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1620. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "When the Prophet ﷺ got up at night to pray Tahajjud, he said: 'Allâhumma, lakal-hamdu anta nûrus-samâwâti wal-ardi wa man fîhinna wa lakal-hamdu anta qayyâmus-samâwâti wal-ardi wa man fîhinna wa lakal-hamdu anta malikus-samâwâti wal-ardi wa man fîhinna, wa lakal-hamdu, anta haqqun wa wa'duka haqqun wal jannatu haqqun wan-nâru haqqun wan-nabiyyûna haqqun wa Muḥammadun haqqun, laka aslamtu wa 'alaika tawakkaltu wa bika âmant. (O Allâh, to You be praise, You are the Light of the heavens and the Earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the Earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise, You are the Sovereign of the heavens and the Earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise; You are True, Your promise is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Hour is true, the Prophets are true and Muḥammad is true. To You have I submitted, in You I put my trust and in You I have believed.'" Then (One of the narrators) Qutaibah mentioned some words the meaning of which was: "Wa bika khâsamtu wa ilaika hâkamtu, ighfirlî mâ qaddamtu wa mâ akhkhartu wa mâ a'lantu antal-muqaddimu wa antal-mu'khkhir, lâ ilâha illâ anta wa lâ ḥawla wa lâ quwwata illâ billâh (And with Your help I argue [with my opponents, the non-believers], and I take You as a judge [to judge between us]. Forgive me my past and future sins and those that I commit openly. You are the One who puts [some people] back and bring [others] forward. There is no god but You and there is no power and no strength except with Allâh).”(Sahîh)