Invocations

Invocations










Volume 8, Book 75, Number 317e:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "For every prophet there is one (special
invocation (that will not be rejected) with which he appeals (to
Allah), and I want to keep such an invocation for interceding for
my
followers in the Hereafter."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 317o:

Narrated Anas:

that the Prophet said, "For every prophet there is an invocation
that
surely will be responded by Allah," (or said), "For every prophet
there was an invocation with which he appealed to Allah, and his
invocation was accepted (in his lifetime), but I kept my (this
special) invocation to intercede for my followers on the Day of
Resurrection."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 318:

Narrated Shaddad bin Aus:

The Prophet said "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness
from
Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani
wa
ana abduka, wa ana 'ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A'udhu bika
min
Sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka
bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta." The
Prophet added. "If somebody recites it during the day with firm
faith
in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from

the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with
firm
faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the
people
of Paradise."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 319:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness
from
Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 320:

Narrated Al-Harith bin Suwaid:

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud related to us two narrations: One from the
Prophet and the other from himself, saying: A believer sees his
sins
as if he were sitting under a mountain which, he is afraid, may
fall
on him; whereas the wicked person considers his sins as flies
passing
over his nose and he just drives them away like this." Abu Shihab
(the
sub-narrator) moved his hand over his nose in illustration. (Ibn
Mas'ud added): Allah's Apostle said, "Allah is more pleased with
the
repentance of His slave than a man who encamps at a place where his

life is jeopardized, but he has his riding beast carrying his food
and
water. He then rests his head and sleeps for a short while and
wakes
to find his riding beast gone. (He starts looking for it) and
suffers
from severe heat and thirst or what Allah wished (him to suffer
from).
He then says, 'I will go back to my place.' He returns and sleeps
again, and then (getting up), he raises his head to find his riding

beast standing beside him."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 321:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Apostle said, "Allah is more pleased with the repentance of

His slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel
which
he had lost in the desert. "

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 322:

Narrated Aisha:

The Prophet used to pray eleven Rakat in the late part of the
night,
and when dawn appeared, he would offer two Rakat and then lie on
his
right side till the Muadhdhin came to inform him (that the morning
prayer was due).

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 323:

Narrated Al-Bara bin 'Azib:

Allah's Apostle said to me, "When you want to go to bed, perform
ablution as you do for prayer, then lie down on your right side and

say: 'Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu Amri ilaika wa
aljatu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, lamalja'a wa la
manja mink a ill a ilaika. Amantu bikitabi kalladhi anzalta wa bi
nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta'. If you should die then (after reciting
this) you will die on the religion of Islam (i.e., as a Muslim); so

let these words be the last you say (before going to bed)" While I
was
memorizing it, I said, "Wa birasiulikal-ladhi arsalta (in Your
Apostle
whom You have sent).' The Prophet said, "No, but say: Wa
binabiyyi-kalladhi arsalta (in Your Prophet whom You have sent)."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 324:

Narrated Hudhaifa:

When the Prophet went to bed, he would say: "Bismika amutu wa
ahya."
and when he got up he would say:" Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana
ba'da
ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 325:

Narrated Al-Bara bin 'Azib:

that the Prophet advised a man saying "If you intend to lie down
(i.e., go to bed), say: "
Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika,
wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika,
wa fauwadtu amri ilaika,
wa wajjahtu wajli ilaika,
wa alja'tu zahri ilaika,
raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika.
La malja' wa la manja minka illa ilaika.
Amantu bikitabika al-ladhi
anzalta wa nabiyika al-ladhi arsalta!"
And if you should die then (after reciting this before going to bed)
you will die on the religion of Islam.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 326:

Narrated Hudhaifa:

When the Prophet went to bed at night, he would put his hand under
his
cheek and then say, "Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya," and when he
got
up, he would say, "Al-Hamdu lil-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma
amatana,
wa ilaihi an-nushur."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 327:

Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:

When Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to sleep on his right
side
and then say, "All-ahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi
ilaika, wa fauwadtu Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan
wa
rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Amantu
bikitabika al-ladhi anzalta wa nabiyyika al-ladhi arsalta! Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever recites these words (before going to bed)
and
dies the same night, he will die on the Islamic religion (as a
Muslim)."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 328:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

One night I slept at the house of Maimuna. The Prophet woke up,
answered the call of nature, washed his face and hands, and then
slept. He got up (late at night), went to a water skin, opened the
mouth thereof and performed ablution not using much water, yet he
washed all the parts properly and then offered the prayer. I got up

and straightened my back in order that the Prophet might not feel
that
I was watching him, and then I performed the ablution, and when he
got
up to offer the prayer, stood on his left. He caught hold of my ear

and brought me over to his right side. He offered thirteen Rak'at
in
all and then lay down and slept till he started blowing out his
breath
as he used to do when he slept. In the meantime Bilal informed the
Prophet of the approaching time for the (Fajr) prayer, and the
Prophet
offered the Fajr (Morning) prayer without performing new ablution.
He
used to say in his invocation, Allaihumma ij'al fi qalbi nuran wa
fi
basari nuran, wa fi sam'i nuran, wa'an yamini nuran, wa'an yasari
nuran, wa fawqi nuran, wa tahti nuran, wa amami nuran, wa khalfi
nuran, waj'al li nuran." Kuraib (a sub narrator) said, "I have
forgotten seven other words, (which the Prophet mentioned in this
invocation). I met a man from the offspring of Al-'Abbas and he
narrated those seven things to me, mentioning, '(Let there be light

in) my nerves, my flesh, my blood, my hair and my body,' and he
also
mentioned two other things."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 329:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

