The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار

Chapter 10: The Virtue Of Tahlil (Saying La Ilaha Ill-Allah), Tasbih (Saying Subhan Allah) And (Du'a) Supplication

Abu Malik Ashaja'i reported on the authority of his father that whenever a person embraced Islam, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) instructed him to recilte

" O Allah, grant me pardon, have mercy upon me, direct me to the path of righteousness and provide me sustenance."

Chapter 1: Encouragement To Remember Allah, Exalted is He

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, thus stated

I am near to the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he remembers Me in assembly I remember him in assembly, better than his (remembrance), and if he draws near Me by the span of a palm, I draw near him by the cubit, and if he draws near Me by the cubit I draw near him by the space (covered by) two hands. And if he walks towards Me, I rush towards him.

Chapter 5: Whoever Loves To Meet Allah, Allah Loves To Meet Him, And Whoever Hates To Meet Allah, Allah Hates To Meet Him

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ubada b. Samit through another chain of transmitters.

A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of A'isha through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Mutarrif with the same chain of transmitters.

Chapter 6: The Virtue Of Remembrance, Supplication, Drawing Close To Allah And Thinking Positively Of Him

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him as saying that Allah thus stated

I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks of Me and with him as he calls Me.

A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters and he (further) said

There is for him ten like that (the good he performed) or more than that.

Chapter 7: It Is Disliked To Pray For Punishment To Be Brought Forward In This World

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst his Companions who had grown as feeble as the chicken. The rest of the hadith is the same, but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said

You have not power enough to undergo the torment imposed by Allah. And there is no mention of: He supplicated Allah for him and He cured him.

This hadith had been transmitted on the authority of Anas through another chain of narrators.

Chapter 10: The Virtue Of Tahlil (Saying La Ilaha Ill-Allah), Tasbih (Saying Subhan Allah) And (Du'a) Supplication

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Two are the expressions which are light on the tongue, but heavy in scale, dear to the Compassionate One:" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him" ;" Hallowed be Allah, the Great."

Chapter 1: Encouragement To Remember Allah, Exalted is He

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters, but there is no mention of these words

" He draws near Me by the space of a hand, I draw near him by the space (covered) by two hands."

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was travelling along the path leading to Mecca that he happened to pass by a mountain called Jumdan. He said

Proceed on, it is Jumdan, Mufarradun have gone ahead. They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: Allah's Messenger, who are Mufarradun? He said: They are those males and females who remember Allah much.

Chapter 4: It Is Disliked To Wish For Death Because Of Some Harm That Has Befallen One

Anas (b. Malik) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. None of you should make a request for death because of the trouble in which he is involved, but if there is no other help to it, then say

O Allah, keep me alive as long as there is goodness in life for me and bring death to me when there is goodness in death for me.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters, but with a small variation of wording.

Chapter 5: Whoever Loves To Meet Allah, Allah Loves To Meet Him, And Whoever Hates To Meet Allah, Allah Hates To Meet Him

Ubida b. Samit reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also abhors to meet him.

'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. There is death before (one is able to) meet Allah.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who loves meeting Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. I (Shuraih b. Hani, one of the narrators) came to A'isha and said to her: Mother of the faithful, I heard Abu Huraira narrate from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) which, if it is actually so, is a destruction to us. Thereupon she said: Those are in fact ruined who are ruined at the words of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). What are (the words which in your opinion would cause your destruction)? He said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had stated: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah too loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah too abhors to meet him, and there is none amongst us who dons not hate death. Thereupon she said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has in fact stated this, but it does not mean what you construe, but it implies (the time) when one loses the lustre of the eye, and there is rattling in the throat, shudder in the body and convulsion in fingers (at the time of death). (It is about this time) that it has been said: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah would love to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah would abhor to meet him

Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying

He who loves to meet Allah, Allah too loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him.

Chapter 6: The Virtue Of Remembrance, Supplication, Drawing Close To Allah And Thinking Positively Of Him

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said

When My servant draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the cubit and when he draws close to Me by the cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two armspans, and when he comes to me walking, I go in a hurry towards him.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, thus stated

I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him, as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he remembers Me in assembly I remember him in the assembly, better than he (does that), and if he draws near Me by the span of a palm I draw near him by the cubit, and if he draws near Me by the cubit I draw near him by the space (covered by) two hands. And if he walks towards Me, I rush towards him.