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Sayyidul Istighfar — The Master Supplication for Forgiveness

Sayyidul Istighfar — The Master Supplication for Forgiveness

The Prophet ﷺ named this dua the master of seeking forgiveness — it acknowledges Allah's lordship, confesses the covenant of servitude, admits sin without excuse, and asks pardon from the only One who can grant it.
Its promise is explicit: whoever says it during the day with firm conviction and dies before evening is among the people of Paradise, and likewise for the night (Bukhari 6306).
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
Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika alayya, wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfiru al-dhunuba illa ant
O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I uphold 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 blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.

Virtue and Source

The master supplication for forgiveness — narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari 6306

When to Recite It

Recite Sayyidul Istighfar once every morning and once every evening as part of your daily adhkar — with attention to its meaning, since the hadith conditions its reward on conviction (yaqin).
Count this dhikr daily in Dhikr Garden — every recitation waters a tree in your garden.

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