Dua for forgiveness

The Prophet ﷺ called this the master of all duas for forgiveness. Whoever says it with conviction in the day and dies before evening, or at night and dies before morning, enters Paradise (Bukhari 6306).

Sayyid al-Istighfar

Said once

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

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 bi dhanbi, faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I abide by 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 favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.

Hisnul Muslim 79, Bukhari 6306 · Hadith

The master supplication for forgiveness. Whoever says it with conviction in the day and dies that evening enters Paradise.

When to read it

  • Once in the morning and once in the evening; it is part of both sets of adhkar.
  • For the rest of the day, the short istighfar below: the Prophet ﷺ said it more than a hundred times a day (Bukhari 6307).

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Istighfar ×100

Said 100 times

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh

I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him.

Bukhari 6307, Muslim 2702 · Hadith

The Prophet ﷺ used to seek forgiveness from Allah more than 100 times a day.

Dua of Yunus (AS)

Said once

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa Anta, Subhanaka, inni kuntu min adh-dhalimin

Dua of Prophet Yunus (as) — "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

Al-Anbiya 21:87, Tirmidhi 3505 · Qur’an

The dua of Prophet Yunus. No Muslim calls upon Allah with this in any matter except that Allah responds to him.

Dua for Laylatul Qadr

Said once

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Allahumma innaka 'Afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni

O Allah, You are Most Pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.

Tirmidhi 3513, Ibn Majah 3850 · Hadith

Aisha (RA) asked the Prophet ﷺ what to say if she knew which night was Laylatul Qadr. This is what he taught her.

Questions

What is the best dua for forgiveness?
Sayyid al-Istighfar, which the Prophet ﷺ named the master of seeking forgiveness: Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduka... (Bukhari 6306). Whoever says it with conviction in the day and dies that evening enters Paradise.
What is a short dua for forgiveness?
Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh, "I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him" (Bukhari 6307, Muslim 2702). The Prophet ﷺ said it more than a hundred times a day.

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