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According to some Sunni scholars, the fact that prophets (a) asked for divine forgiveness makes it probable that they committed some [[major sins]], and so they asked God to turn their major sins into minor sins or asked Him to make them immune from insistence on minor sins. Some other Sunni scholars reject that they commit any major sins, but they think that they asked God to forgive some minor sins they committed before or after their prophecy. Others maintain that prophets asked God to forgive their unintentionally committed sins. | According to some Sunni scholars, the fact that prophets (a) asked for divine forgiveness makes it probable that they committed some [[major sins]], and so they asked God to turn their major sins into minor sins or asked Him to make them immune from insistence on minor sins. Some other Sunni scholars reject that they commit any major sins, but they think that they asked God to forgive some minor sins they committed before or after their prophecy. Others maintain that prophets asked God to forgive their unintentionally committed sins. | ||
==Istighfar by | ==Istighfar by Angels== | ||
According to the | According to the Qur'an, 42:5 and 40:7, angels ask God to forgive the sins of people on Earth. Both verses talk about angels asking God to forgive others, rather than themselves. | ||
==Prohibition of istighfar for polytheists== | ==Prohibition of istighfar for polytheists== | ||