Safwan ibn 'Abdullah ibn Safwan, who was married to the daughter
of Abu'd-Darda', said, "I visited them in Syria and found Umm ad-Darda'
in the house, but not Abu'd-Darda'. She asked, 'Are you intending to go
on hajj this year?' 'Yes,' I replied. She said, 'Make supplication to Allah
and ask for good for us. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "The supplication of a Muslim man for his absent brother is
answered. At his head there is a guardian angel. Whenever he asks Allah
to give his brother good, the angel says, 'Amen, and may you have the same.'"'
I met Abu'd-Darda' in the market and he said something similar which was
related from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace."
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that a man said, "O Allah, forgive
me and Muhammad alone!" The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "You have veiled it from many people."
Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, asking Allah to forgive him a hundred times in this assembly
with the words, 'O Allah, forgive me and turn to me and show mercy to me.
You are the Ever-Turning back (to his slaves), Merciful.'"
It is reported that 'Umar used to make supplication with his words,
") Allah, let me die with the pious and do not leave me among the evil.
Join me to the good."
Narrated It is related that 'Abdullah used to use these supplications a
lot:
'Our Lord, make peace between us and guide us on the path of Islam.
Save us from the darkness (and bring us) to the light. Remove acts of deviance
from us, both open and hidden. Bless us in our ears, our eyes, our hearts,
our wives and our children. Turn to us. You are the Ever-Turning back (to his slaves), Most
Merciful. Make us thankful for Your blessing and make us among those who
give praise for it and proclaim it. Perfect it for us."
When Anas made supplication for his brother, he said, "May Allah
bless him with the blessing of those who are pious. They are neither unjust
nor corrupt. They stand at night in prayer and fast in the day."
'Amr ibn al-Harith said, "My mother took me to the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, and stroked my head and prayed for
provision to be given to me."
Anas ibn Malik was told, "Your brothers have come to you from Basra
(and that day he was at the zawiyya) wanting for you to make supplication
to Allah for them." He said, "O Allah, forgive them and show mercy to them.
Give them good in this world and good in the Next World and protect them
from the punishment of the Fire." They asked him to say more and he said
repeated the same thing. He said, "If you are given this, you have been
given the good of this world and the Next."
Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, took a bough and shook it and not all the leaves fell off. Then
he shook it again and not all the leaves fell off. Then he shook it a third
time but not all the leaves fell off. He said, 'Saying, "Glory be to Allah
and praise be to Allah and there is no god but Allah" makes errors fall
away as the leaves of a tree fall away.'"
Anas reported that a woman came to the Prophet, to complain to
him of a need. He said, 'Shall I show you something better than that? You
should say, 'There is no god but Allah' 33 times when you go to sleep and
say 'Glory be to Allah' 33 times and say 'Praise be to Allah' 34 times
and then that hundred is better than his world and all that it contains.'"
وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ هَلَّلَ مِئَةً، وَسَبَّحَ مِئَةً، وَكَبَّرَ مِئَةً، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ يُعْتِقُهَا، وَسَبْعِ بَدَنَاتٍ يَنْحَرُهَا.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If
someone says, 'There is no god but Allah' one hundred times, 'Glory be
to Allah' one hundred times' and 'Allah is greater' one hundred times,
that is better than freeing ten slaves and slaughtering seven camels."
A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
and said, "Messenger of Allah, what is the best supplication?" He answered,
"Asking Allah for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Next
world." Then he came to him the following day and asked, "Prophet of Allah,
what is the best supplication?" He answered, "Asking Allah for forgiveness
and well-being in this world and the Next world. When you are given well-being
in this world and the Next, then you have achieved success."
Narrated Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "The words which Allah loves most are:
'Glory be to Allah
who has no partner. His is the Kingdom and praise is His and He has power
over all things. There is no power nor strength except by Allah. Glory be
to Allah and by His praise."
Narrated Umm Kulthum, the daughter of Abu Bakr, reported that 'A'isha said,
"The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to me while
I was praying when he needed something. I was taking a long time and he
said, ''A'isha, you must make the comprehensive supplication.' When I finished,
I asked, :
"O Allah, I ask You for all good, both sooner and later,
what I know of it and what I do not know. I seek refuge with You from all
evil, both sooner and later, what I know of it and what I do not know.
I ask You for the Garden an d whatever words or actions bring one near
to it. I seek refuge with You from the Fire and whatever words or actions
bring one near to it. I ask You by what Muhammad asked You and I seek refuge
from You by what Muhammad sought refuge from and whatever fate You have
decreed for me, make its end right guidance."'"
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "If any Muslim does not have anything to
give as sadaqa, he should say in his supplication, 'O Allah, bless Muhammad,
Your slave and Your Messenger and bless the believers, both men and women,
and the Muslims, both men and women.' That will be sadaqa for him."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "If anyone says, 'O Allah, bless Muhammad and the
family of Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Shower
blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You showered blessings
on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Show mercy to Muhammad and the family
of Muhammad as You showed mercy to Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim,'
I will testify for him on the Day of Rising and I will intercede for him."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، وَمَالِكَ بْنَ أَوْسِ بْنِ الْحَدَثَانِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ يَتَبَرَّزُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدًا يَتْبَعُهُ، فَخَرَجَ عُمَرُ فَاتَّبَعَهُ بِفَخَّارَةٍ أَوْ مِطْهَرَةٍ، فَوَجَدَهُ سَاجِدًا فِي مِسْرَبٍ، فَتَنَحَّى فَجَلَسَ وَرَاءَهُ، حَتَّى رَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ: أَحْسَنْتَ يَا عُمَرُ حِينَ وَجَدْتَنِي سَاجِدًا فَتَنَحَّيْتَ عَنِّي، إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ جَاءَنِي فَقَالَ: مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْكَ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا، وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ.
Malik ibn Aws ibn al-Hadathan said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, went out to open ground to answer a call of nature
and did not find anyone to follow him. 'Umar went out and followed him
with a clay pot or wudu' vessel. He found him prostrating in a river bed.
He fell back and sat behind him until the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, lifted his head. He said, 'You have done well, 'Umar.
When you found me prostrating, you went behind me. Jibril came to me and
said, 'If someone says the prayer on you once, Allah will pray ten times
on him and raise him ten degrees.'"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا، وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ عَشْرَ خَطِيئَاتٍ.
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "If anyone says the prayer on me once, Allah blesses
him ten times and removes ten errors from him."
