It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin A'ish al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) making mention of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: 'Allahumma inni as'alukat-tayyibat, wa tarkal-munkarat, wa hubbal-masakin, wa an tatuba 'alayya wa taghfira li wa tarhamani, wa idha aradta fitnatan fi qawmin fa tawaffani ghayra maftun' (O Allah, I ask You for pure things (good deeds), for abandoning evils and for love of the poor, and that You accept my repentance, forgive me and have mercy on me; and when You intend to put a people to trial, take me to Yourself without my falling into the trial)." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Learn these words, for by the One in whose Hand is my soul, they are the absolute truth." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and a similar narration is also reported from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).