Fifth Kalimah: Istighfaar (asking forgiveness): Dua

Any time you want to ask for forgiveness.

Arabic

How to say it

as-tagh-fi-rul-laa-ha rab-bee min kul-li dham-bin adh-nab-tu-hoo 'a-ma-dan aw kha-ṭa-'an sir-ran aw 'a-laa-ni-ya-taw wa a-too-bu i-lay-hi mi-nadh dham-bil la-dhee a'-la-mu wa mi-nadh dham-bil la-dhee laa a'-lam, in-na-ka an-ta 'al-laa-mul ghu-yoo-bi wa sat-taa-rul 'u-yoo-bi wa ghaf-faa-rudh dhu-noob, wa laa ḥaw-la wa laa quw-wa-ta il-laa bil-laa-hil 'a-liy-yil 'a-ẓeem

Meaning

“I ask Allah, my Lord, to forgive every sin I have done, on purpose or by mistake, in secret or openly, and I turn to Him from the sins I know and the sins I do not know. You are the Knower of the unseen, the Concealer of faults and the Forgiver of sins. There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.”

📚 Source: Traditional wording taught in South Asian madrasahs (not the text of a single hadith) ⚑ Report a mistake

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