A Distinguished Supplication

 عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ دَعْوَةٍ يَدْعُو بِهَا الْعَبْدُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ 

From Abu Hurairah said who said: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'There is no supplication that a person can say that is better than: ‘O Allah, I ask You for Al-Mu'afah in this world and in the Hereafter.'"

(Sunan Ibn Majah: 3851) Status: Sahih 

(Hadith translation taken from http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/34/25) 

Lessons: 

1.  Various supplications can be recited in different situations, especially the ma’tsur (prominent) supplications from the Messenger of Allah (pbuh).

2.  One of the main (afdhal) supplications for us to put into practice is this supplication asking for forgiveness:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ 

‘O Allah, I ask You for Al-Mu'afah in this world and in the Hereafter.' 

Let us regularly recite this distinguished supplication.