a thief who confused to a crime but with whom no stolen goods has been found, was brought to the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said to him: "I do not think that you stole anything."He He said: "Yes I did." He said: "Take him and cut off his hands, then bring him here, "So they cut off his hand then they brought him to him. He said to him; "Say: I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said: "I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said:: "O Allah, accept his repentance."(Daif)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ اعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَاقْطَعُوهُ ثُمَّ جِيئُوا بِهِ فَقَطَعُوهُ ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ  

A thief who had accepted (having committed theft) was brought to the Prophet ﷺ, but no good were found with him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said to him: I do not think you have stolen. He said: Yes, I have. He repeated it twice or thrice. So he gave orders. His hand was cut off and he was then brought to him. He said: Ask Allah's pardon and turn to Him in repentance. He said: I ask Allah's pardon and turn to Him in repentance. He (the Prophet) then said: O Allah, accept his repentance. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by 'Amr b. Asim, from Hammam, from Ishaq b. 'Abd Allah from Abu Ummayyah, a man of the Ansar from the Prophet ﷺ.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ قَدِ اعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ قَالَ بَلَى فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُطِعَ وَجِيءَ بِهِ فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا  

“I heard Abu Mundhir, the freed slave of Abu Dharr, say that Abu Umayyah narrated to him, that a thief was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he admitted his crime, although the stolen goods were not found with him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I do not think you stole them.’ He said: 'Yes I did.' Then he said (again): ‘I do not think that you stole them.’ and he said: 'Yes I did.' Then he ordered that his hand be cut off. The Prophet ﷺ ' Say: I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him.' So he (the thief) said: 'I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to him.' He (the Prophet ﷺ said twice: 'O Allah! Accept his repentance.”  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ مَوْلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ أَبَا أُمَيَّةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ فَاعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ الْمَتَاعُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ قَالَ بَلَى ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ قَالَ بَلَى فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُطِعَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قُلْ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

a thief who confused to a crime but with whom no stolen goods has been found, was brought to the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said to him: "I do not think that you stole anything."He He said: "Yes I did." He said: "Take him and cut off his hands, then bring him here, "So they cut off his hand then they brought him to him. He said to him; "Say: I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said: "I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said:: "O Allah, accept his repentance."(Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4877)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ فَاعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرافًا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ؟ قَالَ بَلَى مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْطَعُوهُ ثُمَّ جِيئُوا بِهِ قَالَ فَقَطَعُوهُ ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ  

a thief who confused to a crime but with whom no stolen goods has been found, was brought to the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said to him: "I do not think that you stole anything."He He said: "Yes I did." He said: "Take him and cut off his hands, then bring him here, "So they cut off his hand then they brought him to him. He said to him; "Say: I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said: "I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said:: "O Allah, accept his repentance."(Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4877)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِسَارِقٍ اعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا لَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَقَالَ «مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ؟» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ؟» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «فَاذْهَبُوا فَاقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ ثُمَّ جِيئُوا بِهِ فَقَطَعُوا يَدَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِهِ» فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ اللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "A thief was brought to me who confessed without any possessions found with him." He asked, "Why did you steal?" The thief replied, "Yes, I stole." He asked again, "Why did you steal?" The thief replied, "Yes, I stole." He then said, "Take him and cut off his hand." They cut off his hand and brought him back to the Prophet, who said, "Seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him." The thief said, "I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him." The Prophet said, "O Allah, accept his repentance. O Allah, accept his repentance."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «أُتِيَ بِسَارِقٍ اعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا لَمْ تُوجَدْ مَعَهُ مَتَاعٌ» فَقَالَ «مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ؟» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ؟» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «فَاذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَاقْطَعُوا يَدَهُ» قَالَ فَقَطَعُوا يَدَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ «اسْتَغْفِرِ اللهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ» قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ اللهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ»  

a thief who confused to a crime but with whom no stolen goods has been found, was brought to the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said to him: "I do not think that you stole anything."He He said: "Yes I did." He said: "Take him and cut off his hands, then bring him here, "So they cut off his hand then they brought him to him. He said to him; "Say: I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said: "I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him." He said:: "O Allah, accept his repentance."(Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4877)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِلِصٍّ اعْتَرَفَ اعْتِرَافًا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَعَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا إِخَالُكَ سَرَقْتَ؟» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَاقْطَعُوهُ» ثُمَّ ذَهَبُوا بِهِ فَقَطَعُوهُ ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «قُلْ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ» قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيْهِ»  

