Pilgrimage: a general definition, its excellence and prerequisites
Volume 4, Page 109a: Injunction on
Supplication
Allah has commanded people to call upon Him humbly and
sincerely, promising them He will respond to their prayers and
fulfill their needs.
Nu'man b. Bashir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Verily supplication is worship." Then he
recited the Qur'anic verse, "And your Lord says, 'Call on
Me. I will answer your prayer, but those who are too arrogant
to serve me will surely find themselves humiliated in Hell!''
Qur'an 40.60. This is reported by Ahmad and Sunan.
'Abdar Razzaq reported from Al-Hasan that the Companions
asked the Prophet, peace be upon him, "Where is our
Lord?" At this Allah sent down the following verse of the
Qur'an, "When My servants ask you (O, Muhammad) conceming
Me, I am indeed close to them. I listen to the prayer of every
supplicant when he calls upon Me.'' Qur'an 2.186
Abu Hurairah reported, "The Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Nothing is more dear to Allah than one's
supplication to Him.'' (Tirmizhi and Ibn Majah)
Abu Hurairah also reported, "The Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, 'Whoever wants Allah to answer his prayers
during difficult times, should supplicate to Him more and more
in times of ease'.'' (Tirmizhi)
Abu Ya'la related from Anas that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, reporting from his Lord said, "Allah said, 'There
are four characteristics, of which one is Mine, one yours, one
common between Me and you, and one is common between you and
My other servants. The one that is Mine is that you shall not
associate any other god with Me, the one that is for you is
that when you do a good deed I shall reward you for it, the
one that is common between Me and you is that when you
supplicate I shall respond to your supplications, and the one
that is common between you and My other servants is that you
should like for them what you like for your own selves'."
In a sound hadith the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"Allah's wrath is on the one who does not call upon Him
for help." 'Aishah reported, "The Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, 'Precautions are of no avail against the
decree of Allah, but the supplication benefits in the case of
a calamity that strikes or is about to strike. And when a
calamity descends the supplication intercepts it and holds it
at bay until the Day of Resurrection'. (Reported by Al-Bazar,
At-Tabrani, and Al-Hakim, who says its chain of authorities is
sound)
Salman Al-Farisi reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Nothing can avert the decree of Allah except
supplication, and nothing increases life except virtuous
deeds." (Tirmizhi)
Abu 'Awanah and Ibn Hibban reported that the Prophet, peace
be upon him, said, "When one of you supplicates, he
should ask Allah for something important and great, for
nothing is difficult for Allah."
Ibn 'Abbas reported, "Once, when I recited the verses
of the Qur'an, 'O you people! Eat of what is on earth, lawful
and good' (2.168) in the presence of the Prophet, peace be
upon him. Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas got up and said, 'O Messenger of
Allah! Ask Allah to make me one whose supplication is heard.'
At this the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'O Sa'd, consume
lawful things and your supplications will be heard, and by Him
in Whose hands is the soul of Muhammad, when a man puts into
his stomach a morsel of what is forbidden his prayers are not
accepted for forty days, and a servant of Allah whose body is
nourished by usury or by what is forbidden becomes more
deserving of the Hell fire." (Al-Hafiz b. Marduwiyah)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "O people, Allah is Good and He, therefore, accepts
only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as
He commanded the Messengers by saying, 'O Messengers, eat of
the good things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what
you do,' Qur'an 23.51 and He said: 'O those who believe, eat
of the good things that We gave you'." Qur'an 2.172 The
Prophet, peace be upon him, then made mention of a person who
travels widely, his hair dishevelled, and covered with dust.
"He lifts his hands and makes supplication, 'O Lord, O
Lord,' but his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and
his clothes are unlawful, and his nourishment is unlawful. How
then can his supplication be accepted?" (Muslim and
Ahmad)
These are, for instance, the day of 'Arafah, month of
Ramadan, Friday, the last part of the night, at dawn, during
prostration, at the time of rainfall, between the azhan and
iqamah, at the time of encounter of armies, at times of panic,
and when one's heart is soft and tender.
Abu Umamah reported, "The Prophet, peace be upon him,
was asked, 'What supplication finds the greatest acceptance?'
He answered: 'A prayer offered in the middle of the latter
part of the night and after the prescribed Prayers'.'
(Reported by Tirmizhi with a sound chain of authorities)
Abu Hurairah reported, the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "The servant is nearest to his Lord when he is
prostrating to Him, so make supplication in this state."
(Muslim) There are very many hadith found in various books on
this subject.
Ibn 'Abbas is reported as saying, "When asking for
something from Allah, you should raise your hands opposite to
your shoulders; when asking for forgiveness you should point
with one finger; and when making an earnest supplication you
should spread out both your hands." This is reported by
Abu Daw'ud.
Malik b. Yassar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Supplicate Allah with the palms of your
hands, and do not supplicate Him with their backs
upwards."
Salman reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"Your Lord, the Blessed and the Exalted One, is Modest
and Generous, and He loathes to turn away His servant
empty-handed when he raises his hands to Him in
supplication."
Fudalah b. 'Ubaid reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, heard a man supplicating during prayer. He did not
glorify Allah, nor did he invoke blessings on the Prophet. The
Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "He has been
hasty." Then he called the man and said either to him, or
to someone else, "When any one of you prays, he should
begin by glorifying and praising his Lord and then he should
invoke blessings on the Prophet, peace be upon him, and after
that he should supplicate Allah for anything he wishes."
Allah says: "Neither say your prayer aloud, nor speak
it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between."
Qur'an 17.110 And "Call on your Lord with humility and in
private, for Allah does not love those who go beyond
bounds." Qur'an 7.55
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari reported, "Once the people raised
their voices in supplication. At this the Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, 'Be easy on yourselves. You are not calling
upon someone deaf or absent. Y ou are calling upon one Who is
All-seeing and All-hearing. He is nearer to you than the neck
of your mount. O Abdallah b. Qais, shall I tell you a word
that is one of the treasures of Paradise? It is: "There
is no power nor any might except with the permission of
Allah''.' (Muslim and Bukhari)
Abdallah b. 'Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Hearts are like vessels, some more attentive
and capacious than others. When you supplicate Allah you
should be certain of being answered, and know that Allah does
not answer a supplication that comes from a careless and
inattentive heart." (Ahmad)
Ahmad records that Abu Sa'id reported that the Prophet,
peace be upon him, said, "Any Muslim who makes a
supplication containing nothing that is sinful and nothing
that involves breaking ties of blood relationships, will be
given for it by Allah one of these three things: He may accept
his request, or assign its reward for him in the next world,
or turn away from him an equivalent amount of evil."
Those who heard it said, "We would, then, make many
supplications." The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied,
"Allah is more than ready to answer what you ask."
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "Your supplication will be answered if you are not
impatient, and if you do not say, 'I supplicated but my
supplication was not heard'." (Malik)
Abu Hurairah also reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "None of you should say, 'O Allah, forgive me
if You wish, (or) O Allah, have mercy on me if you wish.'
Rather you should be firm in your request, for (Allah does
whatever He wishes) and no one can force Him to do
otherwise."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, loved comprehensive
supplications but used other supplications as well. The
Qur'anic supplication, "Our Lord, give us good in this
world, and give us good in the hereafter," is just such a
comprehensive supplication.
