749. Dua for Forgiveness and Repentance (Tawbah)

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ

Dua for Forgiveness and Repentance English Transliteration

Rabbighfirli wa tub `alayya innaka Antat-Tawwabur-Rahim

Dua for Forgiveness and Repentance English Translation

O Allah forgive me and accept my repentance, for You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful.

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar (RA): We counted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say a hundred times during a meeting: (The dua is mentioned above)

ReferenceSahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1516

Frequently Asked Questions

The best prayer for forgiveness of sins is to say: Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, a’udhu bika min sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u laka bi ni’matika ‘alayya wa abu’u laka bi dhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta. This dua for forgiveness is from hadith and is known as Sayyidul Istighfar. Try to say it with a sincere heart when making your repentance dua.

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