Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: “O Imran!” I replied: Yes, I am present. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Say «اللّٰهُمَّإِنِّيأَسْتَهْدِيكَلِأَرْشَدِأُمُورِيوَأَسْتَجِيرُكَمِنْشَرِّنَفْسِي» ‘O Allah! I seek guidance from You for my affairs and I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul.’”
Hadith Referenceمعجم صغير للطبراني / كتاب الأدعية و الأذكار / 982
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده صحيح ، وأخرجه الطبراني فى«الكبير» برقم: 223، 439، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 7875، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 682، 1142، وله شواهد من حديث أحد الصحابة، فأما حديث أحد الصحابة، أخرجه أحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 16527، 18188، قال شعيب الارناؤط : إسناده صحيح ، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 901، والطبراني فى«الكبير» برقم: 8369، وابن أبى شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 30007»
´Imran bin Husain narrated:` “The Prophet (ﷺ) said to my father: ‘O Husain, how many deities do you worship now?‘ He said: ‘Seven. Six in the earth, and one above the heavens.’ He said: ‘So which of them do you take for your ardent requests and fears?’ He said: ‘The one above the heavens.’ He said: ‘O Husain, if you would but accept Islam, I would teach you two phrases that would benefit you.’” He said: “So when Husain accepted Islam, he said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me the two phrases you promised me.’ So he (ﷺ) said: “Say: O Allah, inspire me with my guidance, and protect me from the evil of my soul (Allāhumma alhimnī rushdī, wa a`idhnī min sharri nafsī).’”
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: O Allah! Teach me the matters of my well-being, and protect me from the evil of my own soul.
Note: (Hasan al-Basri did not meet or hear from Imran ibn Husayn radi Allahu anhu, and "Shabib ibn Shaybah" is a narrator whose status is unknown [majhul]).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3483