Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: There are some expressions which a man utters three times when he gets up from an assembly he will be forgiven for what happened in the assembly; and no one utters them in an assembly held for a noble cause or for remembrance of Allah but that is stamped with them just as a document is stamped with a signet-ring. These expressions are: Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, there is no god but thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الأدب / 4857
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح دون قوله ثلاث مرات | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح, سعيد بن أبي ھلال لم يثبت أنه اختلط ونقل الساجي عن أحمد لا يصح لإنقطاعه
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 12981)، وقد أخرجہ: سنن الترمذی/الدعوات 39 (3429)، مسند احمد (2/494) (صحیح) دون قولہ : '' ثلاث مرات'' »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: The condition of reciting the supplication mentioned in this narration three times is not correct. (Allamah al-Albani rahimahullah) Rather, the mentioned virtue is attained by reciting it just once.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4857