Morning Azkar

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوۡمٌۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٍ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa alhayyu alqayyoomu la takhuthuhu sinatun wala nawmun lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi man tha allathee yashfa‘u ‘indahu illa biithnihi ya‘lamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bishayin min ‘ilmihi illa bima shaa wasi‘a kursiyyuhu alssamawati waalarda wala yaooduhu hifthuhuma wahuwa al‘aliyyu al‘atheemu

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great

خدا (وہ معبود برحق ہے کہ) اس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں زندہ ہمیشہ رہنے والا اسے نہ اونگھ آتی ہے نہ نیند جو کچھ آسمانوں میں اور جو کچھ زمین میں ہیں سب اسی کا ہے کون ہے جو اس کی اجازت کے بغیر اس سے (کسی کی) سفارش کر سکے جو کچھ لوگوں کے روبرو ہو رہا ہے اور جو کچھ ان کے پیچھے ہوچکا ہے اسے سب معلوم ہے اور وہ اس کی معلومات میں سے کسی چیز پر دسترس حاصل نہیں کر سکتے ہاں جس قدر وہ چاہتا ہے (اسی قدر معلوم کرا دیتا ہے) اس کی بادشاہی (اور علم) آسمان اور زمین سب پر حاوی ہے اور اسے ان کی حفاظت کچھ بھی دشوار نہیں وہ بڑا عالی رتبہ اور جلیل القدر ہے

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Qur'an 2:255 — reading it morning and evening is a protection (an-Nasa'i, al-Kubra 9848) Read in context

قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢ لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ ٣ وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ ٤

Qul huwa Allahu ahadun Allahu alssamadu Lam yalid walam yooladu Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahadun

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One Allah, the Eternal Refuge He neither begets nor is born Nor is there to Him any equivalent

کہو کہ وہ (ذات پاک جس کا نام) الله (ہے) ایک ہے معبود برحق جو بےنیاز ہے نہ کسی کا باپ ہے اور نہ کسی کا بیٹا اور کوئی اس کا ہمسر نہیں

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Qur'an, Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1–4 Read in context

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ ١ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ ٤ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥

Qul a‘oothu birabbi alfalaqi Min sharri ma khalaqa Wamin sharri ghasiqin itha waqaba Wamin sharri alnnaffathati fee al‘uqadi Wamin sharri hasidin itha hasada

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots And from the evil of an envier when he envies

کہو کہ میں صبح کے پروردگار کی پناہ مانگتا ہوں ہر چیز کی بدی سے جو اس نے پیدا کی اور شب تاریکی کی برائی سے جب اس کااندھیرا چھا جائے اور گنڈوں پر (پڑھ پڑھ کر) پھونکنے والیوں کی برائی سے اور حسد کرنے والے کی برائی سے جب حسد کرنے لگے

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Qur'an, Surah Al-Falaq 113:1–5 Read in context

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢ إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣ مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤ ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦

Qul a‘oothu birabbi alnnasi Maliki alnnasi Ilahi alnnasi Min sharri alwaswasi alkhannasi Allathee yuwaswisu fee sudoori alnnasi Mina aljinnati wa alnnasm

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind The Sovereign of mankind The God of mankind From the evil of the retreating whisperer Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind From among the jinn and mankind

کہو کہ میں لوگوں کے پروردگار کی پناہ مانگتا ہوں (یعنی) لوگوں کے حقیقی بادشاہ کی لوگوں کے معبود برحق کی (شیطان) وسوسہ انداز کی برائی سے جو (خدا کا نام سن کر) پیچھے ہٹ جاتا ہے جو لوگوں کے دلوں میں وسوسے ڈالتا ہے وہ جنّات میں سے (ہو) یا انسانوں میں سے

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Qur'an 114 — the three Quls, three times each, suffice you against everything (Sunan Abi Dawud 5082) Read in context

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرُ. رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِيْ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيْ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ، رَبِّ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوْءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

asbahna wa asbahal-mulku lillahi, wal-hamdu lillahi, la ilaha illa allah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadha al-yawm wa khayra ma ba'dahu, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadha al-yawm wa sharri ma ba'dahu. rabbi a'udhu bika mina al-kasali wa su'il-kibar. rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fin-nar wa 'adhabin fil-qabr

We have entered the morning and the dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah. There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him is praise, and He is over all things competent. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the evil of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.

