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English translation
3397. Abū Sa'eed [may Allāh be pleased with him] narrated that the
Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever says, when he goes to his bed: 'I seek forgiveness from Allāh, [the Magnificent] the One whom there is none worthy of worship except for Him, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him (Astagfirullāha [Al-'Azīm] Alladhī Lā Ilāha Illā Huw, Al-Hayyul-Qayyūm, Wa Atūbu Ilaihi)' three times, Allāh shall forgive him his sins if they are like the foam of the sea, even if they were the number of the leaves of the trees, even if they were the number of sand particles of 'Alij,[1] even if they were the number of the days of the world." (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb, we do not know it from this route except as a narration of 'Ubaidullāh bin Al-Walīd Al-Waṣṣāfi.
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Commentary
In this narration the attributes of Allāh ﷺ 'the Living, the Sustainer (of all)' have been acknowledged and with the recognition of His Attributes, forgiveness is asked from Him. Allāh ﷺ the Most Merciful forgives those who beg with these words.