A man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said,
"O Messenger of Allah, which is the best
supplication?" The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"Supplicate to your Lord for forgiveness and security in
this world and in the Hereafter." He came again the next
day, and then again on the following (third) day and asked him
the same thing. The Prophet, peace be upon him, gave him the
same answer, and then said, "If you are given forgiveness
and security in this world and in the Hereafter you have
attained success." Another version says: "The
Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'No supplication made by a
person is better than asking "O Allah, I ask You for
security in this world and in the Hereafter"'." (Ibn
Majah)
Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"Do not supplicate against your own selves, your
children, your servants, or your property, lest you should
supplicate at a time when supplications are accepted."
Abdallah b. Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, loved to repeat his supplication three times, and pray
for forgiveness three times." (Abu Daw'ud)
The Qur'an says that the believers pray, "Our Lord,
forgive us and our brethren in faith who have preceded us in
faith." Ubayy b. Ka'b reported, "When someone
requested the Prophet, peace be upon him, to pray for him, he
used to begin by supplicating for his own self."
(Reported by Tirmizhi with a sound chain of authorities)
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "The
supplications of three persons are accepted, and there is no
doubt concerning their acceptance: the supplication of a
father, of a traveller, and of one who is wronged.' (Reported
by Ahmad, Abu Daw'ud, and Tirmizhi, with a sound chain of
transmitters)
The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said, "The
supplications of three persons are not rejected: the
supplication of a fasting person at the time of breaking fast,
of a just ruler, and of a person who is wronged. Allah causes
their supplications to rise above the clouds, and gates of
heaven are opened for them, and God says, 'By My Majesty, I
will help you, even it be after a while'." (Reported by
Tirmizhi with a sound chain of authorities)
Safwan ibn 'Abdallah reported, "I visited Abu Darda's
house in Syria. I did not find him there but Umm Darda was
present at the house. She asked, 'Do you intend to perform
Hajj during this year?' I replied, 'Yes.' She said, 'Do
supplicate Allah for us, for Allah's Messenger, peace be upon
him, used to say, "The supplication of a Muslim for his
brother in his absence is accepted when he makes a
supplication for blessings for his brother, and the
commissioned Angel says, 'Amen, May it be for you
too!"" I went to the market and met Abu Darda and he
narrated a similar report from Allah' s Messenger, peace be
upon him. (Reported by Muslim and Abu Daw'ud)
Abdallah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that the Prophet,
peace be upon him, said, "The supplication that gets the
quickest answer is the one made by one Muslim for another in
his absence.'' (Abu Daw'ud and Tirmizhi)
'Umar ibn al-Khattab reports, "I sought permission of
the Prophet, peace be upon him, to perform 'Umrah. He gave me
permission, and said, 'My younger brother, do not forget me in
your prayers. ' 'Umar said, 'It was a word more pleasing to me
than the entire wealth of the world'."
Buraidah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
heard a man saying, "O Allah, I ask You, I bear witness
that there is no god but You, the One, the Etemal, Besought of
all, Who begets not, nor is begotten; and there is none like
unto Him." The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"You have asked Allah by His Greatest Name. When one asks
Him by this name, He gives, what one desires, and when
supplicated by this name He answers." (Reported by Abu
Daw'ud and Tirmizhi, who regards it a sound hadith)
Commenting on the above hadith, Al-Munzhri says, "Our
teacher Abu al-Hasan Al-Maqdisi said, 'There is no weakness in
its chain, and no other and more sound hadith is found on this
subject'."
Mu'azh b. Jabal reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, heard a man saying, " O Lord of Majesty and
Honor!" At this the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"Your supplication will be heard, so ask for what you
want to ask.'' (Reported by Tirmizhi, who says it is a sound
hadith)
Anas reported, "Once the Prophet, peace be upon him,
passed by Abu 'Ayyash, Zayd b. as-Samit az-Zarqi, while he was
offering prayer and saying, 'O Allah, I call upon You for to
You is due all praise, there is no god but You, O the
Compassionate One, O the True Benefactor, the Originator of
the heavens and the earth, the Lord of Majesty and Honor, O
the Living One, O the One Who is self-subsisting and sustains
all.' The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'You have called
upon Allah by His greatest name. Anyone calling upon Him by
this name is heard, and whatever one asks Him for, He grants
it'." (Reported by Ahmad and others. Al-Hakim says that
it is sound according to the criterion of Muslim) Mu'awiyah
reported, "I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him,
saying, 'Whoever supplicates with these five phrases will be
granted whatever he asks, 'la ilaha illa-Allah wallahu akhar
(there is no god but Allah and Allah is the greatest), la
ilaha ill-Allahu wahdahu la sharika lahu (there is no god but
only Allah, and he has no partners), lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd
wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in qadir (to Him belongs the authority
and His is all praise, and He has power over all things), la
ilaha illa-Allahu wa la hawla wala quwwata illa billah (there
is no god but Allah and there is no power nor any strength
except with His permission)." (Reported by At-Tabarani
with a sound chain)
The time for the supplications of morning is from dawn
until the sunrise, and those of the evening are meant for the
time between 'Asr (late afternoon) until the sunset.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "If anyone said in the morning and evening: 'subhana-Allah
wa bihamdihi' (Glory to Allah and all praise to Him), a
hundred times, on the Day of Judgment none will come with
anything better than that except the person who utters similar
words or adds some to them."
Ibn Mas'ud reported, "When it was evening the Prophet,
peace be upon him, would supplicate, "We have evening and
the whole Kingdom of Allah also has evening and all praise is
due to Allah. There is no god but Allah, the One Who has no
partner with Him, His is the Sovereignty and all Praise is due
to Him, and He has power over all things. O Allah, I ask You
the good of this night and I seek refuge in You from the evil
of this night and the evil that follows it. O Allah, I seek
refuge in You from sloth and from the evil of vanity. O Allah,
I seek refuge in You from the torment of Hell-Fire and from
the torment of the grave." And likewise when it was
morning he would say, "It is morning for us and [also]
for the whole Kingdom of Allah." (Muslim)
Abdallah b. Habib reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Speak." I asked, "O Messenger of
Allah, what should I say?" He replied, "Recite Surat
al-Ikhlas, and the two last surahs (of the Qur'an), i.e. Surat
al-Falaq and Surat an-Nas, in the morning and evening three
times, and it will suffice you for everything."
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
used to teach his Companions, "When it is morning you
should say, 'O Allah, we have reached morning with Your help
and evening with Your help, and with Your help we live and by
Your command we die, and to You is our Resurrection.' And when
it is evening you should say, 'O Allah, with Your help we have
reached evening, and with Your help we will reach morning,
with Your help we live and by Your command we die, and to You
is our return'." (Reported by Tirmizhi, who says it is a
hasan sahih hadith)
Shaddad b. Aws reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "The best supplication for forgiveness is to
say, 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa
ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu. A'uzhu
bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya wa
abu'u laka bizhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru zhzhunuba
illa anta (O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You.
You created me and I am Your servant, and I try my best to
keep my covenant (faith) with You and to live in the hope of
Your promise. I seek refuge in You from evil done by me. I
acknowledge Your favors upon me and I acknowledge my sins. So
forgive me for none forgives sins but You."') The
Prophet, peace be upon him, added, "If somebody recites
this during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the
same day before the evening, he will be one of the people of
Paradise. And if somebody recites it at night with firm faith
in it, and dies before the morning, he will be one of the
people of Paradise." (Bukhari)
Abu Hurairah reported ihat once Abu Bakr as-Siddiq asked
the Prophet, peace be upon him, to tell him something to pray
in the morning and in the evening. The Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "Say, O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the
earth, Who knows the unseen and the seen, Lord and Possessor
of everything! I testify that there is no god but You. I seek
refuge in You from the evil within myself, from the evil of
the devil, and from his inciting one to attribute partners to
Allah." Then he added, "Say this in the morning, in
the evening, and when you go to bed."
