1429 – Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ – may Allah be pleased with him – related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to seek refuge at the close of the prayers with the following words: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from cowardice and from miserliness; I seek refuge in You from being returned to the feeblest stage of life(1); I seek refuge in You from the temptation of this world; and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the grave.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

1430 – Muʿādh – may Allah be pleased with him – reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took him by the hand and said, “O Muʿādh, by Allah, I truly love you. I counsel you, O Muʿādh, never leave off saying at the end of every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best manner.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain.

1431 – Abū Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of you recites the tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things and say: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah.” Reported by Muslim.

1432 – ʿAlī – may Allah be pleased with him – said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for prayer, among the last things he would say between the tashahhud and the salām were: “O Allah, forgive me my earlier and later sins, what I have concealed and what I have made public, my excesses, and whatever You know of me better than I do. You are the One who brings forward and the One who defers; there is no deity but You.” Reported by Muslim.

1433 – ʿĀʾishah – may Allah be pleased with her – said: The Prophet ﷺ often used to say in his bowing and prostration: “Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise; O Allah, forgive me.” Agreed upon.

1434 – She also narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say in his bowing and prostration: “Subbūḥ (Most Perfect)…"