Before the salam: by Your oneness, forgive me
O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, as You are the One, the Unique, the Self-Sufficient, who neither begets nor was begotten, and to whom no one is equal, to forgive me my sins. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
The Prophet ﷺ said of the man who prayed this: he has been forgiven. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sunan an-Nasa'i 1301 (sahih). No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Arabic audio from Hisn al-Muslim, trimmed to this dua
Allahumma inni as'aluka ya Allahu bi-annakal-wahidul-ahadus-samad, alladhi lam yalid wa lam yulad, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad, an taghfira li dhunubi, innaka antal-ghafurur-rahim
O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, as You are the One, the Unique, the Self-Sufficient, who neither begets nor was begotten, and to whom no one is equal, to forgive me my sins. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
The Prophet ﷺ said of the man who prayed this: he has been forgiven.
What does Before the salam: by Your oneness, forgive me mean?
O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, as You are the One, the Unique, the Self-Sufficient, who neither begets nor was begotten, and to whom no one is equal, to forgive me my sins. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
When should I recite Before the salam: by Your oneness, forgive me?
The Prophet ﷺ said of the man who prayed this: he has been forgiven. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
What is the source for Before the salam: by Your oneness, forgive me?
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1301 (sahih).