Duas for seeking FORGIVENESS & REPENTANCE

and for protection against Hell Go to our website for more duas http://sites.google.com/site/islaamicprayer Dua for Laylatul qadr: ''O Allah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me” Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’fu ‘anni One of the best dua’s that can be recited on Laylat al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her). It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who classed it as saheeh, that ‘A’ishah said: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, If I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say?” He said: “Say: Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’fu ‘anni (O Allah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness so forgive me). Read these duas to seek forgiveness of your sins.

DUA1 SYED UL ASTAGHFAAR (dua for forgiveness) 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

A [\ ]A@ اZGIU أSJ رU OX@ إWU إU@ أOP<QIR ،SJ وأDNE @Jك، وأDGE HIE @Jك ووDEك A@ ا<>; X ذ`Eأ ،SaNJbX ء`Xوأ ،OIE <daPX U ء`Xأ ،SaPeSJأ @Uب إ`JbUا [ghi @U WJjk OU [gl@k O

Allah humma anta rabbi la ilaaha illa anta khalaqtani wa aana abduka wa aana alaa ahdika wawa`dika mastata`tu aaoo`zubika min sharri ma sana`tu

aaboo oolaka binaymatika aa layya wa aaboo oo bi zambi faghfirli zunubi fa innahu la yaghfiruzzunuba illa anta AL-BUKHARI, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 318. 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 "

DUA 2 ]{d|ا}[Uا [{R SJوأ @Pd|وار @PU [gl@k @}PA~ @P}Xر Rabbana aamanna faghfirlanaa warhamna wa anta khayrur raahimeen Our Lord ,we believe ;therefore forgive us and have mercy on us ,for Thou art the best of the Merciful Surah Al-Mu`minun ,verse 109

DUA 3 RABBI IGHFIR WARHAM WA ANTA KHAYRUR RAAHIMEEN ]{d|ا}[Uا [{R SJوأ Z|وار [glرب� ا O MY LORD ! FORGIVE AND HAVE MERCY AND THOU ART THE BEST OF THE MERCIFUL ONES ( Surah Al-Mu'minun ,ayat 118 )

DUA 4 MY LORD ! surely I have wronged myself ,forgive me OU [gl@k O�gJ SdI� OJرب إ Rabbi innee thalamtu nafsee faghfirli Surah Al-Qasas , verse 16

DUA 5 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

�Uا ]A }]J`�PU @Pd|[�و @PU [gh� ZU وإن @P�gJأ @PdI� @P}Xر]i[� rabbana thalamna anfusana wain lam taghfir lana watarhamna lanakoonanna mina alkhasireen SURAH AL-A`RAF ,VERSE 23

DUA 6 Dua ( Supplication) of Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him)

`Uو HU [glا @PXبر@��Uم ا`Qi م`i ]{PA�dIUى وDU Rabbana ighfirli waliwaalidayya walil mu`mineena yawma yaqoomul hisaab TRANSLATION: O our Lord! forgive me and my parents and (all) the believers on the day when the reckoning will be established. REFERENCE: Surah Ibrahim ,verse 41

DUA 7 SamiAAna wa aataAAna ghufraanaka rabbana wa ilaykal maseeR @Pa�وأ @Pad> [{�dUا {Uوإ @P}Xر Jا[gl We hear and obey ,our Lord ,grant us Thy forgiveness and to Thee is the end of all journeys. Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 285

DUA 8 Rabbana wala tuhammilna maa laa taaqata lana bihi waAAfu anna

waghfirlanaa warhamnaa anta mawlaana fansurna alal qawmil kaafireen WX @PU ��@� � @A @PI�d�� و� @P}Xر @Pd|وار @PU [glوا @PE �Eى واU`A SJأ�Uم ا`QUا HIE @J[�J@k @Pg]i[ '' Our Lord ! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear,grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us.You are our Protector.Help us against those who deny the truth'' Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 286

