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The Master of Seeking Forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar)

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6306

اللَّهُمَّأَنْتَرَبِّي،لاَإِلَهَإِلاَّأَنْتَ،خَلَقْتَنِيوَأَنَاعَبْدُكَ،وَأَنَاعَلَىعَهْدِكَوَوَعْدِكَمَااسْتَطَعْتُ،أَعُوذُبِكَمِنْشَرِّمَاصَنَعْتُ،أَبُوءُلَكَبِنِعْمَتِكَعَلَيَّ،وَأَبُوءُبِذَنْبِيفَاغْفِرْلِي،فَإِنَّهُلاَيَغْفِرُالذُّنُوبَإِلاَّأَنْتَ

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Transliteration

Allahumma anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa anta. 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 yaghfiru adh-dhunuba illa anta.

Translation

O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I am holding to Your covenant and Your promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings towards me and I admit my sins. Forgive me, for indeed, no one forgives sins except You.

Context

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ described this as the master of seeking forgiveness. He taught it to Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) and advised him to recite it during the day and night.

Benefit

This comprehensive supplication acknowledges Allah's Lordship, His creation, and our commitment to Him. It seeks refuge from evil, admits His blessings, and directly asks for forgiveness, recognizing that only Allah can grant it.

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Recite in the morning and evening.

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Evening — Refuge from Anxiety and Laziness

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

O Allah, I take refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, and from being overcome by debt and overpowered by men.

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Evening — Allahumma Anta Rabbi

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I keep Your covenant and promise as best I can.

Evening Duas

Evening Remembrance — Amsayna wa Amsal-Mulku Lillah

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

We have reached the evening and at this very time the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner; to Him belongs the kingdom and all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.

Morning Duas

Morning — Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help — rectify all of my affairs, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

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Morning — Pleased with Allah, Islam, and Muhammad ﷺ

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا

I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ﷺ as my Prophet.

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Morning Remembrance — Asbahna wa Asbahal-Mulku Lillah

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

We have reached the morning and at this very time the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner; to Him belongs the kingdom and all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.