"I asked 'Aishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet ﷺ- start Qiyam Al-Lail? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the takbir ten times, the tahmid ten times, the tasbih ten times, and the tahlil ten times, and pray for forgiveness ten times, and say: Allahummaghfirli, wahdini, warzuqni wa 'afini. A'udhu billahi min diqil-maqami yawmal-qiyamah (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and good health. I seek refuge with Allah from the difficulty of standing on the Day of Resurrection.)"  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيُهَلِّلُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

Shariq al-Hawzani and I came to Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) and asked her: By which (prayer) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began when he woke up at night? She replied: You asked me about a thing which no one asked me before. When he woke up at night, he uttered: "Allah is Most Great" ten times, and uttered "Praise be to Allah" ten times, and said "Glory be to Allah and I begin with His praise" ten times, and said: "Glory be to the King, the Most Holy" ten times, and asked Allah's pardon ten times, and said: "There is no god but Allah" ten times, and then said: "O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from the strait of the Day of resurrection," ten times. He then began the prayer.  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ؓ فَسَأَلْتُهَا بِمَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ إِذَا هَبَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ كَانَ إِذَا هَبَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ عَشْرًا وَحَمِدَ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ عَشْرًا وَاسْتَغْفَرَ عَشْرًا وَهَلَّلَ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضِيقِ الدُّنْيَا وَضِيقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلاَةَ  

Asim ibn Humayd said: I asked Aisha: By what words the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would begin his supererogatory prayer at night? She replied: You ask me about a thing of which no one asked me before you. When he stood up, be uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) ten times, and uttered "Praise be to Allah" ten times, and uttered "Glory be to Allah " ten times, and uttered "There is no god but Allah" ten times, and sought forgiveness ten times, and said: O Allah, forgive me, and guide me, and give me sustenance, and keep me well, and he sought refuge in Allah from the hardship of standing before Allah on the Day of Judgment. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Khalid b. Ma'dan from Rab'iah al-Jarashi on the authority of 'Aishah.  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ كَانَ يَفْتَتِحُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ كَبَّرَ عَشْرًا وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَشْرًا وَسَبَّحَ عَشْرًا وَهَلَّلَ عَشْرًا وَاسْتَغْفَرَ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَيَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘With what did the Prophet ﷺ start voluntary prayers?’ She said: ‘You have asked me about something which no one has asked before. He used to say Allahu Akbar ten times, and Al-Hamdu Lillah ten times and Subhan Allah ten times, and he would say Allahumma aghfirli wahdini, warzuqni, wa ‘afini (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and give me good health),” and he would seek refuge from the difficulty of the standing on the Day of Resurrection.”  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ مَاذَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ بِهِ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَيَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمُقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

"I asked 'Aishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet ﷺ- start Qiyam Al-Lail? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the takbir ten times, the tahmid ten times, the tasbih ten times, and the tahlil ten times, and pray for forgiveness ten times, and say: Allahummaghfirli, wahdini, warzuqni wa 'afini. A'udhu billahi min diqil-maqami yawmal-qiyamah (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and good health. I seek refuge with Allah from the difficulty of standing on the Day of Resurrection.)" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1617)   

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ بِهِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي يَبْدَأُ فَيُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ يُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُهَلِّلُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي عَشْرًا وَيَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ضِيقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَشْرًا»  

