ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ قَبْلَ هِدَايَةِ اللَّهِ إِيَّاهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَبَعْدَهُ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was approached by a man who said, "O Muhammad, Abdul-Muttalib is better for his people than you. He used to give them liver and fat tail for food, while you slaughter animals for them." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "What Allah wills." When the man wanted to leave, he asked, "What should I say?" The Prophet ﷺ advised him to say, "O Allah, protect me from the evil of myself, and help me make the right decisions." The man left without accepting Islam and later returned to the Prophet, saying, "O Messenger of Allah, I came to you and asked you to teach me. You told me to say, "O Allah, protect me from the evil of myself, and help me make the right decisions." Now that I have embraced Islam, what should I say?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Say, "O Allah, protect me from the evil of myself, and help me make the right decisions. O Allah, forgive me for what I have concealed, what I have disclosed, what I have erred, what I have done deliberately, and what I have done unknowingly."
أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ خَيْرٌ لِقَوْمِهِ مِنْكَ كَانَ يُطْعِمُهُمُ الْكَبِدَ وَالسَّنَامَ وَأَنْتَ تَنْحَرُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ قَالَ مَا أَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي شَرَّ نَفْسِي وَاعْزِمْ لِي عَلَى أَرْشَدِ أَمْرِي» فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَسْلَمَ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ فَقُلْتُ عَلِّمْنِي فَقُلْتَ «اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي شَرَّ نَفْسِي وَاعْزِمْ لِي عَلَى أَرْشَدِ أَمْرِي فَمَا أَقُولُ الْآنَ حِينَ أَسْلَمْتُ؟ قَالَ «قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي شَرَّ نَفْسِي وَاعْزِمْ لِي عَلَى أَرْشَدِ أَمْرِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَخْطَأْتُ وَمَا عَمَدْتُ وَمَا جَهِلْتُ»