English translation
[1354] 147 - (598) It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said Takbîr in the prayer, he would remain silent for a short while before he started to recite. I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you. I have seen that you are silent between the Takbîr and recitation. What do you say?' He said: 'I say: "Allâhumma, bâ'id bainî wa baina khatâyaya kamâ bâ'adta bainal-mashriqi wal-maghrib. Allâhumma, naqqinî min khatâyaya kamâ yunaqqath-thawbul-abyadu minad-danas. Allâhummaghsilnî min khatâyaya bith-thalji, wal-mâ' wal-bârid (O Allâh, distance me from my sins just as You have distanced the east from the west. O Allâh, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth. O Allâh, wash my sins from me with snow, water and hail.)"