DUA 9 rabbana innana amanna faighfir lana thunoobana waqina AAathaba alnnaar رP}X@ إP}J@ ءاPU [gl@k @PA@ ذPX`J@ وbE @P�اب اPU@ر ''Our Lord! surely we believe, therefore forgive us our faults and save us from the chastisement of the fire'' (Aal-e-Imran, Chapter 3, Verse 16 , <`رة ~ل dE]ان )

DUA 10 Rabbanaa ighfir lanaa thunoobana wa israafanaa fee amrinaa wa sabbit aqdaamanaa wansurna alal qawmil kaafireen J[�Jوا @PAاDأ� S�N�و @J[Aأ Hk @Pkوإ<]ا @PX`Jذ @PU [glا @P}Xر�Uم ا`QUا HIE @]i[g ''Our Lord ! forgive us our sins and our transgressions,establish our feet firmly and help us against the disbelieving folk '' Surah Al-Imran ,verse 147

DUA 11 Rabbana faghfirlana thunoobanaa wa kaffir anna sayyi aatinaa wa tawaffanaa ma alabraar

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''Our Lord ! Forgive us our sins and remit from us our evil deeds and make us die with the righteous'' AMEEN Surah AL-IMRAN,verse 193

DUA 12 ''Our Lord ! forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in belief and put Thou not into our hearts any rancour towards those who believe,Our Lord ,surely Thou art Kind ,Merciful''

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Rabbana ighfir lana wali ikhwaanina allatheena sabaqoona bil eemani wala taj al fee quloobina ghillan lillatheena aamanoo rabbana innaka raoofun raheem Surah Al-Hashr ,verse 10

DUA 13

Dua of Prophet Nuh (peace be upon him) ''My Lord! forgive me and my parents and him who enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction! '' glرب� ا`Uو HU [PA�dUوا ]{PA�dIUو @PA�A H<{X ¤Rد ]dUو }ىDU Uو� �©د ا Sرا@N� @Uإ ]{dI Rabbi ighfir lee waliwalidayya waliman dakhala baytiya muminan walilmumineena waalmuminati wala tazidi alththalimeena illa tabara Surah NUH verse 28

DUA 14

My Lord, I seek refuge with You from asking You of that which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I shall be among the losers.' أن أ<ـ X ذ`Eأ HJرب� إ ZIE WX HU ª{U @A I �Uا ]A ]أآ HPd|[�و HU [gh� @Uوإ]i[�

rabbi innee aAAoothu bika an asalaka ma laysa lee bihi AAilmun wailla taghfir lee watarhamnee akun mina alkhasireen SURAH HUD, VERSE 47

DUA 15 ''O Allah, I have greatly wronged myself and no one forgives sins but You.So, grant me forgiveness and have mercy on me.Surely, you are Forgiving, Merciful''

l@k ،SJأ @}Uب إ`J«bUا [ghi @Uآ¬}]ا، و @dI� O�gJ SdI� O�Jإ }ZG}IUاOPd|ك وارDPE ]A ة[ghA OU [g Z{|}[Uر ا`ghUا SJأ }Jإ Allaahumma 'innee dhalamtu nafsee dhulman katheeran, wa laa yaghfiruth-thunooba 'illaa 'Anta, faghfir lee maghfiratan min 'indika warhamnee 'innaka 'Antal-Ghafoorur-Raheem. Al-Bukhari 8/168, Muslim 4/2078. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet (peace be upon him), "Teach me an invocation with which I may invoke (Allah) in my prayer." The Prophet said, "Say: Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim." Bukhari :: Book 8 :: Volume 75 :: Hadith 338

