Remembrance 1 from Chapter 8

Bismi-llāh, tawakkaltu ‘ala-llāh, Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika an aḍilla aw uḍalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw aẓlima aw uẓlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayy.

Abū Dāwūd’s version states: “The Messenger of Allah never left his house without lifting his head to the sky and saying: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You. . .’”. Another version states: ‘When he used to leave his house, he would say. . .’, as already mentioned. And Allah knows best”.

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