but there is one Dua that Allah

subhana tala has not yet answered and IM

Ahmed said can you please tell me what

the Dua is and the man said that Dua was

to see IM Ahmed allahar Subhan

Allah

through Allah subhana wa tala dragged

the great IM Ahmed into the middle of

the street into the man's Bakery just to

answer the Dua of that man that man was

not a Pious scholar that man was not a

super high level super knowledgeable man

he was just a baker but elevated him and

honored him to the point where Allah

answered all his duas and even dragged a

high level scholar into his Bakery just

to answer his Dua so how about me and

you when we want anything in life when

Allah has told us about this virtuous

act of worship doing over and over again

leading to all these things it's a

no-brainer so I leave you with a very

simple action point okay and please

implement it

do 1,000 times every single day minimum

add on to it more where possible but

minimum 1,000 times every single day

1,000 times is simply just 10 minutes of

that's all it takes but I want you to go

above and beyond because 10 minutes is

nothing in 24 hours so try and do as

much as every single day and after 6

months I want you to get a pen and paper

out and to write down what you've

noticed in your life can you commit to

that if you do let us know in the

comments 6 months later how things got

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