Treasure House of Prayers — Page 137
PRAYERS 137 earlier or future sins. Forgive my hidden and manifest sins. You cause things to advance and cause them to retreat. You have authority over everything. An Effective Prayer for Forgiveness Hadrat Hil a l bin Yass a r ra relates from his grandfather, whomsoever recites this prayer for penitence, God forgives his sins even though they may be innumerable. ْ ْ اَﺳ ْ ﺘَﻐ ﻟﻠªَّٰ اﻟَّﺬِی َْﻔِﺮُا ْ ﻻ َ اِﻟªَٰ اِﻻَّ ﻫُﻮَ احل ْ ﻰُّ اﻟ ْ ﻘَﻴُّﻮ ْ مُ وَاَﺗُﻮ ِ بُ اِﻟَﻴ ª. 272 I seek forgiveness from Him, besides Whom there is none worthy of worship. He is Living and Self-Subsisting. He brings others to life and sustains them. I incline towards Him and repent. A Beautiful Prayer for Forgiveness Hadrat J a bir ra relates that a person came to the Holy Prophet sa and said, "My sins are countless. " The Holy Prophet sa made him repeat this prayer three times and said, "Now go, God has forgiven all your sins. " ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ ﻣَﻐ ْ ﻔِﺮَﺗُکَ اَو ْﺳَﻊُ ﻣِﻦ ِْ ذُﻧُﻮ َىب وَ ر ﺣﻤﺘ ْ ْ اَر ﻣِﻦ ٰýِْ ﻋَﻤَ_. 273 O All a h , Your forgiveness is vastly extensive than my sins. I trust in Your mercy more than in my actions. Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa : ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﻏ ْ ﻔِﺮ ىلِ،وَار ْ ْ ﺣﻤ ِْ ْ ،وَاَحل ِْ ﻘ ْىن ْ ﺑِﺎﻟﺮَّﻓِﻴ ٰ ﻖِ اﻻ2َْ _. 274 O All a h , forgive me, have mercy on me and unite me with my Lofty Friend (God Himself). Note : As per some traditions, the Holy Prophet sa repeated the last part of this prayer َۡ ٰ اِىل َ اﻟﺮَّﻓِﻴﻖ ِ اﻻ _2 (I go to my