When the Prophet got up at night to offer the night prayer, he used
to
say: "Allahumma laka-l-hamdu; Anta nuras-samawati wal ardi wa man
fihinna. Wa laka-l-hamdu; Anta qaiyim as-samawati wal ardi wa man
fihinna. Wa laka-l-hamdu; Anta-l-,haqqun, wa wa'daka haqqun, wa
qauluka
haqqun, wa liqauka haqqun, wal-jannatu haqqun, wannaru haqqun,
was-sa
atu haqqun, wan-nabiyyuna huqqun, Mahammadun haqqun, Allahumma laka

aslamtu, wa Alaika tawakkaltu, wa bika amantu, wa ilaika anabtu, wa

bika Khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu, faghfirli ma qaddamtu wa ma
akh-khartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma a'lantu. Anta al-muqaddimu, wa
anta
al-mu-'akhkhiru. La ilaha il-la anta (or La ilaha ghairuka)"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 330:

Narrated 'Ali:

Fatima complained about the blisters on her hand because of using a

mill-stone. She went to ask the Prophet for servant, but she did
not
find him (at home) and had to inform 'Aisha of her need. When he
came,
'Aisha informed him about it. Ali added: The Prophet came to us
when
we had gone to our beds. When I was going to get up, he said,
"'Stay
in your places," and sat between us, till I felt the coolness of
the
feet on my chest. The Prophet then said, "Shall I not tell you of a

thing which is better for you than a servant? When you (both) go to

your beds, say 'Allahu Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan Allah'

thirty-three times, 'Alhamdu 'illah' thirty-three times, for that
is
better for you than a servant." Ibn Sirin said, "Subhan Allah' (is
to
be said for) thirty-four times."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 331:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to blow on his hands
while reciting the Mu'auwidhat ( i.e. Suratal-Falaq and
Surat-an-Nas,
113 and 114) and then pass his hands over his body,

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 332:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "When anyone of you go to bed, he should shake
out
his bed with the inside of his waist sheet, for he does not know
what
has come on to it after him, and then he should say: 'Bismika Rabbi

wada'tu Janbi wa bika arfa'uhu, In amsakta nafsi farhamha wa in
arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfazu bihi ibadakas-salihin."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 333:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "When it is the last third of the night, our
Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, descends every night to the heaven
of
the world and says, 'Is there anyone who invokes Me (demand
anything
from Me), that I may respond to his invocation; Is there anyone who

asks Me for something that I may give (it to) him; Is there anyone
who
asks My forgiveness that I may forgive him?' "

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 334:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Whenever the Prophet went to the lavatory, he used to say:
"Allahumma
Inni a'udhu bika mina-lkhubthi Wal khaba'ith."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 335:

Narrated Shaddad bin 'Aus:

The Prophet said, "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness
from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta. Khalaqtani
wa
ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa Wa'dika mastata'tu abu'u Laka
bi
ni 'matika wa abu'u Laka bidhanbi; faghfirli fa'innahu la
yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba ill a ant a. A'uidhu bika min sharri ma
sana'tu.'
If somebody recites this invocation during the night, and if he
should
die then, he will go to Paradise (or he will be from the people of
Paradise). And if he recites it in the morning, and if he should
die
on the same day, he will have the same fate."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 336:

Narrated Hudhaifa:

Whenever the Prophet intended to go to bed, he would recite:
"Bismika
Allahumma amutu wa ahya (With Your name, O Allah, I die and I
live)."
And when he woke up from his sleep, he would say: "Al-hamdu
lil-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana; wa ilaihi an-nushur (All
the
Praises are for Allah Who has made us alive after He made us die
(sleep) and unto Him is the Resurrection). "

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 337:

Narrated Abu Dhar:

Whenever the Prophet lay on his bed, he used to say: "Allahumma
bismika amutu wa ahya," and when he woke up he would say: "Al-hamdu

lil-lahilladhi ahyana ba'da ma an atana, wa ilaihi an-nushur."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 338:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet, "Teach me an invocation
with
which I may invoke (Allah) in my prayer." The Prophet said, "Say:
Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala
yaghfirudh-dhunuba
illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka
antalGhafur-Rahim."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 339:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Verse: 'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low
tone.'
(17.110) was revealed as regards invocation.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 340:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

We used to say in the prayer: 'AsSalam be on Allah, As-Salam be on
so-and so.' So one day the Prophet said to us, "Allah Himself is
As-Salam; when anyone of you sits during his prayer, he should say:

