Duas for Forgiveness
Seek Allah's pardon with the Prophet's ﷺ own words, including the Master of Seeking Forgiveness.
Background
Sayyid al-Istighfar — the 'master of seeking forgiveness' — is the most comprehensive dua for forgiveness in the Sunnah (Sahih al-Bukhari 6306). The Prophet ﷺ said whoever recites it in the morning with firm conviction and dies that day will be among the people of Paradise. The duas below combine it with shorter daily expressions of repentance.
Authentic Duas (48)
Quranic Duas
Dua of Yunus ﷺ — La Ilaha Illa Anta Subhanak
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Situations
Master of Seeking Forgiveness — Sayyid al-Istighfar
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
O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and my pledge to You as best I can. I take refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin — so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.
Morning Duas
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.
Quranic Duas
Quranic Dua for Forgiveness — Rabbana Ighfir Li Wa Li Walidayya
رَّبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.
Around Salah
Dua for Believers During Tashahhud
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
My Lord, forgive me, my parents, those who enter my home as believers, and all believing men and women.
Morning Duas
Dhikr Upon Waking — La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things competent. Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no might nor power except with Allah, the Exalted, the Tremendous. My Lord, forgive me.
Around Salah
Dua for Forgiveness, Mercy, Guidance, Health, and Sustenance
كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ: ((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي)).
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.
Daily Life
Dua for a Bedouin Seeking Words of Remembrance
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلاماً أَقُولُهُ: قَالَ: ((قُلْ: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ)) قَالَ: فَهَؤُلاَءِ لِرَبِّي، فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ: ((قُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي)).
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. Allah is the Greatest, and much praise is due to Allah. How perfect Allah is, the Lord of the worlds. There is no might nor power except with Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise. O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide for me.
Daily Life
Saying Subhanallah 100 Times
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُم أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ)) فَسَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ كَيْفَ يَكْسِبُ أَحَدُنَا أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟ قَالَ: ((يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ، فَيُكتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ أَوْ يُحَطُّ عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ)).
Saying 'Subhanallah' (How perfect Allah is) one hundred times earns a thousand good deeds or wipes away a thousand bad deeds.
Daily Life
Glorifying Allah — Subhanallahi wa Bihamdihi
قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْر)).
How perfect Allah is and I praise Him. Reciting this phrase one hundred times daily erases sins, even if they are as vast as the foam of the ocean.
Daily Life
Seeking Allah's Forgiveness — A Hundred Times Daily
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ عَلَى قَلْبِي وَإِنِّي لأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ)).
My heart becomes preoccupied, and I seek Allah's forgiveness one hundred times a day.
Morning Duas
The Master of Seeking Forgiveness
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((مَنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ القَيّوُمُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيهِ، غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ)).
I seek Allah’s forgiveness, the Mighty, besides Whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. I turn to Him in repentance.
Daily Life
Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness — O People, Repent!
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ)).
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ declared, 'O People, repent to Allah! For verily, I repent to Allah one hundred times a day.'
Daily Life
Seeking Forgiveness and Repentance — More Than Seventy Times
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَسْتَغفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةٍ)).
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated, 'By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.'
Situations
Dua of Arafat — La Ilaha Illallah
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ، وَخَيْرُ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبيُّونَ مِنْ قَبْلِي: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)).
The best of supplications is the supplication on the Day of Arafah. The best that I and the Prophets before me have said is: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.
Situations
Dua for someone you have insulted
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((اللَّهُمَّ فَأَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ سَبَبْتُهُ فَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قُرْبَةً إِلَيْكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ)).
O Allah, to any believer whom I have insulted, let that be cause to draw him near to You on the Day of Resurrection.
Daily Life
Dua for a Traveler — Zawadaka Allahu Al-Taqwa
((زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى، وَغَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ، وَيَسَّرَ لَكَ الخَيْرَ حَيْثُ ما كُنْتَ)).
May Allah provide you with taqwa (consciousness of Him), forgive your sins, and make goodness easy for you wherever you may be.
Daily Life
Dua for Riding a Vehicle or Animal
((بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للَّهِ ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾، ((الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي؛ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ)).
In the name of Allah, and all praise is for Allah. How perfect He is, the One Who has subjected this to us, and we could not have done it ourselves. And to our Lord we are returning. All praise is for Allah, All praise is for Allah, All praise is for Allah. Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. Glory be to You, O Allah! I have wronged my soul, so forgive me, for none can forgive sins but You.
