Forgiveness & Repentance

Expiation of a Gathering

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3433

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ

Transliteration

Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk.

Translation

Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I turn to You.

What this dua means

It wipes clean any idle or careless words spoken during a gathering.

When to read it

Say it whenever you get up to leave any sitting or gathering.

Its virtue

It expiates whatever happened in that gathering.