300 hadith
The Prophet ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You will,' for Allah [[r4]] cannot be compelled by anyone. Rather, let him be firm and resolute in his request."
أحمد 9979SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish. Allah, have mercy on me if You wish.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Him."
أبو داود 1483SahihI heard Bilal bin Yasar bin Zayd, the freed slave of the Prophet ﷺ, say, "I heard my father narrate to me from my grandfather that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever says, I seek the forgiveness of Allah, there is no god but…
أبو داود 1517HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frequently seeks Allah's forgiveness, Allah will grant him relief from every worry, a way out of every hardship, and provide for him from where he never expected."
أحمد 2234DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You will. Allah, have mercy on me if You will.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Allah."
أحمد 10867SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish. Allah, have mercy on me if You wish.' Rather, let him be firm in his request." Both narrators added, "There is none who can compel Him."
أحمد 10310SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish. Allah, have mercy on me if You wish.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Him."
البخاري 6339SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish.' Let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Allah."
ابن ماجه 3854SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You will, Allah, have mercy on me if You will.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Him."
أحمد 9968SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish,' or 'Allah, have mercy on me if You wish.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Him."
الترمذي 3497SahihHe related it to the Prophet ﷺ who said, "When one of you supplicates, let him not say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You wish,' but let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Him."
أحمد 7314SahihBoth of them heard the Prophet ﷺ saying. One of them said, "I heard him say, 'Allah, forgive me my sins, my mistakes, and what I have done deliberately.'" The other said, "I heard him say, 'Allah, I seek Your guidance toward the most…
الأعظمي 11371SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you supplicates, let him not say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You will,' but let him be firm in his request and great in his hope, for nothing is too great for Allah to grant."
مسلم 6812SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah [[r4]] says, "My servants, all of you are sinners except those whom I have pardoned, so seek My forgiveness and I will forgive you. Whoever knows that I have the power to forgive and seeks My…
أحمد 21367SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, narrating from his Lord, "A servant of mine committed a sin and said, 'My Lord, forgive me my sin.' Allah [[r5]] said, 'My servant has committed a sin and has come to know that he has a Lord who forgives sins…
أحمد 10379SahihThe Prophet ﷺ reported, narrating from his Lord [[r4]], that He said: A servant committed a sin and said, "O Allah, forgive me my sin." Allah [[r5]] said, "My servant has committed a sin and has come to know that he has a Lord who forgives…
الأعظمي 11447SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish, have mercy on me if You wish, provide for me if You wish.' Let him be firm and resolute in his request, for Allah does whatever He wills and no one can…
أحمد 8237SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I seek forgiveness from Allah [[r4]] and turn to Him in repentance a hundred times each day."
أحمد 9807SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever holds fast to seeking forgiveness, Allah will grant him relief from every worry, a way out of every hardship, and provide for him from where he does not expect."
ابن ماجه 3819DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever says, 'I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I turn to Him in repentance,' three times, his sins will be forgiven, even if he had fled…
الأعظمي 11425SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said that Allah [[r5]] says, "My servants, every one of you is a sinner except those I have spared, so seek My forgiveness and I will forgive you. Whoever among you knows that I am capable of forgiveness and seeks forgiveness…
أحمد 21540SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that Allah said, "Son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you whatever is in you, and I do not mind. Son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky…
الأعظمي 11409HasanThe Prophet ﷺ, relating from his Lord [[r4]], said, "A servant committed a sin and said, 'Allah, forgive me my sin.' Allah [[r5]] said, 'My servant has committed a sin and has come to know that he has a Lord who forgives sin and holds…
مسلم 6986SahihA woman from Qays reported, along with another, that they both heard the Prophet ﷺ speak. One of them said, "I heard him say, 'O Allah, forgive me my sins, my mistakes, and what I have done deliberately.'" The other said, "I heard him say,…
أحمد 16269SahihWhenever I heard something from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Allah benefited me with it as He willed. Abu Bakr narrated to me, and Abu Bakr spoke the truth, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no Muslim who commits a sin, then…
أحمد 47SahihHe reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever holds fast to seeking forgiveness, Allah will make for him a way out of every hardship, relief from every worry, and provide for him from where he does not expect."
أبو داود 1518DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You will. Allah, have mercy on me if You will.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for there is none who can compel Him." Abdullah said, "This is how it was in my…
أحمد 10494SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say when he prays, 'Allah, forgive me if You wish,' or 'Allah, have mercy on me if You wish.' Let him be firm in his request, for there is nothing that can compel Him."
مالك 507SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A servant committed a sin and said, 'My Lord, I have committed a sin, so forgive me.' His Lord [[r4]] said, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds people accountable for them.…
أحمد 9256SahihHe heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Whoever says, 'I seek forgiveness from Allah the Magnificent, there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I turn to Him in repentance,' will be forgiven, even if he had fled from the…
الترمذي 3577HasanWe used to refrain from seeking forgiveness for those who committed major sins, until we heard our Prophet ﷺ say, *"Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills"*…
الأعظمي 11426HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Ayesha, if you have committed a sin, then seek Allah's forgiveness, for tawba from sin is remorse and seeking forgiveness."
