English translation
5460. It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: “I will not teach you anything but that which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to teach us. He said: ‘Allāhumma innī a’ūduhu binka min al-‘ajzi wal-kasali, wal-bukhli, wal-jubni, wal-harami, wa ‘adhābil-qabri, Allāhumma āti nafsi taqwāhā, wa zakkihā anta khairu min zakkāhā, anta waliyyuhā wa mawlāhā. Allāhumma innī a’ūduhu binka min qalbin lā yakhshā’u wa min nafsin lā tashba’u wa ‘ilmin lā yarfā’u wa da’watin lā yustajābu lahā’ (O Allāh, I seek refuge in You from incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, old age, the torment of the grave. O Allāh, make my soul obedient and purify it, for You are the best One to purify it, You are its Guardian and Lord. O Allāh, I seek refuge in You from a heart that is not humble, a soul that is not satisfied, knowledge that is of no benefit and a supplication that is not answered.)” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