'At-tah, iyyatu-lillahi,' up to 'As-Salihin,' (All the compliments
are
for Allah ...righteous people) for when he recites this, then he
says
his Salam to all the righteous people present in the heavens and on

the earth. Then he should say, 'I testify that none has the right
to
be worshipped except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and His
Apostle,' and then he can select whatever he likes to celebrate
(Allah's) Praises."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 341:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! The rich people have got the
highest degrees of prestige and the permanent pleasures (in this
life
and the life to come in the Hereafter)." He said, "How is that?"
They
said, "The rich pray as we pray, and strive in Allah's Cause as we
do,
and spend from their surplus wealth in charity, while we have no
wealth (to spend likewise)." He said, "Shall I not tell you a
thing,
by doing which, you will catch up with those who are ahead of you
and
supersede those who will come after you; and nobody will be able to
do
such a good deed as you do except the one who does the same (deed
as
you do). That deed is to recite 'Subhan Allah ten times, and
'Al-Hamdulillah ten times, and 'AllahuAkbar' ten times after every
prayer."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 342:

Narrated Warrad:

(the freed slave of Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba) Al-Mughira wrote to
Muawiya
bin Abu Sufyan that Allah's Apostle used to say at the end of every

prayer after the Taslim, "La ilaha illa-l-lahu wahdahu la sharika
lahu; lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd, wahuwa 'ala kulli shai'n qadir.
Allahumma la mani'a Lima a taita, wa la mu'ta Lima mana'ta, wa la
yanfa'u dhal-jaddu minkal-jadd.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 343:

Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa':

We went out with the Prophet to Khaibar. A man among the people
said,
"O 'Amir! Will you please recite to us some of your poetic verses?"
So
'Amir got down and started chanting among them, saying, "By Allah!
Had
it not been for Allah, we would not have been guided." 'Amir also
said
other poetic verses which I do not remember. Allah's Apostle said,
"Who is this (camel) driver?" The people said, "He is 'Amir bin
Al-Akwa'," He said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him." A man from

the People said, "O Allah's Apostle! Would that you let us enjoy
his
company longer." When the people (Muslims) lined up, the battle
started, and 'Amir was struck with his own sword (by chance) by
himself and died. In the evening, the people made a large number of

fires (for cooking meals). Allah's Apostle said, "What is this
fire?
What are you making the fire for?" They said, "For cooking the meat
of
donkeys." He said, "Throw away what is in the pots and break the
pots!" A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! May we throw away what is in

them and wash them?" He said, "Never mind, you may do so." (See
Hadith No. 509, Vol. 5).

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 344:

Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa:

Whenever a man brought his alms to the Prophet, the Prophet would
say,
"O Allah! Bestow Your Blessing upon the family of so-and-so." When
my
father came to him (with his alms), he said, "O Allah! Bestow Your
Blessings upon the family of Abi Aufa."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 345:

Narrated Jarir:

Allah's Apostle said to me. "Will you relieve me from
Dhi-al-Khalasa?
" Dhi-al-Khalasa was an idol which the people used to worship and
it
was called Al-Ka'ba al Yamaniyya. I said, "O Allah's Apostle I am a

man who can't sit firm on horses." So he stroked my chest (with his

hand) and said, "O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and
well-guided man." So I went out with fifty (men) from my tribe of
Ahrnas. (The sub-narrator, Sufyan, quoting Jarir, perhaps said, "I
went out with a group of men from my nation.") and came to
Dhi-al-Khalasa and burnt it, and then came to the Prophet and said,
"O
Allah's Apostle! I have not come to you till I left it like a camel

with a skin disease." The Prophet then invoked good upon Ahmas and
their cavalry (fighters).

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 346:

Narrated Anas:

Um Sulaim said to the Prophet "Anas is your servant." The Prophet
said, "O Allah! increase his wealth and offspring, and bless (for
him)
what ever you give him."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 347:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet heard a man reciting (the Qur'an) in the mosque. He
said,"
May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he made me remember such
and-such Verse which I had missed in such-and-such Sura."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 348:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet divided something (among the Muslims) and distributed
the
shares (of the booty). A man said, "This division has not been made
to
please Allah." When I informed the Prophet about it, he became so
furious that I noticed the signs of anger on his face and he then
said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses, for he was hurt with
more
than this, yet he remained patient."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 349:

Narrated 'Ikrima:

Ibn 'Abbas said, "Preach to the people once a week, and if you
won't,
then preach them twice, but if you want to preach more, then let it
be
three times (a week only), and do not make the people fed-up with
this
Qur'an. If you come to some people who are engaged in a talk, don't

start interrupting their talk by preaching, lest you should cause
them
to be bored. You should rather keep quiet, and if they ask you,
then
preach to them at the time when they are eager to hear what you
say.
And avoid the use of rhymed prose in invocation for I noticed that
Allah's Apostle and his companions always avoided it."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 350:

Narrated Anas:

Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you appeal to Allah for
something, he should ask with determination and should not say, 'O
Allah, if You wish, give me.', for nobody can force Allah to do
something against His Will.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 351:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "None of you should say: 'O Allah, forgive me
if
You wish; O Allah, be merciful to me if You wish,' but he should
always appeal to Allah with determination, for nobody can force
Allah
to do something against His Will."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 352:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "The invocation of anyone of you is granted
(by
Allah) if he does not show impatience (by saying, "I invoked Allah
but
my request has not been granted.")

