Why seek forgiveness after completing acts of worship?
2026-09-21
T57 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Selected explanation · Selected source passage(s) — fully translated
A continuous excerpt from 10/89 on seeking forgiveness after worship. This replaces a passage already included in T06, so the two entries now display different source material. The English translates every displayed Arabic paragraph; this selection is not the complete surrounding work. Square brackets identify translator-supplied clarification.
النص العربي
المقتطف
ولهذا شرع الاستغفار في خواتيم الأعمال. قال تعالى: "وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ" [آل عمران: 17]، وقال بعضهم: أحيوا الليل بالصلاة فلما كان وقت السحر، أمروا بالاستغفار، وفي الصحيح أن النبي ﷺ كان إذا انصرف من صلاته استغفر ثلاثا، وقال: "اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت ياذا الجلال والإكرام"
English translation
English translation reviewed against the displayed Arabic by SalafAlSalih editorial preparation (AI-assisted); explanatory additions appear in square brackets or separate notes.
Selected explanation
For this reason, seeking forgiveness was prescribed at the conclusion of deeds. He, Exalted is He, said: “Those who seek forgiveness before dawn” [Āl ʿImrān 3:17]. Some of them said: “They kept the night alive with prayer, then when the time before dawn came, they were commanded to seek forgiveness.” In the Ṣaḥīḥ, when the Prophet, may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, finished his prayer, he would seek forgiveness three times and say: “O Allah, You are Peace, and from You is peace. Blessed are You, Possessor of Majesty and Honor.”
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 10/89
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Continuous excerpt checked at the printed 10/89 marker. It begins ولهذا شرع الاستغفار في خواتيم الأعمال and ends with the supplication يا ذا الجلال والإكرام. Directional formatting marks and spacing are normalized.