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Rabbi-ghfir li wa li-akhi: forgive me and my brother

Quick answer

My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.

When to recite

Musa (AS) prayed this after he returned to find his people worshipping the calf and confronted his brother Harun (AS). Use it in personal du'a whenever its meaning matches what you are asking Allah (SWT) for. There is no fixed count unless one is established by a cited source.

Verified wording

The Arabic and meaning are paired with Quran 7:151. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.

Arabic
رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِأَخِى وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِى رَحْمَتِكَ ۖ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
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Qur'an recitation by Mishary Alafasy

Transliteration

Rabbi-ghfir li wa li-akhi wa adkhilna fi rahmatik, wa anta arhamu-r-rahimin.

Meaning in English

My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.

Why this dua matters

Musa (AS) prayed this after he returned to find his people worshipping the calf and confronted his brother Harun (AS).

Source: Quran 7:151
Read in Barakah Life · Qur'an 7:151
Common questions
What does Rabbi-ghfir li wa li-akhi: forgive me and my brother mean?

My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.

When should I recite Rabbi-ghfir li wa li-akhi: forgive me and my brother?

Musa (AS) prayed this after he returned to find his people worshipping the calf and confronted his brother Harun (AS). Use it in personal du'a whenever its meaning matches what you are asking Allah (SWT) for. There is no fixed count unless one is established by a cited source.

What is the source for Rabbi-ghfir li wa li-akhi: forgive me and my brother?

Quran 7:151.

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