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 353:

Narrated Anas:

While the Prophet was delivering a sermon on a Friday, a man stood
up
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to bless us with rain."
(The Prophet invoked Allah for rain.) So, the sky became overcast
and
it started raining till one could hardly reach one's home. It kept
on
raining till the next Friday when the same man or another man got
up
and said (to the Prophet), "Invoke Allah to withhold the rain from
us,
for we have been drowned (with heavy rain )." The Prophet said, "O
Allah! Let it rain around us and not on us." Then the clouds
started
dispersing around Medina and rain ceased to fall on the people of
Medina.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 354:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:

Allah's Apostle went out to this Musalla (praying place) to offer
the
prayer of Istisqa.' He invoked Allah for rain and then faced the
Qibla
and turned his Rida' (upper garment) inside out.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 355:

Narrated Anas:

My mother said, "O Allah's Apostle! Please invoke Allah on behalf
of
your servant." He said, "O Allah! Increase his wealth and children,

and bestow Your Blessing on whatever You give him." a time of
distress.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 356:

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Prophet used to invoke Allah at the time of distress, saying,
"La
ilaha illal-lahu al-'Azim, al-Halim, La ilaha illal-lahu
Rabbu-s-samawati wal-ard wa Rabbu-l-arsh il-azim,"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 357:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle used to say at a time of distress, "La ilaha
illal-lahu Rabbul-l-'arsh il-'azim, La ilaha illallahu
Rabbu-s-samawati wa Rabbu-l-ard, Rabbu-l-'arsh-il-Karim."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 358:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle used to seek refuge with Allah from the difficult
moment of a calamity and from being overtaken by destruction and
from
being destined to an evil end, and from the malicious joy of
enemies.
Sufyan said, "This narration contained three items only, but I
added
one. I do not know which one that was."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 359:

Narrated 'Aisha:

When Allah's Apostle was healthy, he used to say, "No prophet dies
till he is shown his place in Paradise, and then he is given the
option (to live or die)." So when death approached him(during his
illness), and while his head was on my thigh, he became unconscious

for a while, and when he recovered, he fixed his eyes on the
ceiling
and said, "O Allah! (Let me join) the Highest Companions (see
Qur'an
4:69)," I said, "So, he does not choose us." Then I realized that
it
was the application of the statement he used to relate to us when
he
was healthy. So that was his last utterance (before he died), i.e.
"O
Allah! (Let me join) the Highest Companions."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 360:

Narrated Qais:

I came to Khabbab who had been branded with seven brands(1) and he
said, "Had Allah's Apostle not forbidden us to invoke (Allah) for
death, I would have invoked (Allah) for it."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 361:

Narrated Qais:

I came to Khabbab who had been branded with seven brands over his
abdomen, and I heard him saying, "If the Prophet: had not forbidden
us
to invoke (Allah) for death, I would have invoked Allah for it."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 362:

Narrated Anas:

Allah's Apostle said," None of you should long for death because of
a
calamity that had befallen him, and if he cannot, but long for
death,
then he should say, 'O Allah! Let me live as long as life is better

for me, and take my life if death is better for me.' "

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 363:

Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid:

My aunt took me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My

sister's son is sick." So he passed his hand over my head and
invoked
for Allah's blessing upon me and then performed the ablution. I
drank
from the water of his ablution and I stood behind him and looked at

his Khatam (the seal of Prophethood) between his shoulders (and its

size was) like the button of a tent.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 364:

Narrated Abu 'Aqil:

that his grandfather. 'Abdullah bin Hisham used to take him from
the
market or to the market (the narrator is in doubt) and used to buy
grain and when Ibn Az-Zubair and Ibn 'Umar met him, they would say
to
him, "Let us be your partners (in trading) as the Prophet invoked
for
Allah's blessing upon you." He would then take them as partners and
he
would Sometimes gain a whole load carried by an animal which he
would
send home.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 365:

Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi:

On whose face Allah's Apostle had thrown water from his mouth, the
water having been taken from their well while he was still a young
boy
(who has not yet attained the age of puberty).

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 366:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The boys used to be brought to the Prophet and he used to invoke
for
Allah's blessing upon them. Once an infant was brought to him and
it
urinated on his clothes. He asked for water and poured it over the
place of the urine and did not wash his clothes.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 367:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Tha'laba bin Su'air:

whose eye Allah's Apostle had touched, that he had seen Sa'd bin
Abi
Waqqas offering one Rak'a only for the Witr prayer.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 368:

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila:

Ka'b bin 'Ujra met me and said, "Shall I give you a present? Once
the
Prophet came to us and we said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! We know how to

greet you; but how to send 'Salat' upon you? He said, 'Say:
Allahumma
Salli ala Muhammadin wa 'ala Ali Muhammadin, kama sal-laita 'ala
all
Ibrahima innaka Hamidun Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa
'ala
all Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahima, innaka Hamidun
Majid."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 369:

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:

We said, "O Allah's Apostle This is (i.e. we know) the greeting to
you; will you tell us how to send Salat on you?" He said, "Say:
'Allahumma Salli 'ala Muhammadin 'abdika wa rasulika kama sal-laita

'ala Ibrahima wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa all Muhammadin kama
barakta
'ala Ibrahima wa Ali Ibrahim."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 370:

Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa:

Whenever somebody brought alms to the Prophet the used to say,
"Allahumma Salli 'Alaihi (O Allah! Send Your Salat (Grace and
Honor)
on him)." Once when my father brought his alms to him, he said, "O
Allah! Send Your Salat (Grace and Honor) on the family of Abi
Aufa."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 371:

Narrated Abu Humaid As-Saidi:

