Ibn 'Umar said, "We used to say this a hundred times in the assembly
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'O Lord, forgive
me and turn back to me (forgive me). You are the Ever-Turning back (to his slaves), the Merciful.'"
Shaddad ibn Aws reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "The best way of asking forgiveness is 'O Allah,
You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your
slave. I follow Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I acknowledge
Your blessing and I confess to my wrong actions, so forgive me. Only You
can forgive wrong actions. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what
I have done.' If he says it in the evening and then dies, he will enter
the Garden - or he said that he will be one of the people of the Garden.
If he says it in the morning and dies that day - it is the same."
'A'isha said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, prayed the Duha prayer and then said, 'O Lord, forgive
me and turn to me. You are the Ever-Turning back (to his slaves), the Merciful' a hundred times."
حَدَّثَنَا خَلِيفَةُ بْنُ خَيَّاطٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا دَعَانِي.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said that Allah Almighty said, "I am according
to My slave's opinion of Me, and I am with him when He calls on Me.'"
