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 126 intentional sins; for all these are with me. O God, forgive me those sins I have committed before, and those I shall commit hereafter, and those I have committed in secret, and those I have committed openly, and those which Thou knowest better than I ; for Thou art the Setter-forward and the Holder-back, and Thou art powerful over all things."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin Maʿsúd that, 'The Prophet used to say, "O God, verily I ask of Thee guidance and piety and chastity and riches."'—Muslim.

It is related from Abú Málikuʾl-Ashjaʿi from his father that he said, 'When a certain man became a Muslim, the Prophet taught him the prayers and then commanded him to offer supplication in these words, "O God, forgive me and have mercy on me and guide me and give me health and my daily food."'—Muslim.

It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that he said, 'The Prophet used to pray and say, "My Lord, help me, but do not help (others) against me; and give me the victory, but do not give (others) the victory over me; deceive on my behalf, but do not deceive against me; and guide me, and make the guidance easy for me; and aid me against those who oppress me. My Lord, make me grateful to Thee, and a remembrancer of Thee, and one who fears Thee. Make me obedient to Thee and humble before Thee, and one who returns to Thee with crying. My Lord, accept my repentance, and wash away my sins, and answer my prayers, and strengthen my proofs. Direct my tongue and guide my heart and take out the blackness of my heart."'—At Tirmidhí, Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah.

It is related from ʿOmar binuʾl-Khaṭṭáb that he said, 'When revelations were sent down to the Prophet, a confused sound was heard near his face like the hum of bees. And, on a certain day, revelation was sent down upon him. Then we stayed an hour, and it ceased from him. Then he turned towards the temple at Mecca and raised his hands and said, "O God, increase us, and do not diminish us; honour us, and do not abase us; give to us, and do not disappoint us; give us the precedence, and do not give others the precedence over us; satisfy us, and do Thou be satisfied with us." Then he said, "Ten verses have been sent down upon me. Whoever obeys