The people said, "O Allah's Apostle ! How may we send Salat on
you?"
He said, "Say: Allahumma Salli 'ala- Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa
dhurriyyatihi kama sal-laita 'ala ali Ibrahim; wa barik 'ala
Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi kamabarakta 'ala ali
Ibrahim
innaka hamidun majid."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 372:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

that he heard the Prophet saying, "O Allah! If I should ever abuse a

believer, please let that be a means of bringing him near to You on

the Day of Resurrection."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 373:

Narrated Anas:

Once the people started asking Allah's Apostle questions, and they
asked so many questions that he became angry and ascended the
pulpit
and said, "I will answer whatever questions you may ask me today." I

looked right and left and saw everyone covering his face with his
garment and weeping. Behold ! There was a man who, on quarreling
with
the people, used to be called as a son of a person other than his
father. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father?" The Prophet

replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." And then 'Umar got up and said,

"We accept Allah as our Lord, and Islam as (our) religion, and
Muhammad as (our) Apostle; and we seek refuge with Allah from the
afflictions." Allah's Apostle said, " I have never seen a day like
today in its good and its evil for Paradise and the Hell Fire were
displayed in front of me, till I saw them just beyond this wall."
Qatada, when relating this Hadith, used to mention the following
Verse:--

'O you who believe! Ask not questions about things which, If made
plain to you, May cause you trouble. (5.101)

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 374:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet said to Abu Talha, "Choose one of your boys to serve
me."
So Abu Talha took me (to serve the Prophet ) by giving me a ride
behind him (on his camel). So I used to serve Allah's Apostle
whenever
he stayed somewhere. I used to hear him saying, "O Allah! I seek
refuge with you (Allah) from (worries) care and grief, from
incapacity
and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being heavily in

debt and from being overpowered by other men." I kept on serving
him
till he returned from (the battle of) Khaibar. He then brought
Safiya,
the daughter of Huyay whom he had got (from the booty). I saw him
making a kind of cushion with a cloak or a garment for her. He then

let her ride behind him. When we reached a place called As-Sahba',
he
prepared (a special meal called) Hais, and asked me to invite the
men
who (came and) ate, and that was the marriage banquet given on the
consummation of his marriage to her. Then he proceeded till the
mountain of Uhud appeared, whereupon he said, "This mountain loves
us
and we love it." When he approached Medina, he said, "O Allah! I
make
the land between its (i.e., Medina's) two mountains a sanctuary, as

the prophet Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless them
(the
people of Medina) in their Mudd and the Sa' (units of measuring)."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 375:

Narrated Um Khalid bint Khalid:

I heard the Prophet seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment
of
the grave.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 376:

Narrated Mus'ab:

Sa'd used to recommend five (statements) and mentioned that the
Prophet I used to recommend it. (It was) "O Allah! I seek refuge
with
You from miserliness; and seek refuge with You from cowardice; and
seek refuge with You from being sent back to geriatric old age; and
I
seek refuge with You from the affliction of this world (i.e., the
affliction of Ad-Dajjal etc.); and seek refuge with You from the
punishment of the grave."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 377:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Two old ladies from among the Jewish ladies entered upon me and
said'
"The dead are punished in their graves," but I thought they were
telling a lie and did not believe them in the beginning. When they
went away and the Prophet entered upon me, I said, "O Allah's
Apostle!
Two old ladies.." and told him the whole story. He said, "They told

the truth; the dead are really punished, to the extent that all the

animals hear (the sound resulting from) their punishment." Since
then
I always saw him seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment of
the
grave in his prayers.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 378:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from
incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and geriatric old age, and
seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, and I seek
refuge with You from the afflictions of life and death."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 379:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from
laziness and geriatric old age, from all kinds of sins and from
being
in debt; from the affliction of the Fire and from the punishment of

the Fire and from the evil of the affliction of wealth; and I seek
refuge with You from the affliction of poverty, and I seek refuge
with
You from the affliction of Al-Mesiah Ad-Dajjal. O Allah! Wash away
my
sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from all

the sins as a white garment is cleansed from the filth, and let
there
be a long distance between me and my sins, as You made East and
West
far from each other."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 380:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from
worry
and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and
miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered
by
(other) men." (See Hadith No. 374)

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 381:

Narrated Mus'ab bin Sa'd:

Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas used to recommend these five (statements) and
say
that the Prophet said so (and they are): "O Allah! I seek refuge
with
You from miserliness, and seek refuge with You from cowardice, and
seek refuge with You from being brought back to geriatric old age,
and
seek refuge with You from the afflictions of the world, and seek
refuge with You from the punishment of the grave."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 382:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Apostle used to seek refuge with Allah saying, "O Allah! I
seek refuge with You from laziness, and seek refuge with You from
cowardice, and seek refuge with You from geriatric old age, and
seek
refuge with You from miserliness."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 383:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as You made us love

Mecca, or more, and transfer the fever that is in it, to Al-Juhfa. O

Allah! Bless our Mudd and our Sam' (kinds of measures)."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 384:

Narrated 'Amir bin Sa'd:

that his father said, "In the year of Hajjatal-Wada', the Prophet
paid
me a visit while I was suffering from an ailment that had brought
me
to the verge of death. I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! My sickness has
reduced me to the (bad) state as you see, and I am a rich man, but
have no heirs except one daughter. Shall I give 2/3 of my property
in
charity?' He said, 'No.' I said, 'Then 1/2 of it?' He said, 'Even
1/3
is too much, for, to leave your inheritors wealthy is better than
to
leave them in poverty, begging from people. And (know that)
whatever
you spend in Allah's Cause, you will get reward for it, even for
the
morsel of food which you put in your wife's mouth.' I said, 'O
Allah's
Apostle! Will I be left behind my companions (in Mecca)?' He said,
'If
you remain behind, whatever good deed you will do for Allah's Sake,

will raise and upgrade you to a higher position (in Allah's Sight).

