379. Masnoon Dua for forgiveness (Rbbighfirli Wa tub Alayya)
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar (RA): We counted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say this dua a hundred times during a meeting -
Masnoon Dua for forgiveness in Arabic
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ (الْغَفُوْرُ)
Masnoon Dua for forgiveness English Transliteration
Rabbighfirli Watub Alayya Innaka Antat-Tawwabul- rahim [in another narration there is al-Ghaffur instead of al-Rahim]
Masnoon Dua for forgiveness English Translation
Lord, forgive me and repent for me, for you are The Most Merciful The Acceptor of Repentance. In another narration there is "The Forgiver" instead of "The Acceptor of Repentance"
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَعُدُّ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الْوَاحِدِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ " رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: We counted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say a hundred times during a meeting: "My Lord, forgive me and pardon me; Thou art the Pardoning and forgiving One". [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1516]