Daily Life
Dua for Fear of Shirk
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لاَ أَعْلَمُ)).
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from associating partners with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do unknowingly.
Daily Life
Repentance in Assembly — Rabbighfirli wa Tub 'alayya
((عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه قَاَلَ: كَانَ يُعَدُّ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الوَاحِدِ مِائَةُ مَرَّةٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَقُومَ: ((رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الغَفُورُ)).
My Lord, forgive me and turn to me (in acceptance of my repentance). Indeed, You are The Accepter of Repentance, The Oft-Forgiving.
Daily Life
Dua for Forgiveness When Breaking Fast
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي)).
O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy which encompasses all things, that You forgive me.
Daily Life
Invocation After Burying the Dead
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ)).
O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, make him firm (in the grave).
Daily Life
Funeral Prayer Supplication — Allahumma Abduka Wa-bn Amatik
((اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ احْتَاجَ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ، وَأَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِهِ، إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِناً فَزِدْ فِي حَسَنَاتِهِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئاً فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ)).
O Allah, Your servant and the son of Your female slave is in need of Your mercy. You are not in need of his punishment. If he was righteous, then increase his good deeds. If he was wicked, then overlook his sins.
Around Salah
Funeral Prayer Supplication for the Deceased
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلاَنَ بْنَ فُلاَنٍ فِي ذِمَّتِكَ، وَحَبْلِ جِوَارِكَ، فَقِهِ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ، وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ، وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْوَفَاءِ وَالْحَقِّ، فَاغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحيمُ)).
O Allah, [this person] is under Your covenant and protection. Safeguard them from the trial of the grave and the punishment of the Fire. You are the Fulfiller of promises and the Owner of truth. So forgive and have mercy upon them; indeed, You are The Most-Forgiving, The Most-Merciful.
Around Salah
Funeral Prayer Supplication — Allahumma Ighfir Li Hayyina wa Mayyitina
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا، وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا، وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبيرِنَا، وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا. اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلاَمِ، وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الإِيمَانِ، اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ، وَلاَ تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ)).
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whoever You keep alive among us, then keep him alive upon Islam, and whoever You cause to die, then cause him to die upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not let us stray after him.
Around Salah
Funeral Prayer Supplication — Allahumma Aghfir Lahu
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، وَعَافِهِ، وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ، وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَاراً خَيْراً مِنْ دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلاً خَيْراً مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَزَوْجَاً خَيْراً مِنْ زَوْجِهِ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ القَبْرِ [وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ])).
O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, grant him well-being and pardon him. Make his resting place honorable and his entrance spacious. Cleanse him with water, snow, and hail, and purify him from sins as a white garment is purified from dirt. Replace his home with a better home, his family with a better family, and his spouse with a better spouse. Admit him to Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave and the Fire.
Daily Life
Dua for Closing the Eyes of the Deceased
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِفُلاَنٍ (بِاسْمِهِ) وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ، وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِينَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ، وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ)).
O Allah, forgive [name of deceased] and raise his rank among the rightly guided. Be a successor to those he has left behind, forgive us and him, O Lord of the worlds. Make his grave spacious and illuminate it for him.
Situations
Dua for the Terminally Ill — O Allah, Forgive Me
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالرَّفِيقِ الْأَعْلَى)).
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, and unite me with the Highest Companions.
Daily Life
Dua for Forgiveness After Committing a Sin
((مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُذنِبُ ذَنْباً فَيُحْسِنُ الطُّهُورَ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ إِلاَّ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ)).
There is no servant who commits a sin, then perfects his ablution, prays two rak'ahs, and seeks Allah’s forgiveness, except that Allah will forgive him.
Morning Duas
Dua for Beneficial Knowledge, Good Sustenance, and Accepted Deeds (After Fajr)
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْماً نافِعاً، وَرِزْقاً طَيِّباً، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً)) بَعْدَ السّلامِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الفَجْرِ.
O Allah, I ask You for knowledge that is beneficial, sustenance that is pure, and deeds that are accepted.
Around Salah
Remembrance After Salah — Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar
((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)).
Glory be to Allah, and all praise is for Allah, and Allah is the greatest. (Recited 33 times). None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.
Around Salah
Seeking Forgiveness and Allah's Peace After Salah
((أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ (ثَلاَثَاً) اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ)).
I seek forgiveness from Allah (three times). O Allah, You are the Source of peace, and peace comes from You. Blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honour.