"I asked 'Aishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet ﷺ- start Qiyam Al-Lail? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the takbir ten times, the tahmid ten times, the tasbih ten times, and the tahlil ten times, and pray for forgiveness ten times, and say: Allahummaghfirli, wahdini, warzuqni wa 'afini. A'udhu billahi min diqil-maqami yawmal-qiyamah (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and good health. I seek refuge with Allah from the difficulty of standing on the Day of Resurrection.)" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1617)  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِمَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلَتْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيُهَلِّلُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘With what did the Prophet ﷺ start voluntary prayers?’ She said: ‘You have asked me about something which no one has asked before. He used to say Allahu Akbar ten times, and Al-Hamdu Lillah ten times and Subhan Allah ten times, and he would say Allahumma aghfirli wahdini, warzuqni, wa ‘afini (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and give me good health),” and he would seek refuge from the difficulty of the standing on the Day of Resurrection.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1356)  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَمَّا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيُحَمِّدُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي» وَيَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمُقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

Shariq al-Hawzani and I came to Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) and asked her: By which (prayer) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began when he woke up at night? She replied: You asked me about a thing which no one asked me before. When he woke up at night, he uttered: "Allah is Most Great" ten times, and uttered "Praise be to Allah" ten times, and said "Glory be to Allah and I begin with His praise" ten times, and said: "Glory be to the King, the Most Holy" ten times, and asked Allah's pardon ten times, and said: "There is no god but Allah" ten times, and then said: "O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from the strait of the Day of resurrection," ten times. He then began the prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5085)   

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا بِمَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا هَبَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ اللهَ عَشْرًا وَحَمِدَ اللهَ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ «بِاسْمِ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ» عَشْرًا وَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ» عَشْرًا وَاسْتَغْفَرَ عَشْرًا وَهَلَّلَ اللهَ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضِيقِ الدُّنْيَا وَضِيقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ» عَشْرًا ثُمَّ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ  

"I asked 'Aishah with what the Messenger of Allah [SAW] would start Qiyam Al-Lail. She said: 'You have asked me about something that no one else has asked me about. He used to say Allahu Akbar ten times, and Subhan-Allah ten times, and Istaghfir-Allah ten times, and he would say, Allahummaghfirli, wahdini, warzuqni, wa'afini (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and give me good health,) and he would seek refuge from the difficulty of the standing on the Day of Resurrection.'"  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَيَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] I asked Aisha and said, "What did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say when he got up at night? And what did he seek when starting?" She said, "He used to praise Allah ten times, and send blessings upon him ten times, and say the takbeer (Allahu Akbar) ten times, and say the tahleel (La ilaha illallah) ten times, and seek forgiveness ten times. And he used to say, 'O Allah, forgive me, guide me, and provide for me ten times.' And he used to say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in You from difficulty on the Day of Judgement ten times.'"  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ وَبِمَ كَانَ يَسْتَفْتِحُ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًاوَيُهَلِّلُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الضِّيقِ يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ عَشْرًا  

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "What would the Prophet ﷺ recite when he stood up to pray at night? And what would he say when he initiated the prayer?" She replied, "He would make takbeer ten times, praise Allah ten times, say tasbeeh ten times, say tahleel ten times, seek forgiveness from Allah ten times, and say, 'O Allah, forgive me, guide me, and provide for me' ten times. He would also say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulties of the Day of Judgment' ten times."  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَبِمَ كَانَ يَسْتَفْتِحُ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيُهَلِّلُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي» عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الضِّيقِ يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ» عَشْرًا  

Yazid ibn Nu'aym ibn Huzzal, on his father's authority said: Ma'iz ibn Malik was an orphan under the protection of my father. He had illegal sexual intercourse with a slave-girl belonging to a clan. My father said to him: Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and inform him of what you have done, for he may perhaps ask Allah for your forgiveness. His purpose in that was simply a hope that it might be a way of escape for him. So he went to him and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (the Prophet) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (again) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. When he uttered it four times, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You have said it four times. With whom did you commit it? He replied: With so and so. He asked: Did you lie down with her? He replied: Yes. He asked: Had your skin been in contact with hers? He replied. Yes. He asked: Did you have intercourse with her? He said: Yes. So he (the Prophet) gave orders that he should be stoned to death. He was then taken out to the Harrah, and while he was being stoned he felt the effect of the stones and could not bear it and fled. But Abdullah ibn Unays encountered him when those who had been stoning him could not catch up with him. He threw the bone of a camel's foreleg at him, which hit him and killed him. They then went to the Prophet ﷺ and reported it to him. He said: Why did you not leave him alone. Perhaps he might have repented and been forgiven by Allah.  

