The Greatest Form of Seeking Forgiveness
Bismillah. The following is known as Sayyidul Istaghfar – the greatest form of seeking forgiveness:
Transliteration (hover your mouse for translation)
Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa Ant
Khalaqatani wa ana ‘abduka
wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu
audhobika min sharri ma sana’atu
abu ooh laka bi ni’matika ‘alayya
wa abu ooh bi zanbi
faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiruz zunooba illa Ant
Benefits
On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws (RA) the Prophet (SAWS) said, “The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:
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The Prophet (SAWS) added, “If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Wow! Subhan Allah! Is this beautiful dua part of your daily life? We should make a habit of at least saying it once or twice a day, and maybe even more…and saying it like we mean it. May Allah accept from us, ameen.
salam alaykum , jazakallah khairan for the hadeeth!
im the brother who left the post on mujahideen ryder , im in egypt at the moment ill need to give u a number but i need to speak to the brothers and inform them of ur call , so take my email address , akmed_ahmed@hotmail.com
email me asking me the number and ill reply back inshallah asap!
Ahmed Abdulkadir Ahmed
August 29, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Asalam wa’alaikum,
The du’a in arabic is only beneficial to those who know the arabic language..rather the beauty of the du’a will only shine when one understands what he is asking of Allah…probably beneficial to post the english translation as well
Jazak Allah khair
wasalam wa’alaikum
Abd al-Ahad
September 5, 2007 at 4:18 pm
The translation can be found by pointing the mouse at the transliteration of the dua. It shows up as a tool-tip text.
O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshiped except You.
You created me and I am You servant
and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can
I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed
I acknowledge Your favor upon me
and I acknowledge my sin
so forgive me for verily none can forgive sin except You.
abdalmutakkabir
September 5, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Salaam brohters and sisters,
i can across this website through google right after i performed my fajr prayers and i have learnt alot from it.thanks you so much for this dua.may Allah bless us All and have mercy upon us.
your sister,
Maryam
MARYAM
September 7, 2007 at 12:45 am
Assalamualaikum!Mashallah very nice dua.I read it after every salath.
May Allah forive u n me n all muslimeen n make us dies on emaan.
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Salaams Abdul Mutakabbir,
A beautiful dua. Thank you for posting it.
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