Kaffaratul Majlis: Dua at the End of a Gathering
“Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa ant” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Jami at-Tirmidhi 3433. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ
Transliteration: Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdik, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk.
Translation: Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3433
When to recite
Before getting up from a gathering, meeting or conversation.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says it before getting up from a gathering in which there was much idle talk will be forgiven what happened in that gathering.
About this dua
Narrated by Abu Hurairah. Its name means “the expiation of the gathering”.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3433
- Grading: Graded sahih by al-Albani.
- Read the source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3433
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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