11. Dua for forgiveness (Rabbighfirli wa tub alayya innaka)
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar (RA): We counted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say this dua a hundred times during a meeting -
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ
Dua for forgiveness English Transliteration
Rabbighfirli wa tub `alayya innaka Antat-Tawwabur-Rahim
Dua for forgiveness English Translation
O Allah forgive me and accept my repentance, for You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful.
ReferenceSahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1516
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ " .
Translation
Abu Hurairah narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, forgive me and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful."
Frequently Asked Questions
Most Sunni scholars say if a Muslim does something against Islam by mistake or without knowing, that person isn’t seen as a disbeliever. So, their ignorance means they won’t be punished as a non-believer on Judgment Day. This idea even comes up a lot when someone forgets to make a dua for forgiveness or just didn’t know better.
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