A dedicated counter for istighfar. Tap the circle to count your astaghfirullah; the count is saved on your own device, separate from the other counters on this site, so your daily istighfar continues exactly where you left it.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
Astaghfirullāh
I seek the forgiveness of Allah
The Sunnah of Daily Istighfar
The Prophet ﷺ — whose past and future shortcomings were forgiven — still sought Allah’s forgiveness constantly: the narrations in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim record him seeking forgiveness more than seventy times a day, and in one narration a hundred times. That is why the counter above defaults to 100, with 70 available in the target list. If he ﷺ did this, our own need is beyond counting.
Sayyidul Istighfar — The Master of Seeking Forgiveness
The most complete form of istighfar, taught by the Prophet ﷺ in Sahih al-Bukhari, with the promise that whoever says it in the day or night with conviction and dies before the other arrives, enters Paradise:
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allāhumma anta rabbī lā ilāha illā ant, khalaqtanī wa anā 'abduk, wa anā 'alā 'ahdika wa wa'dika mā-staṭa't, a'ūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣana't, abū'u laka bi-ni'matika 'alayya wa abū'u bi-dhanbī, fa-ghfir lī fa-innahu lā yaghfiru dh-dhunūba illā ant
What Istighfar Opens
In Surah Nuh (71:10–12), Nuh (peace be upon him) tells his people to seek their Lord’s forgiveness, “indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver” — and then lists what follows it: rain sent in abundance, increase in wealth and children, gardens and rivers. The early Muslims would prescribe istighfar for worry, for drought, and for need, on the strength of these verses.
Istighfar as a Gift to the Departed
This counter has a special use on this site: istighfar counted on behalf of a deceased parent or loved one. Praying for the forgiveness of the departed is among the greatest ongoing gifts of a child — see the duas for the deceased for the fuller supplications, and many keep a daily count here gifted to a parent who has passed. May Allah accept it.
Related: the durood counter, the general tasbih counter, and the phrase said at every hardship — inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
There is no upper limit. The Prophet ﷺ sought forgiveness more than seventy — in one narration a hundred — times a day, which is why 70 and 100 are the common targets. More is always better. Yes — seeking forgiveness for deceased believing parents is a virtuous ongoing act of the child, alongside the Qur’anic dua rabbi-rhamhuma. Many people dedicate a daily count of istighfar to their departed parents. Yes — the count is stored on your own device and continues when you return. It is separate from the tasbih and durood counters.How many times should I say astaghfirullah daily?
Can I do istighfar on behalf of my deceased parents?
Does my count save if I close the page?