DUA 16 I seek forgiveness from Allah who alone is worthy of worship,He is immortal,He has created (the heavens and the earth) and i repent in front of him Astaghfirulla hallazi la ilaaha illa huwal hayyul qayyumu wa atoobu ilayi Abu Dawood narrated by HAZRAT ZAID (R.A) Prophet MOHAMMAD (Peace be upon him) said ''Whoever seeks forgiveness with these words ,he will be forgiven even if he had fled from the battlefield '' Tirmidhi narrated by Hazrat Zaid (R.A) Prophet MOHAMMAD (Peace be upon him) said ''Whoever seeks

forgiveness with these words , his sins are erased even if they are equal to the foam of the sea." ( Tirmidhi narrated by Ibn e Haban )

DUA 17 O my Lord ! forgive me and accept my repentance ,indeed You are oft-returning with compassion and You are merciful Rabbigh firli watub alayya innaka antat tawwabur raheem REFERENCE SUNAN E ARBA` A companion of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that we used to recite these words hundred times in an assembly ( Ibn e Haban ,narrated by Ibn e Umer (R.A)

DUA 18 Astaghfirullaha rabbi min kulli zambiyon wa atoobu ilayih REFERENCE Once The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said to Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu): "Do five things before going to bed at night,one of them was to make peace between two fighting people . When Hazrat Ali (R.A) said that "O Prophet of Allah, this is very difficult for me." The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) then said, Recite Astaghfirullah Rabbi min Qulli Zambyu Wa Aatubu Ilaih ten times, and you will gain the reward of making peace between two fighting people

DUA 19 O Allah, forgive me what I have sent before me and what I have left behind me, what I have concealed and what I have done openly, what I have done in excess, and what You are better aware of than I. You are the One Who sends forth and You are the One Who delays.There is none worthy of worship but You.

Eأ SJأ @Aو ،Sk[>أ @Aو ،SPIEأ @Aأ<]رت، و @Aت، و[}Rأ @Aو ،SA}D� @A OU [glا }ZG}IUاO�PA WX ZI . SJأ @}Uإ  Uإ @U [�R�dUا SJم، وأ�DQdUا SJأ Allaahum-maghfir lee maa qaddamtu, wa maa 'akhkhartu, wa maa 'asrartu, wa maa 'a'lantu, wa maa 'asraftu, wa maa 'Anta 'a'lamu bihi minnee. 'Antal-Muqaddimu, wa 'Antal-Mu'akhkhiru laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta. Muslim 1/534.

DUA 20 O Allah, separate me from my sins as You have separated the East from the West. O Allah, cleanse me of my transgressions as the white garment is cleansed of stains.O Allah, wash away my sins with ice and water and frost.

ب اIU{OP{X DE@X }ZG وX}[ i@;R@ي آDE@X @dت }¬Uا H}QPi @dي، آ@i@;R ]A OP�QJ }ZG}IUب، ا[hdUق وا[²dUا ]{X A[ اªJ}DU، اZG}IU{ اA OPI�l[ i@;R@ي ³I}¬U@X واdU@ء واNU]د {X µUا Allaahumma baa'id baynee wa bayna khataayaaya kamaa baa'adta baynal-mashriqi walmaghribi, Allaahumma naqqinee min khataayaaya kamaa yunaqqath-thawbul-'abyadhu minad-danasi, Allaahum-maghsilnee min khataayaaya, bith-thalji walmaa'i walbarad. Al-Bukhari 1/181, Muslim 1/419.

DUA 21 O Allah, I ask You. O Allah, You are the One, the Only, Self-Sufficient Master, Who was not begotten and begets not and none is equal to Him. Forgive me my sins, surely you are Forgiving, Merciful.

}Uا Dd}�Uا D|µUا D|ا Uا }JµX ¶ا @i Uµ>أ O�Jإ }ZG}IUا OX`Jذ OU [gh� أن ،D|ا أ`gآ WU ]�i ZUو DU`i ZUو DIi ZU يbZ{|}[Uر ا`ghUا SJأ }Jإ Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka yaaAllaahu bi'annakal-Waahidul-'Ahadus-Samadul-lathee, lam yalid wa lam yoolad, wa

lam yakun lahu kufuwan 'Ahad, 'an taghfira lee thunoobee 'innaka 'Antal-Ghafoorur-Raheem. An-Nasa'i 3/52, Ahmad 4/338. See also Al-Albani, Sahih An-Nasa'i 1/280 and Sifat Salatun-Nabi, pg. 204

DUA 22 Allaahumma innee astaghfiruka min kulli zambiyon wa atoobu ilayk O Allah ! I seek Your forgiveness for all the sins and I repent.

