SAYYID AL-ISTIGHFAR

‘O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You
created me and I am You servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I
can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your
favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive
sin except You.’

Shaddad ibn Aws (radiAllahu anhu) relates that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi
wasalam) said that the (Sayyid al-Istighfar) most superior way of asking for
forgiveness from Allah is to say (the above du'a). That "If somebody recites it during
the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be
from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it,
and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
[sahih al-Bukhari; 8,75,318, at-Tirmidhi; 3393, an-Nasa'i; 5522, Ahmad; 16662]
DUROOD NARIYA
DUROOD GHAUTHIA

This durood was very dear to Sultan ul-Awliya Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (r.a.).
He has ended all of his works and lectures with this durood.

It should be recited ten times in the day and ten times in the evening (maghrib). By
doing this, one becomes closer to Allah and develops saintly qualities. Also, one will
be safe from the catastrophies of the world. The mercy of Allah will pour down upon
the recitor endlessly.
DUROOD TANJEENA

"O Allah! Shower blessings on Muhammad, our Master, and his Family such blessings by
means of which Thou may relieve us of all anxieties and calamities. Thou may satisfy all
our needs. Thou may clean us of all evils and thanks for which Thou may grant us high
position and high rank and status in Thy presence, and Thou may lead us to the utmost
limit of our aspirations and capacity in whatever is best in this world as well as in the
world Hereafter, as Thou has the full Power over everything".

DUROOD ALI
Imam Ali (r.a.) says that if anyone wishes to attain the maximum reward and
blessings out of reciting any durood sharif, should recite this particular durood as
well.
DUROOD AKBAR

Shaykh al-Akbar Mohiuddin Ibn Al-Arabi held this durood in high regard as the most
sacred and accepted durood.
Brings one closer to Almighty Allah, and all of their bad habits begin to evaporate.