Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْمِهْرَجَانِيُّ الْعَدْلُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَرَأَ لَهُمْ {وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى} [النجم 1] فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةً أُخْرَى
English Translation
Abu Hurairah narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would be silent between the opening takbir and the recitation. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, may my mother and father be ransom for you, what do you say during the silence between the takbir and the recitation?' He said: 'I say: O Allah, put distance between me and my sins as You have put distance between the East and the West. O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth. O Allah, wash my sins from me with water, snow, and hail.'"