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Sayyid al-Istighfār

The master of seeking forgiveness

Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

Transliteration

Allāhumma anta Rabbī lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa anā ʿabduka, wa anā ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu, aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu, abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya, wa abūʾu bi-dhanbī fa-ghfir lī fa-innahu lā yaghfiru adh-dhunūba illā anta.

English

"O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I abide by Your covenant and Your promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin — so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You."

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6306

Context

The Prophet ﷺ said: whoever says this during the day with conviction and dies that day before evening is among the people of Paradise; whoever says it at night with conviction and dies before morning is among the people of Paradise.

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