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Rh It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Apostle of God used to say, "O God, for Thee I have become a Muslim, and in Thee I trust, and upon Thee I lean, and to Thee I return, and by Thee I fight. O God, verily I take refuge in Thy honour—there is no God but Thee—lest Thou lead me astray. Thou art the Living, who dieth not; but the genii and men die."'—Muslim, Al Bukhári.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that he said, 'The Apostle of God used to say, "O God, I take refuge with Thee from four things: from knowledge which does not benefit, and from a heart which is not submissive, and from a soul that is not satisfied, and from a supplication which is not heard."'—Áḥmad, Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah.

It is related from ʿImrán bin Ḥuṣain that he said, 'The Prophet said to my father, "O Ḥuṣain, how many gods hast thou worshipped to-day?" My father replied, "Six on earth and one in heaven." He said, "Then which of them dost thou count upon (to satisfy) thy desires, and which dost thou fear?" He replied, "He who is in heaven." The Prophet said, "O Ḥuṣain, beware! If thou hadst been a Muslim, I would have taught thee two words, which would have benefitted thee." ʿImrán said, 'When Ḥuṣain became a Muslim, he said, "O Apostle of God, teach me the two words which thou promised me." He replied, "Say, O God, inspire me with regard to my proper road, and give me protection from the evil of my inner self."'—At Tirmidhí.

It is related from Abú Saʿíd that he said, 'I heard the Apostle of God say, "I take refuge with God from infidelity and debt." Then a man said, "O Apostle of God, dost thou make infidelity equal to debt?" He replied, "Yes." And in another tradition it runs, "I take refuge from infidelity and poverty." A man said, "Are these two equal?" He replied, "Yes."'—An Nasái.

It is related from Abú Músáuʾl-Ashʿari from the Prophet, that he used to pray this prayer, "O God, forgive me my sins and my ignorance and my extravagance in my affairs, and what thou knowest better than I. O God, forgive my (wrong) intentions and my jesting and my unintentional sins and my