Remembrance 14 from Chapter 348

Allāhumma-ghfir lī wa tub ‘alayy.

One of the things that are related to seeking forgiveness is that which is reported of ar-Rabī‘ ibn Khuthaym , who said: “Let none of you say ‘I ask forgiveness of Allah and I turn in repentance to Him,’ so that it is both a sin and a lie if he does do so. Instead one should say ‘O Allah forgive me and relent towards me.’”

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