Chapters on Supplication

Umarah bin Za’karah said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah saying; ‘Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says: “Indeed My worshipper who is entirely My slave is the one who remembers Me when he about to meet his enemy.” That is: “At the time of fighting.”

Qais bin Sa’d bin Ubadah narrated, : that his father offered him to the Prophet to serve him. He said: “So the Prophet passed by me, and I had just performed Salat, so he poked me with his foot and said: ‘Should I not direct you to a gate from the gates of Paradise?’ I said: ‘Of course.’ He said: ‘There is no might or power except with Allah (La Hawla Wa La Quwwata Illa Billah).’”

[Safwan bin Sulaim said: “No angel has risen from the earth until he said: ‘There is no might or power except with Allah (La Hawla Wa La Quwwata Illa Billah).’”]

Humaidah bint Yasir narrated from her grandmother Yusairah - and she was one of those who emigrated - she said: “The Messenger of Allah said to us: ‘Hold fast to At-Tasbih, At-Tahlil, and At-Taqdis, and count them upon the fingertips, for indeed they shall be questioned, and they will be made to speak. And do not become heedless, so that you forget about the Mercy (of Allah).”

Anas narrated that when the Prophet would go out for an expedition, he would say: “O Allah, You are my Adud and You are my Helper, and by You do I fight (Allahumma Anta Adudi, Wa Anta Nasiri, Wa Bika Uqtail).”

Amr bin Shu’aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet said: “The best of supplication is the supplication of the Day of Arafah. and the best of what I and the Prophet before me have said is: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the Praise, and He is powerful over all things. (La Ilaha Illallah, Wahdahu La Sharika Lahu, Lahul-Mulku Wa Lahul-Hamdu, Wa Huwa Ala Kulli Shai’in Qadir).’”

Umar bin Al-Khattab said: “The Messenger of Allah taught me, saying: ‘Say: “O Allah, make my secret better than my apparent condition, and make my apparent condition righteous. O Allah, I ask You for the righteous of what you give to the people, of weath, wives, and children, not (to be) misguided, nor misguiding. (Allahummaj’al Sarirati Khairan Min Alaniyati Waj’al Alaniyati Salihah. Allahumma Inni As’aluka Min Salihi Ma Tu’tin-Nasa Minal-Mali Wal-Ahli Wal Waladi Ghairad-Dali Wa Lal-Mudil).”

Asim bin Kulaib Al-Jarmi narrated from his father, from his grandfather, who said: “I entered upon the Prophet while he was praying and he had placed his left hand on his left thigh, and he had placed his right hand on his right thigh, and clasped his fingers, and extended his index finger, and he was saying: ‘O changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion (Ya Muqallibal-Qulubi Thabbit Qalbi Ala Dinik).’”

Muhammad bin Sulaim narrated: “Thabit Al-Bunani narrated to me, he said to me: ‘O Muhammad, when you suffer from some ailment, then place your hand at the place of the ailment, then say: “In the Name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah’s might and power from the evil of this pain I feel (Bismillah, A’udhu Bi-Izzatillahi Wa Qudraitihi Min Sharri Wa Ajdu Min Waja’i Hadha).” Then life your hand and repeat that an odd number of times. For indeed, Anas bin Malik narrated to me, that the Messenger of Allah narrated that to him.’”

Umm Salamah said: “The Messenger of Allah taught me, saying: ‘Say: “O Allah, this is the coming of Your night, and the departing of Your day, the voices of those calling to You, and the time of prayers to You, I ask You to forgive me (Allahumma Hadhastiqbalu Lailika, Wastidbaru Naharika, Wa Aswatu Du’atika Wa Huduru Salawatika, As’aluka An Taghfira Li).”

Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated that the Messenger of Allah sai: “No worshipper has ever said: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah (La Ilaha Illallah)’ sincerely, except that the gates of heaven are opened for it, until it reaches to the Throne, so long as he avoids the major sins.”

Ziyad bin Ilaqah narrated from his uncle, that he said: “[The Prophet] used to say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge inYou from evil character, evil actions, and evil desires (Allahumma Inni A’udhu Bika Min Munkaratil-Akhlaqi Wal-Amali Wal-Ahwa).’”

Ibn Umar [may Allah be pleased with him] said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah when a man among the people said: ‘Allah is most exceedingly great, and priase is due to Allah, abundantly, and glory to Allah morning and night (Allahu Akbaru Kabiran Wal-Hamdulillahi Kathiran Wa Subhan Allahi Bukratan Wa Asila).’ So the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Who is the one who said such and such?’ So a man among the people said: ‘Me, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘I was amazed at it. The gates of heaven opened up for it.’” Ibn Umar said: “I have not abandoned them since I [them] from the Messenger of Allah.”

Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah visited him, or that Abu Dharr visited the Messenger of Allah, and said: “May my father and my mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah! Which speech is most beloved to Allah [the Mighty and Sublime]?” So he said: “That which Allah selected for His angels (to say): ‘Glory to my Lord, and with His praise. Glory to my Lord, and with His praise. (Subhana Rabbi Wa Bihamdihi, Wa Subhana Rabbi Wa Bihamdihi).’”

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “The supplication is not rejected between the Adhan and the Iqamah.” They said: “So what should we say, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Ask Allah for Al-Afiyah in the world and in the Hereafter.”

