Remembrance 10 from Chapter 337

Allāhumma-ghfir lī khaṭī’atī wa jahlī wa isrāfī fī amrī, wa mā Anta a‘lamu bihi minnī. Allāhumma-ghfir lī jiddī wa hazlī, wa khaṭa’ī wa ‘amdī, wa kullu dhālika ‘indī. Allāhumma-ghfir lī mā qaddamtu wa mā akhkhart, wa mā asrartu wa mā a‘lant, wa mā Anta a‘lamu bihi minnī. Anta-l-Muqaddimu wa Anta-l-Mu’akhkhir, wa Anta ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr.

We relate in both Ṣaḥīḥs that Abū Mūsā al-Ash‘arī reported that the Messenger of Allah used to supplicate with this du‘ā’: “O Allah, forgive me my sins, my ignorance, my excesses in my affairs, and that which You know better than I. O Allah, forgive me those sins which I committed seriously or in jest, by mistake or deliberately, and all of that [is my fault]. O Allah, forgive me my past and future sins, those I have committed in secret or in public, and that which You know better than I. You are the Bringer Forward and the Sender Back, and You have power over all things.” ^[15].

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