'Uthman b. 'Affan reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, 'If any servant of Allah says daily in the morning
and in the evening, ' In the name of Allah, by Whose name
nothing in the earth or in the heaven can do any harm, and He
is All-Hearing, All-Knowing!" three times, nothing will
harm him.' (Reported by Tirmizhi who regards it a hasan sahih
(sound) hadith)
Thawban reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"If anyone says in the morning and in the evening, 'I am
pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and
with Muhammad as the Prophet,' Allah will certainly please
him." (Tirmizhi, who says it is a sound (hasan sahih)
hadith)
Anas b. Malik reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "If anyone says in the morning or in the evening,
'O Allah! it is morning, I call to bear witness to You, and to
the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all Your
creatures, that You are Allah other than Whom there is no god,
and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger,' Allah will
emancipate one-fourth of him from Hell. If one says it twice,
Allah will emancipate one-half of him from Hell. If one says
it three times, Allah will emancipate three-fourths of him
(from Hell). And if he says it four times, Allah will
emancipate him (completely) from Hell. (Tirmizhi)
Abdallah ibn Ghannam reported that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, "If anyone says in the morning, 'O Allah!
Whatever favor has come to me, has come from You alone Who has
no partner. To You all praise is due and all thanksgiving,' he
expresses his thanksgiving for the day. And if anyone says the
same in the evening, he expresses his thanks for the night.
(Abu Daw'ud)
Abdallah ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet, peace be upon
him, always uttered these supplications in the evening and in
the morning: 'O Allah, I ask You for security in this world
and in the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for forgiveness and
security in my din and in my worldly affairs, in my family and
in my property. O Allah! Cover up my faults, and keep me safe
from the things I fear. O Allah! Guard me from the front and
the behind, from the right and the left, and from above. And I
seek in Your greatness the protection from unexpected harm
from beneath." (Abu Daw'ud and Al-Hakim) Waki' said,
"This means to be swallowed up by the earth."
'Abdur-Rahman b. Abu Bakrah said that he told his father,
"O my father! I hear you supplicating every morning with
the words: 'O Allah! Grant me sound health. O Allah! Grant me
sound hearing. O Allah! Grant me sound eyesight. There is no
god but You.'
You repeat them three times in the morning and three times
in the evening.' He replied, 'I heard the Prophet, peace be
upon him, using these words as a supplication and I like to
follow his practice'." (Abu Daw'ud)
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "If anyone said, 'O Allah, I have risen with Your
help, blessings, security, and protection, so complete Your
blessings upon me, Your security for me, and your protection,
in this world and in the Hereafter,' three times in the
morning and in the evening, Allah will certainly complete His
favors upon him."
Anas reported that once the Prophet, peace be upon him,
exclaimed, "Can't anyone of you be like Abu Damdam?"
The Companions asked, "Who is Abu Damdam, O Messenger of
Allah?" He replied, "When he gets up in the morning
he says, 'O Allah, I offer my honor and life to You?' So that
he would not abuse those who abused him, nor would he wrong
those who wronged him, or hit those who hit him."
Abu Darda reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "If anyone says daily in the morning and in the
evening, 'Allah suffices me, there is no god but He, in Him is
my trust, and he is the Lord of the Throne, Supreme,' seven
times, Allah will suffice him for all the concerns of the life
of this world and of the Hereafter."
It is reported that Talq b. Habib said, "A man came to
Abu Darda and said to him, 'O Abu Darda, your house has
burned.' He said: 'No, it cannot be burned. Allah will never
allow this to happen because of the words that I heard from
the Prophet, peace be upon him. Whoever says these words in
the beginning of a day, the Prophet, peace be upon him, told
us, will not be afflicted by a misfortune until the end of the
day, and whoever says these words in the evening will not be
afflicted until morning. These words are, "O Allah, You
are my Lord, there is no god but You, I put my trust in You,
You are the Lord of the Mighty Throne. Whatever Allah wills
will happen and what He does not will, cannot happen. There is
no power or strength except with Allah, the Exalted, the
Mighty. I know that Allah has power over all things, and Allah
comprehends all things in knowledge. O Allah, I seek refuge
with You from the evil of myself and from the evil of all
creatures under Your control. Surely the straight way is my
Sustainer's way"."'
In some versions of this hadith we further find that he
said, "Come, let us go. So he went with them to his
house. They found all the area surrounding the house burned
but his house was not damaged."
Huzhaifah and Abu Zharr reported that when the Prophet,
peace be upon him, went to bed, he would say, "O Allah,
by Your name I live and die." And when he woke up he
said, "Praise be to Allah Who gave us life after death
and to Him is the return." He placed his right hand under
his cheek and prayed, three times, "O Allah, save me from
Your punishment on the day when You will raise Your
creature."
He would also say, "O Allah, Lord of the heavens, the
earth, and the Mighty Throne, our Lord and the Lord of
everything, Who causes the seed to grow and the date-stone to
split and sprout, Who sent down Taurah, Injil, and the Qur'an,
I seek refuge in You from the evil of all evil-mongers under
Your Control. You are the First and there is nothing before
You, and You are the Last, and there is nothing after You. You
are the Evident and there is nothing beyond You, and You are
the Source and there is no power beside You. Relieve us of our
debt and poverty." This is reported by Bukhari.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, also prayed, "Praise
be to Allah Who has fed us and given us to drink, met all our
needs, and given us refuge, while there are many who have
neither anyone to meet their needs nor anyone to provide them
with a refuge." And every night when he retired to bed he
would hold out his hands together imploringly and blow over
them after reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah
An-Nas, and then rub his hands over whichever parts of his
body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face, and
front of his body. He used to do that three times.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, instructed his Companions
that when they go to bed they should supplicate, "In Your
name, O Lord, I lay me down to sleep. And by Your leave I
raise myself up. So if You take away my soul during sleep,
forgive it, and if You keep it alive after sleep protect it
just as You protect Your pious servants."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, once advised his daughter,
Fatimah, "Say subhan-Allah thirty three times,
al-hamdu-lillah, thirty three times, and Allahu akbar, thirty
four times." He also commended the recitation of
ayatal-Kursi, the verse of the Throne, Qur'an 2.255 along with
the above supplications, and said that he who does so will be
under the protection of Allah, Who will assign a protector to
protect him.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to Bara, "When
you go to bed make wudu as you do for the regular prayer, and
then lie down on your right side and say, ' O Allah, I
surrender my soul to You, and I tum my face toward You, and I
trust my affairs to Your care. I turn to You in fear and hope.
There is no refuge nor any protection against You except in
You. I believe in Your book which You have revealed to Your
Prophet whom You sent'." Then he added, "If you die,
you will die in your true nature, and these words will be your
last words."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, advised that on waking up
from sleep one should say, "Thanks be to Allah Who
returned my soul, made my body sound, and permitted me to
remember Him."
When the Prophet, peace be upon him, woke he would say,
"There is no god but You, glory be to You. O Allah, I
seek Your forgiveness of my sins, and ask for Your mercy. O
Allah, increase me in knowledge, and let not my heart deviate
after You have guided me on the right path. Grant me mercy
from You, for You are the Grantor of bounties without
measure."
