Invocations
Istighfar and repentance
Forgiveness and repentance formulas from referenced works.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
I ask forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
I ask forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
I ask forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
I ask forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
I ask forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ.
I ask Allah for forgiveness.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
I ask Allah for forgiveness and repent to Him.
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.
O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I uphold Your covenant and promise as far as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and acknowledge my sin. Forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ.
My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. You are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful.
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي.
Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, our Lord. O Allah, forgive me.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ، وأوّلَهُ وآخِرَهُ، وَعَلانِيَتَهُ وَسِرَّه.
O Allah, forgive all my sins: the small and the great, the first and the last, the public and the secret.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي ما قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، وَمَا أسْرَفْتُ، وَمَا أنْتَ أعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، أنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ وأنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أنْتَ.
O Allah, forgive my past and future sins, what I have concealed and what I have made public, my excesses and what You know better than I do. You are the One who brings forward and the One who puts back. There is no deity except You.
اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْماً كَثِيراً، وَلا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أنْتَ، فاغْفِرْ لي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَارْحَمْني إنَّكَ أنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
O Allah, I have greatly wronged myself, and no one forgives sins except You. Grant me forgiveness from You and have mercy on me. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِني، وَعافِني، وَارْزُقْني.
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being and provide for me.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي خَطِيئَتي، وَجَهْلي، وَإسْرَافِي في أمْرِي، ومَا أنْتَ أعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي جَدّي، وَهَزْلي، وَخَطَئي، وَعَمْدي، وَكُلُّ ذلكَ عِنْدِي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي ما قَدَّمْتُ، وَمَا أخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أسْرَرْتُ، وَما أعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أنْتَ أعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، أنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ، وأنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ، وأنْتَ على كل شئ قَدِيرٌ.
O Allah, forgive my sins, my ignorance, my excesses in my affairs and what You know better than I do. O Allah, forgive what I have done seriously or in jest, by mistake or deliberately; all of these are in me. O Allah, forgive my past and future sins, what I have concealed and what I have made public, and what You know better than I do. You are the One who brings forward and the One who puts back, and You have power over all things.
اللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ العَفْوَ فاعْفُ عَنِّي.
O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me.
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وبِحَمْدِكَ، أشْهَدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إِلاَّ أنْتَ، أسْتَغْفِرُكَ وأتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ.
Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except You. I ask Your forgiveness and repent to You.
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي.
My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me.
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاجْبُرْنِي وَارْفَعْنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَاهْدِنِي.
My Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, make good my shortcomings, raise me, provide for me and guide me.
اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ وَالْبَرَدِ.
O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West. O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow, water and hail.
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
Our Lord, we have believed. Forgive our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ.
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith. Place no rancor in our hearts toward those who believe. Our Lord, You are Kind and Merciful.
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ.
Our Lord, forgive me, my parents and the believers on the Day when the reckoning takes place.
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا.
My Lord, forgive me, my parents, whoever enters my house as a believer, and believing men and women. Increase the wrongdoers only in ruin.
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ.
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.
رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ، وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُنْ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ.
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking You for that of which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be among the losers.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ.
There is no deity except You. Glory be to You! I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ.
O Allah, forgive me and accept my repentance.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ اسْتِغْفَارِي مَعَ إِصْرَارِي لُؤْمٌ، وَإِنَّ تَرْكِي الِاسْتِغْفَارَ مَعَ عِلْمِي بِسَعَةِ عَفْوِكَ لَعَجْزٌ، فَكَمْ تَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنِّعَمِ مَعَ غِنَاكَ عَنِّي، وَأَتَبَغَّضُ إِلَيْكَ بِالْمَعَاصِي مَعَ فَقْرِي إِلَيْكَ، يَا مَنْ إِذَا وَعَدَ وَفَّى، وَإِذَا تَوَعَّدَ تَجَاوَزَ وَعَفَا، أَدْخِلْ عَظِيمَ جُرْمِي فِي عَظِيمِ عَفْوِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
O Allah, asking Your forgiveness while persisting in disobedience is baseness on my part, yet abandoning the request for forgiveness while knowing the vastness of Your pardon is helplessness. How often You draw my love through Your blessings although You have no need of me, while I incur Your displeasure through disobedience although I need You. O You who fulfill Your promises, and who overlook and pardon when You threaten punishment, encompass the greatness of my offense in the greatness of Your pardon, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي مَغْفِرَةً تُصْلِحْ بِها شأني فِي الدَّارَيْنِ، وارْحَمْنِي أسْعَدُ بِهَا في الدَّارَيْنِ، وَتُبْ عليَّ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحاً لا أنْكُثها أبَداً، وألْزِمْنِي سَبِيلَ الاسْتِقَامَةِ لا أَزيغُ عَنْها أبَداً.
O Allah, grant me forgiveness that sets my affairs right in both abodes, and mercy through which I find happiness in both abodes. Accept from me a sincere repentance that I never break, and keep me firmly on the path of uprightness so that I never depart from it.