Supplication

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Chapter 17: The supplications of the Prophet, may Allah bless

Shakal ibn Humayd said, "Messenger of Allah, teach me a supplicationthat will benefit me." He said, "Say

'O Allah, protect me from the evilof my sight and hearing, my tongue, my heart, and the evil of my desire.'"

'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "O Allah, help me and do not help against me. Support me and do not support anyone against me. Make guidance easy for me."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to seek refuge "from the trouble of affliction, meeting with wretchedness, an evil decree, and the gloating of enemies."

Anas said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from concern, sorrow, incapacity, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, being deeply in debt and being overpowered by men.'"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "O Allah, I seek refuge with You from poverty, need and abasement. I seek refuge with You from being unjust or wronged."

Abu Umama said, "We were with the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, and he made many supplications which we did not remember.We said, 'You make supplications which we do not remember.' He said, 'Iwill inform you of something which will combine all of them for you

"OAllah, We ask You for what Your Prophet Muhammad asked You, and we seekrefuge with You from what Your Prophet Muhammad sought refuge. O Allah,You are the One to whom one turns for help and You are the One who bringsit about. There is no power nor strength except by Allah," or words tothat effect.'"

'Amr ibn Shu'ayb reported that his grandfather said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the trial of the Dajjal and I seek refuge with You from the trial of the Fire.'"

Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, most frequently said, "O Allah, O Overturner of hearts, make my heart firm in Your deen."

'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "One of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah was, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the disappearance of Your blessing and from the loss of good health and Your sudden vengeance and all of Your anger.'"

Chapter 20: The supplications of the Prophet, may Allah bless

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari used to use this supplication, "O Allah, forgive my errors, my ignorance and my extravagance in my affairs and what You know better than I do. O Allah, forgive me what I do both in jest and seriousness, my errors and what I do intentionally and all that I do."

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari said, "A man said in the presence of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'Praise belongs to Allah with blessed and abundant praise.; The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Who said that?' The man was silent, thinking that it was a reprimand from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for something he disliked. He asked again, 'Who was it? He said nothing incorrect.' The man said, 'I did, and I hope for good by it.' He said, 'By the One in whose hand my soul is, I saw thirteen angels racing one another to see which of them would take it to Allah Almighty.'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "I spent the night at the house of my aunt. Maymuna. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up to answer a call of nature and then washed his hands and face and slept. Then he got up and took the water-skin and loosened its strap and then did a medium sort of wudu' and no more but he did it adequately. Then he prayed. I stood up and went slowly, not wanting him to see that I was observing him. I did wudu'. Then he stood up to pray and I stood at his left. He took my hand and brought me around to his right. His complete night prayer consisted of twelve rak'ats. Then he lay down and went to sleep until he snored. When he slept, he would snore. Bilal gave the adhan for the morning prayer and he prayed without doing wudu'. One of his supplications was, 'O Allah, put light in my heart and light in my hearing and light on my right and light on my left and a light above me and a light behind me and a light in front of me and a light behind him and make my light great.'"

Chapter 15: Allah is angry with the person who does not ask

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah is angry with someone who does not ask of Him."

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you call on Allah, be definite in your supplication. None of you should say, 'If You will, give it to me.' No one can force Allah."

Chapter 17: The supplications of the Prophet, may Allah bless

Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan said on the minbar, "None can withhold what You give nor give what Allah withholds. The effort of a person who makes an effort does not benefit him. When Allah desires good for a person, He gives him understanding in the deen." He added, "I heard these words from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace."

'Umar said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,used to seek refuge from five things

laziness, miserliness, bad pride,the trial of what is in the breast, and the punishment of the grave."

Chapter 19: Supplication for death

Isma'il ibn Qays said, "I came to Khabbab when he had been cauterised seven times. He said, 'If it had not been that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had forbidden us to pray for death, I would have done so.'"

Chapter 20: The supplications of the Prophet, may Allah bless

Mu'adh ibn Jabal said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, took my hand and then said, "Mu'adh!' 'At your service!' I said.He said, 'I love you.' I replied, 'And, by Allah, I love you.' He asked,'Shall I teach you some words to say at the end of your prayer?' 'Yes,'I replied. He said, 'Say

"O Allah, help me to remember You and thank Youand help me to the best manner of worshipping You."'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, used to teach us this supplication as he taught us the suras ofthe Qur'an

'I seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hellfire, andI seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave. I seek refugewith You from the trial of the Dajjal and the I seek refuge from the trialsof life and death. I seek refuge with You from the trial of the grave.'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to make this supplication

'O Allah, I ask You for pardon and good health in this world and the Next. O Allah, I ask You for good healthin my deen and my family. Veil my faults and assuage my terror. Guard me before me, behind me, on my right and my left and above me. I seek refuge with You from unexpected destruction from beneath me.'"