It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), after saying the opening Takbeer (Takbeer-e-Tahreema), used to remain silent for a short while between the Takbeer and the recitation. Once, I submitted in the presence of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "May my parents be sacrificed for you, what do you recite during the silence between the Takbeer and the recitation?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "During that time, I say this supplication: O Allah, create such a distance between me and my sins as You have made between the East and the West. O Allah, purify me from sins as a white garment is cleansed from dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail."