It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) together with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) (or he said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shirk among you is more hidden than the sound of an ant creeping." At this Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Is shirk anything other than that another deity is called upon along with Allah? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said again: "Shirk among you is more hidden than the sound of an ant creeping." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you something that will remove from you every aspect, minor and major, of it (shirk)? Make this supplication: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika an ushrika bika wa ana a'lam, wa astaghfiruka mimma la a'lam' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating anything with You, and I seek Your forgiveness for those (slips) of which I have no knowledge)."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه / 61
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «أخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 17671، وأخرجه الأحاديث المختارة برقم: 62، 63، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 394/3، 6304/2، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 57»