The Quran records how prophets and believers asked Allah for forgiveness. Each supplication below appears within its complete verse, in the original Arabic with a published translation, so the words stay connected to their context.
The words of Adam and his wife after their mistake, asking for forgiveness and mercy. (Al-Araf 7:23)
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ ٢٣
They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost!
Said by Musa, and the verse records that he was forgiven. (Al-Qasas 28:16)
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَٱغْفِرْ لِى فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٦
He said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged my soul, so forgive me. Then He forgave him. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
The supplication of Yunus from the darkness, acknowledging his own wrong. (Al-Anbiya 21:87)
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٨٧
And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no God save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
Described as the words of those who are mindful of Allah. (Ali Imran 3:16)
ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ١٦
Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;
Part of the supplication of people of understanding who reflect on creation. (Ali Imran 3:193)
رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِى لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامَنَّا ۚ رَبَّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ ١٩٣
Our Lord! Lo! we have heard a crier calling unto Faith: "Believe ye in your Lord!" So we believed. Our Lord! Therefor forgive us our sins, and remit from us our evil deeds, and make us die the death of the righteous.
A short supplication the Prophet was told to say. (Al-Muminun 23:118)
وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ١١٨
And (O Muhammad) say: My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for Thou art best of all who show mercy.
A supplication for earlier generations of believers and for hearts free of resentment. (Al-Hashr 59:10)
وَٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَٰنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ١٠
And those who came (into the faith) after them say: Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who were before us in the faith, and place not in our hearts any rancour toward those who believe. Our Lord! Thou art Full of Pity, Merciful.
The words of the believers on the Day of Judgement, in the verse that calls to sincere repentance. (At-Tahrim 66:8)
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ ۖ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٨
O ye who believe! Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil deeds and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right hands; they will say: Our Lord! Perfect our light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.
These supplications were taught by the Prophet. Each shows a simple transliteration, the English meaning, the reference and the grading displayed on Sunnah.com, where you can read the Arabic. Learn the pronunciation from a teacher.
Said during the day and at night, with firm faith in its words.
Allahumma anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bi ni'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u laka bi dhanbi, faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta.
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is none worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I keep to Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and I admit my sins, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
The Prophet said that whoever says it with firm faith during the day and dies before evening, or at night and dies before morning, will be among the people of Paradise.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 · In Sahih al-Bukhari
Said many times each day; the Prophet said he did so more than seventy times a day.
Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh.
I ask Allah for forgiveness and I turn to Him in repentance.
Abu Hurairah heard the Prophet swear by Allah that he asked forgiveness and turned to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6307 · In Sahih al-Bukhari
Repeated in a gathering; Ibn Umar counted the Prophet saying it a hundred times in a single sitting.
Rabbighfir li wa tub 'alayya, innaka antat-Tawwabur-Rahim.
My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. You are the Oft-Returning, the Most Merciful.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3434, graded Sahih (Darussalam), records it said a hundred times before rising from a sitting, ending antat-Tawwabul-Ghafur, 'You are the Oft-Returning, the Most Forgiving'.
Sunan Abi Dawud 1516 · Sahih (Al-Albani)
Taught to Abu Bakr when he asked for a supplication to say in his prayer.
Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran, wa la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant, faghfir li maghfiratan min 'indik, warhamni, innaka antal-Ghafurur-Rahim.
O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You, so grant me forgiveness from You and have mercy on me. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Al-Bukhari placed it under the chapter on supplication before the closing salam of the prayer.
Sahih al-Bukhari 834 · In Sahih al-Bukhari
Taught to Aishah for when she came upon Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree.
Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni.
O Allah, You are Pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3513, graded Sahih (Darussalam), records the same supplication with one more word: Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun karimun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni, 'You are Pardoning, Generous'.
Sunan Ibn Majah 3850 · Sahih (Darussalam)
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