Supplication

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Chapter 21: Supplication in affliction

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, made the following supplication during affliction

'There is nogod but Allah, the Immense, the Forbearing. There is no god but Prophet,the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of the Immense Throne.'"

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Abi Bakra reported that he said to his father,"I heard you making this supplication every morning

'O Allah, make mehealthy in my body. O Allah, make me healthy in my hearing. O Allah, makeme healthy in my sight. There is no god but You.' You repeat it three timesin the evening and three times in the morning. And you say, 'O Allah, I seekrefuge with You from disbelief and poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge withYou from the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You,' and yourepeat it three times in the evening and three times in the morning." Hereplied, :Yes, my son. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, say them and I like to follow his sunnah."

Chapter 10: Someone who hears mention of the Prophet, may Allah bless him, and doesn't send salah upon him

Juwayriyya, the daughter of al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar, (whose namehad been Barra but the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,had renamed her Juwayriyya) reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, had left her and he did not want to go back inwhile her name was Barra. Then he went back to her while it was late inthe day and found that she was still sitting. "Are you still sitting?"he asked, "After I left you I uttered four phrases three times. If theywere to be weighed against all your words, they would outweigh them. Theyare

'Glory be to Allah and by His praise in number as great as His creationand in accordance with His own pleasure and the weight of His Throne andthe extent of His words.'"

Chapter 11: A man's supplication for someone who has wronged

Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O Allah, let my hearing and sight be sound and make them remain sound until I die. Turn away from me the one who wrongs me and give me revenge on him."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "O Allah, let me enjoy my sight and hearing and make them remain sound until I die. Turn away my enemy and grant me revenge on him."

Chapter 12: Someone who makes supplication for a long life

Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to come to us, the people of his house. One day he came to us and made supplication for us. Umm Sulaym said, 'Won't you make supplication for your little servant?' He said, 'O Allah, give him a lot of wealth and children. Make him live long and forgive him.'

Chapter 14: Someone who seeks refuge in Allah from laziness

'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 laziness and debt. I seek refuge with You from the trial of the Dajjal. I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the Fire.'"

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

'Uthman said that he heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "A person will not be harmed by anything if he says every morning and evening 33 times, 'In the Name of Allah by whose Name nothing in the earth or the heaven is harmed. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.'"

Chapter 16: Supplication in the battle ranks in the Cause

Sahl ibn Sa'd said, "There are two hours in which the gates ofheaven are opened. At those times very rarely is the supplication of someonewho makes supplication rejected

when the call to prayer has been givenand when in battle ranks in the Cause of Allah."

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

Ibn 'Abbas said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, making supplication with these words

'O Allah, help meand do not help anyone against me. Devise for me and do not devise againstme. Make guidance easy for me. Avert from me the one who attacks me. OLord, make me grateful to You, remember You, fearful of You, obedient toYou and humble to You, supplicating, penitent. Accept my repentance. Washaway my wrong actions and answer my supplication. Establish my proof andguide my heart. Make my tongue correct and make resentment flow out ofmy heart.'"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The firmest supplication is to say, 'O Allah, you are my Lord and I am Your slave. I have wronged myself and I admit my wrong action. Only You forgive wrong actions, Lord, forgive me.'"

Abu Hurayra reported, "The Messenger of , may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, used to use this supplication

'O Allah, make my deencorrect - it is the support of my affairs. Make my deen correct -it contains my livelihood. Make death a mercy for me from every evil.'"

Abu Hurayra said, "One of the supplications of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was 'O Allah, forgive me for my past and future wrong actions, what I conceal and what I divulge, and what You know of me. You are the One who puts ahead and delays. There is no god but You."

'Abdullah said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to make this supplication, 'O Allah, I ask You for guidance, virtuousness and wealth.'"

Thumana ibn Huzn said, "I heard a shaykh call out in a loud voice, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from unadulterated evil.' I asked, 'Who is this shaykh?' I was told, 'Abu'd-Darda'.'"

Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to make supplication with this supplication, "O Allah, give us good in this world and good in the Next World and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

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

'A'isha said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, left the lavatory, he said, 'Your forgiveness!'"

'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed the night prayer, and finished his prayer, glorifying Allah as he deserves, he said at the end of it, 'O Allah, give me a light in my heart and give me a light in my hearing and give me a light in my sight. Give me a light on my right and a light on my left and give me a light in front of me and a light behind me and increase me in light. Increase me in light, and increase me in light.'"

'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, rose to pray in the middle of the night, he would say, 'O Allah, Yours is the praise. You are the light of the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. Yours is the praise. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. You are the Truth and Your promise is true and the meeting with You is true. The Garden is true and the Fire is true and the Hour is true. O Allah, I have surrendered to You and I have believed in You. I have trusted in You and I repent to You. I argue by You and I have come to You for judgement. Forgive me my past and future wrong actions, what I conceal and what I show. You are My God. There is no god but You."

Chapter 25: The excellence of supplication

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The noblest act of worship is supplication."