Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِالنِّعْمَةِ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ قَالَ إِنْ قَالَهَا بَعْدَمَا يُصْبِحُ مُوقِنًا بِهَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَالَهَا بَعْدَمَا يُمْسِي مُوقِنًا بِهَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us from Husayn al-Mu'allim, who said: Abd Allah ibn Buraydah narrated to me from Bushayr ibn Ka'b, from Shaddad ibn Aws, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: The master of seeking forgiveness is that the servant says: O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I hold to Your covenant and promise as best I can. I acknowledge before You Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge before You my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You. He said: If he says it after entering the morning, believing firmly in it, and then dies that day, he will be among the people of Paradise; and if he says it after entering the evening, believing firmly in it, and then dies that night, he will be among the people of Paradise.