DUA 23 O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in this world and the next. O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in my religion, in my worldly affairs, in my family and in my wealth. O Allah, conceal my secrets and preserve me from anguish. O Allah, guard me from what is in front of me and behind me, from my left, and from my right, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your Greatness from being struck down from beneath me.

وا gaUا Uµ>أ O�Jإ }ZG}IUة، ا[R·Uوا @{J«DUا Ok �{k@aUوا gaUا Uµ>أ O�Jإ }ZG}IUيا@{Jود OPiد Ok �{k@aU

}ZG}IUا ،O�@Eرو ]A~و ،O�را E [<>ا }ZG}IUا ،OU@Aو ،OIIوأه ]Eو ،OgIR ]Aي{، وDi ]{X ]A OP g|ا O<�� ]A ل@<lأن أ <d aX ذ`Eوأ ،O� k ]Aو ،OU@d\ ]Eو ،OP{di Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-'afwa wal'aafiyata fid-dunyaa wal'aakhirati, Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-'afwa wal'aafiyata fee deenee wa dunyaaya wa 'ahlee, wa maalee, Allaahum-mastur 'awraatee, wa 'aamin raw'aatee, Allaahum-mahfadhnee min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfee, wa 'an yameenee, wa 'an shimaalee, wa min fawqee, wa 'a'oothu bi'adhamatika 'an 'ughtaala min tahtee. Sahih Ibn Majah 2/332 and Abu Dawud.

DUA 24

I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him. (Recite one hundred times in Arabic during the day). W{Uا¶ وأ�`ب إ [gh<>أ Astaghfirullaaha wa 'atoobu 'ilayhi. Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/101, Muslim 4/2075.

DUA 25 I seek the forgiveness of Allah (three times). O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honor.

}ZG}IUا @�@I� ¶ا [gh<>آ]ام أjUل وا@I¥Uذا ا @i Sرآ@N� ،م@I}�Uا PAم و@I}�Uا SJأ Astaghfirullaaha Allaahumma 'Antas-Salaamu wa minkas-salaamu, tabaarakta yaa Thal-Jalaali wal-'Ikraam. Muslim 1/414.

DUA 26 Duaas for forgiveness of one's Parents O my Lord! have compassion on them, as they brought me up (when I was) little. رب� ار|dGd@ آd@ رhe HJ@{}X}]ا Rabbi irhamhuma kama rabbayanee sagheeran Surah Al-Isra ,verse 24 DUA 27

Allahumma inni atoobu ilayka minha laa arjioo ilayhaa abada O Allah ,i repent in front of you (from this sin) and (i promise) that i will not commit this (sin) again. Hakim,narrated by Abi Darda DUA 28 Allahumma maghfiratuka aao saoo min zunoobi wa rahmatuka arjaa AAindi min amali (RECITE ATLEAST 3 TIMES) O Allah, your forgiveness is much greater than my sins and i hope for your mercy for my acts Hakim,narrated by Jabbar bin Abdullah

Duas for Protection from Hell

Dua 28 ''Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire''

رPX@ ءاHk @P� اP�| @{JDU� وHk الءاR]ة |P�� وbE @P�اب اPU@رRabbana aatina fiddunya hasanatan wa fil aakhirati hasanatan waqina azaabannaar

