Dhikr · Muslim practice
Astaghfirullah
I seek forgiveness of God
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ
Astaghfiru-llāh
Istighfār — seeking God's forgiveness. It is said after prayer, after a fault, and as a habit of speech; the Prophet is reported to have said it seventy or a hundred times a day though he had no need of it.
Source: Qur'an 71:10 and 11:3; istighfār in the ḥadīth literature
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أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ
Astaghfiru-llāh
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What the words say
Astaghfiru means “I seek forgiveness”; Allāh is the one addressed. The root gh-f-r carries a sense of covering or protection, but the prayer asks for forgiveness and should not be reduced to concealing a fault or avoiding its consequences.
Where it comes from
The Qur'an repeatedly enjoins istighfār, and the practice is elaborated in the ḥadīth, including the longer form known as the sayyid al-istighfār, the chief of supplications for forgiveness.
How it is practised
Said after the obligatory prayers, at the end of a gathering, and through the day. Counted on a misbaḥa of ninety-nine beads; the ninety-nine here is this app's goal, not a prescribed number.
References
- Qur'an 71:10; 11:3
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6307, on the Prophet's daily istighfār
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