Dua #377•Bukhari: 6307

Masnoon prayer (Astaghfirullah)

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#377

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

Transliteration

astaghfir-ullaah

Translation

I seek Allah’s forgiveness.

Hadith about the Dua

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً ‏" ‏‏.‏

Translation

Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." [Bukhari: 6307]

Benefits & Virtues

Say Astaghfirullah to feel Allah's mercy. It cleans your heart from sin. Your days get better with forgiveness and Barakah.

Allah forgives sins when you say Astaghfirullah in your daily Amal.
Your heart becomes soft with Istighfar. Iman stays strong in every Muslim prayer.
After any mistake, this masnoon dua gives peace and hope.
Say astaghfirullah wa atubu ilaih to get Barakah and stay safe.
This dua for repentance keeps Allah's mercy near. Good chances fill your life.
When to Recite Astaghfirullah

Common Questions

This dua keeps anxiety and sadness away: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-ḥuzni wal-'ajazi wal-kasli wal-bukhli wal-jubn wa galbah aldayn wa Galbah alrijaal. It gives comfort and hope when times are hard.

Say Astaghfirullah more than 100 times daily. The Prophet did this. It is an easy masnoon dua for forgiveness. The words mean I ask Allah to forgive me and I turn to Him.

100 times Astaghfirullah is a known way to ask forgiveness. Mercy comes. Doors to Jannah open. Daily needs are met. You feel comfort.

The Prophet taught masnoon dua. Muslims use it daily. It helps us ask for needs and forgiveness in Islam.

Astaghfirullah al-Azeem al-lazi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih. The meaning: I ask forgiveness from Allah, The Mighty, the only one to worship, The Living, The Eternal, and I turn to Him to say sorry.