The lights of the Quran Tawbah and Istighfar in the light of al-Quran Mawlana Muhammad Abdul Hakim Tawbah and Istighfar are special qualities of a believer. Allah has created humans to worship Him and obey His commands and prohibitions. However, humans, being deceived by Satan, sometimes violate Allah's commands and prohibitions.A: Tawbah is a type of repentance that involves making a commitment to never committing the same sin again. Istighfar, on the other hand, is seeking forgiveness from Allah for all of our sins, regardless of whether we will commit them again or not.
Istaghfar: not just cover up, but total removal of sins. Therefore, istighfar (seeking forgiveness) singly is similar to tawbah (repentance); rather, it is indeed repentance. Seeking forgiveness, moreover, fully removes the sin, undoes its effects and prevents its evil, and not merely hides the sins as some people have conjectured.
Difference Between Istighfār and Tawbah. [And seek forgiveness of your Lord and turn to Him in repentance whereupon He will grant you a fair enjoyment of life until an appointed term.] Hūd:3. In sūrah Hūd Allāh commands us to do Istighfār (seek forgiveness) then He commands us to do Tawbah (turn to Him in repentance). Tawbah and Istighfar are introduced as two different techniques leading to forgiveness of Allah and purifying a Muslim's soul, so we will go through each in detail to know what is the difference between them and how to apply each in a correct way. What is Tawbah? zQL5W.