وعن ثوبان رضي الله عنه
قال: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا انصرف من صلاته استغفر ثلاثا، وقال: «اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام «قيل للأوزاعي، وهو أحد رواة الحديث: كيف الاستغفار؟ قال: يقول: أستغفر الله أستغفر الله»
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) concluded his prayer, he would beg forgiveness from Allah thrice and then would recite: “Allahumma Antas- Salamu, wa minkas-salamu, tabarakta ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram (O Allah, You are the Grantor of security, and security comes from You. You are Blessing, O You Who have majesty and nobility)!”
(Imam) Al-Awzai, one of the narrators of this Hadith, was asked: “How forgiveness is to be sought?” He answered: “The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to say: ‘Astaghfirullah! Astaghfirullah! (I beseech Allah for forgiveness, I beseech Allah for forgiveness)’.”.