50/57. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5522 — Sayyidul Istighfar Dua
Seeking Refuge from the Evil of What One Has Done, and Mentioning the Differences Reported from 'Abdullah Bin Buraidah About That
Sayyidul Istighfar Dua: The Best Prayer for Forgiveness
Sunan an-Nasai : 5522
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5522
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ سَيِّدَ الاِسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ فَإِنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُصْبِحُ مُوقِنًا بِهَا فَمَاتَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي مُوقِنًا بِهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " . خَالَفَهُ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ .
Shaddad bin Aws Narrated from:
The Prophet [SAW] said: "The best of prayers for forgiveness is for a person to say: 'Allahumma, anta rabbi, la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abuw'u laka bidhanbi, wa abuw'u laka bini'matika 'alayya faghfirli, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta (O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You have created me and I am Your slave and I am keeping my promise and covenant to You as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I do. I acknowledge Your blessing and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for there is none who can forgive sin except You.)'If he says this in the morning, believing in it firmly, and dies on that day before evening comes, he will enter Paradise, and if he says it in the evening, believing firmly in it, and dies before morning comes, he will enter Paradise."Al-Walid bin Tha'labah contradicted him.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5522In-book reference : Book 50, Hadith 95English translation : Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5524
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5522
This Hadith teaches Sayyidul Istighfar, the best prayer for forgiveness. The dua begins by affirming that Allah is the Lord and that there is no god but Him. It then reminds the person of being Allah’s slave and trying to stay upon the promise and covenant as much as possible. The speaker seeks refuge from the evil of what he has done, admits Allah’s blessing, admits his own sin, and asks for forgiveness because none forgives sins except Allah. The Hadith also states a special promise for one who says it in the morning or evening while believing in it firmly and dies before the next part of the day. This is a powerful hadith about forgiveness because it combines faith, honesty, and humble asking.
What we learn from this hadith
- True istighfar includes belief in Allah, not only words on the tongue.
- The servant admits both Allah’s blessings and personal sins.
- Forgiveness is asked from Allah because the Hadith states that none forgives sins except Him.
- The morning and evening wording in the Hadith shows a regular habit of seeking forgiveness.
