Istighfar
I was watching a khutba by Omar Suleiman on Istighfar and he was talking about the power of istighfar. When a person sins, a black dot is placed on their heart and when he sincerely repents, not only does that black dot disappear, that place in his heart becomes polished as if he didn’t commit that certain sin in the first place.
One major point I took from this is that istighfar should be a focal point in our daily lives. We should say “astaghfirullah” constantly because not only does it erase sins when you repent sincerely by the will of Allāh, it also gives you clarity and makes you closer to Allāh swt.
The Prophet pbuh was sinless but one habit he had was he continuously engaged in istighfar, not because of sins but because he (pbuh) wanted a connection and clarity with Allāh
Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: We counted the Prophet (pbuh) saying a hundred times during one single sitting:
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Rabb-ighfir lee, wa tub `alayya, innaka Antat-Tawwabur-Raheem!
“Oh Allāh, Forgive me and pardon me. Indeed, You are the Oft-Returning with compassion and Ever Merciful”.
Make a habit of this and even the lightest fog in our hearts will be cleared inshaaAllah!
