What actions and words are required to implore God's pardon, knowing that pardon is more encompassing than forgiveness, and that pardon is the complete erasure of the sin from a person's record?

Scholars differ on the distinction between al-ʿafw (forgiveness/pardoning) and al-maghfirah (forgiveness/covering). Some hold that al-ʿafw is more profound because it completely eradicates the sin, whereas al-maghfirah merely conceals it. Others hold the opposite view, that al-maghfirah is more profound because it covers the sin while simultaneously entailing reward.

It appears that the questioner's intent is to understand what leads to the effacement of sins from the record of deeds. The general evidence indicates that all of a person's deeds will be found in their record on the Day of Judgment. However, even if evil deeds are not erased from the record, this does not harm the believer, for Allah conceals them for him in this world and forgives them for him on the Day of Judgment. This presentation may ultimately lead to the transformation of evil deeds into good deeds through sincere repentance and righteous actions, such as performing wuduʾ thoroughly, taking many steps towards the mosque, and awaiting the next prayer after a prayer.