Forgiveness
Du'a for Pardon (Laylat al-Qadr)
When to say it: On the last ten nights of Ramadan, and any time
Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Transliteration
Allāhumma innaka ʿafuwwun tuḥibbul-ʿafwa faʿfu ʿannī.
Meaning
O Allah, You are Pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
Source
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3513
About this du'a
ʿĀʾishah (RA) asked what she should say if she knew which night was Laylat al-Qadr, and the Prophet ﷺ taught her this. ʿAfw is more than forgiveness: it is the erasing of the sin entirely.
More du'as for Forgiveness
- Du'a Sayyid al-Istighfar · Once in the morning and once in the evening
- Du'a of Adam for Forgiveness · After a mistake, whenever you want to turn back to Allah