Repentance and seeking forgiveness (3 of 6)
OD-250
Hisn al-Muslim 250
Recited once
Narration
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ قَالَ …
He also said: ‘Whoever says:
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ القَيّوُمُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيهِ
… غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ
… Allah would forgive him even if he was one who fled during the advance of an army.
Transliteration
Astaghfiru llāha l-ʿaẓyma alladhī lā ilāha illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayywumu wa atūbu ilayh
Translation
I seek Allah’s forgiveness, besides whom, none has the right to be worshipped except He, The Ever Living, The Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, and I turn to Him in repentance.
Source and grading
Hisn al-Muslim 250
Reference as printed in Hisn al-Muslim; grading pending review
أبو داود، 2/ 85، برقم 1517، والترمذي، 5/ 569، برقم 3577، والحاكم وصححه ووافقه الذهبي، 1/511، وصححه الألباني، انظر: صحيح الترمذي، 3/182، وجامع الأصول لأحاديث الرسول ×، 4/389-390 بتحقيق الأرناؤوط.
Virtues
No narrated virtues are recorded for this entry.
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Repentance and seeking forgiveness