It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Grant us sustenance from Your bounty. And do not deprive us of Your sustenance. And bless for us what You have provided us. And grant us eagerness for that which is with You. And place contentment in our souls.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Ibn Hussain, and other companions narrate: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate as follows: O Allah! Remove my slips. And conceal my faults. And replace my fear with security. And suffice me against the one who rebels against me. And help me against the one who oppresses me.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrated that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate as follows: O Allah! I ask You because You are the First; there is nothing before You. And You are the Last; there is nothing after You. And You are the Most High; there is nothing above You. And You are the Most Hidden; there is nothing beyond You. So, settle our debts for us, and free us from poverty.

Hazrat Jabir bin Al-Munkadir narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate as follows: O Allah! Help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in a good manner. And I seek Your refuge from being overcome by debt or any enemy. And I seek Your refuge from being overpowered by people.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Rabi’ah narrates that the Commander of the Faithful seated me behind him on his mount, then proceeded towards the place of Harrah. Then he raised his head towards the sky and recited this supplication:“Forgive my sins, for surely none can forgive sins except You.”Then he turned towards me and began to smile. Upon this, I said,“O Commander of the Faithful! You sought forgiveness for your sins from your Lord, and then turned towards me and smiled—why?”He replied:“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me behind him on his mount, then took me towards the place of Harrah. Then, in the same manner, he raised his head towards the sky and recited this supplication: ‘O Allah! Forgive my sins, for surely none can forgive sins except You.’ Then he turned towards me and began to smile. Upon this, I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You sought forgiveness from your Lord, and then turned towards me and smiled—why?’ He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘I smiled because of my Lord’s smiling, for Allah is amazed at His servant who knows that none can forgive sins except Allah.’”

Ibrahim narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When any one of you intends to fulfill a need, he should say these words: O Allah! I seek goodness from You through Your knowledge, and I seek power from You through Your power, and I ask You for Your great bounty. Surely, You have power and I do not have power, and You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah! If this matter which I intend to do is better for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter, then make it easy for me and bless it for me. And if any other matter is better than this, then ordain that goodness for me wherever it may be. Then make me pleased with the decision that You have made.

Hazrat Jabir narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us Istikhara in the same way as he used to teach us a surah from the Qur'an. And he used to say: When any matter concerns you, perform two units of voluntary prayer. Then mention the matter. And then supplicate as follows: O Allah! I seek goodness from You by Your knowledge, and I seek power from You by Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. For surely You have power and I have no power, and You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah! If this matter is better for me in my religion and my worldly life and my hereafter, then decree it for me, and make it easy for me, and bless me in it. And if this matter is bad for me in my religion and my worldly life and my hereafter, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it. And decree goodness for me wherever it may be, and then make me pleased with it.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Umair says that when any one of you is faced with a need, he should supplicate as follows: O Allah! I seek goodness from You through Your knowledge, and I seek power from You through Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. Surely, You have power and I have no power, and You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah! If this matter which I intend to do is better for my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter, then make it easy for me and bless it for me. And if there is goodness in something else, then ordain that goodness for me wherever it may be, and make me content with it.

Hazrat Ibn Muhairiz narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When you ask Allah, then ask with the inner part of your palms. And do not ask with the back of your palms.

Hazrat Laith narrates that Hazrat Shahr said: Asking (supplication) is done in this manner, and he spread his hands in such a way that the palms were facing his face. And he said: Seeking refuge is done in this manner, and he turned his palms over.