Seeking forgiveness

The Book of Prayers

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1088

رَبِّي أَنِّي سَأَرَى عَلاَمَةً فِي أُمَّتِي فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهَا أَكْثَرْتُ مِنْ قَوْلِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ . فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهَا { إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ} فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ { وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا * فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا}

rabbī annī saʾarā ʿalāmatan fī ummatī fa-idhā raʾaytuhā akthartu min qawli subḥāna-Llāh wabiḥamdihi astaghfiru-Llāh wa-atūbu ilayhi . faqad raʾaytuhā { idhā jāʾa naṣru-Llāh wa-l-fatḥu fatḥu makkaha { waraʾayta an-nāsa yadkhulūna fī dīni-Llāh afwājan * fasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika wāstaghfirhu innah kāna tawwāban

Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks

The full narration

A'isha reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited often these words: Hallowed be Allah and with His praise, I seek the forgiveness of Allah and return to Him. She said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, I see that you often repeat the saying" subhan allahi bihamdihi astag firullahi watubuilaih" whereupon he said: My Lord informed me that I would soon see a sign in my Ummah, so when I see it I often recite (these) words: Hallowed be Allah and with His Praise, I seek forgiveness of Allah and return to Him. Indeed I saw it (when this verse) was revealed:" When Allah's help and victory came, it marked the victory of Mecca, and you see people entering into Allah's religion in troops, celebrate the praise of Thy Lord and ask His forgiveness. Surely He is ever returning to Mercy

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Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 1088

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