Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 651

‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah related to us: Marwan ibn Mu‘awiya related to us: Sa‘d ibn Tariq ibn Ashyam al-Ashja‘i related to us. He said: My father related to me: We used to go early in the morning to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. A man would come, and a woman would come, and one of them would say, “Messenger of Allah, what should I say when I pray?” He would say, “Say: ‘O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide for me,’ for this gathers for you your worldly life and your Hereafter.”