It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The chief of supplications for seeking forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar) is this: "O Allah! You are my Lord, there is no deity except You. You created me, … … so forgive me, for surely none forgives sins except You." (O Allah! You are my Lord, there is no true deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I am, as much as I am able, steadfast upon the covenant and promise I made to You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I confess my sins to You, so forgive me, for surely none forgives sins except You.) Whoever recites this supplication in the morning with firm belief and then dies during that day, he will be among the people of Paradise. And whoever recites it in the evening with firm belief and then dies during that night, he will be among the people of Paradise.