Reciting durood and making istighfaar and taubah
Question
I've read in an authentic book that durood can be a means for our ibadah being accepted. Does this mean that durood purifies the good deeds a person has done like istigfar? For example a person does deeds with inadequate sincerity and then does durood.
Answer
Durood is for a different reason and istighfaar is for a different reason.
Istighfaar is for showing remorse and asking Allah Ta`ala's forgiveness. Durood is mainly a token of appreciation for the favours of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), and both are compulsory and important. Both have significant virtues as well.
For a person who has committed a wrong it is more important that he makes sincere istighfaar and taubah.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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