حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ ، حِدَّثَنِي
أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا
حُسَيْنٌ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ، قَالَ :
حُدِّثْتُ عَنِ
الْأَشْعَرِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ :
" اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا قَدَّمْتُ ، وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ ، وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicating: O Allah! I seek forgiveness from You for the sins I have committed earlier or will commit later, those done secretly or openly. Surely, You are the One Who brings forward and Who delays, and You have power over everything.