Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31196 — The supplications a man is permitted

Abdullah bin Yazid al-Dimashqi said that Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) declared: One night I entered the mosque. Once inside, I passed by a man who was in prostration and making this supplication: "O Allah! I am fearful and seeking refuge, so grant me refuge from Your punishment. I am one who asks and begs, so grant me provision out of Your grace. I am not free of sins that I could offer an excuse, nor am I a man of strength that I could defend myself. Rather, I am one who has sinned and who seeks forgiveness." Then Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) began teaching this supplication to his students because he liked it so much.