In another sound hadith the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "Whoever wakes up from sleep and cannot go back to
sleep, and says, "La ilaha illa-Allahu wahdahu la sharika
lahu, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli sha' in
qadeer, al-hamdu lillahi, wa subhan'Allah, wa la ilaha
illallahu, wallahu akbar, wala hawla wala quwwata illa billah
(there is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner, to
Him belongs all praise and all authority, and He has power
over all things, praise be to Allah, glory be to Aliah, there
is no god but Allah, Allah is the greatest, there is no power
nor any authority but with Allah),' and then says, 'Allahumma
ighfir li (O Allah, forgive me), or asks some other thing,
will be answered, and if he makes wudu and offers a prayer it
will be accepted from him."
'Umar b. Shu'aib reported from his father and he from his
grandfather that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"When one of you is frightened during sleep he should
say, 'I seek protection in the perfect words of Allah, from
His displeasure and punishment and from evil people, and from
the (evil) prompting of devils and from their presence.' Then
nothing will harm him." The narrator added, "Ibn
'Umar used to teach this to his children, both grown up and
young, and he would write it on a piece of paper and make them
wear it around their necks." The chain of authorities of
this hadith is sound.
Khalid b. Walid reported that once he suffered from
insomnia. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him,
"Shall I teach you words that will make you go to sleep
when you say them? Say, 'O Allah, the Lord of the seven
heavens and whatever they cover, Lord of the earths and
whatever they contain, Creator of devils and whomever they
mislead, be my protector from the evil of all Your creatures
lest some of them may hasten with insolence against me or
transgress the bounds. Honored is he who is in Your protection
and blessed be Your name, there is no god except You'.'
(Reported by At-Tabrani in his Al-Kahir and Al-Awsat. Its
chain is sound, although Abdur-Rahman did not hear it from
Khalid. Al-Hafiz al-Munzhari has mentioned it)
Bara' b. 'Azib reported that a man complained to the
Prophet, peace be upon him, about fear and depression. The
Prophet said to him, 'Say, 'Glory to Allah, the Holy, the
King, Lord of the angels and of Gabriel. Your power and glory
encompass the heavens and the earth." The man said these
words and Allah healed him of his depression and fear.
Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
-If someone of you sees an unpleasant dream he should spit
three times on his left side and seek Allah's refuge from the
accursed Satan, and change the side on which he was lying.'
(Reported by Muslim, Abu Daw'ud, Nasa-i, and Ibn Majah)
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri reported that he heard the Prophet,
peace be upon him, saying, "When someone among you sees a
good and pleasing dream, he should know that it is from Allah,
and so he should praise and thank Allah, and describe to
others what he saw in the dream. But if he sees something he
dislikes then it is from Satan, so he should seek Allah's
refuge from its evil and should not mention it to anyone. It
will not harm him." (Reported by Tirmizhi, who said it is
a hasan sahih hadith)
Ibn As-Sinni reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon
him, put on his clothes, whether a shirt, a cloak, or a
turban, he would say, "O Allah, I seek from You its
goodness and the goodness for which it is made, and I seek
Your refuge against its evil and the evil that is apportioned
for it."
Mu'azh b. Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "If anyone wears a new garment and says, 'All
thanks and praise be to Allah, Who clothed me and gave me
sustenance, whereas I have no power or strength,' Allah will
forgive all his previous sins." To pronounce the name of
Allah is also recommended, because anything done without
invoking Allah's name is flawed.
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri reported that when the Prophet, peace
be him, got a new piece of garment, he would mention it,
whether a turban or a shirt or a cloak, and then would say,
"O Allah all praise and thanks be to You. You have given
me this garment. I seek from You its good and the good that is
made of it and I seek Your refuge against its evil and the
evil that it is made of." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud and
Tirmizhi, who considers it a sound hadith)
'Umar reported that he heard the Prophet, peace be upon
him, say "If anyone wears some new clothing and says,
'all praise and thanks be to Allah Who clothed me to cover my
nakedness, and made it a means of adomment for me,' and then
takes his old garment and gives it in charity, will be under
the protection of Allah and will be treated as if struggling
in the cause of Allah, in life and after his death."
According to a sound hadith, the Prophet, peace be upon
him, dressed Umm Khalid, a small girl, in a black woolen
blanket and said to her, "May you live so long that you
will wear out many garments." The Companions used to say,
"May you live so long that you wear out this garment and
may Allah replace it with a better one." On seeing 'Umar
wearing some new clothes the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"May you wear new clothes and may you live nobly and die
as a happy martyr.' (Reported by Ibn Majah and Ibn As-Sinni)
Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"The barrier between the eyes of the Jinn and the
nakedness of the Children of Adam is [created] when a Muslim
discards a garment and says, 'In the name of Allah besides
Whom there is no other god'." (Ibn As-Sinni)
Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"When one of you leaves the house he should say, 'In the
name of Allah, I put my trust in Allah. There is no power or
strength except with Allah.' To him is said, 'This is
sufficient for you. You are protected, saved, and guided.' The
devil leaves him alone, saying to another devil, 'How can you
tackle a man who is guided, saved, and well protected'.' (Abu
Daw'ud)
A sound hadith reports the following supplication from
Anas: "In the name of Allah, I believe in Allah, and I
seek protection of Allah. There is no power or strength except
with Allah." (Musnad Ahmad)
Umm Salmah reported that whenever the Prophet, peace be
upon him, whenever left her apartment he would look up and
then pray, "O Allah, I seek Your refuge against going
astray or leading others astray, slipping or causing others to
slip, doing wrong or being wronged by others, and behaving
arrogantly or being treated arrogantly by others."
(Reported by Tirmizhi, who considers it a sound hadith)
Jabir reported, "I heard the Prophet, peace be upon
him, saying, 'If a man remembers Allah while entering his
house and eating his meals, the devil says to his forces,
"You will have no place to sleep or food to eat."
But if the person fails to remember Allah while entering his
house the devil says to them, "You have found the place
to rest at night." And if he does not remember Allah
while eating meals, the devil says, "You have found the
place to rest and meals to eat.' ' "(Muslim)
Abu Malik Al-Asha'ri reported that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, "When a man enters his house he should
say, 'O Allah, I seek of You the best of entrance and the best
of departure. In the name of Allah we enter and in the name of
Allah we go out, and we put our trust in Allah, our Lord,' and
then he should greet his family." (Abu Daw'ud)
Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to
him, "O son, when you enter your house say, 'As-Salamu
Alaykum (peace be upon you).' It will bring blessing to you
and to your family." (Tirmizhi)
On seeing something good and pleasing concerning one's
family or property one should say, "Allah's will be done!
There is no power or strength except with Allah."
(Reported by Ibn As-Sinni) And on seeing in them something
unpleasant, he should say, "Praise and thanks be to Allah
under all circumstances." Allah says in the Qur'an
(18.39), "Why did you not say, as you went into your
garden, 'Allah's Will be done! There is no power but with
Allah!"'
Anas reported, "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
'If for every blessing bestowed by Allah upon his servant in
his family or property the servant says, "Allah's will be
done! There is no power but with Allah," he will witness
no misfortune concerning them except that of death'."
(Reported by Ibn As-Sinni)
It is reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, on
seeing something good and pleasing used to say, "Praise
be to Allah with Whose blessings all good deeds are
perfected." And when he saw something that displeased
him, he would say, "Praise and thanks be to Allah under
all circumstances." (Reported by Ibn Majah. Al-Hakim
said, -The chain of this hadith is sound and its narrators are
trustworthy)
'Ali reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon him,
looked into a mirror he would say, "Praise and thanks be
to Allah. O Allah, make me good mannered as You made me good
looking." (Reported by Ibn As-Sinni) Anas reported that
whenever the Prophet, peace be upon him, looked at his face in
the mirror, he would say, "Praise be to Allah Who
fashioned my nature and gave it a perfect form, and Who
honored my face and made it good, and made me one of the
Muslims."