Around Salah
Dua for Forgiveness Asking Allah by His Attributes
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا أَللَّهُ بِأَنَّكَ الْوَاحِدُ الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ، أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِّيمُ)).
O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, by Your being The One, The Absolute, The Eternal Refuge, Who has not begotten, nor been begotten, and of Whom there is no equal. Forgive me my sins, indeed You are The Ever-Forgiving, The Most-Merciful.
Around Salah
Dua for Forgiveness After Tashahhud
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ، وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ، وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي. أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ)).
O Allah, forgive me for what I have sent forth, and what I have delayed, what I have done in secret, and what I have done publicly. Forgive me for my excesses and for whatever You know better than I. You are the One Who brings forth and the One Who delays; there is no god but You.
Around Salah
Dua for Forgiveness Before Salam
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْماً كَثِيراً، وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفورُ الرَّحيمُ)).
O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none can forgive sins except You. Grant me a forgiveness from Your presence and have mercy upon me. Indeed, You are The Most-Forgiving, The Most-Merciful.
Around Salah
Dua for Prostration of Recitation — O Allah, record for me a reward
((اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِي بِهَا عِنْدَكَ أَجْراً، وَضَعْ عَنِّي بِهَا وِزْراً، وَاجْعَلْهَا لِي عِنْدَكَ ذُخْراً، وَتَقَبَّلْهَا مِنِّي كَمَا تَقَبَّلْتَهَا مِنْ عَبْدِكَ دَاوُدَ)).
O Allah, record for me a reward for this (prostration), remove from me a burden, store it as provision for me, and accept it from me just as You accepted it from Your servant David (peace be upon him).
Around Salah
Dua Between Two Prostrations — Allahumma Ighfir Li
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَاجْبُرْنِي، وَعَافِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي، وَارْفَعْنِي)).
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, mend me, grant me well-being, provide for me, and elevate me.
Around Salah
Dua Between Two Prostrations — Rabbighfir Li
((رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي)).
My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me.
Around Salah
Dua for Seeking Refuge in Allah's Pleasure and Pardon
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقوبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لاَ أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ، أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ)).
O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your displeasure, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot count Your praises; You are as You have praised Yourself.
Around Salah
Dua for Forgiveness of All Sins During Sujood
((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ: دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ، وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ، وَعَلاَنِيَّتَهُ وَسِرَّهُ)).
O Allah, forgive me all of my sins, the minor and major, the first and the last, and the public and the secret.
Around Salah
Dua during Ruku' (Bowing) — Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana
((سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي)).
How perfect You are, O Allah, our Lord, and I praise You. O Allah, forgive me.
Around Salah
Opening Invocation for Prayer — Allahumma Ba'id Bayni
((اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْني مِنْ خَطَايَايَ، بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْماءِ وَالْبَرَدِ)).
O Allah, set me far apart from my sins as You have set apart the East and the West. O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah, wash me of my sins with snow, water, and hail.
Sleep & Wake
Dua for Protection Before Sleep
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْياهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ)).
O Allah, You created my soul and You will cause it to die. To You belongs its death and its life. If You keep it alive, protect it. If You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.
Morning Duas
Morning and Evening Remembrance — Astaghfirullah wa Atubu Ilayh
((أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ)) (مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ).
I seek Allah's forgiveness and I turn to Him in repentance. This is a powerful declaration of reliance on Allah.
Morning Duas
Morning and Evening Supplication for Well-being
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ: فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي، وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَينِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي)).
O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my faith, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and protect me from what I fear. O Allah, guard me from before me, behind me, from my right, from my left, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness from being struck from beneath me.
Quranic Duas
Rabbana La Tu'akhidhna
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ، وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا، أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or err. Our Lord, do not place upon us a burden like that which You placed upon those before us. Our Lord, do not place on us a burden greater than we can bear; and pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy upon us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.
Daily Life
Leaving the Bathroom — Ghufranak
غُفْرَانَكَ
I seek Your forgiveness.
Around Salah
After Salah — Astaghfirullah and Allahumma anta as-Salam
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
I seek the forgiveness of Allah (three times). O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honor.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the master of seeking forgiveness?
Sayyid al-Istighfar (Sahih al-Bukhari 6306) — beginning 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta…' — is the most virtuous formula of istighfar in the Sunnah.
How often should I make istighfar?
The Prophet ﷺ would seek forgiveness more than seventy times a day (Sahih al-Bukhari 6307). There is no upper limit; the more sincere repentance, the better.