Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa narrates that a Bedouin came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Teach me something that will suffice for me in place of the Qur'an, for indeed I am not able to recite any part of the Qur'an well. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Recite these words: Allah is free from all defects, and all praise is for Allah, and there is no deity except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power to avoid sins nor strength to do good except with Allah's help. So the Bedouin counted these five phrases on his fingers. Then he left after a short while. Then he returned and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! These words are for my Lord! So what is there for me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say: O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me sustenance, grant me well-being, and guide me. So the Bedouin counted these five things on his fingers as well. Then he left, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If the Bedouin fulfills what he has said, he has filled both his hands with goodness.