Du’a/Supplication for Saturday:
“Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not place such a burden on us as You had placed on those before us. Our Lord, burden us not with that which we have not the strength to bear. Pardon us, grant us forgiveness, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector so help us to victory over the disbelieving people.” (Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:286)
Commentary:
There are several ahadith in Musnad Ahmad, Sunan adDarimi, and Mustadrak Hakim that infrom us about the extraordinary importance of the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, which contain this du’a. They were given to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) out of Allah(swt: All-Mighty)’s grace, during mi’raj (Ascension) out of the special treasure underneath the ‘Arsh (Divine Throne) and they were not given to any previous Prophet.
We say this du’a out of our deep gratitude[,] for this ummah was relieved of the stringest burdens placed on the Israelites, as it is obvious to anyone who compares Islamic Shari’ah with Jewish Laws.
Sayyidna Umar and Sayyidna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) said they thought that anybody who had any sense would never go to bed without having recited these verses.