Can you perform tasbeeh of istighfar just by saying “استغفر اللہ واتوب الیہ”?

Can one perform tasbeeh of istighfar by just saying “استغفر اللہ واتوب الیہ”?

الجواب حامدا و مصلیا

It is better to say “استغفر اللہ ربی من کل ذنب واتوب الیہ” for repentance, however it is also correct to say the words mentioned in the question.

This Q&A was indexed from the official english fatwa portal of Jamia Binoria. It is an Islamic educational institute in Karachi, Pakistan.

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