لَهُ أَبِي ائْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبِرْهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتَ لَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ وَإِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَىَّ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَىَّ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى قَالَهَا أَرْبَعَ مِرَارٍ قَالَ ﷺ إِنَّكَ قَدْ قُلْتَهَا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَبِمَنْ قَالَ بِفُلاَنَةَ قَالَ هَلْ ضَاجَعْتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ بَاشَرْتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ جَامَعْتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُرْجَمَ فَأُخْرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَلَمَّا رُجِمَ فَوَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزِعَ فَخَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ فَلَقِيَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ وَقَدْ عَجَزَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَنَزَعَ لَهُ بِوَظِيفِ بَعِيرٍ فَرَمَاهُ بِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ هَلاَّ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَتُوبَ فَيَتُوبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ  

Yazid ibn Nu'aym ibn Huzzal, on his father's authority said: Ma'iz ibn Malik was an orphan under the protection of my father. He had illegal sexual intercourse with a slave-girl belonging to a clan. My father said to him: Go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and inform him of what you have done, for he may perhaps ask Allah for your forgiveness. His purpose in that was simply a hope that it might be a way of escape for him. So he went to him and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (the Prophet) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. He (again) turned away from him, so he came back and said: Messenger of Allah! I have committed fornication, so inflict on me the punishment ordained by Allah. When he uttered it four times, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You have said it four times. With whom did you commit it? He replied: With so and so. He asked: Did you lie down with her? He replied: Yes. He asked: Had your skin been in contact with hers? He replied. Yes. He asked: Did you have intercourse with her? He said: Yes. So he (the Prophet) gave orders that he should be stoned to death. He was then taken out to the Harrah, and while he was being stoned he felt the effect of the stones and could not bear it and fled. But Abdullah ibn Unays encountered him when those who had been stoning him could not catch up with him. He threw the bone of a camel's foreleg at him, which hit him and killed him. They then went to the Prophet ﷺ and reported it to him. He said: Why did you not leave him alone. Perhaps he might have repented and been forgiven by Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4419)   

لَهُ أَبِي ائْتِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبِرْهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتَ لَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ وَإِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مَخْرَجٌ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَاللهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكَ قَدْ قُلْتَهَا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَبِمَنْ؟ قَالَ بِفُلَانَةَ قَالَ هَلْ ضَاجَعْتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ بَاشَرْتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ جَامَعْتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُرْجَمَ قَالَ فَأُخْرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَلَمَّا رُجِمَ فَوَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزَعَ فَخَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ فَلَقِيَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ وَقَدْ أَعْجَزَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَنَزَعَ لَهُ بِوَظِيفِ بَعِيرٍ فَرَمَاهُ بِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ هَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ لَعَلَّهُ يَتُوبُ فَيَتُوبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هِشَامٌ فَحَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ هَزَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي حِينَ رَآهُ وَاللهِ يَا هَزَّالُ لَوْ كُنْتَ سَتَرْتَهُ بِثَوْبِكَ كَانَ خَيْرًا مِمَّا صَنَعْتَ بِهِ  

When the Prophet (May peace e upon him) commanded to stone Ma’iz b. Malik, we took him out to Baql. I swear by Allah, we did not tie him, nor did we dig a pit for him. But he was standing before us. The narrator Abu Kamil said: So we threw at him bones, clods of mud and pieces of earthenware. He ran away and we ran after him till he came to a side of the Harrah. He stood there before us and we threw at him big stones of the Harrah until he died. He (the Prophet) did not ask forgiveness for him, nor did he speak ill of him.  

