Saturday, September 29, 2007

The Prayer of Abu Bakr

Narrated Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (ra): "I asked the Messenger of Allah (saw) to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer. He (saw) told me to read [doa as indicated on the left] [Bukhari]


Allahumma innee zhalamtu nafsi zhulman katheera
Wala yaghfiruz zunooba illa anta faghfirlee
Maghfiratam min ‘indika war hamni innaka
Antal Ghafooror Raheem


Translation:
Oh Allah! Indeed I have wronged myself greatly
And no one forgives sins except you, so forgive me
From your forgiveness and have mercy on me, indeed You
And only You are al-Ghafoor (the One who covers up sins in vast quantities), Ar-Raheem (the One who shows mercy in vast quantities)

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