Is seeking forgiveness a thousand times a day an innovation (bid‘ah) because the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded us to seek forgiveness 70 times a day? And does this contradict the saying of the Messenger?
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Seeking forgiveness (Istighfar) is one of the acts of remembrance (Adhkar) with immense reward, as sins are erased through it. What has been narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, regarding his seeking forgiveness seventy or a hundred times, does not restrict this number, nor does it make it superior to other numbers, nor does it prevent increasing it. This is due to the general command in the Quran to seek forgiveness and to do so abundantly.
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