Allah SWT accepts our Dua and forgives our sins. Allah SWT said (And whoever does evil or wrongs himself and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful). Asking Allah for forgiveness may forgive all your sins if it’s done with repentance to Allah and love for His mercy.
In this article, you can learn the best Dua for forgiveness in Arabic with English transliteration from the way of the prophet Mohamed Salla Allahu Allhi Wasalam.
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The value and importance of asking Allah for forgiveness
Asking for forgiveness is a great blessing from Allah’s blessings upon all His servants so that they do not despair of His’s mercy because all the sins and transgressions committed by His worshipers can be forgiven by only asking his forgiveness. Allah’s mercy encompasses everything, and the prophets sought forgiveness from Allah on many occasions until Allah was pleased with them, and Moses, peace be upon him, said (He said, “My Lord, I have wronged myself, so forgive me, so He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful).”
How to ask Allah for forgiveness?
You can ask Allah’s forgiveness by Istighfar which is saying “Astaghfir Allah” استغفر الله. The prophet PBUH used to repeat it three times after Salah.
Is there a certain Dua to use to ask Allah’s forgiveness?
No, You can use any Dua you like or prefer.
It’s also permissible to ask forgiveness by any expression. Like Allah forgive all my sins, Allah help me to repent and never make any sin, or “Oh Allah, forgive me my sin, my ignorance, my extravagance in my affairs, and what You know better than me, forgive me my sin, my ignorance, my extravagance in my affairs, and what You know better than me.
The best Dua for forgiveness
This Dua is called Sayed Alistghfar and it’s (allhmm ‘ant rabbi la ‘iilah ‘iilaa ‘anta, khalaqtani wa’ana eabduka, wa’ana ealaa eahdik wawaedik ma astataetu, ‘aeudh bik min sharr ma sanaetu, ‘abu’ lak biniematik ealaya, wa’abu’ lak bidhanbi, faghfir li; fa’innah la yaghfir aldhdhunub ‘iilaa ‘anta).
“O Allah, you are my Lord, there is no god but You, You created me and I am Your servant, and I abide by Your covenant and promise as much as I can, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done, I acknowledge Your grace upon me and I acknowledge my sin to You, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
In Arabic, اللهمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لا إِلَهَ إلا 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 لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إلا أَنْتَ.
Why this Dua?
This Dua was narrated in Bukhari book of Hadith, the prophet said about this Dua: who said it during the day with certainty in it, If he dies on that day before evening comes, he will be among the people of Paradise. And whoever says it during the night while he is certain of it and dies before the morning comes will be among the people of Paradise. This is a translation of this Dua.
Listen to Dua for forgiveness
Expression to ask Allah’s forgiveness
Those are different expressions in Arabic that you can also say to ask Allah to forgive you for any sin.
- أستغفر الله الذي لا إله إلا هو الحي القيوم وأتوب إليه (‘astaghfir allah aladhi la ‘iilah ‘iilaa hu alhayu alqayuwm wa’atub ‘iilayh).
- سبحان الله وبحمده، أستغفر الله وأتوب إليه (subhan allah wabihamdahi, ‘astaghfir allah wa’atub ‘iilayh).
- أستغفر الله وأتوب إليه (‘astaghfir allah wa’atub ‘iilayh).
Those were the different ways of asking Allah’s forgiveness from the Sunna which is the way of prophet Mohamed PBUH of asking Allah’s forgiveness.
Use any expression you like to ask Allah’s mercy and forgiveness. May Allah SWT have mercy on all of us and forgive our sins.
