Kaffarat al-Majlis: Expiation of whatever negative may have occurred in a gathering

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to get up from the assembly he used to say toward the end:

subḥānak Allāhummā wa-bi-ḥamdika, ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā anta, astaghfiruka wa-atūbu ilayka

(Glory be to You. O Allah and with Your praise, I testify that there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness, and turn to You in repentance.)

A man asked: Messenger of Allah! you utter the words now which you did not do in the past? He replied: ˹This is a˺ kaffarah (expiation) for what takes place in the assembly.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بِأَخَرَةٍ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ:

(سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ)

فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَقُولُ قَوْلاً مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُهُ فِيمَا مَضَى قَالَ: «كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the following supplication at the end of a gathering: "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ashhadu an la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk." One of us said to him, "We have never heard you recite this supplication before." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "It is a form of seeking forgiveness for whatever occurred in the gathering."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِآخِرَةٍ إِذَا طَالَ الْمَجْلِسُ فَقَامَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُنَا إِنَّ هَذَا قَوْلٌ مَا كُنَّا نَسْمَعُهُ مِنْكَ فِيمَا خَلَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هُوَ كَفَّارَةُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to get up from the assembly he used to say in the last. Glory be to Thee. O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, I testify that there is no god but Thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance. The man asked: Messenger of Allah! you utter the words now which you did not do in the past? He replied: (This is an) atonement for what takes place in the assembly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4859)   

لَمَّا كَانَ بِآخِرَةٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تَقُولُ الْآنَ كَلَامًا مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُهُ فِيمَا خَلَا قَالَ هَذَا كَفَّارَةُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to get up from the assembly he used to say in the last. Glory be to Thee. O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, I testify that there is no god but Thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance. The man asked: Messenger of Allah! you utter the words now which you did not do in the past? He replied: (This is an) atonement for what takes place in the assembly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4859)   

لَمَّا كَانَ بِأَخَرَةٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ قَالَ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَقُولُ الْآنَ كَلَامًا مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُهُ فِيمَا خَلَا فَقَالَ «هَذَا كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجَالِسِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say at the end of a lengthy gathering: "Glory be to You, O Allah, and Praise be to You. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You." Some of us said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have never heard you say this before." He said, "This is a expiation for anything that occurs in the gathering."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِآخِرِهِ إِذَا طَالَ الْمَجْلِسُ قَالَ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ» فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْمَعُهُ مِنْكَ قَالَ «هَذَا كَفَّارَةُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The expiation for a gathering is for the servant to say: 'Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.'"  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كَفَّارَةُ الْمَجْلِسِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever says 'SubhanAllah wa bihamdihi, Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, Ashhadu alla ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk' in a gathering of remembrance, it will be like a seal on him. And whoever says it in a gathering of idle talk, it will be an expiation for him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِ ذِكْرٍ كَانَ كالطَّابَعُ يُطْبَعُ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ قَالَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِ لَغْوٍ كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةً لَهُ  

"مَنْ قَال: سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمدِهِ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلا أَنْتَ، أَستَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيكَ، فَإِنْ قَالهَا في مَجلِسِ ذِكْرٍ، كَانَتْ كَالطَّابعِ يُطْبَعُ عَلَيهِ، وَمَن قَالهَا في مَجلِسِ لَغْو كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةً (لَهُ) ".  

"مَا مِنْ إِنْسَان يَكُونُ فِي مَجلِس فَيَقُولُ حين يُرِيدُ أن يَقُومَ سبحَانَك اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، لَا إِلَه إلا أَنْتَ، أسْتغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيكَ إِلًّا غفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ في ذَلك المجلَس".