It is narrated from Hazrat Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the new moon of the first (of the month), he would say Allahu Akbar, Alhamdulillah, and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, and then make this supplication: O Allah! I ask You for the good of this month, and I seek refuge in You from the evil decrees of fate and from a bad outcome.