Dua to seek protection from Shirk

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. يا أبا بكر للشرك فيكم أخفى من دبيب النمل] فقال أبو بكر:" وهل الشرك إلا من جعل مع الله إلها آخر" قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:[ والذي نفسي بيده للشرك أخفى من دبيب النمل ألا أدلك على شيء إذا قلته ذهب عنك قليله وكثيره قال قل اللهم إني أعوذ بك أن أشرك بك وأنا أعلم وأستغفرك لما لا أعلم
   Abu Bakr Siddique has narrated that Rasulullah (SAW) said : “Shirk in my Ummah is much more hidden than the pace of an ant crawling upon a black stone.” Shirk is very hidden. It enters the heart very silently and very few are saved from it. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique asked : “How can one be protected from Shirk?” Rasulullah said : “ Should I not show you such a supplication (dua) that if you recite it, you will be free from minor and major Shirk.” Hazrat Abu Bakr requested him to do so. Rasulullah (SAW) instructed him to say : “Allahumma innee a’oodhu bika min an ushrika bika shay-a`w wa-ana a’alam wa-astaghfiruka limaa laa a’alam.” “O Allah, I seek protection in You from that I ascribe partners to You knowingly and I seek forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know.”
   "O Allah, I take refuge in you lest I should commit shirk with You knowingly, and I seek your forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know." [Found in Adab al-Mufrad, 716 and Musnad Abi Ya'la - classed as saheeh by Al-Albani in 'Saheeh Adab al-Mufrad], 551 (see also Jaami' as-Sagheer, 4934]
   
2. أيها الناس، اتقوا هذا الشرك، فإنه أخفى من دبيب النمل، فقال له من شاء الله أن يقول: وكيف نتقيه وهو أخفى من دبيب النمل يا رسول الله؟ قال: قولوا: اللهم إنا نعوذ بك من أن نشرك بك شيئاً نعلمه، ونستغفره لما لا نعلم
   The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "O people, save yourselves from shirk, for it is more inconspicuous than the creeping of the ant. Someone whom Allah willed (to speak) asked: 'How do we save ourselves from it while it is more inconspicuous than the creeping of the ant O Messenger of Allah?' He صلي الله عليه وسلم said: 'Say: O Allah we seek refuge in You from associating anything with You knowingly, and we seek Your forgiveness for what we do unknowingly.'" [Musnad Ahmad, 4/403 and others - classed as saheeh in 'Saheeh al-Jaami', 3/233 (#2876)] May Allah protect us all from shirk and keep our tongues moist with repentance.