Unique supplication for protection against sins

Sayyiduna Malik ibn Anas رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه relates:           

Sayyiduna Yunus ibn Yusuf رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was one of the famous, noble awliya of his age. He used to spend most of his time in the Masjid, engaged in the worship of his Lord. He was in his youth, and he had dedicated it to the worship of Allah. Once he was coming out of the Masjid, when suddenly, his gaze fell on a young woman in the path, and his heart inclined towards her for a short while. However, he immediately regretted this act and raised his hands for supplication in the Court of Allah, supplicating with the words, “O my Lord! No doubt, you have blessed me with eyes, which are a great blessing, but I fear lest I suffer punishment due to these eyes, and they become a cause of my destruction. O my Lord! Take away my sight.”

As soon as he completed his supplication, he had lost his sight and became blind. Thereafter, he used to keep his nephew with him, who would take him to the masjid at prayer times and would help him with his other needs. Sayyiduna Yunus ibn Yusuf’s nephew would leave him at the masjid, and then he would go to play with the children himself. When he would have any need, he would call his nephew.

Once, Sayyiduna Yunus Bin Yusuf was in the Masjid when he felt something crawling on his body. He called his nephew, but he was so engrossed in playing with the children that he did not come to him. He was afraid lest some creature cause him harm. Therefore, he supplicated, pleading in the court of Allah Almighty with these words, “O my merciful, generous Lord! You blessed me with eyes, which were a great blessing, but I feared lest their incorrect use become a cause of me being afflicted with punishment. Therefore, I supplicated, asking you to remove my