May be you will live longer so that some people may benefit by you,

and some others (pagans) may get harmed by you. O Allah! Complete
the migration of my companions and do not turn them on their heels;

But (we pity) the poor Sa'd bin Khaula (not the above mentioned
Sa'd)
(died in Mecca)" Allah's Apostle lamented (or pitied) for him as he

died in Mecca. (See Hadith No. 693, Vol. 5)

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 385:

Narrated Sa'd:

Seek refuge with Allah by saying the words which the Prophet used
to
say while seeking refuge with Allah, "0 Allah! I seek refuge with
You
from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from miserliness, and seek

refuge with You from reaching a degraded geriatric old age, and
seek
refuge with You from the afflictions of the world and from the
punishment in the grave."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 386:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from
laziness from geriatric old age, from being in debt, and from
committing sins. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the
punishment
of the Fire, the afflictions of the grave, the punishment in the
grave, and the evil of the affliction of poverty and from the evil
of
the affliction caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal. O Allah! Wash away my
sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from the

sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth, and let there be a
far
away distance between me and my sins as You have set far away the
East
and the West from each other."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 387:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah (by saying), "O Allah! I

seek refuge with You from the affliction of the Fire and from the
punishment in the Fire, and seek refuge with You from the
affliction
of the grave, and I seek refuge with You from the affliction of
wealth, and I seek refuge with You from the affliction of poverty,
and
seek refuge with You from the affliction of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 388:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to say, 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the
affliction of the Fire, the punishment of the Fire, the affliction
of
the grave, the punishment of the grave, and the evil of the
affliction
of poverty. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the evil of the
affliction of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal, O Allah! Cleanse my heart with
the
water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from all sins as a
white
garment is cleansed from filth, and let there be a far away
distance
between me and my sins as You made the East and West far away from
each other. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from laziness, sins,
and
from being in debt."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 389:

Narrated Um Sulaim:

that she said, "O Allah's Apostle! Anas is your servant, so please
invoke for Allah's blessing for him." The Prophet said, "O Allah!
Increase his wealth and offspring and bless (for him) whatever You
give him."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 390:

Narrated Anas:

Um Sulaim said (to the Prophet), "Anas is your servant; so please
invoke for Allah's blessings for him." He said "O Allah! Increase
his
wealth and offspring, and Bless (for him) whatever You give him."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 391:

Narrated Jabir:

The Prophet used to teach us the Istikhara for each and every
matter
as he used to teach us the Suras from the Holy Qur'an. (He used to
say), "If anyone of you intends to do something, he should offer a
two-Rak'at prayer other than the obligatory prayer, and then say:
'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika,
wa
as'aluka min fadlika-l-'azim, fa innaka taqdiru wala aqdiru, wa
ta'lamu wala a'lamu, wa anta'allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta
ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati
amri (or said, fi 'ajili amri wa ajilihi) fa-qdurhu li, Wa in junta

ta'lamu anna ha-dha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa
'aqibati
amri (or said, fi ajili amri wa ajilihi) fasrifhu 'anni was-rifni
'anhu wa aqdur li alkhaira haithu kana, thumma Raddani bihi," Then
he
should mention his matter (need).

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 392:

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet asked for some water and performed the ablution, and
then
raised his hands (towards the sky) and said, "O Allah! Forgive
'Ubaid
Abi 'Amir." I saw the whiteness of his armpits (while he was
raising
his hands) and he added, "O Allah! Upgrade him over many of Your
human
creatures on the Day of Resurrection "

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 393:

Narrated Abu Musa:

We were in the company of the Prophet on a journey, and whenever we

ascended a high place, we used to say Takbir (in a loud voice). The

Prophet said, "O people! Be kind to yourselves, for you are not
calling upon a deaf or an absent one, but You are calling an
All-Hearer, and an All-Seer." Then he came to me as I was reciting
silently, "La haul a wala quwwata illa bil-lah." He said, "O
'Abdullah
bin Qais! Say: La haul a walaquwata illa bil-lah, for it is one of
the
treasures of Paradise." Or he said, "Shall I tell you a word which
is
one of the treasures of Paradise? It is: La haul a wala quwwata
illa
bil-lah."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 394:

Narrated Ibn Umar:

Whenever Allah's Apostle returned from a Ghazwa or Hajj or 'Umra,
he
used to say, "Allahu Akbar," three times; whenever he went up a
high
place, he used to say, "La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la sharika
lahu,
lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa'ala kulli Shai 'in qadir.
Ayibuna
ta'ibuna 'abiduna lirabbina hamidun. Sadaqa-l-lahu wa'dahu, wa
nasara'abdahu wa hazama-l-ahzaba wahdahu."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 395:

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet seeing a yellow mark (of perfume) on the clothes of
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf, said, "What about you?" 'Abdur-Rahman
replied,
"I have married a woman with a Mahr of gold equal to a date-stone."

