Rabbighfir lī wa tub ʿalayya, innaka anta at-Tawwābu ar-Raḥīm
“My Lord, forgive me and turn to me in mercy. Truly, You are the Oft-Returning, the Most Merciful.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 1516, Book 6, Hadith 21
The Prophet ﷺ — who was sinless — asked for forgiveness over 70 times a day. Not because he had to, but because he loved returning to Allah. Guilt isn’t where you stop. It’s where you turn back.