Master Supplication for Forgiveness
Seeking Forgiveness · Sahih Bukhari 6306
Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا 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 لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Transliteration
Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata't. A'udhu bika min sharri ma sana't. Abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya wa abu'u bidhanbi, faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant.
Translation
O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I uphold Your covenant and Your promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and I acknowledge my sins, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
Source
Sahih Bukhari 6306
Known as Sayyid al-Istighfar — the chief of all supplications for forgiveness. The Prophet ﷺ said whoever recites this with conviction in the day and dies that night enters Paradise, and likewise for the evening.
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