The Power of Istighfar

This anecdote about "Istighfar" is from the life of Imam Ahmed Bin Hanbal, who is considered as a prestigious researcher of Islam and a well known scholar. Imam Ahmed is additionally viewed as the organizer of the Hanbali school of fiqh (Islamic statute) and is a standout amongst the most observed Sunni scholars, regularly alluded to as the "Sheik ul-Islam" or the "Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah."

Amid his seniority, while Imam Ahmed was voyaging he halted by a town. After the petitions, he needed to remain for the night in the masjid yard since he didn't know anybody in the town. Attributable to his quietude, he hadn't acquainted himself with anybody feeling that on the off chance that he did, he would be invited by numerous individuals.

Neglecting to perceive Ahmed container Hanbal, the guardian of the mosque declined to give him a chance to remain in the mosque. As Imam Ahmed was very old, the guardian needed to drag him out of the mosque. On observing this, a cook from a close-by place felt feel sorry for this man (Imam Ahmed) and offered to be the host to him for the night. Amid his stay with the dough puncher, Imam Ahmed saw that the bread cook would always recount Istighfar (look for absolution from Allah). Imam Ahmed inquired as to whether the steady routine with regards to stating Istighfar had any impact on him. The cook reacted by telling Imam Ahmed that Allah had acknowledged the majority of his duas (supplications), with the exception of one. When he asked him what dua was it that hadn't been acknowledged, the bread cook answered that he had been requesting that Allah give him the benefit to meet the well known researcher Imam Ahmed canister Hanbal.

On this, Imam Ahmed container Hanbal said that Allah had tuned in to his dua as well as had hauled him onto his (the baker's) doorsteps. [Summarized from Al Jumuah magazine, vol 19, issue 7]

This story is a notice of the intensity of saying Istighfar (looking for pardoning) regularly.
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