Aslam

Praise be to Allah.All praise be to Allaah for the great blessing

which He has bestowed upon you by guiding you to the way of truth after you

had been astray, and for your return to Him after you had been a sinner, neglecting

His laws. We ask Him, may He be glorified, to complete His favour upon you by

guiding you further and making you adhere steadfastly to His religion. As regards

what you should do about your past and how you can make up for what you have

missed, you will find detailed answers in the book “.."I

Want to Repent, But...",

With regard to du’aa’s to do with repentance that you

can recite every day and whilst at work, al-hamdulillah there are many such

du’aa’s, among the greatest of which are as follows:

“Rabbi’ghfir wa’rham wa anta khayru’l-raahimeen

(My Lord! Forgive and show mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy!)”

[al-Mu’minoon 23:118 – interpretation of the meaning].

“Rabbanaa ‘ghfar lanaa dhunoobanaa wa israafanaa

fi amrinaa (Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and transgressions (in keeping

our duties to You).” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:147 – interpretation of the

meaning].

Shaddaad ibn Aws (may Allaah be pleased with him)

reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings

of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best prayer for seeking forgiveness is

to say: ‘Allaahumma anta rabbi la ilaaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana

‘abduka wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa’dika ma astata’t.

A’oodhu bika min sharri ma sana’tu, aboo’u laka bi ni’matika

‘alayya wa aboo’u laka bi dhanbi, faghfir li fa innahu laa yaghfiru’l-dhunoob

illaa anta (O Allaah, You are my Lord. None has the right to be worshipped

but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant

and my promise (to You) as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the

evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed

upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins,

for nobody can forgive sins except You).” Whoever says this during the

day, having faith in it and dies before the evening comes, will be among the

people of Paradise, and whoever says it during the night, having faith in it,

and dies before the morning comes, will be among the people of Paradise.”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 5831).

Abu Moosa reported that the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to recite the following du’aa’:

“Allaahumma’ghfir li khatee’ati wa jahli wa israafi fi amri

wa maa anta a’lam bihi minni. Allaahumma’ghfir li jiddi wa hazli wa

khata’i wa ‘amdi wa kullu dhaalika ‘indi. Allaahumma’ghfir

li maa qaddamtu wa maa ajjartu wa ma asrartu wa maa a’lamtu wa maa anta

a’lam bihi minni. Anta’l-muqaddim wa anta’l-mu’akhkhir wa

anta ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer ( Allaah, forgive me for my sin.

My ignorance and my transgression (in keeping my duty to You), and whatever

You know about me better than I do. O Allaah, forgive me for sins committed

in earnest and in jest, by mistake and deliberately, and I have done all of

that. O Allaah, forgive me for what I have done in the past and what I will

do in the future, what I have done in secret and what I have done openly, and

whatever You know about me better than I do. You are the One Who raises and

lowers people’s status, and You are Able to do all things).” (Reported

by al-Bukhaari, 5919, and Muslim, 4896. This version reported by Muslim).

Ibn ‘Umar reported that the people counted for the Messenger

of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon

him) when he recited one hundred times in one gathering: “Raabi’ghfir

li wa tubb ‘alayya innaka anta’l-tawwaab ul-ghafoor (My Lord,

forgive me and accept my repentance, for You are the Acceptor of Repentance,

the All-Forgiving).” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 3356. He said, This is a

ghareeb saheeh hasan hadeeth). May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.