English translation
781. Abū Hurairah said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to say the Takbīr for the prayer, he would pause between the Takbīr and the recitation. So I asked him: 'May my father and mother (be given for your ransom)! The pause that you do between the Takbīr and the recitation — what do you say?' He said: Allāhumma, bā'id bainī wa baina khaṭāya kamā bā'adta bainal-mashriqi wal-maghrib. Allāhumma, Anqinī min khaṭāya kath-thawbila byādi min ad-danas. Allāhummaghsilnī biṭh-thalji, wal-mā' wal-barad (O Allāh! Distance between me and my sins as you have distanced between the east and the west. O Allāh! Cleanse me of my sins, just as a white garment is cleaned from dirt. O Allāh! Wash me with ice, and water, and snow)." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
