16. Protection from shirk
اللَّهُمَّ إنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِن أَن نُشرِكَ بِكَ شَيئًا نَعلَمُه
ونَستَغفِرُكَ لِما لا نَعلَمُه
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O Allāh! We seek Your protection from knowingly associating others with You and we seek Your forgiveness from associating others with You unknowingly.
Allāhumma inna na'oodhu bika min an nushrika bika shay'an na'lamuhu, wa nastaghfiruka lima la na'lamuhu.
(فقلت اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراًيُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَاراً وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَاراً)
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Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (sas) addressed them one day saying: “Oh people! Fear this shirk as it is more concealed than an ant in the darkness of the night.” Then somebody said to him: ‘How can we fear it if it is more concealed than an ant in the darkness of the night, Oh Messenger of Allah?’ He said: “Say: [this dua].” Related by Ahmad and Tabarani.