Remembrance 11 from Chapter 348

Allāhumma Anta Rabbī lā ilāha illā Ant, khalaqtanī wa anā ‘abduk, wa anā ‘alā ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika ma-staṭa‘t. A‘ūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣana‘t, abū’u laka bi-ni‘matika ‘alayya wa abū’u bi-dhanbī, fa-ghfir lī fa-innahu lā yaghfiru-dh-dhunūba illā Ant.
We relate, also from the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī, that Shaddād ibn Aws
reported from the Prophet
: “The foremost of all the formulae for seeking forgiveness is for the slave [of Allah] to say, ‘O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am bound to [fulfil] Your covenant and Your promise to the best of my ability. I seek Your protection from the evil that I have done, acknowledging Your favour upon me and admitting my sin. So forgive me, for none forgives sin except You.’ Whoever says this with conviction during the day and then passes away before the evening will be one of the people of Paradise; and whoever says it with conviction during the night and then passes away before the morning will be one of the people of Paradise.” [13].