Seeking forgiveness

The Book of Prayer - Funerals

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2258

رَبِّي أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لأُمِّي فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِي وَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأَذِنَ لِي

rabbī an astaghfira lʾummī falam yaʾdhan lī wāstaʾdhantuhu an azūra qabrahā fa-adhina lī

Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks

The full narration

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger, (ﷺ) as saying:I sought permission to beg forgiveness for my mother, but He did not grant it to me. I sought permission from Him to visit her grave, and He granted it (permission) to me

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Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 2258

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