Hadith #111

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English Translation

ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Awfā narrated: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'I cannot memorize anything from the Quran, so teach me something that will suffice me.' He said: 'Say: Subḥān Allāh, wa-l-ḥamdu li-Llāh, wa lā ilāha illa Allāh, wa Allāhu akbar, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bi-Llāh.' The man turned away — or stood — or something similar. the Prophet ﷺ said, 'This is for Allah عز وجل, so what is for me?' He said: 'Say: Allāhumma ighfir lī wa-rḥamnī wa ʿāfinī wa-hdinī wa-rzuqnī (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me well-being, guide me, and provide for me)' — or: 'and provide for me, guide me, and grant me well-being.' Misʿar said: Perhaps he said, 'I verified some of it from Abū Khālid — meaning al-Dālānī.'