Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No servant ever recites this supplication when he is afflicted by worry or grief: "O Allah! I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, and the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is ever executed, and Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that is Yours, which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sorrow, and the reliever of my distress." — except that Allah removes his worry and replaces his grief with joy and happiness. The Companions asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Should we not learn these words? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Yes! It is appropriate for anyone who hears them to learn this supplication.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Ja'far narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Shall I not teach you a few words which I have not even taught to Hasan and Husain? When you ask for something and you wish to succeed in it, then first recite these words! There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, He is Most High, Most Great. There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, He is Most Forbearing, Most Generous. Then ask for your need.

Hazrat Khalid narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib said: I entered the mosque and intended to stay in the mosque until morning. When the night became very long for me, and there was no one in the mosque except me, I stood up. Suddenly, I heard the sound of someone moving behind me, so I became afraid. Then someone said: O you who fill your heart with anxiety! Do not fear, nor be afraid, and say these words: O Allah! Surely You are the King, the Powerful, whatever You intend happens. Then ask for whatever matter is apparent before you. Hazrat Saeed says: After that, I never asked Allah for anything except that Allah accepted my prayer.

Hazrat Waki’ narrates that Hazrat Malik bin Mughul said: I searched for Hazrat Hakam regarding a matter of need, but I could not find him. Then I started searching for him again and found him. And Hazrat Hakam said: Hazrat Khathimah said: When any of you asks for his need from someone and his need is fulfilled, then that person should also ask Allah, the Lord of Honor, for Paradise. Perhaps that day is such that every supplication of his will be accepted in it.

Hazrat Saad bin Ibrahim narrates that Hazrat Talq bin Habib used to say: O Allah! Make a decisive judgment of righteousness for this Ummah, in which You honor Your friend and disgrace Your enemy, and in which actions are done only in obedience to You.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Abdul Malik narrates that the person who saw Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz standing at the place of Arafat making this supplication told me. He was saying thus and was also gesturing with his finger. O Allah! Increase the goodness of the doers of good among the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and turn their sinners towards repentance. Then he supplicated in this manner, and also moved his finger, and (said): And with Your mercy, encompass them from behind.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Abdul Malik narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz used to supplicate as follows: O Allah! Reform that person whose being upright is better for the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). O Allah! And destroy that person whose destruction is better for the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Abu Barzah Al-Aslami narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to rise from a gathering, he used to supplicate as follows: O Allah! You are pure and I praise You, I bear witness that there is no deity except You, I seek Your forgiveness, and I turn to You in repentance.

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Whoever recites this supplication when leaving a gathering: "O Allah! You are pure and I praise You. I bear witness that there is no deity except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance." Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Allah, the Lord of Majesty, removes every sin committed in that gathering from him.

Hazrat Ziyad bin Al-Husain narrates: I went to Hazrat Abu Al-Aliyah, and when I intended to leave his presence, he said: Shall I not tell you the words which Jibreel taught to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? Hazrat Ziyad says: I said, Why not? (Please do teach me.) So Hazrat Abu Al-Aliyah said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the very end of a gathering and was about to stand up, he would recite these words: O Allah! You are pure and I praise You, I bear witness that there is no deity except You, I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance. Hazrat Abu Al-Aliyah says: Then it was asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What are these words that you have said? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: These are the words that Jibreel taught me, and they become an expiation for what occurs in the gathering.