عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِذَا كَبَّرَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، سَكَتَ هُنَيَّةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي أَرَأَيْتَ سُكُوتَكَ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ، مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «أَقُولُ: اللهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ وَالْبَرَدِ».
Kutoka kwa Abuu Huraira -Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake- amesema: Alikuwa Mtume -Rehema na Amani ziwe juu yake- anapotoa takbira katika swala ananyamaza kidogo kabla hajaanza kusoma, nikasema: Ewe Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu, nimuweka fidia baba yangu na mama yangu, hebu nieleze kunyamaza kwako kati ya takbira na kisomo: Ni nini unasema: Akasema: Ninasema: Allaahumma baaid bainiy -Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu weka mbali baina yangu- wa baina khatwaayaaya -na baina ya makosa yangu- kamaa baa a'tta bainal mashriqi wal maghribi -kama ulivyoweka mbali baina ya mashariki na magharibi. Allaahumma naqqiniy- Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu nitakase mimi- min khatwaayaaya -kutokana na makosa yangu- kamaa yunaqqath-thaubul abyadhwa -kama inavyotakaswa nguo nyeupe- minad danasi -kutokana na uchafu. Allaahumma ghsilniy -Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu nioshe mimi- min khatwaayaaya -kutokana na makosa yangu- bil maai wath thalji wal baradi -kwa maji na barafu na baridi".
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) made Takbīr in the prayer, he would remain silent a while before reciting. I said: O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother ransom you! Have you seen your silence between Takbīr and the recitation? What is it that you say? He said: "I say: Allāhumma bā‘id bayni wa bayna khatāyāy kama bā‘dta bayna al-mashriqi wa al-maghrib. Allāhumma naqqini min khatāyāy kama yunaqqa ath-thawbu al-abyadu min ad-danas. Allāhumma ighsilni min khatāyāy bith-thalji wa al-mā’i wa al-barad (O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the east from the west. O Allah, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from dirt. O Allah, wash out my sins with water, snow, and hail)."
Kuificha dua ya ufunguzi wa swala, hata kama swala itakuwa ni ya kusoma kwa sauti.
Pupa ya Maswahaba radhi za Allah ziwe juu yao katika kutaka kujua hali za Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake katika harakati zake na kutulia kwake.
Zimekuja namna nyingine za dua ya ufunguzi, na kilicho bora kwa mtu afuatilie dua zilizokuja na kuthibiti kutoka kwake rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, ili asome hii wakati mwingine, na hii wakati mwingine.