Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I say only what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from old age and the punishment of the grave. O Allah! Grant my soul piety and purify it, for You are the best to purify it. You are its Guardian and Lord. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a heart that is not humble, from a soul that is not satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered."

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from an evil neighbor, and from a wife who makes me old before old age, and from children who become my masters, and from wealth that becomes a torment for me, and from a deceitful friend whose eyes watch me while his heart is plotting against me, who suppresses every good deed of mine and spreads every evil."