Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ وَجَرِيرٌ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَبَّرَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ سَكَتَ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي أَرَأَيْتَ إِسْكَاتَكَ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا هُوَ قَالَ أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَالثَّوْبِ الْأَبْيَضِ مِنْ الدَّنَسِ قَالَ جَرِيرٌ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ وَالْبَرَدِ قَالَ أَبِي كُلُّهَا عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ إِلَّا هَذَا عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Fudayl told us, Umarah and Jarir told us, from Umarah, from Abu Zur'ah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he said the takbir in prayer, would remain silent between the takbir and the recitation. I said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, tell me about your silence between the takbir and the recitation, what is it?" He said: "I say: 'O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West; O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth.'" Jarir said: "As the garment is cleansed - 'O Allah, wash me of my sins with snow, water, and hail.'" My father said: All of it is from Abu Zur'ah except this, which is from Abu Salih.