Dua for Forgiveness 🙏 “Path to Mercy: Powerful Duas for Forgiveness”

Here are some powerful duas for seeking forgiveness in Islam, with the duas bolded:

Dua for Forgiveness from Major Sins

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Transliteration: Astaghfirullāhal-`Aẓīm alladhī lā ilāha illā huwal-Ḥayyul-Qayyūmu wa atūbu ilaih
Meaning: “I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Mighty, whom there is no deity except Him, the Living, the Eternal, and I repent to Him.”[1][5]

Dua of Adam and Eve

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Transliteration: Rabbanaa zalamnaa anfusanaa wa in lam taghfir lanaa wa tarhamnaa lanakunanna min al-khaasireen
Meaning: “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us or bestow Your Mercy upon us, we shall certainly be of the losers.”[2][5]

Dua of Yunus (Jonah)

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Transliteration: La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu min al-zalimin
Meaning: “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.”[2][5]

Comprehensive Dua for Forgiveness

اللهم أنت ربي لا إله إلا أنت خلقتني وأنا عبدك وأنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعت أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت أبو لَك بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وأبو بِذَنبي فاغفر لي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت
Transliteration: Allahumma Anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Anta, khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduka, wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, a’udhu bika min sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u laka bini’matika ‘alayya, wa abu’u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa Anta
Meaning: “O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no true god except You. You have created me, and I am Your slave, and I hold to Your Covenant as far as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me, and I confess my sins. Pardon me, for none but You has the power to pardon.”[1][5]

Dua for Forgiveness and Mercy

اللهم إنك عفو تحب العفو فاعف عني
Transliteration: Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul-‘afwa, fa’fu ‘anni
Meaning: “O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me.”[2][3]

Dua for Forgiveness of Past and Future Sins

اللهم اغفر لي خطيئتي وجهلي، وإسرافي في أمري، وما أنت أعلم به مني، اللهم اغفر لي جدي وهزلي، وخطئي وعمدي، وكل ذلك عندي، اللهم اغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت، وما أسررت وما أعلنت، وما أنت أعلم به مني، أنت المقدم، وأنت المؤخر، وأنت على كل شيء قدير
Transliteration: Allahumm-aghfir li khati’ati, wajahli, wa israfi fi amri, wa ma Anta a’lamu bihi minni. Allahumm-aghfir li jiddi wa hazli, wa khata’i wa ‘amdi, wa kullu dhalika ‘indi. Allahumm-aghfir li ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma a’lantu, wa ma Anta a’lamu bihi minni. Antal-Muqaddimu, wa Antal-Mu’akhkhiru; wa Anta ‘ala kulli shai’in Qadir
Meaning: “O Allah, Forgive my errors, ignorance and immoderation in my affairs. You are better aware of my faults than myself. O Allah, Forgive my faults which I committed in seriousness or in fun deliberately or inadvertently. O Allah, Grant me pardon for those sins which I committed in the past and I may commit in future, which I committed in privacy or in public and all those sins of which You are better aware than me.”[4]