Hazrat Imran bin Husain narrates that Hazrat Husain, before accepting Islam, came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! What do you command me to recite? The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite this supplication, "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self, and I ask You to make me steadfast in my right affairs." The narrator says: After this, Hazrat Husain accepted Islam. Then he again came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I had asked you the same question the first time, and now I ask you again: What do you command me to recite? The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite this supplication: O Allah! Forgive me for those deeds which I did secretly, and those which I did openly, and those which I did by mistake, and those which I did deliberately, and those which I did out of ignorance, and those which I did knowingly.