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The Prophet Muhammad has taught us many words of repentance and it is good if we learn, understand, and use them. Of these one has been mentioned as Sayidu-Al 'Istighfār. A hadith explains its extra ordinary significance:

"If a believer says this with complete faith and sincerity in the morning and dies before that evening, he will enter paradise. If he says it during the night and dies before the morning, he will enter paradise."

O Allah! You are my Lord. There is no God except You. Al-Lahumma 'Anta Rabbī Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā 'Anta You created me and I am Your slave. Khalaqtanī Wa 'Anā `Abduka To the best of my ability, I will abide by my covenant and pledge to You. Wa 'Anā `Alaá `Ahdika Wa Wa`dika Mā Astaţa`tu I seek Your protection from the evil of my own creation. 'A`ūdhu Bika Min Sharri Mā Şana`tu I acknowledge Your favors to me and I admit my sins. 'Abū'u Laka Bini`matika `Alayya Wa 'Abū'u Laka Bidhanbī So please forgive me for no one can forgive sins except You. Fāghfir Lī, 'Innahu Lā Yaghfiru Adh-Dhunūba 'Illā 'Anta

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