It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: It was narrated to me from Sayyiduna Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicating: "O Allah! I seek Your forgiveness … over all things You have power." (O Allah! I seek Your forgiveness for the sins I committed earlier, those I will commit later, those I committed secretly, those I committed openly. Surely, You are the One Who brings forward and You are the One Who delays, and You have power over all things.)