Anas [bin Malik] narrated that the Prophet said: “The supplication is not rejected between the Adhan and the Iqamah.”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “The Mufarridun have preceded.” They said: “And who are the Mufarridun, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Those who absorb themselves in the remembrance of Allah, and remembrance removed their heavy burdens from them, until they will come on the Day of Judgement being light (in weight of their burdens).”

Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “That I should say: ‘Glory is to Allah (Subhan Allah).’ ‘All praise is due to Allah (Al-Hamdulillah),’ ‘None has the right to be worshipped by Allah (La Ilaha Illallah),’ and ‘Allah is the greatest (Allahu Akbar)’ is more beloved to me than all that the sun has risen over.”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The fasting person when he breaks his fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed person; Allah raises it up above the clouds and opens the gates of heaven to it. And the Lord says: ‘By My might, I shall surely aid you, even if it should be after a while.’”

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “O Allah, benefit me with that which You have taught me, and teach me that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge. All praise is due to Allah in every condition, and I seek refuge in Allah from the condition of the people of the Fire (Allahummanfa’ni Bima Allamtani Wa Allimni Ma Yanfa’uni, Wa Zidni Ilma, Al-Hamdulillahi Ala Kulli Halin Wa A’udhu Billahi Min Hali Ahlin-Nar).”

Abu Hurairah or Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Indeed, Allah has angels who go about on the earth in addition to the Kuttab of people. So when they find groups of people remembering Allah, they call to one another: ‘Come to that which you have been seeking.’ They will come and cover them up to the lowest heaven. Allah will say: ‘What were My worshippers doing when you left them?’ They will say: ‘We left them as they were praising You, glorifying You, and remembering You.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘Have they seen Me?’ They say: ‘No.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘Had they seen You, they would have been more ardent in praise of You, more ardent in glorification of You, more ardent in remembrance of You.’” He said: “So He wills say: ‘And what do they seek?’” He said: “They will say: ‘They seek Paradise.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘So have they seen it?’” He said: “So He will say: ‘No.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘So how would it be had they seen it?’” He said: “They will say: ‘Had they seen it, they would be more arden in seeking it, and more eager for it.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘So from what thing do they seek refuge?’ They will say: ‘They seek refuge from the Fire.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘And have they seen it?’ So they will say: ‘No.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘So how would it be had they seen it?’ So they will say: ‘Had they seen it, they would be more arden in fear of it, and more arden in seeking refuge from it.’” He said: “So He will say: ‘So I do call You to witness that I have forgiven them.’ So they will say: ‘Indeed among them is so-and-so, a sinner, he did not intend them, he only came to them for some need.’ So He will say: ‘They are the people, that none who sits with them shall be miserable.’”

Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah said to me: ‘Be frequent in saying: “There is no might or power except by Allah, (La Hawla Wa La Quwwata Illa Billah).” For verily, it is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.’”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Every Prophet has a (special) supplication which is answered. Verily, I have reserved mine as intercession for my nation, and it shall reach, if Allah wills, those of them who die, not associating anything with Allah.”

Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah, the Most High said: ‘I am as My slave thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me to himself, I remember him to Myself, and if he remembers him in a gathering better than that. And if he seeks to draw nearer to Me by a hand span, I draw nearer to him by a forearm’s length, and if he comes to Me by a forearm’s length, I draw nearer to him by an arm’s length. And if he comes to Me walking, I come to him quickly. ‘“

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of Hell, and seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the grave. Seek refuge in Allah from the trial of Al-Masihid-Dajjal, and seek refuge in Allah from the trials of life and death.”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet said: “Whoever says three times when he reaches the evening: ‘I seek refuge in Allah’s Perfect Words from the evil of what he created, (A’udhu Bikalimatillahit-Tammati Min Sharri Ma Khalaq)’ no poisonous sting shall harm him that night.”(One of the narrators) Suhail said: “So our family used to learn it and they used to say it every night. A girl among them was stung, and she did not feel any pain.”

Abu Hurairah said: “There is a supplication that I memorized from the Messenger of Allah which I do not leave off: ‘O Allah, make me revere gratitude to You, make me increase in remembrance to You, make me follow Your advice, and (make me) guard over that which you have commanded (Allahummaj’alni U’azzimu Shuraka Wa Ukthiru Dhikraka Wa Attabi’u Nasihataka Wa Ahfazu Wasiyatak).’”This Hadith is Gharib

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “There is not a man who calls upon Allah with a supplication, except that he is answered. Either it shall be granted to him in the world, or reserved for him in the Hereafter, or, his sins shall be expiated for it according to the extent that he supplicated - as long as he does not supplicate for some sin, or for the severing of the ties of kinship, and he does not become hasty.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, and how would he be hasty?” He said: “He says: ‘I called upon my Lord, but He did not answer me.’”

Abu Hurairah narrated the the Messenger of Allah said: “There is not a worshipper who raises his hands, such that his armpit becomes visible, asking Allah for something, except that He shall grant it to him - as long as he does not become hasty.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, and how is haste made concerning it?” He said: “He says: ‘I did ask and ask, and I was not given a thing.’”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Indeed, having good thoughts concerning Allah is from the perfection of the worship of Allah.”