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I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer. He
told me to say, "Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman kathiran, Wala yaghfiru dh-dhunuba illa anta,
fa ghfir li maghfiratan min `indika, wa r-hamni, innaka anta l-ghafuru r-rahim (O Allah! I have done
great injustice to myself and none except You forgives sins, so bestow on me a forgiveness from You,
and Have Mercy on me, You are the Forgiver, the Merciful).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 10, Hadith 227
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(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying "Allahumma inni
a`udhu bika min `adhabi l-qabr, wa a`udhu bika min fitnati l-masihi d-dajjal, wa a`udhu bika min
fitnati l-mahya wa fitnati l-mamat. Allahumma inni a`udhu bika mina l-ma'thami wa l-maghram. (O
Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, from the afflictions of the imposter-
Messiah, and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sins and
from debt)." Somebody said to him, "Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allah from being in
debt?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks promises
whenever he makes (them)." `Aisha also narrated: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his prayer seeking refuge
with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-Dajjal.
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When we prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) we used to say, "Peace be on Allah from His slaves and peace be on
so and so." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Don't say As-Salam be on Allah, for He Himself is As-Salam, but say,
at-tahiyatu li l-lahi wa s-salawatu wa t-taiyibat. As-salamu `alaika aiyuha n-Nabiyu wa rahmatu l-lahi
wa barakatuh. As-salamu `alaina wa `ala `ibadi l-lahi s-salihin. (If you say this then it will reach all the
slaves in heaven or between heaven and earth). Ash-hadu al la-ilaha illa l-lah, wa ash-hadu anna
Muhammadan `Abduhu wa Rasuluh.' Then select the invocation you like best and recite it." (See
Hadith No. 794, 795 & 796).