381. Dua of forgiveness (La Ilaha Illallahul Halimul Karim)

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

Dua of forgiveness English Transliteration

Laa ilaha illallaahul halimul karim, laa ilaaha illallaahul ‘aliyyul ‘azim, subhaanallaahi rabbis samawaatis sab’i wa rabbil ‘arshil ‘azim, alhamdu lillaahi rabbil ‘aalamin

Dua of forgiveness English Translation

There is no true God but Allah the Most Patient, the Most Honorable. There is no true God but Allah the Most Exalted, the Most High. I am proclaiming the holiness of the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the glorious throne. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

‘Narrated from Ali bin Abi Talib (RA), will I not teach you some sentences which if you say you will be forgiven even though you are forgiven (He then told the above sentences)

ReferenceSahih isnaad (Ahmad Shakir). Musnad Ahmad 2/39

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Translation

There is no deity except Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous. There is no deity except Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the magnificent Throne. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Narrated by Ibn Abbas: That the Prophet (ﷺ) would say during distress: “There is no deity except Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous. There is no deity except Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the magnificent Throne. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرٌو، أَنَّ أَبَا النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ عَبِيدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ ‏ "‏ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Prophet ﷺ used to say “Astaghfirullah” a hundred times in one day asking Allah to forgive him. Just repeating Astaghfirullah 100 times can bring a lot of mercy. Many people use this forgiveness dua after salatul hajat namaz too, hoping Allah wipes their past mistakes.

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