Dua collection
Duas for Guilt and Repentance
Duas for guilt, remorse, tawbah, forgiveness, mercy, and returning to Allah with humility.
Guilt can become a door back to Allah when it leads to tawbah and hope. This collection includes duas for admitting one’s mistakes, seeking forgiveness, asking for mercy, and returning to Allah with humility.
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- Do Not Burden Us Beyond Our Capacity Quran Al-Baqarah 2:286 For hardship, overwhelm, mistakes, forgiveness, and seeking Allah’s support. Read Dua
- Adam’s Repentance Quran Al-A‘raf 7:23 Reciting it helps cultivate humility, admission of fault, and hope in Allah’s mercy after sin, following the model of our first parents. Read Dua
- Yunus in Distress Quran Al-Anbiya’ 21:87 It is widely used as a powerful dua in times of deep distress, helping a person acknowledge mistakes and cling to Allah alone for relief Read Dua
- Forgive and Have Mercy Quran Al-Mu’minun 23:118 It gently trains the heart to keep asking for forgiveness and mercy, even after hearing about lofty ideals and heavy warnings, and to see Allah as… Read Dua
- Forgive Me, for I Have Wronged Myself Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari 834 It deepens humility during prayer and beyond, reminding worshippers that no one is free of sin and that mercy is always sought from Allah directly. Read Dua