لَمَّا أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِرَجْمِ مَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَوْثَقْنَاهُ وَلاَ حَفَرْنَا لَهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَامَ لَنَا قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالَ فَرَمَيْنَاهُ بِالْعِظَامِ وَالْمَدَرِ وَالْخَزَفِ فَاشْتَدَّ وَاشْتَدَدْنَا خَلْفَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى عُرْضَ الْحَرَّةِ فَانْتَصَبَ لَنَا فَرَمَيْنَاهُ بِجَلاَمِيدِ الْحَرَّةِ حَتَّى سَكَتَ قَالَ فَمَا اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ وَلاَ سَبَّهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah, and ask Him for forgiveness, they will be forgiven.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ فَتَصَافَحَا وَحَمِدَا اللَّهَ ﷻ وَاسْتَغْفَرَاهُ غُفِرَ لَهُمَا  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah, and ask Him for forgiveness, they will be forgiven. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5211)   

"إذا الْتَقَى المسلمانِ (فتصافَحَا) . وَحَمِدَا الله واستْغَفْراهُ غَفَر الله لَهُما".  

I asked: Messenger of Allah, in which part of night the supplication is more likely to be accepted? He replied: In the last part: Pray as much as you like, for the prayer is attended by the angels and it is recorded till you offer the dawn prayer; then stop praying when the sun is rising till it has reached the height of one or two lances, for it rises between the two horns of the Devil, and the infidels offer prayer for it (at that time). Then pray as much as you like, because the prayer is witnessed and recorded till the shadow of a lance be- comes equal to it. Then cease prayer, for at that time the Hell-fire is heated up and doors of Hell are opened. When the sun declines, pray as much as you like, for the prayer is witnessed till you pray the afternoon prayer; then cease prayer till the sun sets, for it sets between the horns of the Devil, and (at that time) the infidels offer prayer for it. He narrated a lengthy tradition. Abbas said: AbuSalam narrated this tradition in a similar manner from AbuUmamah. If I have made a mistake unintentionally, I beg pardon of Allah and repent to Him.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ اللَّيْلِ أَسْمَعُ قَالَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ فَصَلِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَتَرْتَفِعَ قِيْسَ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُصَلِّي لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ حَتَّى يَعْدِلَ الرُّمْحُ ظِلَّهُ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ تُسْجَرُ وَتُفْتَحُ أَبْوَابُهَا فَإِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَىْ شَيْطَانٍ وَيُصَلِّي لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ وَقَصَّ حَدِيثًا طَوِيلاً قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلاَّمٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ إِلاَّ أَنْ أُخْطِئَ شَيْئًا لاَ أُرِيدُهُ فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ  

There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and he was not going to perform bowing till he bowed; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised (after bowing); and he was not going to prostrate himself till he prostrated himself; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised (at the end of prostration); he did similarly in the second rak'ah, he then puffed in the last prostration saying; Fie, Fie! He then said: My Lord, didst Thou not promise me that Thou wouldst not punish them so long as I will remain among them? Didst Thou not promise me that Thou will not punish them so long as they continue to beg pardon of Thee. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer, and the sun was clear. The narrator then narrated the tradition (in full).  

انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَفَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِي آخِرِ سُجُودِهِ فَقَالَ أُفْ أُفْ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَبِّ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لاَ تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لاَ تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ فَفَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ وَقَدْ أَمْحَصَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ  

Ikrimah quoted Ibn Abbas as saying: When asking for something you should raise your hands opposite to your shoulders; when asking for forgiveness you should point with one finger; and when making an earnest supplication you should spread out both your hands.  

أَنْ تَرْفَعَ يَدَيْكَ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْكَ أَوْ نَحْوَهُمَا وَالاِسْتِغْفَارُ أَنْ تُشِيرَ بِأُصْبُعٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَالاِبْتِهَالُ أَنْ تَمُدَّ يَدَيْكَ جَمِيعًا  

"المسألَةُ أنْ ترفع يديك حَذْوَ مَنكبَيكَ، والاسْتِغْفارُ (أَن تُشيرَ) بِأصْبُع وَاحِدَة، والابْتِهالُ أن تَمُدَّ يَدَيكَ جميعًا".  

