What do I say in the last 10 nights of Ramadan?

The Difference Between Al-Maghfirah and Al-ʻAfu

So the lower level of forgiveness is Al-Maghfirah. Allah forgives your sins, but the earth still knows you did it. The angels still know you did it.

On the Day of Judgment, it's still in your book. But also in your book, Allah forgave it. So you're not going to see any punishment.

But Al-ʻAfu is the greatest extent. Allah erases the sin. The angels forget that you did it.

It is no longer in your book of deeds. Nobody knows except Allah that you did it. And you will never be faced with its consequences ever again.

What to Ask on Laylatul Qadr

That is why when Aisha رضي الله عنها asks the Prophet ﷺ, if Laylatul Qadr, the night of decree, is to come, what should I ask Allah? He doesn't say, say:

"O Allah, forgive me" — conceal, cover my sins. Instead, he ﷺ says to recite:

(Sunan al-Tirmidhī, Hadith 3513 — graded Sahih)

"O Allah, You are the One who pardons greatly, and You love to pardon, so pardon me."

Format my hard drive. Remove it of all the traces of sins. So nobody knows. No effect is left. And I'm like a newborn baby yet again.

This is ʻAfu.