Asking for protection from evil takes precedence, the rule that shows the importance of this is: "Preventing harm is more important and takes precedence than bringing good".

Sahih Muslim 2723 (75), Abu Dawud 5071, and at-Tirmidhi 3390, sahih from Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud

اَللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُوْرُ

allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu wa ilaykan-nushur

O Allah, with Your grace and help we enter the morning, and with Your grace and help we enter the evening. By Your grace and will we live and by Your grace and will we die. And to You is the resurrection (for all creatures).

Everything we do from morning to evening, from when we start our life until we die, is all under the control of Allah and to Him we return.

Sahih al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad 1199, this wording is the wording of Sahih al-Bukhari, at-Tirmidhi 3391, Abu Dawud 5068, Ahmad 11/354, Ibn Majah 3868

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّيْ ، لَا إِلٰـهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِيْ وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ ، أَبُوْءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمتِكَ عَلَيَّ ، وَأَبُوْءُ بِذَنْبِيْ فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

allahumma anta rabbi, la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu. a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta

O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I will be true to my covenant and promise to You as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, therefore, forgive me. Indeed, there is no one who can forgive sins except You.

Whoever reads it with confidence in the evening, then he dies, he will enter heaven, so also if (read) in the morning.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6306, 6323, Ahmad IV/122-125, an-Nasa'i VIII/279-280

اَللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ بَدَنِيْ ، اَللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ سَمْعِيْ ، اَللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ بَصَرِيْ ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِوَالْفَقْرِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

allahumma 'afini fi badani, allahumma 'afini fi sam'i, allahumma 'afini fi basari, la ilaha illa anta. allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kufri wal-faqr, wa a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr, la ilaha illa anta

O Allah, protect my body (from illness and from what I do not want). O Allah, protect my hearing (from illness and disobedience or from what I do not want). O Allah, protect my sight, there is no deity worthy of worship except You. O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, there is no deity worthy of worship except You.

By asking Allah to grant us well-being in our body, we are asking to be cured from all physical and spritual ailments, so that we possess both a healthy body and a pure heart, and therefore use this healthy body in a way that pleases Allah.

Sahih al-Bukhari in Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad 701, Abu Dawud 5090, Ahmad V/42, hasan

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَاْلآخِرَةِ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِيْنِيْ وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِيْ وَمَالِيْ اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِى وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِى. اَللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِيْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِيْ، وَعَنْ يَمِيْنِيْ وَعَنْ شِمَالِيْ، وَمِنْ فَوْقِيْ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِيْ

allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyah fid-dunya wal-akhirah. allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyah fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa mali. allahummastur 'awrati wa amin raw'ati. allahummahfadhni min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfi, wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali, wa min fawqi. wa a'udhu bi 'adhamatika an ughtala min tahti

O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in my religion, my world, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my flaws (faults and things that are not appropriate for others to see) and calm me from fear. O Allah, protect me from the front, behind, right, left and above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness, so that I am not snatched from below me (by snakes or swallowed by the earth, etc., which would cause me to fall).

The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam never left this prayer in the morning and evening. It contains protection and safety for religion, the world, family and property from various kinds of disturbances that come from various directions.

Sahih al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad 1200, Abu Dawud 5074, an-Nasa'i VII/282, Ibn Majah 3871, al-Hakim 1/517-518, and others from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them)

اَللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَاْلأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيْكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِيْ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِيْ سُوْءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ

allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadati, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabbakulli shayin wa malikahu. ashhadu alla ilaha illa anta, a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri ash-shaytani wa shirkih. wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsi su'an aw ajurrahu ila muslim

O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, Satan and his soldiers (temptations to commit shirk against Allah), and I (seek refuge in You) from committing evil against myself or dragging it to a Muslim.

The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said to Abu Bakr ash-Shiddiq radhiyallahu 'anhu 'Say morning and evening and when you are going to sleep'.

Sahih al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad 1202, at-Tirmidhi 3392 and Abu Dawud 5067

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِى لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَىْءٌ فِى الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِى السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

bismillahi alladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fi'l-ard wa la fi's-sama'i, wa huwa as-sami'u al-'aleem

In the name of Allah with Whose name nothing can harm on earth or in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

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Whoever reads it three times in the morning and evening, then nothing will harm him.

at-Tirmidhi 3388, Abu Dawud 5088, Ibn Majah 3869, al-Hakim 1/514, and Ahmad 446 and 474

رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا، وَبِاْلإِسْلاَمِ دِيْنًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا

raditu billahi rabba, wa bil-islami dina, wa bi-muhammadin sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama nabiyya

I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion and Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam as my Prophet (sent by Allah).