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if he returns to his sin seventy times a day.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا أَصَرَّ مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَإِنْ عَادَ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً  

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “He who seeks forgiveness has not been persistent in sin, even if he does it seventy times in a day.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا أَصَرَّ مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَلَوْ فَعَلَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً  

his grandfather said: "The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: 'I seek the forgivenenss of Allah and repent to Him seventy times each day.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي لأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً  

the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: 'I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him one hundred times each day.' (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3815)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6307)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَأَتُوبُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6307)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَأَتُوبُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6307)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6307)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»  

[Machine] He said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I seek forgiveness and repentance more than seventy times a day."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ وَأَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if he returns to his sin seventy times a day. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1514)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أَصَرَّ مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَإِنْ عَادَ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً  

"مَا أَصَرَّ مَنْ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَإنْ عَادَ في اليومِ سَبْعينَ مَرَّةً".  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone says: "I ask pardon of Allah than Whom there is no deity, the Living, the eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance," he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ۔»  

“My father narrated to me, from my grandfather, that he heard the Prophet ﷺ say: ‘Whoever says: “I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Magnificent, whom there is none worthy of worship but Him, the Living, Al-Qayyum, and I repent to him,” (Astaghfirullāhal-ʿAẓīm alladhī lā ilāha illā huwal-Ḥayyul-Qayyūmu wa atūbu ilaih) then Allah will forgive him, even if he fled from battle.’”  

سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ  

the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever says, when he goes to his bed: ‘I seek forgiveness from Allah, [the Magnificent] the One whom there is none worthy of worship except for Him, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him (Astaghfirullāha [al-ʿAẓim] alladhi lā ilāha illā huw, al-Ḥayyul-Qayyūm, wa atūbu ilaihi)’ three times, Allah shall forgive him his sins if they were like the foam of the sea, even if they were the number of leaves of the trees, even if they were the number of sand particles of ʿAlij, even if they were the number of the days of the world.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ ذُنُوبَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَدَدَ وَرَقِ الشَّجَرِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَدَدَ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَدَدَ أَيَّامِ الدُّنْيَا  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says, when he goes to his bed: astaghfiru Allāh alladhī lā ilah illā hūwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu wa-atūbu ilayhi (I seek forgiveness from Allah, the One whom there is none worthy of worship except for Him, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him ) three times, Allah shall forgive him his sins, even if they were like the foam of the sea, even if they were the number of leaves of the trees, even if they were the number of sand particles of ʿĀlij, and even if they were the number of the leaves on a tree.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ (أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ) ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ ذُنُوبَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ عَدَدِ وَرَقِ الشَّجَرِ۔»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever says, 'I seek forgiveness from Allah, the One whom there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence, and I repent to Him,' three times, his sins will be forgiven even if he was fleeing from the battlefield."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا غُفِرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَارًّا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever says, 'Astaghfirullah al-'Azeem, alladhee la ilaha illa huwal Hayyul Qayyum, wa atubu ilayhi,' three times, his sins will be forgiven, even if he had run away from the battle."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَارًّا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone says: "I ask pardon of Allah than Whom there is no deity, the Living, the eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance," he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1517)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ»  

[Machine] "A man should not say, 'I seek forgiveness from Allah, there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence, and I repent to Him three times, except that his sins will be forgiven, even if he flees from crawling.'"  

«لَا يَقُولُ رَجُلٌ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ»  

"مَنْ قَال: أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيوُمَّ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ".  

"إِذا قال العْبدُ: أستْغِفرُ الله العظيمَ الذي لا إِلهَ إِلا هُوَ الحيّ القَيُّومُ وأتُوبُ إِليه غُفِرَ له وإنْ كانَ مُولِّيًا مِنَ الزحفِ".  

"مَنْ قَال بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَبَعْدَ الْعَصرِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّات: أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لا إِلهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيهِ كُفِّرَتْ عَنْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ".  

"مَنْ قَال: أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله الْعَظِيمَ، الَّذِي لا إِلهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيهِ ثَلاثًا، غُفِرَ لَهُ ذنُوبُهُ، وَلَوْ كَانَتْ عَدَدَ رَمْلِ عَالج (وَغُثَاء الْبَحْر) وَعَدَدَ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ".