Asalaam
alaikum warahmatulah wabarakatuh
There's
a beautiful du'a that Allah mentions near the end of Surah
Baqarah:
وَا
عْفُ
عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ
لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا
Translation:
So do 'affuw
on us. And forgive us. And have mercy on us.
[Baqarah 2:286]
Allah
mentions three things, in order:
'Affuw 'annaa: Affuw linguistically means to erase something; to obliterate something; to completely destroy something and leave no traces of it whatsoever. This du'a is saying: make affuw of our sins. Remove them completely.
Waghfir lanaa: Ghafira linguistically means to protect--that's why a helmet is called a mighfaar. Read up about Allah's two names: Al-Ghafuwr and Al-Ghaffaar. Here, the du'a is saying: and if you do not 'affuw our sins, forgive us, and protect us from the consequences of them.
Warham naa: Rahmah is mercy; Allah has two names related to this quality--Ar-Rahman and Ar-Raheem. Here, the du'a is saying: and if you do not even forgive our sins, then have mercy on us! Subhanallah!
What an
amazing du'a! Do affuw
of our sins; and if not,
forgive us and
protect us from their
effects; and if not, have
mercy on us!
THAT'S
your Lord!
SOURCE: IlmFruits