Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli in Arabic and Meaning
In this post, we will be looking at the full meaning of astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli, its transliteration, Arabic text and many more.
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli in Arabic
The full Dua is written in Arabic with as:
أسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ رَبي مِنْ كُلِ ذَنبٍ وَأتُوبُ إلَيهِ
Transliteration
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli Zambin wa Atubu ilaihi.
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli Meaning in English
Astaghfirullah rabbi min kulli zambiyon wa Atubu Ilaih means I ask forgiveness of my sins from Allah who is my Lord and I Repent to Him.
In researching for authentic source for this dua, we came across many viral posts on Facebook and Twitter which have been shared hundreds of times spreading false information.
Here’s the hadith which is being spread:
Hadith in Question:
The prophet (PBUH) said: “Oh Ali! do not sleep before you do five things:
- 1. Reading the entire Holy Quran.
- 2. Giving 4000 dirham in charity.
- 3. Visiting the holy Ka’aba.
- 4. Preserving your place in paradise.
- 5. Reconciling the enemies.
Then Ali, May Allah be pleased with him, said: “Oh Allah’s Apostle! How shall I do this?” the prophet (PBUH) said: “Do not you know that:
- 1. If you read Surat “Qul Huwa-allahu Ahad” three times, you will be rewarded as if you read the entire Quran.
- 2. If you read Surat (Al-Fatiha) four times, you will be rewarded as if you gave 4000 dirham in charity.
- 3. If you say: “There is None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone without associate, to Him belongs sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes death and He is over all things wholly capable” ten times, you will be rewarded as if you visited the holy Ka’aba.
- 4. If you say: “there is no power nor might except with Allah, The Most High, The Supreme” ten times, you will be considered as if preserved your place in paradise.
- 5. If you say: “I seek the forgiveness of Allah who none has the right to be worshipped but Him, the Ever-lasting, the Self-subsisting and supporter of all, and I repent to Him” ten times, you will be rewarded as if you reconciled the enemies”.
Many of the posts fail to cite a source which alone should be a red flag.
Narrated `Ali: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Do not tell a lie against me for whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally) then he will surely enter the Hell-fire.” Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 106 In-book reference: Book 3, Hadith 48
We should recite this dua whenever we please, but do not attribute doing so because your following a teaching from a false hadith.
There are different authentic Dua you can say for asking forgiveness and here are some of the that are similar to this one:
According to IslamQA website, It is permissible for a person to offer supplications that were not narrated in reports, even if that is in colloquial Arabic or in a language other than Arabic, outside of the prayer, or in the prayer when one is unable to speak Arabic, provided that he use any permissible words and avoid transgressing the limits, and provided that his supplication does not involve any sin or severing of ties of kinship.
Undoubtedly there is much good in the supplications that are narrated in reports, but a person may need to offer supplication for himself or for a loved one for some of the good things of this world and the hereafter, or he may need to ask Allah to ward off some harm or evil from him.
This kind of supplication is broad in scope, and he does not have to limit himself to what is narrated in reports.
What is important in supplication is focus and presence of mind, and sincerity in turning to Allah, may He be exalted, no matter what language one is speaking.
Allah, may He be exalted, hears all voices and understands all languages, and not even an atom is hidden from Him on earth or in the heavens.
You should differentiate between two types of supplication:
The first type is restricted supplication, by which we mean that it is connected to a certain time or place or act of worship, or that Islam specifies a certain number or virtue and similar restrictions, such as the supplications that are narrated at the beginning of prayer, the adhkaar of morning and evening, the du’aa’s for sleeping, eating and so on.
In this type of supplication it is essential to limit it to that which is narrated in sharee’ah, without adding or subtracting anything. It is not permissible to make up any kind of supplication to take the place of that which is narrated in the Sunnah.
The second type is general supplication, which means asking Allah for needs both public and private, turning to Him and asking Him for what one needs and wants, such as supplication whilst prostrating, during the last third of the night and on the day of ‘Arafah and so on.
With regard to this kind of supplication, it is not essential that it be proven or narrated [in the texts], rather it is sufficient for the words of this supplication to be words that are acceptable and correct according to sharee’ah.
There should be no transgression or overstepping the mark in supplication, and there should be no supplication that involves sin or severing the ties of kinship.
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