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said: "If one sees an afflicted person and says, 'Praise
and thanks be to Allah Who has saved me from what he has
afflicted you with, and has honored me over many of His
creatures,' he will be saved from that affliction."
(Reported by Tirmizhi, who considers it sound)
An-Nawawi states that the scholars said, "One should
say the above mentioned supplication inaudibly so that the
afflicted person should not hear it, lest he should be grieved
by it. But if the affliction is the result of his sinful
conduct then there is no harm in his listening if he is not
heedful of evil."
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, -Seek refuge with Allah against the devil when you hear
the sound of a donkey, for it sees the devil, and when you
hear a cock, pray to Allah for His bounty, for it sees an
angel.' (Bukhan and Muslim)
Abu Daw'ud's version reads, "When you hear the barking
of dogs and braying of donkeys during the night seek the
refuge of Allah from them, for they see what you don't."
Abu Hurairah reported, "I heard the Prophet, peace be
upon him, saying, "The wind is a blessing from Allah. It
brings mercy as well as punishment. So when you see it do not
abuse it, and ask Allah for its good, and seek refuge with
Allah against its evil'." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud with a
sound chain of narrators)
'Aishah reported that whenever the wind blew, the Prophet,
peace be upon him, would supplicate, "O Allah, I ask You
for its good, and the good that is in it, and the good of what
it is sent with, and I seek Your refuge against its evil, and
the evil it is sent with." (Muslim)
Ibn 'Umar reported that whenever the Prophet, peace be upon
him, heard the sound of thunder or lightning he would say,
"O Allah, do not destroy us with Your wrath nor let us
perish with Your punishment, and save us before it comes to
pass." (Reported by Tirmizhi, by its chain of authorities
is weak)
'Abdallah b.'Umar reported that when the Prophet, peace be
upon him, saw moon he would say, "Allah is the Greatest!
O Allah, make it shine upon us in peace, faith, security,
safety, and with the power to do what You love and are pleased
with! O moon! Your Lord and our Lord is Allah."
(At-Tabarani)
Qatadah reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon him,
saw the moon, he would say, "You are the new moon of
goodness and guidance, the new moon of goodness and guidance.
I believe in Allah Who created you." He said this three
times. And then he would add, "Praise be to Allah Who
caused such and such month to go by in this manner and brought
another month (which he named)." This is reported by Abu
Daw 'ud.
Ibn 'Abbas reported, "The Prophet, peace be upon him,
at times of sorrow and grief used to supplicate, La iliha illa
Allah Al-'Azim, Al-'Alim, la ilaha illa Allah, Rabbul 'arshil
'Azim, la ilaha illa Allahu, Rabbus-Samawati wa rabbul ardi wa
rabbul 'arshi karim (There is no god but Allah, the Mighty,
the Forbearing, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the
mighty throne, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the
heavens and the earth, and the Lord of the throne of
honor)'." This is reported by Bukhari and Muslim.
Anas said that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, was
faced with a serious difficulty, he would always supplicate,
"Ya Hayyu, ya Qayyumu, bi-rahmatika astaghithu (O the
Living, O the Eternal, I seek help in Your grace). (Tirmizhi)
Abu Hurairah reported that whenever the Prophet, peace be
upon him, was faced with a serious difficulty, he would raise
his head to the sky and supplicate, "Subhan-Allah
al-'Azim (glory be to Allah, the Mighty)." And when he
implored seriously and strongly, he would say "Ya Hayyu,
Ya Qayyum (O the Living, the Eternal One)." (Tirmizhi)
Abu Bakrah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "The supplications of distress are, 'Allahumma
rahmataka arju, fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ain, wa aslah
li sha'ni kullahu, la ilaha illa anta (O Allah, I hope for
Your mercy, so give me not over to my self even for as little
as wink of an eye, and set right all my affairs, there is no
god but You)." (Abu Daw'ud)
Asma, daughter of 'Amais, reported that the Prophet, peace
be upon him, asked her, "Shall I tell you words that you
may say in times of pain or distress. These are, 'Allah,
Allah, Rabbi la ushriku bihi shai'an (Allah, Allah, my Lord, I
associate none with Him)." Another narration says that
these words should be said seven times. (Abu Daw'ud)
Sa'd ibn Waqas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "The supplication made by the Companion of the
Fish (Prophet Yunus) in the belly of the fish was, 'La ilaha
illa anta, subhanaka, inni kuntu minaz-zalimin (there is no
god but You, You are far exalted and above all weaknesses, and
I was indeed the wrongdoer)'.
If any Muslim supplicates in these words, his supplication
will be accepted." In another report we read, "I
know words that will cause Allah to remove one's distress.
These are the words (of supplication) of my brother Yunus,
peace be upon him,'' (Tirmizhi)
Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "If any servant of Allah afflicted with distress or
grief makes this supplication, his supplication will be
accepted: 'O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant,
son of your maidservant. My forehead is in Your hand. Your
command conceming me prevails, and Your decision concerning me
is just. I call upon You by every one of the beautiful names
by which You have described Yourself, or which You have
revealed in Your book, or have taught anyone of Your
creatures, or which You have chosen to keep in the knowledge
of the unseen with You, to make the Qur'an the delight of my
heart, the light of my breast, and remover of my griefs,
sorrows, and afflictions'." A supplication in these words
will be answered. Allah will remove one's affliction and
replace it with joy and happiness. (Reported by Ahmad and Ibn
Hibban)
Abu Musa narrated that when the Prophet, peace be upon him,
feared a people, he used to supplicate against them in these
words, "O Allah, we request you to kill them and we seek
Your protection against their evil.' (Abu Daw'ud and Nasa'i)
Ibn As-Sinni reported that in a battle the Prophet, peace
be upon him, supplicated, "O Master of the Day of
Judgment, I worship You alone, and seek only Your help."
Anas remarked, "I saw the angels fighting against his
enemies and defeating them left and right."
It is also reported from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet, peace
be upon him, said, "When you are afraid of a ruler or
someone else, you should say, 'There is no god but Allah, the
Forbearing, the Gracious. Glory be to Allah, my Lord, glory be
to Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens and of the mighty
throne. There is no god but You, strong is your protection,
and great is Your praise'."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "Hasbuna-Allah wa ni'am alwakil
(Allah suffices us for everything and He is the most excellent
guardian)," and then he added, "These words were
uttered by the Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, when he was
thrown into the fire, and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon
him, said these words when the people informed him, 'The
people have gathered against you'." (Bukhari)
'Awf b. Malik reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
judged the case of two men. The one who lost the case, turning
away to go, said, "Allah is sufficient for us, and He is
the best guardian." The Prophet, peace be upon him, said
to him, "Allah disapproves of weakness and impotence. You
must put in effort and work, but if you are overwhelmed by a
difficulty then say, 'Allah is sufficient for me, and he is
the most excellent guardian'."
Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to
supplicate, "O Allah, there is no ease except what You
make easy, and you alone can turn a difficulty into
ease." (Ibn As-sinni)
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "When you leave your house and are afflicted with
hardship, why don't you pray, 'In the name of Allah respecting
myself, my property, and my din. O Allah, cause me to be
satisfied and pleased with Your decree, and bless me in whatis
decreed for me, so that I will not want to hasten what You
have delayed, nor to delay what You have hastened'." (Ibn
As-Sinni)
'Ali related that a slave, who had agreed on terms of his
freedom with his master, came to him and said, "I cannot
pay my master as I agreed in the terms of freedom, so help
me." 'Ali said to him, "Let me teach you the
supplication that the Prophet, peace be upon him, taught me.
