Dua for Forgiveness of Sins
When a person seeks Allah’s forgiveness for his sins and wants to sincerely turn back to Him, this powerful Masnoon Dua should be recited. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ described Sayyidul Istighfar as the most superior way of asking Allah for forgiveness and taught that it should be recited with firm faith.
Dua in Arabic
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
Roman English
Allahumma anta Rabbi laa ilaaha illaa anta, khalaqtani 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 bidhanbi, faghfir lee, fa innahu laa yaghfirudh-dhunooba illaa anta.
English Meaning
“O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I remain committed to Your covenant and promise as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me, for none can forgive sins except You.”
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 — Hazrat Shaddad bin Aus رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ called this the most superior way of asking Allah for forgiveness. The hadith mentions reciting it during the day or night with firm faith.
Read this powerful Masnoon Dua for forgiveness of sins, known as Sayyidul Istighfar. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ described it as the most superior way of asking Allah for forgiveness.