SURAH AL-BAQARAH ,VERSE 201

DUA 29 Rabbana ma khalaqta haaza baatilan subhaanaka faqina azaabannaar

bE @PQkاب اPU@ر;b�N> @Iا XرSQIR @A @P}X ه P ''Our Lord ! Thou has not created this in vain.Glory be to Thee ! Guard us against the punishment of the fire'' surah Al-Imran,verse 191 DUA 30 ''O our Lord ! turn away from us the punishment of Hell ,surely the

punishment thereof is a lasting (66) Surely it is an evil abode and (evil) place to stay''

E ف[eا @P}Xر Z}PG¹ ابbE @P @Aا[l آ@ن @GXاbE }إنº٦٥½ @A@QAا و£[Q<�A ءت@> @G}Jإ Rabbana isrif anna azaaba jahannama inna azaabaha kaana gharaama innaha saa at mustaqarran wa muqaama SURAH AL-Furqan ,VERSE 65,66 DUA 31 Allahumma ajirni minannaar '' O Allah ! save me from the fire'' DUA 32 O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, and from the punishment of Hell-fire, and from the trials of life and death,and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah.

A[ bEاب اNQU]، وbE ]Aاب PG¹{Z، وP<k ]A� اdU�}@ واddU@ت، وk �[\ ]A>اZG}IU{ إ X ذ`Eأ O�J ¾{�dUا �P اDU{¹{@ل Allaahumma 'innee 'a'oothu bika min 'athaabil-qabri, wa min 'athaabi jahannama, wa min fitnatil-mahyaa walmamaati, wa min sharri fitnatil-maseehid-dajjaal. Al-Bukhari 2/102, Muslim 1/412 DUA 33 O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek Your protection from the Fire. A[ اPU{@ر X ذ`Eوأ �}P¥Uا Uµ>أ O�Jإ }ZG}IUا Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-jannata wa 'a'oothu bika minan-naar. Abu Dawud. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 2/328. DUA 34 O Allah, I ask You, as You are the Owner of praise, there is none worthy of worship but You alone, You have no partner. You are the Giver of all good. O Creator of the heavens and the earth, Owner of majesty and honor.O Living and Everlasting One, I ask you for Paradise and I seek refuge in You from the fire.

U كD|و SJأ @}Uإ WUإ @U Dd�Uا U }نµX Uµ>أ O�Jإ }ZG}IUذا ا @i رضµUوات وا@d}�Uا  iDX @i ،ن@}PdUا ، U i[\ @ A[ اPU{@ر X ذ`Eوأ �}P¥Uا Uµ>أ O�Jم إ`«{� @i «O| @i ،آ]امjUل وا@I¥Uا Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka bi'anna lakal-hamda laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta wahdaka laa shareeka laka, Al-Mannaanu, yaa Badee'as-samaawaati wal'ardhi yaa Thal-Jalaali wal-'Ikraam, yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoomu 'innee 'as'alukal-jannata wa 'a'oothu bika minan-naar. DUA 35 Our Lord, You embrace all things in mercy and knowledge.Forgive those who repent and follow Your Way. Shield them against the punishment of Hell.(8) Admit them, Our Lord, to the Gardens of Eden which You have promised them, together with those who were righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring. You are the Almighty, the Wise Z{�¥Uاب اbE ZG�و I{N> ا`aN}ا وا�`X@� ]ib}IU [gl@k @dIEو �d|ء رO\ }¤آ Sa>و @P}Xرº٧½ @P}Xر

P¹ ZGIRن وأدDE Sوأزو ZGÃ@Xءا ]A ¾Ie ]Aو ZG�DEو H<}Uاiوذر� ZG¹ ZG< Z{��Uا ©i©aUا SJأ }Jإ rabbana wasiAAta kulla shayin rahmatan waAAilman faighfir lillatheena taboo waittabaAAoo sabeelaka waqihim AAathaba aljaheem. Rabbana waadkhilhum jannati AAadnin allatee waAAadtahum waman salaha min abaihim waazwajihim wathurriyyatihim innaka anta alAAazeezu alhakeem ( [k@l رة`> , Ghafir, Chapter 40, Verse 7,8)