300 hadith
He 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 7314SahihI 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 9256SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The fasting person has, at the moment of breaking his fast, a supplication that is not turned away." Ibn Abu Mulayka said, I heard Abdullah bin Umar say when he broke his fast, "O Allah, I ask You by Your…
ابن ماجه 1753HasanThe 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 11034SahihThe 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 2185SahihThe 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 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 507SahihThe 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 1483SahihThe 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 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 985SahihThe 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 10379SahihAyesha 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 25497SahihThe 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 will, Allah, have mercy on me if You will.' Rather, let him be firm in his request, for nothing can compel Him."
أحمد 9968SahihBoth 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 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 21540SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and there was a man who had finished his prayer and was reciting the tashahhud. He said, "O Allah, I ask You, Allah, by the fact that You are the One, the Unique, the Self-Sufficient, who has not…
النسائي 1302SahihThe 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 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, "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 Prophet ﷺ used to say between the two prostrations, "My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me."
الأعظمي 11016HasanI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "A servant committed a sin," and sometimes he said, "committed a wrong," and said, "My Lord, I have sinned," and sometimes he said, "I have done wrong, so forgive me." His Lord said, "My servant knows that he has…
البخاري 7507SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to say between the two prostrations, "My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me."
الأعظمي 2137HasanThe 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 21367SahihA 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 16269SahihThe 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 6339SahihHe reported that the 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 by Allah, the One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge, who neither begets…
أحمد 18974SahihThe 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 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 3497SahihThe 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 6986SahihThe 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 11447SahihMessenger of Allah, what should I say if I happen upon Laylat al-Qadr? He replied, "Say, 'O Allah, You are Most Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.'"
ابن ماجه 3850SahihSomeone 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 6869SahihMessenger of Allah, if I happen to know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say in supplication? He replied, "Say, 'O Allah, You are Most Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.'"
أحمد 25741SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to supplicate, saying, "O Allah, forgive us our sins, our wrongdoing, our jesting, our seriousness, and our deliberate acts. All of that is found in us."
الأعظمي 11370HasanThe 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 10494SahihA man asked Ibn Umar, "How did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ describe the private conversation between Allah and the believer?" Ibn Umar replied, "He said, 'One of you will draw near to his Lord until He places His shelter over him.…
البخاري 6070SahihWhenever 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 47SahihThe 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 would seek forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row once.
أحمد 17141SahihI 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 23488SahihA man would commit a sin and then say, "Allah will never forgive me." So Allah revealed, *"And spend in the way of Allah, and do not cast yourselves into destruction"* [Baqarah 2:195].
الأعظمي 11976HasanHe 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 2183SahihHe 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 11029SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You wish. O Allah, have mercy on me if You wish.' Rather, let him be firm in his supplication, for Allah does whatever He wills, and no one can compel Him."
مسلم 6813SahihWe 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 11426HasanMessenger 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 You love forgiveness, so forgive me.'"
أحمد 25495SahihI 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 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 7948SahihSomeone 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…
البخاري 834SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, Allah said, "Son of Adam, if you remember Me within yourself, I will remember you within Myself. If you remember Me in a gathering, I will remember you in a gathering better than it, a gathering of angels. If…
أحمد 12405SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah, I heard your supplication tonight, and what reached me of it was that you were saying, 'O Allah, forgive me my sin, make my home spacious for me, and bless me in what You have provided me.'" He replied, "Do…
الترمذي 3500DaifI 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 11409HasanHe said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Teach me a supplication to recite in my prayer." The Prophet ﷺ said, "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 11358SahihThe 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 7477SahihMessenger of Allah, if I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say during it? He replied, "Say, 'O Allah, You are Most Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.'"
أحمد 26215SahihHe 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 21368HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said that the master of seeking forgiveness is to say, "Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and Your promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the…
البخاري 6306SahihWe were at al-Baqi with Abu Hurairah when we heard him say, "I am the most knowledgeable of people regarding the intercession of Muhammad ﷺ on the Day of Resurrection." The people pressed in around him and said, "Go on, may Allah have mercy…
أحمد 9852HasanAbu Bakr said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Teach me a supplication to recite in my prayer." He said, "Say, 'O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You, so grant me forgiveness from Yourself and have mercy on me. Indeed,…
البخاري 6326Sahih