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Ramadan · 3 lines · Ibn Majah 3850

Dua for Laylatul Qadr

When: In the last ten nights of Ramadan, and any time you want to ask for forgiveness

Say it together

  1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ

    Line 1Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun

    O Allah, You are the One who forgives,

  2. تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ

    Line 2tuhibbul-'afwa

    You love to forgive,

  3. فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

    Line 3fa'fu 'anni

    so forgive me.

For parents & teachers

Teaching this dua

'A'ishah asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ what to say if she knew it was Laylatul Qadr, and he taught her this. It is short, gentle and full of hope: Allah loves to forgive. In the last ten nights of Ramadan, make it the family's night-time dua, perhaps under a homemade paper lantern. Children can understand forgiveness well: talk about a time someone forgave them, and how it felt. The words are just as good all year round.

By age: Ages 4 and up, one line a night.

Word by word
'afuwwunthe One who forgives

عَفُوٌّ

tuhibbuYou love

تُحِبُّ

al-'afwaforgiving

الْعَفْوَ

fa'fuso forgive

فَاعْفُ

'annime

عَنِّي

Where it comes from

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Duas that go with it

  • قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

    Surah Al-Ikhlas

    Qul huwallahu ahad

    Video4 ayatQur'an 112:1–4

  • بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Dua before sleeping

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

    Video1 lineBukhari 6324

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