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and <strong>the</strong>re is no one but You who can forgive sins.<br />
Forgive me, <strong>the</strong>refore, with forgiveness from yourself<br />
and show me compassion.<br />
Verily, you are Forgiving, Compassionate.’<br />
*AD£TH OF AT-TIRMIDH£ AND MUSLIM.<br />
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According to Mu`\dh, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> took his hand in his own<br />
hands and said, 'O Mu`\dh, by God, I love You.' Then he said,<br />
'I give you this counsel: after each prayer, you must not omit to say,<br />
“O God, help me to remember You, and thank You,<br />
and worship You with devotion.”'<br />
*AD£TH OF AB$ D¬W$D AND AN-NASA’£<br />
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Ab[ M\lik al-Ashja`| relates from his fa<strong>the</strong>r that when anyone<br />
entered <strong>the</strong> fold <strong>of</strong> Isl\m, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> would teach him to pray.<br />
Then he would instruct him how to invoke his Maker in <strong>the</strong>se<br />
words: 'O God, forgive me and have mercy on me.<br />
Guide me, grant me well-being and sustenance.'<br />
*AD£TH OF MUSLIM.<br />
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God has given utterance to <strong>the</strong>se words: 'I am with My servant<br />
whenever he remembers Me; when his lips are busy for Me.’<br />
*AD£TH OF AL-BUKH¬R£<br />
ON THE AUTHORITY OF AB$ HURAYRAH.<br />
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