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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Supplications, page : 20
Abu Abdullah al-Warraq said: “Though your sins be as numerous as raindrops
and the flecks of foam on the sea, they will be wiped away from you, Allah
willing, if you offer this supplication to your Lord in all sincerity:
„O Allah, I beg Your forgiveness for every sin, for I have lapsed again after
turning to You in repentance. I seek Your forgiveness for all the promises I have
made to You, but failed to carry out. I ask Your forgiveness for every action I
intended to do for Your sake alone, but I mixed with something other than You. I
seek Your forgiveness for every blessing You have bestowed on me, but that I
used in disobedience of You. O Knower of the unseen and the seen, I beg Your
forgiveness for every sin I have committed by the light of the day and in the
darkness of night, in public and in solitude, in secret and for all to see. O
Benevolent One!‟”
Some say this is the prayer for forgiveness used by the Prophet Adam, on him be
peace. According to others, it is the supplication of the Prophet Khidr, on him be
and the flecks of foam on the sea, they will be wiped away from you, Allah
willing, if you offer this supplication to your Lord in all sincerity:
„O Allah, I beg Your forgiveness for every sin, for I have lapsed again after
turning to You in repentance. I seek Your forgiveness for all the promises I have
made to You, but failed to carry out. I ask Your forgiveness for every action I
intended to do for Your sake alone, but I mixed with something other than You. I
seek Your forgiveness for every blessing You have bestowed on me, but that I
used in disobedience of You. O Knower of the unseen and the seen, I beg Your
forgiveness for every sin I have committed by the light of the day and in the
darkness of night, in public and in solitude, in secret and for all to see. O
Benevolent One!‟”
Some say this is the prayer for forgiveness used by the Prophet Adam, on him be
peace. According to others, it is the supplication of the Prophet Khidr, on him be