Sayyidul Istighfar

A full invocation acknowledging Allah’s favour and asking forgiveness.

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Sayyidul Istighfar

اللهم أنت ربي لا إله إلا أنت خلقتني وأنا عبدك

Allāhumma anta rabbī, lā ilāha illā anta. Khalaqtanī wa-anā ʿabduk.

Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me, and I am Your servant.

وأنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعت

Wa-anā ʿalā ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā staṭaʿt.

I stand by Your covenant and promise as far as I am able.

أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت

Aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt.

I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done.

أبوء لك بنعمتك علي وأبوء لك بذنبي

Abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya wa-abūʾu laka bi-dhanbī.

I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin to You.

فاغفر لي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت

Fa-ghfir lī, fa-innahu lā yaghfiru dh-dhunūba illā ant.

So forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 (cross-reference numbering) · Full invocation within narration 5947; day/night context retained separately · Compare narration

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Shaddad ibn Aws’s report describes this invocation with conviction during the day or night. No fixed repetition count is supplied here. Its presence in the selected routines does not establish their order as a transmitted complete sequence.

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