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Whoever reads it three times in the morning and evening, Allah will give His pleasure to him and the Day of Judgment.

Ahmad IV/337, Abu Dawud 5072, at-Tirmidhi 3389, Ibn Majah 3870, an-Nasa'i in 'Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 4 and Ibnus Sunni 68

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْثُ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِيْ شَأْنِيْ كُلَّهُ وَلاَ تَكِلْنِيْ إِلَى نَفْسِيْ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ أَبَدًا

ya hayyu ya qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghith. wa aslih li sha'ni kullahu wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'aynin abada

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help, rectify all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

The meaning of this prayer is that humans really need Allah and pray that Allah will not leave him even for a moment.

an-Nasa'i in 'Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 575, and al-Hakim 1/545, Sahih at-Targhib wat Tarhib 1/417 661, As-Sahihah 227, hasan

أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ اْلإِسْلاَمِ وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ اْلإِخْلاَصِ، وَعَلَى دِيْنِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، حَنِيْفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

asbahna 'ala fitratil-islam wa 'ala kalimatil-ikhlas, wa 'ala dini nabiyyina muhammadin sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, wa 'ala millati abina ibrahima hanifan musliman wa ma kana minal-mushrikin

In the morning we are upon the fitrah of Islam, the word of sincerity (the testimony of faith), the religion of our Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and the religion of our father Abraham, who stood upon the straight path, a Muslim, and was not among the polytheists.

'Fitratil Islam' means above the sunnah, 'kalimatil Ikhlas' means the Shahada and 'hanifan' means the heart is inclined to the straight path and goodness.

Ahmad III/406, 407, ad-Darimi II/292 and Ibnus Sunni in Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 34, Mishkat al-Masabih 2415, Sahih al-Jami' as-Saghir 4674, sahih

لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرُ

la ilaha illa allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir

There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise. And He is over all things competent.

Read 1x or 10x in the morning, Read 100x a day

Whoever reads it 100 times a day, then for him (the reward) is like freeing ten slaves, writing a hundred good things, removing a hundred bad things from him, getting protection from the devil that day until the evening. It is not that a person can bring better than what he brought unless he did more than that.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3293 and 6403, Muslim IV/2071 2691 (28), at-Tirmidhi 3468, Ibn Majah 3798

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقَهِ وَرِضَى نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

subhanallahi wa bihamdihi 'adada khalqihi wa rida nafsihi wa zinata 'arshihi wa midada kalimatihi

Glory to Allah, I praise Him as many as the number of His creatures, Glory to Allah according to His pleasure, as pure as the weight of His Throne, and as pure as the ink (which writes) His words.

Read 3x

The Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, told Juwairiyah that the dhikr above has surpassed the dhikr recited by Juwairiyah from after Fajr until Dhuha time.

Sahih Muslim 2726. Sharh Muslim XVII/44. From Juwairiyah bint al-Harits (may Allah be pleased with them)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman nafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan

O Allah, I really ask You for knowledge that is beneficial, sustenance that is lawful, and deeds that are accepted.

This prayer is recommended in the morning because morning time has more privileges and blessings. As the words of Rasulullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam "O Allah, bless my people in the morning".

Ibn Majah 925, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/152 753 Ibnus Sunni in 'Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 54, 110, and Ahmad VI/294, 305, 318, 322. From Ummu Salamah, sahih

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

subhanallah wa bihamdihi

Glory be to Allah, I praise Him.

Read 100x

Whoever says the phrase 'subhanallah wa bi hamdih' in the morning and evening 100 times, then no one will come on the Day of Judgement that is better than what he did except the person who said something like or more thant that.

Sahih Muslim 2691 and 2692, from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) Sharh Muslim XVII/17-18, Sahih at-Targhib wat Tarhib 1/413 653

أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله وَأَتُوْبُ إِلَيْهِ

astaghfirullah wa atubu ilayh

I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.

Read 100x a day

Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: 'O people, repent to Allah, for indeed I repent to Him one hundred times a day'.

Sahih al-Bukhari/Fat-hul Baari XI/101 and Muslim 2702