Sayyid al-Istighfaar [The superior way of asking for forgiveness]
Narrated Shaddaad bin Aus رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
“The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allaah is:
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 لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
“Allaahumma anta Rabbi la ilaaha illaa anta, Khalaqtanee wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'alaa ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A'udhu bika min Sharri ma sana'tu, abu’u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu’u Laka bidhanbi faghfirlee fa innahu laa yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.”
(O Allaah, You are my Lord, there is no one worthy of being worshiped except You. (You) created me and I am Your servant, and I try my best to keep my covenant (faith) with You and to live in the hope of Your promise. I seek refuge in You from evil done by me. I acknowledge Your favors upon me and I acknowledge my sins. So forgive me for none forgives sins but You.)
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم 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.”
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6306, 6323)]
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