The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Blessing on you (in your
marriage). Give a wedding banquet, (Walima) even with one sheep."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 396:

Narrated Jabir:

My father died and left behind seven or nine daughters, and I
married
a woman. The Prophet said, "Did you get married, O Jabir?" I
replied,
"Yes." He asked, "Is she a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "She is a

matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a virgin girl so that you
might play with her and she with you (or, you might make her laugh
and
she make you laugh)?" I said, "My father died, leaving seven or
nine
girls (orphans) and I did not like to bring a young girl like them,
so
I married a woman who can look after them." He said, "May Allah
bestow
His Blessing on you."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 397:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, when intending to have a
sexual
intercourse with his wife, says: 'Bismillah, Allahumma
jannibna-sh-shaitan, wa jannibi-sh-shaitan ma razaqtana,' and if
the
couple are destined to have a child (out of that very sexual
relation), then Satan will never be able to harm that child."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 398:

Narrated Anas:

The most frequent invocation of The Prophet was: "O Allah! Give to
us
in the world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is
good, and save us from the torment of the Fire." (2.201)

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 399:

Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:

The Prophet used to teach us these words as he used to teach us the

Book (Qur'an): "O Allah! seek refuge with You from miserliness, and

seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from
being brought back to (senile) geriatric old age, and seek refuge
with
You from the affliction of the world and from the punishment in the

Hereafter."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 400:

Narrated 'Aisha:

that Allah's Apostle was affected by magic, so much that he used to

think that he had done something which in fact, he did not do, and
he
invoked his Lord (for a remedy). Then (one day) he said, "O
'Aisha!)
Do you know that Allah has advised me as to the problem I consulted

Him about?" 'Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle! What's that?" He said,

"Two men came to me and one of them sat at my head and the other at
my
feet, and one of them asked his companion, 'What is wrong with this

man?' The latter replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The
former asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?' The latter replied,
'Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The former asked, 'With what did he work the
magic?' The latter replied, 'With a comb and the hair, which are
stuck
to the comb, and the skin of pollen of a date-palm tree.' The
former
asked, 'Where is that?' The latter replied, 'It is in Dharwan.'
Dharwan was a well in the dwelling place of the (tribe of) Bani
Zuraiq. Allah's Apostle went to that well and returned to 'Aisha,
saying, 'By Allah, the water (of the well) was as red as the
infusion
of Hinna, (1) and the date-palm trees look like the heads of
devils.'
'Aisha added, Allah's Apostle came to me and informed me about the
well. I asked the Prophet, 'O Allah's Apostle, why didn't you take
out
the skin of pollen?' He said, 'As for me, Allah has cured me and I
hated to draw the attention of the people to such evil (which they
might learn and harm others with).' "

Narrated Hisham's father: 'Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle was
bewitched,
so he invoked Allah repeatedly requesting Him to cure him from that

magic)." Hisham then narrated the above narration. (See
Hadith No. 658, Vol. 7)

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 401:

Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa:

Allah's Apostle asked for Allah's wrath upon the Ahzab
(confederates),
saying, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the One swift
at
reckoning! Defeat the confederates; Defeat them and shake them."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 402:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

When the Prophet said, "Sami' al-lahu Liman hamidah (Allah heard
him
who sent his praises to Him)" in the last Rak'a of the 'Isha'
prayer,
he used to invoke Allah, saying, "O Allah! Save 'Aiyash bin Abi
Rabi'a; O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid; O Allah! Save the weak

people among the believers; O Allah! Be hard on the Tribe of Mudar;
O
Allah! Inflict years of drought upon them like the years (of
drought)
of the Prophet Joseph."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 403:

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet sent a Sariya (an army detachment) consisting of men
called Al-Qurra', and all of them were martyred. I had never seen
the
Prophet so sad over anything as he was over them. So he said Qunut
(invocation in the prayer) for one month in the Fajr prayer,
invoking
for Allah's wrath upon the tribe of 'Usaiya, and he used to say,
"The
people of 'Usaiya have disobeyed Allah and His Apostle."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 404:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Jews used to greet the Prophet by saying, "As-Samu 'Alaika
(i.e.,
death be upon you), so I understood what they said, and I said to
them, "As-Samu 'alaikum wal-la'na (i.e. Death and Allah's Curse be
upon you)." The Prophet said, "Be gentle and calm, O 'Aisha, as
Allah
likes gentleness in all affairs." I said, "O Allah's Prophet!
Didn't
you hear what they said?" He said, "Didn't you hear me answering
them
back by saying, 'Alaikum (i.e., the same be upon you)?"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 405:

Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib:

We were in the company of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of

Al-Khandaq (the Trench). The Prophet said, "May Allah fill their
(the
infidels') graves and houses with fire, as they have kept us so
busy
that we could not offer the middle prayer till the sun had set; and

that prayer was the 'Asr prayer."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 406:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

At-Tufail bin 'Amr came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The tribe of Daus has disobeyed (Allah and His Apostle)
and
refused (to embrace Islam), therefore, invoke Allah's wrath for
them."
The people thought that the Prophet would invoke Allah's wrath for
them, but he said, "O Allah! Guide the tribe Of Daus and let them
come
to us,"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 407:

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet used to invoke Allah with the following invocation:
'Rabbi-ghfir-li Khati 'ati wa jahli wa israfi fi amri kullihi, wa
ma
anta a'lamu bihi minni. Allahumma ighfirli khatayaya wa 'amdi, wa
jahli wa jiddi, wa kullu dhalika'indi. Allahumma ighrifli ma
qaddamtu
wa ma akhartu wa ma asrartu wa ma a'lantu. Anta-l-muqaddimu wa
anta-l-mu'akh-khiru, wa anta 'ala kulli shai'in qadir.'

