Opening Supplication in Salaat

When the Messenger of Allah would start his Salãt he would be silent for a moment before
beginning to recite. So Abu Hurayra said: O' Messenger of Allah! With my father, and my
mother [I would sacrifice them for you], you know your silence between the takbeer and the
recitation, what are you saying [during it]? He said: I say:

'Allãhumma bã`id baynee wa bayna khatãyãya kamã bã`adta bayna 'almashriqi wal-maghribi,
'allãhumma naqqinee min khatayãyã kamã yunaqqã 'ath-thawbul 'abyadhu min 'addanasi,
'allãhumma 'ighsilnee min khatãyãya bith-thalji wal-mã'i wal-baradi

O' my 'ilãh make distance between myself and my wrong-doings as You have made distance
between the East and the West, O' my 'ilah purify me of my wrong-doings as a white garment is
purified of dirt, O' my 'ilãh wash me of my wrong-doings with snow, water, and hail.

Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim, and Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #61.