Hazrat Abu Malik al-Ashja’i’s father narrates that he heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: When I ask my Lord, how should I supplicate? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say: O Allah! Have mercy on me, forgive me, grant me well-being, and provide for me. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered his four fingers together, excluding the thumb, and said: Indeed, these things encompass your religion and your worldly life. (Or, they gather together all your religious and worldly needs.)