Morning Azkar · 23 of 24
Seek Forgiveness and Repent
Istighfar
Arabic
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Transliteration
Astaghfirul-laaha wa atoobu ilayh.
Meaning in English
I seek Allah's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance.
Virtue and source
Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that we (the companions) were seated when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came. He said: "No morning has passed by except that I have sought Allah's forgiveness in it a 100 times." (Tabarani: al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 3879)
How to read this dhikr
Seek Forgiveness and Repent is part of the morning azkar, the adhkar the Prophet ﷺ taught for the morning. The best time is after Fajr, before the sun rises; if you miss that window it can still be read later in the morning, before Dhuhr.
It is read 100 times. In the Sadeeq app a single tap counts each repetition and moves you on automatically when you reach 100, so you can keep your attention on the words rather than on a counter.