Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli Dua is an extended version of Istighfar that Muslims recite asking for forgiveness from Allah. The Dua is not quoted from the Quran or Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ). Still, there is no harm in reciting the dua, which is very beneficial.
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Pronunciation
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli in Arabic
The full Dua is written in Arabic with the Diacritical as:
أسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ رَبي مِنْ كُلِ ذَنبٍ وَأتُوبُ إلَيهِ
and Without the Diacritical:
أستغفر الله ربي من كل ذنب وأتوب إليه
Transliteration
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli Zambiyon wa Atubu ilaihi
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli Meaning
The general meaning of the Dua is “I ask forgiveness of my sins from Allah who is my Lord and I Repent to Him”
Dua Benefits
The benefits of reciting this dua are the same as Istighfar the things that this supplication is asking for which are:
- It opens the doors of Mercy.
- It relieves you. When you feel that sadness within you
- It opens the door of sustenance (food, shelter & drink)
- Asking for forgiveness from Allah is the best kind of prayer.
- It shows humility in your character and protects you from growing prideful.
Alternatives
There are different Dua you can say for asking forgiveness and here are some of the that are similar to this one:
Dua Source
After extensive research, we concluded The exact Dua doesn’t have any reference to Quran or Hadith. Still, the Dua seems to be a stretched version of the authentic dua that was taught to us by our Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) “Astaghfirullah Wa Atubu Ilaih أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ”.
As you can see the difference is adding the word Rabbi -My lord- which is unusual from the Arabic language perspective considering that Allah was already mentioned right before it, so it doesn’t add much a value to the dua.
The other difference is Min Kulli Zambiyon –from every sin– which is also a stretch or extension to the word Astagfiru as this word alone is sufficient to mean that you asking forgiveness for every sin.
Yet, there is no problem in reciting this dua if you are comfortable with as long you are aware it is not quoted from the Quran or hadith and doesn’t hold any advantage over the other type of Istigfar.