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 408:

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:

The Prophet used to invoke Allah, saying, "Allahumma ighfirli
khati'ati wa jahli wa israfi fi amri, wa ma anta a-'lamu bihi
minni.
Allahumma ighfirli hazali wa jiddi wa khata'i wa amdi, wa kullu
dhalika 'indi"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 409:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) said, "On Friday there is a particular
time.
If a Muslim happens to be praying and invoking Allah for something
good during that time, Allah will surely fulfill his request." The
Prophet pointed out with his hand. We thought that he wanted to
illustrate how short that time was.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 410:

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:

'Aisha said, "The Jews came to the Prophet and said to him,
"As-Samu
'Alaika (i.e., Death be upon you)." He replied, 'The same on you.' "

'Aisha said to them, "Death be upon you, and may Allah curse you
and
shower His wrath upon you!" Allah's Apostle I said, "Be gentle and
calm, O 'Aisha! Be gentle and beware of being harsh and of saying
evil
things." She said, "Didn't you hear what they said?" He said,
"Didn't
you hear what I replied (to them)? have returned their statement to

them, and my invocation against them will be accepted but theirs
against me will not be accepted."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 411:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "When the Imam says 'Amin', then you should all
say
'Amin', for the angels say 'Amin' at that time, and he whose 'Amin'

coincides with the 'Amin' of the angels, all his past sins will be
forgiven."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 412:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said," Whoever says: "La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la

sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in

qadir," one hundred times will get the same reward as given for
manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written
in
his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his
accounts,
and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day

till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the
one
who does more than he."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 413:

Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun:

Whoever recites it (i.e., the invocation in the above Hadith (412)
ten
times will be as if he manumitted one of Ishmael's descendants. Abu

Aiyub narrated the same Hadith from the Prophet saying, "(Whoever
recites it ten times) will be as if he had manumitted one of
Ishmael's
descendants."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 414:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever says, 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,'
one
hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they
were
as much as the foam of the sea.

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 415:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "There are two expressions which are very easy
for
the tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the balance and are
very
dear to The Beneficent (Allah), and they are, 'Subhan Allah
Al-'Azim
and 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi.'"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 416:

Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of the one who
celebrates the Praises of his Lord (Allah) in comparison to the one

who does not celebrate the Praises of his Lord, is that of a living

creature compared to a dead one."

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 417:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah has some angels who look for those
who
celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths. And when
they
find some people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each
other, saying, "Come to the object of your pursuit.' " He added,
"Then
the angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky of the
world."
He added. "(after those people celebrated the Praises of Allah, and

the angels go back), their Lord, asks them (those angels)----though
He
knows better than them----'What do My slaves say?' The angels
reply,
'They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-lillah, Allah
then
says 'Did they see Me?' The angels reply, 'No! By Allah, they
didn't
see You.'

Allah says, How it would have been if they saw Me?' The angels
reply,
'If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and
celebrate
Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any
resemblance
to anything more often.' Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they
ask
Me for?' The angels reply, 'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says
(to
the angels), 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O
Lord!
They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they
saw
it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater
covetousness for it and would seek It with greater zeal and would
have
greater desire for it.' Allah says, 'From what do they seek
refuge?'
The angels reply, 'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.' Allah
says,
'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No By Allah, O Lord! They did
not
see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The
angels say, 'If they saw it they would flee from it with the
extreme
fleeing and would have extreme fear from it.' Then Allah says, 'I
make
you witnesses that I have forgiven them."' Allah's Apostle added,
"One
of the angels would say, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he
was
not one of them, but he had just come for some need.' Allah would
say,
'These are those people whose companions will not be reduced to
misery.' "

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 418:

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:

The Prophet started ascending a high place or hill. A man (amongst
his
companions) ascended it and shouted in a loud voice, "La ilaha
illal-lahu wallahu Akbar." (At that time) Allah's Apostle was
riding
his mule. Allah's Apostle said, "You are not calling upon a deaf or
an
absent one." and added, "O Abu Musa (or, O 'Abdullah)! Shall I tell

you a sentence from the treasure of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He
said,
"La haul a wala quwwata illa billah,"

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 419:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and
whoever
believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter
Paradise;
and Allah is Witr (one) and loves 'the Witr' (i.e., odd numbers).

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 420:




Narrated Shaqiq:

While we were waiting for 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud). Yazid bin Muawiya

came. I said (to him), "Will you sit down?" He said, "No, but I
will
go into the house (of Ibn Mas'ud) and let your companion (Ibn
Mas'ud)
come out to you; and if he should not (come out), I will come out
and
sit (with you)." Then 'Abdullah came out, holding the hand of
Yazid,
addressed us, saying, "I know that you are assembled here, but the
reason that prevents me from coming out to you, is that Allah's
Apostle used to preach to us at intervals during the days, lest we
should become bored."