Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

inclination towards one harâm of Allah’s, died without îmân. He
became the subject of public talk which said: “Those who are like
him are like dogs.” Qârûn was a relative of Hadrat Mûsâ’s.
Having been blessed with the benedictions of Hadrat Mûsâ, and
being taught the knowledge of chemistry by him, he had become
so rich that forty mules would be needed to carry only the keys of
his treasuries. Because he did not pay the zakât, which was worth
a few cents, he was made to go under the earth together with his
entire wealth. Sa’laba, among the Sahâba, was very zâhid. He
used to worship very much, so much so that he would not go out
of the mosque. Because of one breach of promise he lost his
chance to attain the grade of being a Sahabî, and died without
îmân. Our Master, the Prophet, was commanded not to invoke
any blessings on him. Allâhu ta’âlâ has avenged upon many other
people like these on account of one sin. Then each Believer
should be very much afraid of committing sins. Upon committing
one venial sin he should repent, say istighfâr, and beg for
forgiveness.”
It is written in the first paragraph of the third chapter of the
second part of Riyâd-un-nâsikhîn: “Tawba should be made with
the heart, with the tongue and with the sinful limb altogether. The
heart should repent. The tongue should pray and beg. And the
limb should cease from sinning. [There is many an âyat-i-kerîma
which purports: “Make much dhikr of Me.” And it is purported in
the Sûra of Idhâjâa: “Make istighfâr before Me. I will accept your
prayers, and I will forgive you your sins.” As is seen, Allâhu ta’âlâ
commands to make much istighfâr. For that matter, Hadrat
Muhammad Ma’thûm states as follows in the eightieth letter of the
second volume: “To perform this command, I make seventy
istighfârs after performing each namâz. In other words, I say,
“Estaghfirullah,” (seventy times). You, too, should say this prayer
very much! Each time you say it you should think of its meaning:
‘O my Allah, please do forgive me.’ It will save you and other
people with you from afflictions, troubles, and illnesses. Many
people have said this prayer and always benefited from it.”] [As
you go to bed, lie on your right hand side, say, “A’ûdhu billâhimin-esh-sheytân-ir-rajîm,”
and then say, “Bi-s-m-illâh-ir-Rahmânir-Rahîm,”
then recite the Âyat-al-kursî once; and then recite the
Ikhlâs sûra three times and the Fâtiha sûra once and the (final two)
sûras (of the Qur’ân al-kerîm) which are called the Qul-a’ûdhu,
once each, and then say, “Tawakkal-tu-’alallah lâ hawla wa lâ
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