Repentance & Forgiveness

The Daily Repetitive Invocation for Forgiveness

Hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 1877

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Transliteration

Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi; Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilaihi.

English Meaning

Allah is free from imperfection, and I begin with praising Him. I beg forgiveness from Allah and I turn to Him in repentance.

বাংলা অর্থ

আল্লাহ পবিত্র এবং তাঁরই সমস্ত প্রশংসা; আমি আল্লাহর কাছে ক্ষমা প্রার্থনা করছি এবং তাঁর দিকেই ফিরে যাচ্ছি।

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Significance & Context

The continuous, rhythmic repetition of this specific phrase—often cited as being recited frequently by the Prophet ﷺ—acts as a spiritual abrasive, scrubbing the human consciousness of the psychological residue of daily micro-transgressions.

Related Duas

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa illam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal khasirin.

Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.

Quran: Surah Al-A'raf, 7:23

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رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا

Rabbighfir li wa liwaalidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya mu'minan wa lilmu'minina wal mu'minat; wa la tazidiz zalimina illa tabara.

My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and all believing men and women. And increase the wrongdoers only in ruin.

Quran: Surah Nuh, 71:28

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رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آَمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana innana amanna faghfir lana dhunubana waqina adhaban nar.

Our Lord! We have surely believed, so forgive our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Quran: Surah Al-Imran, 3:16

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