Supplication

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

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 Abi Awfa reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, used to use this supplication

'O Allah, praiseis Yours in quantity as great as the heavens and in quantity as great asthe earth and in quantity as great as You wish from anything else. O Allah,purify me with ice, snow and cold water. O Allah, purify me from wrongactions and clean me as the white garment is cleansed of dirt.'"

'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 18: Supplication in heavy rain and ordinary rain

'A'isha said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw a cloud rising from the horizon, he would leave what he was doing, even if it was the prayer, and face towards it. If Allah dispersed it, he praised Allah, and if it rained, he said, 'O Allah, make it a useful fall!'"

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

Abu Musa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to make this supplication, "O Allah, forgive my errors, my ignorance and my excess in all my affairs, and what You know better than me of these things. O Allah, forgive all my errors, what I do intentionally or out of my ignorance or in jest and in all that I do. O Allah, forgive me my past and future wrong actions, what I conceal of them and what I divulge. You are the One who puts things ahead and the One who delays them. You have power over all things."

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."

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."'"

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.'"

Anas said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanted to enter the lavatory, he said, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from foulness and foul things.'"

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

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, "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.'"

'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."

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.'"

Rifa'a az-Zurqi said, "In the Battle of Uhud when the idolaters retreated, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Form straight ranks so that I can praise my Almighty Lord.' They formed in ranks behind him. He said, 'O Allah, all praise is due to You. O Allah, none can contract what You expand nor bring near what you put far away. None can put far away what You bring near. None can give what You withhold nor withhold what You give. O Allah, expand to us some of Your blessings, mercy and favour and give us provision! O Allah, I ask You for the abiding blessing which is neither changed nor removed. O Allah, I ask You for blessing on the Day of Utter Poverty and security on the Day of Fear. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the evil of what You give us. O Allah, make us love belief and adorn our hearts with it. Make us hate disbelief, deviance and rebellion. Place us among the rightly-guided. O Allah, make us die Muslims and make us live as Muslims and join us to the rightly, acting, who are neither disappointed nor afflicted. O Allah, fight the unbelievers who bar your path and who deny Your Messengers. Place You abasement and punishment over them. O Allah, fight the unbelievers who were given the Book, O Lord of Truth!'"

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."

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

'There is nogod but Allah, the Immense, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Immense Throne, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of the Immense Throne.' O Allah, avert its evil."