Chapters on Supplication

كتاب الدعوات عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 150: "Indeed, having good thoughts concerning Allah is from the perfection of the worship of Allah"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Indeed, having good thoughts concerning Allah is from the perfection of the worship of Allah.”

Chapter 151: "Let One Of You Look At What It Is That He Wishes For..."

Umar bin Abi Salamah narrated from his father, who said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Let one of you look at what it is that he wishes for. For verily, he does not know what of his wish shall be recorded.’”

Chapter 152: The Supplication: "O Allah give me pleasure in my hearing and my sight"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate, saying

“O Allah, give me pleasure in my hearing and my sight, and make it the inheritor from me, and aid me against whoever oppresses me, and take vengeance from him for me (Allāhumma matti`nī bisam`ī wa baṣarī waj`alhumal-wāritha minnī, wanṣurnī `alā man yaẓlimunī, wa khudh minhu bitha’rī)”

Chapter 153: "Let one of you ask his Lord for his every need"

Thabit narrated from Anas, who said “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

‘Let one of you ask his Lord for his every need, even until he asks Him for the strap of his sandal when it breaks.’”

Thabit Al-Bunani narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Let one of you ask his Lord for his every need, until he asks Him for salt, and asks Him for the strap of his sandal when it breaks.”