If you say it, Allah will cause your debt to be paid even if
it be as great as a mountain. Say, 'O Allah, make Your lawful
bounties sufficient for me so as to save me from what is
unlawful, and from Your grace grant me sufficient abundance to
make me free from the need of all except You'." (Reported
by Tirmizhi, who considers it sound)
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported, "One day the Prophet,
peace beupon him, entered the mosque. He saw there a man from
the Ansar called Abu Umamah. He asked, 'What is the matter
with you that I see you sitting in the mosque when it is not
the time of prayer.' He replied, 'I am very much worried and
in great debt, O Messenger of Allah!' The Prophet said, 'Let
me teach you words to say so that Allah will remove your
worries and settle your debt?' He exclaimed, 'Of course, O,
Messenger of Allah.' The Prophet said, 'Say in morning and
evening, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from all worry
and grief. I seek refuge in You from incapacity and slackness.
I seek refuge in You from cowardice and niggardliness, and I
seek refuge in You from being overcome by debt and being
subjected to men".' The man said, 'When I did that, Allah
removed all my worries and settled my debt'." (Abu
Daw'ud)
Abu Hurairah related that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "When one of you is afflicted with any misfortune
he should say, 'Ina li llahi wa inna 'ilayhi Raji'un (We are
for Allah, and to Him is our return),' even if it be merely
losing one's shoe straps, for this is also a misfortune."
(Ibn As-Sinni)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah
than a weak believer, and there is good in everyone, but
cherish what gives you benefit in the Hereafter and seek help
from Allah and do not lose heart, and if anything (in the form
of trouble) comes to you, don't say, 'If I had not done that,
such and such thing would not have happened,' but say, 'Allah
has ordained it so, and whatever He pleases He does,' because
'ifs' and 'buts' open the door for Satan."(Muslim)
Abu Hurairah reported that Allah's Messenger, peace be upon
him, said, "Satan comes to you and says, 'Who created
so-and-so, until finally he says, 'Who created your Lord?' So,
when he inspires such a doubt, one should seek refuge with
Allah and give up such thoughts.'' (Bukhari and Muslim)
Another sahih hadith reports that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, "The people will continue raising
questions until they ask, 'Allah created the creation, but who
created Allah?' So whoever is faced with such a situation
should say, 'I believe in Allah and His messengers'."
Sulaiman b. Sard said, "I was sitting with the
Prophet, peace be upon him, when two men abused each other and
one of them became so angry that his face became swollen and
changed. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'I know a word
that that will cause him to relax, and this is, "I seek
refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed." (If he said
these words) his anger will cool down.' (Muslim aud Bukhari)
'Aishah says that the Prophet, peace be upon him, loved the
short but comprehensive, meaningful supplications, more than
others. We give below some of these supplications, which are a
must for every believer.
Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
frequently prayed, "O Allah, give us all the good of this
world, and the good of the life hereafter, and save us from
the punishment of the fire."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, visited one of the Muslims
who had become as feeble as a chicken, and inquired about his
health. Allah's Messenger, peace be him, asked, "Did you
supplicate Allah for anything or beg Him for it?" He
replied, "Yes, I asked in these words, 'O, God punish me
in this world with the punishment that You are going to
inflict on me in the Hereafter'." Allah's Messenger,
peace be upon him, remarked, "Hallowed be Allah! You have
neither the power nor the forbearance to take upon yourself
the burden of Allah's punishment. Why did you not say this, 'O
Allah, grant us all the good of the world, and all the good of
the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the
fire?"' Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, made this
supplication for him and he was all right. (Muslim)
Sa'd ibn Abu Waqqas heard his son praying, "O Allah, I
ask You for Paradise and its blessings and its pleasure, and
for such-and-such, and such-and-such. I seek refuge in You
from Hell, from its chains, from its collars, and from
such-and-such, and from such-and-such." At this Sa'd
said, "You have asked Allah for a lot of good, and sought
His refuge from a lot of evil. I heard Allah's Messenger,
peace be upon him, saying, 'There will be people who will
exaggerate in supplication. For you it is sufficient to say,
"O Allah, I seek from You all the good, whether I know it
or I do not know it, and I seek Your refuge from all the evil,
whether I know it or I do not know it.' (Ahmad and Nasa'i)
'Abdallah ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, prayed to Allah, "My Lord, help me and do not
turn against me. Grant me victory, and do not grant victory
over me. Plan on my behalf and do not plan against me. Guide
me, and make the guidance easy for me. Grant me victory over
those who act wrongfully toward me. O Allah, make me grateful
to You, mindful of You, in awe of You, devoted to your
obedience, humble, penitent, and ever turning to You in
repentance. My Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sins,
answer my supplication, clearly establish my evidence, guide
my heart, make my tongue true, and draw out malice from my
breast."
Zaid ibn Arqam said, "I am not going to say anything
except what Allah's Messenger, may peace be upon him, used to
say. He used to supplicate, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in You
from incapacity, from sloth, from cowardice, from miserliness,
from old age, and from the torment of the grave. O Allah,
grant my soul righteousness, and purify it, for You are the
Best Purifier. You are the Protecting friend, and Guardian. O
Allah, I seek refuge in You from the knowledge that does not
benefit, from a heart that does not fear You, from a soul that
is uncontented, and from supplication to which You do not
respond." (Muslim)
The Prophet, peace be upon him, exclaimed to his
Companions, "O people, would you like to be serious in
your supplications?" They replied, "Yes, O Allah's
Messenger." He said, "Then ask Him, 'O Allah, help
us in remembring You, in offering thanks to You, and in
worshipping You properly'.' (Al-Hakim)
Ahmad reports that the Prophet, peace be upon him, advised:
"Recite frequently, "Ya zha al-jalali w al-ikram (O,
Possessor of Majesty and sublimity)"'.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, also used to say, "O
Controller of the Hearts, make my heart firm in Your faith.
The balance is in the hands of the Beneficent, the Exalted,
the Mighty, and He honors some and brings others low thereby.
(Ahmad)
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
used to supplicate, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You
against deprivation of Your bounties, against loosing Your
security, against the suddenness of Your wrath, and against
everything that might cause Your anger."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to say, "O Allah,
benefit me with what You have taught me, and teach me what is
beneficial for me, and increase me in knowledge. Thanks be to
Allah under all circumstances, and I seek Allah's refuge from
the plight of the people of the fire.' (At-Tirmizhi)
When (his daughter) Fatimah came to the Prophet, peace be
upon him, asking him to give her a servant, he said,
"Say, 'O Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens, and the
magnificent throne, our Lord and the Lord of all things, the
Revealer of the Torah, Injil, and the Qur'an, The Splitter and
Grower of the seed grain and date stone, I seek Your refuge
against the evil of all things that You hold under Your
control. You are the First, there is nothing before You. You
are the Last, and there is nothing after You. You are the
Manifest and there is nothing above You, You are Innermost and
there is nothing beyond You. Remove the burden of debt from us
and relieve us from want'.' (Muslim)
The Prophet, peace be upon him, also used to supplicate,
"O Allah, I beseech You for guidance, virtuousness,
chastity, and detachment from the world."
