True meaning of istighfār in Islam

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 417

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 417

True meaning of istighfār in Islam

Hadith #528

فَعِنْدَ ذلِكَ تَقُولُ: أَسْتَغْفِرُاللهَ.

On such an occasion you may say “astaghfiru’llāh”.