48/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2705a — Dua for Forgiveness in Prayer
It Is Recommend To Lower One's Voice When Saying Remembrance, Except In The Cases Where It Is Commanded To Raise The Voice Such As The Talbiyah Etc. It Is Recommend To Say A Great Deal, "There Is No Power And No Strength Except With Allah"
Dua for Forgiveness in Prayer Taught to Abu Bakr
Sahih Muslim : 2705a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2705a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً أَدْعُو بِهِ فِي صَلاَتِي قَالَ " قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَبِيرًا - وَقَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ كَثِيرًا - وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ " .
Abu Bakr Narrated from:
Abu Bakr reported that he said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ): Teach me a supplication which I should recite in my prayer. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Recite:" O Allah, I have done great wrong to myself." According to Qutaiba (the words were: ) much (wrong) -there is none to forgive the sins but Thou only, say:" Grant me pardon from Thyself, have mercy upon me for Thou art much Forgiving and Compassionate."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2705aIn-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 63USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 35, Hadith 6533
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2705a
This Hadith shows Abu Bakr asking Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم to teach him a supplication to recite in prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught him a dua that begins with admitting personal wrong: "O Allah, I have done great wrong to myself." The supplication then turns fully to Allah, saying that none forgives sins except Him, and asks for forgiveness and mercy. This is a powerful prayer dua because it combines honesty, humility, tawbah, and hope in Allah’s mercy. The wording also ends by calling upon Allah as the Forgiving and Compassionate. The Hadith is directly about seeking forgiveness in salah through humble words taught by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer may ask for a specific dua to use in prayer.
- Admitting one’s own wrong is part of sincere supplication.
- Forgiveness is sought from Allah alone.
- The dua joins a request for pardon with a request for mercy.