أحمد 26279SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] says, 'My servants, every one of you is a sinner except those I have preserved, so seek My forgiveness and I will forgive you. Whoever knows that I have the power to forgive and then asks My…
أحمد 21369SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and came upon a man who had just finished his prayer and was reciting the tashahhud, saying, "O Allah, I ask You, Allah, the One, the Eternal Refuge, who neither begets nor is begotten, and to…
الأعظمي 11034SahihAisha reported that whenever the Prophet ﷺ came out from relieving himself, he would say, "I seek Your forgiveness."
الأعظمي 10978HasanHe narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said, "Allah [[r4]] says, 'My servant, as long as you worship Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you whatever sins you have. My servant, if you meet Me with sins nearly filling the…
أحمد 21368HasanI sat with an elderly companion of the Prophet ﷺ in the mosque of Kufa, and he related to me, saying, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," or he said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'People, turn in repentance to Allah and seek His…
أحمد 23488SahihHusayn, or Husayn, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Muhammad, Abdul-Muttalib was better to his people than you. He used to feed them liver and hump, while you slaughter them." The Prophet ﷺ said to him whatever Allah willed him…
الأعظمي 11300SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah [[r5]] said, 'Son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you for whatever you have done, and I will not mind. Son of Adam, were your sins to reach the…
الترمذي 3540HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r5]] says, 'My servants, all of you are sinners except those whom I have pardoned, so ask Me for forgiveness and I will forgive you. Whoever among you knows that I have the power to forgive and seeks…
ابن ماجه 4257HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'Allah, forgive me if You will, have mercy on me if You will, provide for me if You will.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for Allah does whatever He wills and no one can compel Him."
البخاري 7477SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and came upon a man who had just finished his prayer and was reciting the tashahhud, saying, "O Allah, I ask You, Allah, the One, the Eternal Refuge, who neither begets nor is begotten, and to…
الأعظمي 2185SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ would come out from the privy, he would say, "I seek Your forgiveness."
أبو داود 30SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever seeks forgiveness has not persisted in sin, even if he returns to it seventy times in a day."
أبو داود 1514HasanSomeone said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Teach me a supplication to recite in my prayer." He said, "Say, 'O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly'" — and Qutayba said, "much" — "'and none forgives sins but You, so grant me forgiveness from…
مسلم 6869SahihThe Prophet ﷺ reported, narrating from his Lord [[r4]], that He said, "Son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you whatever you have done. Even if you were to come to Me with sins nearly filling…
أحمد 21505HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, forgive the pilgrim, and forgive whomever the pilgrim seeks forgiveness for."
الأعظمي 4735HasanThe Prophet ﷺ narrated from his Lord, who said, "Son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you whatever you have done and think nothing of it. Son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly…
أحمد 21472HasanThe Prophet ﷺ reported that a man committed a sin and said, "My Lord, I have committed a sin," or he said, "I have done a sinful deed, so forgive me." [[r4]] said, "My servant has committed a sin and knows that he has a Lord who forgives…
أحمد 7948SahihBoth of them heard the Prophet ﷺ say. One of them said, "I heard him say, 'O Allah, forgive me my sins, both my mistakes and my deliberate wrongs. O Allah, I seek Your guidance toward what is most upright in my affairs, and I seek refuge in…
أحمد 17905SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ came out of the lavatory, he would say, "I seek Your forgiveness."
الترمذي 7SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever leaves his house heading to the prayer and says, 'O Allah, I ask You by the right of those who ask of You, and I ask You by the right of this walk of mine, for I have not gone out in arrogance, nor in…
ابن ماجه 778DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and came upon a man who had finished his prayer and was reciting the tashahhud, saying, "O Allah, I ask You, Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient, who has not begotten and was not begotten, and to…
أبو داود 985SahihI had a sharp tongue with my family, though I did not extend it to anyone else. I mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "Where are you with regard to seeking forgiveness, Hudhayfa? I seek Allah's forgiveness one hundred times every…
أحمد 23340DaifAyesha asked, "Messenger of Allah, if I happen upon Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say in supplication?" He replied, "Say, 'O Allah, You are Most Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me.'"
أحمد 25497SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ would come out from the privy, he would say, "I seek Your forgiveness."
أحمد 25220HasanThe Prophet ﷺ used to make this supplication, "Allah, forgive me my sins, my ignorance, and my excess in my affairs, and whatever You know about me better than I know myself. Allah, forgive me my earnestness and my jesting, my mistakes and…
مسلم 6902SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I seek Allah's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times each day."
أحمد 7793SahihHe said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Teach me a supplication to recite in my prayer." He replied, "Say, 'O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins but You. So grant me forgiveness from Yourself and have mercy on me.…
الأعظمي 11029SahihHe said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Teach me a supplication to recite in my prayer." He replied, "Say, 'O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins but You. So grant me forgiveness from Yourself and have mercy on me.…
الأعظمي 2183Sahih