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forgiveness with this Prayer: “O Allah, forgive me my mistakes, my ignorance, my
extravagance and what You know better than I, O Allah, Forgive me my frivolity
and my over-earnestness my faults and wrongs intentions and all my
shortcomings. O Allah, forgive me what I have done in the past and what I shall
do in the future, what I have done in secret and what I have done in public, and
what You know better than I. You are the Advancer and Delayer and over all
things You have power.”
Ali said: “I am the sort of man who would benefit as much as Allah allowed from
hearing a Tradition from The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him,. When one of his Companions told me a Tradition, I would ask him to swear
to its authenticity. I would trust him once he had sworn. Abu Bakr was always
truthful. He once told me he had heard the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him: „If someone commits a sin, but then takes a thorough ritual
ablution, performs a prayer of two units and seeks forgiveness of Allah, the
Almighty, his sin will be forgiven.‟ Then Abu Bakr recited the verse: „and those
who, if they commit indecency or wrong themselves remember Allah and ask
extravagance and what You know better than I, O Allah, Forgive me my frivolity
and my over-earnestness my faults and wrongs intentions and all my
shortcomings. O Allah, forgive me what I have done in the past and what I shall
do in the future, what I have done in secret and what I have done in public, and
what You know better than I. You are the Advancer and Delayer and over all
things You have power.”
Ali said: “I am the sort of man who would benefit as much as Allah allowed from
hearing a Tradition from The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him,. When one of his Companions told me a Tradition, I would ask him to swear
to its authenticity. I would trust him once he had sworn. Abu Bakr was always
truthful. He once told me he had heard the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him: „If someone commits a sin, but then takes a thorough ritual
ablution, performs a prayer of two units and seeks forgiveness of Allah, the
Almighty, his sin will be forgiven.‟ Then Abu Bakr recited the verse: „and those
who, if they commit indecency or wrong themselves remember Allah and ask