Duas for Forgiveness & Repentance

Seek Allah's mercy and forgiveness with powerful Islamic prayers for repentance and spiritual purification.

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 لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Transliteration: 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 laka bidhanbi, faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfiru adh-dhunuba illa anta

Translation: O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I am on 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 favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for indeed, none forgives sins except You.

Sayyid al-Istighfar - BukhariMaster of seeking forgiveness

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Transliteration: Astaghfirullah al-'Azeem alladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilayh

Translation: I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Magnificent, whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him.

Abu DawudComplete forgiveness of all sins

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Transliteration: Rabbighfir li wa tub 'alayya innaka antat-Tawwabur-Raheem

Translation: My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

Ibn MajahProphet's frequent istighfar

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Transliteration: Allahumma innaka 'Afuwwun Kareemun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni

Translation: O Allah, You are Most Forgiving and Generous, You love forgiveness, so forgive me.

TirmidhiEspecially for Laylatul Qadr

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Transliteration: Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakoonanna minal-khasireen

Translation: Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.

Quran 7:23 - Dua of Adam & HawwaFor major sins

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Transliteration: La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimeen

Translation: There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.

Quran 21:87 - Dua of Yunus (AS)For relief from distress

Verses About Forgiveness

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا

Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins."

Az-Zumar 39:53

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

An-Nisa 4:110

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.

Al-Baqarah 2:222