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Sayyidul Istighfar

Sayyidul Istighfar is the supplication identified in Sahih al-Bukhari as the foremost supplication for seeking forgiveness. The narration mentions saying it during the day or at night with firm conviction.

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Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

Transliteration

Allahumma anta rabbee, Laa ilaaha illaa anta, Khalaqtanee wa ana 'abduka, Wa ana 'alaa 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A'oodhu bika min sharri maa sana'tu, Aboo'u laka bini'matika 'alayya Wa aboo'u laka bidhanbee, Faghfir lee, Fa'innahu laa yaghfirudh-dhunooba illaa anta

Meaning

O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I remain faithful to Your covenant and Your promise as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I admit my sin. So forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.

Virtue of This Dhikr & Related Hadith

The foremost supplication for seeking forgiveness is to say: O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I remain committed to Your covenant and promise as far as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You. Whoever says it during the day with firm conviction and dies that day before evening is among the people of Paradise; and whoever says it at night with firm conviction and dies before morning is among the people of Paradise.

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