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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on saying "My Lord, forgive me and my parents" between the two prostrations

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Question:
And saying: "My Lord, forgive me and my parents between the two prostrations"?

Answer:
If he says: "My Lord, forgive me and my parents" or: "O Allah, protect me from the Fire," it does not harm him; because it is a place for supplication. However, he should increase his saying:
Rabbighfir li, Rabbighfir liرب اغفر لي، رب اغفر لي، رب اغفر لي
Sunan Ibn Majah 897Sahih (Darussalam)
, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) increased it. It was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him):
O Allah. Forgive me all my sins, small and greatاللهم اغفر لي ذنبي كلَّه، دقه وجله
Sunan Abi Dawud 878Sahih (Al-Albani)
, and it was reported in it:
Ibn Abbas narrated: "Between the two prostrations, the Prophet would say: (Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wajburni, wahdini, warzuqni). 'O Allah! Pardon me, have mercy on me, help me, guide me, and grant me sustenance.'"اللهم اغفر لي، وارحمني، واجبرني، وارزقني، وعافني
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 284Da'if (Darussalam)
. It contains supplications, but the best and most important of them is:
My Lord, forgive meرب اغفر لي
. Some scholars even said that it is obligatory once, and what is added is a recommended practice (sunnah). The majority of scholars said that it is all a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory:
Rabbighfir li warhamniرب اغفر لي، وارحمني
Sunan Ibn Majah 898Da’if (Darussalam)
or:
Forgive me and my parentsاغفر لي ولوالدي
is a recommended practice (sunnah). But it is what he should aim for is
My Lord, forgive meربي اغفر لي
; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say it and increase it, and that is what is appropriate.
The statement that it is obligatory is a strong opinion; because the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say it, and he said:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayersصلُّوا كما رأيتُموني أُصلِّي
Sahih al-Bukhari 6008
. If he says it once, that suffices him, and the best is to repeat it three times or more, along with saying:
O Allah, grant me pardon, have mercy upon me, direct me to the path of righteousness and provide me sustenance.اللهم اغفر لي، وارحمني، واهدني، واجبرني، وارزقني
Sahih Muslim 2697a
. And if he says: "O Allah, forgive me and my parents," or "O Allah, forgive me and the Muslims," or "O Allah, rectify our rulers," we do not know of any harm in it; because it is a place for supplication. Between the two prostrations is a place for supplication, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lengthen it, lengthening what is between the two prostrations. But increasing
My Lord, forgive meربِّ اغفر لي
in this position is better, and the obligatory part is once.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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