Upon completing wudu’
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His slave and His Messenger.
O Allah, make me among those who turn to You in repentance, and make me among those who are purified.
It is established in Hadith that every human being errs, but the best of humans are those who seek repentance from Allah ﷻ. In this supplication, the believer beseeches Allah ﷻ to make them from those that turn back to Him often, and from those that regularly purify themselves. The reciter of this powerful du’a, which consists of two parts, is given glad tidings that the eight doors of Paradise will be opened for them. If we seek to be counted amongst those that are special to Allah ﷻ, such as those who repent frequently and those who are purified, then one must implore Allah ﷻ for help with this goal. Through this du’a taught to us by the Prophet ﷺ, we too can attain this goal.
