أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I admit my sins. So forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
Book 80, Hadith 3
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What It Means: Reading in Context
These are the closing words of the longer supplication known as Sayyid al-Istighfar. The full prayer begins by affirming Allah as Lord and acknowledging servanthood and commitment. The narration’s statements about reciting it by day or night concern the complete supplication with conviction, not this excerpt alone. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 6306. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Bring gratitude and accountability together: recognise a blessing, admit a wrong without excuses, and take a practical step to repair what you can.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.