The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kept silence between the takbir and the recitation of Qur'an. So I asked him, for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom: What do you say during you period of silence between the takbir and the recitation? He replied (that he said): O Allah, purify me from sins as a white garment is purified from filth. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow, water and hail.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 784 In-book : Book 2, Hadith 394 English translation : Book 2, Hadith 783
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