'Abdallah Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, seldom left an assembly without using these
supplications for his Companions: "O Allah, apportion to
us the fear of You that will stand between us and acts of
disobedience to You, and the obedience to You that will bring
us to Your Paradise, and the certainty sufficient for You to
make the calamities of this world easy for us. Grant us
enjoyment of our hearing, our sight, and our power as long as
You grant us life, and do the same for those who inherit from
us. Grant us victory over those who have wronged us and help
us against those who are hostile to us. Let no calamity befall
our din, do not let worldly affairs become our greatest
concern or all that we know about, and do not let those rule
over us who do not show us mercy." (Reported by Tirmizhi,
who considers it a sound hadith)
Abual-'Aliyah said, "Allah's sending blessings to the
Prophet, peace be upon him, means that He praises him in front
of the angels, and the blessings of angels mean their
supplications invoking blessings on the Prophet.' (Bukhari)
Sufian Al-Thawri and other scholars said, "Blessings of
the Lord mean His mercy, and the blessings of the angels refer
to their supplications and seeking forgiveness."
(Tirmizhi) Commenting on the Qur'anic verse 33.56, Ibn Kathir
said, "In this verse Allah, the Exalted, informed His
servants about the revered status that His Prophet and servant
occupies with Him in the higher assembly. He revealed that He
praises him in the company of the angels close to Him, and
that the angels pray for him, and that He has commanded the
inhabitants of the lower world to send their salutations and
greetings to the Prophet, so that the lower and the higher
worlds would join together in his praise. On this subject
there are many hadith. Some of these are given below:
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'As reported that he heard the
Prophet, peace be upon him, saying, "If anyone invokes
blessings upon me once, Allah will bestow blessings upon him
ten times over." (Muslim)
Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "The people nearest to me on the Day of Judgment
will be the ones most conscientious in invoking blessings upon
me." Tirmizhi reported this hadith, and he considers it a
sound hadith. The words "nearest to me" here mean
the ones most deserving of the Prophet's intercession and
nearest to him in station.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "Do not turn my grave into a site of festivities,
but send greetings to me for your greetings are raised to me
wherever you might be." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud with a
sound chain of authorities)
Aus reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"The best of your days is Friday, so send more and more
greetings to me on it, for your greetings are presented to
me." They asked, "How are our greetings presented to
you while you are dead and your body is turned into
dust?" He replied, "Allah has forbidden the earth to
consume the bodies of the prophets." (Abu Daw'ud and
Nasa'i)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "When any Muslim sends greetings to me, Allah
returns my soul to me so that I may respond to his
greetings." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud with a sound chain of
authorities)
Ahmad recorded that Abu Talha Al Ansari said, "The
Prophet, peace be upon him, woke up one day cheerful and
beaming. His companions exclaimed, 'O Prophet of Allah, you
woke up today cheerful and beaming.' He replied, 'Yes! A
messenger of Allah, the Mighty and the Glorified, came to me
and said, "If anyone from your ummah sends you a
salutation, Allah will record for him ten good deeds, wipe off
ten of his sins, and raise him thereby ten degrees in rank,
and He will return his salutation with a similar
salutation".' Ibn Kathir considers this a sound hadith.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "Whoever desires to be given (his reward) in full
measure, should send salutations to us - the members of my
family - and should say, 'O Allah, shower blessings upon
Muhammad, the Prophet, his wives, the mothers of the
believers, his descendants, and the members of his family, as
you showered blessings upon the family of Ibrahim. You are the
Praiseworthy and Glorious." (Related by Abu Daw'ud and
Nasa'i)
Abu ibn Ka'ab said, "When two-thirds of the night had
passed, the Prophet, peace be upon him, would get up and say,
'O people, remember Allah, remember Allah. The great commotion
has come, followed by more commotions. Death has come with all
that it has in store. Death has come with all that it has in
store.' I said, 'O messenger of Allah, I invoke blessings to
you a great deal. How much of my prayer should I reserve for
invoking [such] blessings upon you?' The Prophet replied,
'Whatever you want.' I asked, 'A quarter of it?' He said,
'Whatever you wish. If you increase it, that would be better
for you.' I asked, 'Half of it?' He repeated, 'Whatever you
wish, but if you increase it, that would be better for you.' I
asked, 'Two-thirds of it?' He said, 'Whatever you wish. If you
increase it, that would be better for you.' I said, 'I devote
my whole prayer to invoking blessings on you (i.e. I pray for
you wherever I am).' He concluded, 'Thus will you be relieved
of your anxiety, and your sins forgiven'." (Related by
Tirmizhi)
Some Muslim scholars hold that it is obligatory to send
salutations to the Prophet, i.e. invoke blessings upon him,
each time one hears his name mentioned. They, like Al-Tahawi
and Al-Halimi, base their argument on a hadith recorded by
Tirmizhi, which he grades as sound, from Abu Hurairah, that
the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "May the nose of
the person in whose presence I am mentioned be covered with
dirt if he does not invoke blessings upon me. And let the nose
of that person be smeared with dust who finds the month of
Ramadan but lets it come to an end without securing pardon for
himself. And may the nose of the person be smeared wlth dust
whose aged parents, both of them or one of them, are still
living, and who fails them (i.e. by serving them) to enter
Paradise." (Related by Tirmizhi, who said it is an
authentic hadith)
In a report related by Abu Zharr we read, "the
Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'The most miserly among
people is the one who fails to invoke blessings upon me when
my name is mentioned in his or her presence'."
Other scholars are of the opinion that invoking Allah's
blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, only once while
in a gathering is obligatory. After that it is no longer
necessary, though it is preferred to do so. This is based on a
hadith from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "If some people sitting together in an assembly do
not remember Allah in it, nor invoke Allah's blessings upon
His Prophet, peace be upon him, they will be sorry on the Day
of Judgment. Allah may either punish them or forgive
them." (Tirmizhi)
The scholars hold it desirable to invoke Allah's blessings
upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, each time one writes his
name. But this is not mentioned in any hadith, so none can be
used to support this view. Al Khatib al-Baghdadi said, "I
saw the handwriting of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and I found that
often he wrote the name of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
without invoking Allah's blessings upon him." Then he
added, "It has come to my knowledge that he used to
invoke Allah's blessings upon the Prophet verbally."
An-Nawawi said, "When invoking Allah's blessings upon
the Prophet, peace be upon him, we should combine prayers for
peace and blessings upon him (by saying Salalahu 'alaihi was
sallam), and should not confine it to one of these saying
either Sallahu 'alaihi (May Allah shower His blessings upon
him) or 'Alaihi as-salaam (peace be upon him)'."
It is preferred to invoke Allah's blessings upon the
Prophets and angels separately. As to others than the
Prophets, there is consensus among scholars that Allah's
blessings may be invoked for them along with others (but not
separately). The statement of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
has been cited above, "O Allah invoke blessings on
Muhammad, the Prophet, and his wives, the mothers of the
believers ..." It is disliked, however, to invoke
blessings for them on their own. For instance, one should not
say, "Umar, may Allah shower His blessings upon
him."
Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari reported the following account from
Bashir ibn Sa'd: "I asked Prophet, peace be upon him, 'O
Messenger of Allah, Allah has commanded us to invoke blessings
upon you. How should we do it?' The Messenger of Allah, peace
be upon him, remained silent until we wished we had not asked
him. Then he told us to say,
'Allahumma salli 'ala muhammadin wa 'ala ali muhammadin
kama sallayta 'ala ali ibrahima wa barik 'ala muhammadin wa
'ala ali muhammadin kama barakta 'ala ibrahima wa 'ala ali
ibrahima fil 'alamin, innaka hammidum majeed (O Allah, bless
Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed the family
of Ibrahim, and give baraka to Muhammad and the family of
Muhammad as You gave baraka to the family of Ibrahim, in all
the worlds. You are worthy of Praise and Glorious), and then
he told us to give the taslim as you have learned it."
