779. Best Dua of Forgiveness (Sayyidul Istighfar)

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَبُؤُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَأَبُؤُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Dua of Forgiveness English Transliteration

Allaahumma 'Anta Rabbee laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta, khalaqtanee wa 'anaa 'abduka, wa 'anaa 'alaa 'ahdika wa wa'dika mas-tata'tu, 'a'oodhu bika min sharri maa sana'tu, 'aboo-'u laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa 'aboo-'u bidhanbee faghfir lee fa'innahu laa yaghfiruth-dhunooba 'illaa 'Anta

Dua of Forgiveness English Translation

O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You created me and I am Your servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I have committed. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.

ReferenceBukhari: 6306

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ رضي الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: ‏"‏ سَيِّدُ الاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ يَقُولَ العَبْدُ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ.‏ مَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا فَمَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ"‏‏.‏

Translation

Shaddad bin Aus narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The best form of seeking forgiveness is to say: O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sins except You. Whoever says this during the day, believing in it, and dies before evening, will be among the people of Paradise. And whoever says it at night, believing in it, and dies before morning, will be among the people of Paradise."

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Sayyidul Istighfar is a powerful forgiveness dua. When someone says it with real regret and wants to change, Allah wipes away all sins, big or small. This hadith dua really shows you’re sorry and want to do better, turning back to Allah for help and forgiveness.

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