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Forgiveness

InVocation for someone who says: May Allah forgive you

((وَلَكَ)).

Transliteration

(AAabdullah Ibn Sarjis said: ‘I went to see the Prophet and ate from his food and then said to him:(Ghafaral-lahu laka ya rasoolal-lah.) he replied: (wa-lak))

Translation

(AAabdullah Ibn Sarjis said: ‘I went to see the Prophet and ate from his food and then said to him: (May Allah forgive you, O Messenger of Allah.) he replied: (and you.))

Source

Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), No. 197 — chapter “InVocation for someone who says: May Allah forgive you”. hisnmuslim.com

Related Duas

((مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُذنِبُ ذَنْباً فَيُحْسِنُ الطُّهُورَ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ إِلاَّ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ)).

(Any servant who commits a sin and as a result, performs ablution, prays two units of prayer (i.e. two rakAAas) and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness, Allah would forgive him.)

Hisnul Muslim · No. 140

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَسْتَغفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةٍ)).

(The Messenger of Allah said: ‘By Allah, I seek forgiveness and repent to Allah, more than seventy times a day.)

Hisnul Muslim · No. 248