Hadith.977 - Imam Ali ibn al-Hussain عليه السلام would say in his prostration: Allahumma in kuntu qad ‘asaytuka fa-inni qad ata‘tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya’i ilayka wa huwa al-imanu bika, manna minka ‘alayya la manna minni ‘alayka. Wa taraktu ma‘siyataka fi abghadi al-ashya’i ilayka wa huwa an ad‘uwa laka waladan aw ad‘uwa laka shareekan, manna minka ‘alayya la manna minni ‘alayka. Wa ‘asaytuka fi ashya’a ‘ala ghayri wajhi mukabarah wa la mu‘anadah wa la istikbaran ‘an ‘ibadatik wa la juhudan lirububiyyatik, walakin ittaba‘tu hawaya wa istazallani ash-shaytan ba‘da al-hujjati ‘alayya wa al-bayan. Fa-in tu‘adhdhibni fabi-dhunoobi ghayra zalimin li, wa in taghfir li wa tarhamni fabi-joodika wa bi-karamika, ya arham ar-raahimeen “O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, if I have disobeyed You, then I have also obeyed You in the most beloved of things to You, which is faith in You, a favour from You to me, not a favour from me to You. I have refrained from disobeying You in the most detestable things to You, which is to claim a child for You or to call upon a partner for You, a favour from You to me, not a favour from me to You. I have sinned against You in certain things, but not out of defiance, enmity, arrogance in worship, or denial of Your Lord عز وجلship. Rather, I followed my desires and the devil led me astray after the evidence and guidance were made clear to me. If You punish me, it is for my sins, without injustice to me. And if You forgive and have mercy on me, it is due to Your generosity and kindness, O’ Most Merciful of the merciful.”