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The Supplication: "O Allāh, I Have Wronged Myself Much..."

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Darussalam · Volume 6

45. The Book Of Supplications From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 502

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3531. ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr narrated from Abū Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq that he said: "O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, teach me a supplication that I may supplicate with in my Ṣalāt." He said: "Say: 'O Allāh, I have wronged myself much, and none forgives sins except You. So forgive me with forgiveness from You, and have mercy upon me, indeed, You are the Forgiving, the Merciful (Allāhumma Innī Zalamtu Nafsi Zulman Kathīran Wa Lā Yaghfirudh-Dhunūba Illā Anta Fāghfirlī Maḡfiratan Min ‘Indika Warhamnī Innaka Antal-Ghafūrur-Raḥīm.)'" (Sahīh) [1] A feeling of jealousy or fervent desire to jealously guard something. With respect to men, it refers to their feeling of jealousy regarding their wives and other close relatives, that they not be seen by other than a Mahram. With respect to Allāh, its meaning is explained in the Hadīth. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi. [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ Gharīb, and it is a narration of Laīth bin Sa'd. Abū Al-Khair's (a narrator in the chain) name is Marṭhaḍ bin 'Abdullāh Al-Yazānī.

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٣٥٣١ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ ‌يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي الْخَيْرِ ، عَنْ ‌عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً أَدْعُو بِهِ فِي صَلَاتِي، قَالَ: قُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ، وَهُوَ حَدِيثُ لَيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَأَبُو الْخَيْرِ اسْمُهُ مَرْثَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْيَزَنِيُّ.

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This narration tells us that after offering prayers one should not think that he has performed his due duty, but should remain under the impression that he is at fault and should ask Allāh's mercy and forgiveness.