It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: "O Allah! Indeed I ask You ... and the love of a deed that brings me closer to Your love." (O Allah! Indeed I ask You for the ability to do good deeds, to abstain from evil deeds, to love the poor, and I ask You to forgive me and have mercy on me. And when You intend to send down a trial, then cause me to die in a state that I am safe from that trial. I ask You for Your love, the love of those who love You, and the love of the deeds that bring me closer to Your love.) Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The words of this supplication are true; learn it and acquire its knowledge.