Dua 45 Repentance and Forgiveness 2 min read

Immediate Repentance and Forgiveness

The Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) 28:16
Arabic text

رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي.

رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي

The Arabic text follows the Quran with full vocalisation. القصص 28:16
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Transliteration Rabbi innee zalamtu nafsee fa-ghfir lee.
Meaning
MeaningEN

“My Lord! I have wronged myself, so forgive me.”

Meaning and significance

Form: Immediate repentance “zalamtu nafsee” (I have wronged myself) and the verb “ighfir lee” (forgive me). Musa’s supplication after the accidental, unintentional killing of an Egyptian.

Commentary and lessons

Tafsir of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Saadi

Sheikh as-Saadi writes: “Musa did not want to kill the Egyptian, he only wanted to push him away. Yet, having committed this sin unintentionally, he at once turned to Allah with repentance, and Allah forgave him.”

Tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir

Ibn Kathir points out: “The swiftness of Allah’s forgiveness shows that sincere repentance instantly washes away sin.”

Tafsir al-Baghawi

«…(And Moses) said: “My Lord! Indeed, I have wronged myself…” by killing a Copt without being commanded to do so.

«…So forgive me!” And He forgave him (his sin): indeed, He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful!…»

Supporting hadith

In “Sahih al-Bukhari” (No. 7507) a hadith qudsi is reported: “A servant committed a sin and said: ’O Lord, forgive me!’ And Allah said: ’My servant knew that he has a Lord Who forgives sins… I have forgiven My servant!’”

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  • #musa
  • #unintentional sin
  • #repentance
  • #swift forgiveness
  • #mercy

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