In the name of Allah most gracious most merciful
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatahu
 

Greatest Supplication For Forgiveness

Syed ul Istiqfar

Shaddad bin Aus (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Prophet (PBUH) said, "The best supplication for seeking
forgiveness (Syed-ul-Istighfar) is to say:

`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 yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa Anta.

(O Allah! You are my Rubb. There is no true god except You. You have created
me, and I am Your slave, and I hold to Your Covenant as far as I can. I seek
refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge the favours that
You have bestowed upon me, and I confess my sins. Pardon me, for none but
You has the power to pardon).

' He who supplicates in these terms during the day with firm belief in it and dies
on the same day (before the evening), he will be one of the dwellers of Jannah
and if anyone supplicates in these terms during the night with firm belief in it
and dies before the morning, he will be one of the dwellers of Jannah.''
[Al-Bukhari].

Allah Knows Best