Abdur Rahman bin A’ish narrates from a companion that one morning the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the companions while he was in a pleasant mood, and there was a whiteness or radiance visible on his face. We said: O Messenger of Allah! Today we see you in a very good mood and there is a whiteness or radiance visible on your face, what is the reason? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: What could deprive me of this? The fact is that last night my Lord came to me in the most beautiful form and said: O Muhammad! I said: Yes, my Lord! I am present, I am present. Allah Almighty said: What do the closest angels dispute about? I said: O my Lord! I do not know. This happened two or three times. Then Allah Almighty placed His palms between my shoulders, I felt the coolness of them in my chest, and everything in the heavens and the earth became clear to me. Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, recited this verse: {وَکَذٰلِکَ نُرِی اِبْرَاھِیْمَ مَلَکُوْتَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَاْلاَرْضِ وَلِیَکُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُوْقِنِیْنَ} … And thus We showed Abraham (peace be upon him) the kingdom of the heavens and the earth so that he might be among those who have sure faith. (Surah Al-An’am: 75) Then Allah Almighty said: O Muhammad! What do the closest angels dispute about? I said: About the expiations. Allah Almighty said: What is meant by expiations? I said: Walking on foot to the congregational prayers, sitting in the mosque after the prayers, and performing complete ablution despite unpleasant conditions. Then He said: Whoever performs these deeds, he has lived with goodness and died with goodness, and he will be purified from his sins as on the day his mother gave birth to him. And the ranks are these: speaking good words, spreading peace, feeding others, and praying at night when people are asleep. Then Allah Almighty said: O Muhammad! When you pray, recite this supplication:“Allahumma inni as’aluka al-tayyibat, wa tark al-munkarat, wa hubb al-masakin, wa an tatuba ‘alayya, wa idha aradta fitnatan fi al-nas fatawaffani ghayra maftoon.”… O Allah! I ask You for good deeds, to avoid evil deeds, and to love the poor, and that You turn to me, and when You intend a trial for the people, then cause me to die without being afflicted by it.