(Muslim)
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, "When you invoke blessings
upon the Prophet do it in the best manner, because you don't
know whether or not your blessings may be presented to him.
The Companions asked him to teach them how to do it. He
replied, ' Say, "Allahumma 'ij'al salawataka wa rahmataka
wa barakataka 'ala sayyidil mursalin, wa imamal mutaqadimin wa
khatimin nahiyyin muhammadin 'abduka wa rasuluka imamal khair
wa qaidil khair wa rasulir rahmati. Allahumma b'athu maqaman
yaghbatuhu bihil awalun. Allahumma salli 'ala muhammadin wa
'ala ali muhammadin kama sallaita 'ala ibrahima wa ali
ibrahima innaka hamidum majeed . Allahumma barik 'ala
muhammadin wa 'ala ali muhammadin kama barakta 'ala ibrahima
wa 'ala ali ibrahima innak hamidum majeed (O Allah, shower
Your blessings, mercy, and favors on the Chief of the
Messengers, and the Chief of the Foremost, the Seal of the
Prophets, Muhammad, Your servant and Your Messenger, the
leader of the virtuous, the chief of the virtuous, the
Messenger of Mercy, grant him a station that is the happy goal
of the most excellent, O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family
as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. You are
indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, give baraka to
Muhammad and his family as you gave baraka to Ibrahim and his
family, You are indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious"'."
(Ibn Majah)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "Travel and be sound in health, and fight (in the
cause of Allah) and be enriched." (Ahmad. Almanawi
considers this a sound hadith)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "No one leaves his home without two banners waiting
at his door, one of them in the hands of an angel and the
other in the hands of a devil. If he intends to do what
pleases Allah the angel will follow him with his standard, and
he will remain under the banner of the angel until he returns
to his house, but if he sets out for what displeases Allah the
devil with his banner will follow him about, and he will
remain under the devil's banner until he returns to his
house." (Ahmad and At-Tabarani. Its chain of authorities
is sound)
Istikhara (Arabic) means to ask Allah to guide one to the
right thing concerning any affair in one's life, especially
when one has to choose between two permissible alternatives. A
traveller should consult good righteous persons before setting
out on a journey, because Allah says, "And consult them
(O Prophet) in affairs (of moment)," (Qur'an 3.159) and
one of the characteristics of the believers is that "they
(conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation" (Qur'an
42.38).
Qatadah said, "Every people who seek the pleasure of
Allah and consult with one another are guided to the best
course in their affairs."
The traveller should also make istikharah and seek guidance
from Allah. Sa' d ibn Waqas reported that the Prophet, peace
be upon him, said, "Istikharah (seeking guidance from
Allah) is one of the distinct favors (of Allah) upon man, and
a good fortune for the son of Adam is to be pleased with the
judgment of Allah. And a misfortune of the son of Adam is his
failure to make istikharah (seeking Allah's guidance), and a
misfortune for the son of Adam is his displeasure with the
judgment of Allah." Ibn Taimiyyah said, "He who
seeks guidance from the Creator and consults the creatures
will never regret it."
For this purpose one should pray two non-obligatory raka'at
of prayer, even if they are of the regular sunnah prayers or a
prayer for entering the mosque, and so on, during any time of
the day or night. One should recite in them whatever one
wishes of the Qur'an, after reciting al-Fatihah. Then one
should praise Allah and invoke blessings upon the Prophet,
peace be upon him. After this one should supplicate to Allah
with the following supplication, which Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah has
reported from the Prophet, peace be upon him, when he related,
"The Prophet, peace be upon him, taught us how to make
Istikharah in all (our) affairs, just as he taught us various
surahs of the Qur'an. He told us, 'If anyone of you considers
doing something he should offer a two-rak'at prayer other than
the obligatory prayers, and then say (after the prayer),
"Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika. wa astaqdiruka
bi-qudratika, wa as'aluka min fadlika al-azimfa-innaka taqdiru
wala aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wala a ' lamu, wa anta
'allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta' lamu anna
hazhaI-amra khairun lifi dini wa ma'ashi wa aqibati amri (or
'ajili amri wa'ajilihi) f aqdirhu li wa yas-sirhu li thumma
barik li fihi, wa in kunta ta'llamu anna hazha-l-amra sharrun
lifi dini wa ma'ashi wa-aqibati amri (orfi'ajili amri wa
ajilihi) fasrifhu anni was-rifni'anhu. Wa aqdir li al-khaira
haithu kana thumma ardini bihi (O Allah ! I ask guidance from
Your knowledge, and Power from Your Might and I ask for Your
great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I
do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this
thing is good for my din and my subsistence and for my
Hereafter - (or say, If it is better for my present and later
needs) - then ordain it for me and make it easy for me to
obtain, and then bless me in it. If You know that this thing
is harmful to me in my din and subsistence and in the
Hereafter--(or say, If it is worse for my present and later
needs)--then keep it away from me, and keep me away from it.
And ordain for me whatever is good for me, and make me
satisfied with it)."' The Prophet, may peace be upon him,
added that then the person should mention his need."
There is nothing authentic concerning anything specific
that is to be recited in the prayer nor is there any authentic
report concerning how many times one should repeat it.
An-Nawawi holds that "after making istikharah, a
person must do what he is wholeheartedly inclined to do and
feels good about doing and should not insist on doing what he
had desired to do before making the istikharah. And if his
feelings change, he should leave what he had intended to do,
for otherwise he is not leaving the choice to Allah, and would
not be honest in seeking aid from Allah's power and knowledge.
Sincerity in seeking Allah's choice, means that one should
completely abandon what one desired oneself."
Al-Mut'am ibn al-Miqdam reported that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, "No one leaves anything behind with his
family better than the two raka'at of prayers that he offers
with them while intending to go on a journey."
(At-Tabarani and Ibn 'Asakir as a mursal hadith)
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
forbade loneliness, i.e., that a man should sleep alone at
night, or go on a journey alone. (Ahmad)
Umar ibn Shu'aib reported from his father and he from his
grandfather that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "A
single horseman (traveller) is a devil, two are two devils,
but three are a caravan."
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "Anyone intending to go on a journey should say to
those staying behind, 'I commend you to Allah Whose trusts are
never lost'." (Ibn As-Sinni)
'Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
"When something is entrusted to the care of Allah, He
guards it." (Ahmad)
It is reported from Abu Huraraih that the Prophet, peace be
upon him, said, "When one of you intends to go on a
journey, he should bid farewell to his brothers, for Allah
will make their prayers a means of good."
It is sunnah that the members of the family, as well as the
friends and those who see the traveller off should pray for
him as in the following prayer transmitted from the Prophet.
Salim reported that when someone wanted to leave for a
journey 'Ibn Umar would say to him, "Come over to me so
that I may bid you farewell as the Prophet, peace upon him,
used to bid us farewell," and that he used to say,
"To Allah I commend your din (Islam), your trust (That is
his family, those he leaves behind, and his property), and the
conclusion of your deeds."'
In another report we read that when the Prophet, peace be
upon him, bid farewell to a man he would hold his hand and
would not leave it until the man himself dropped the Prophet'
s hand. The rest of the hadith is similar to the one given
above. Tirmizhi considers this a sound (hasan sahih) hadith.
Anas reported that a man came to the Prophet, peace be upon
him, and said, "O Allah's Messenger, I intend to go on a
journey, so please give me provision for the journey."
The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, "May Allah
provide you with piety (taqwa)." The man said, "Give
me some more provision." The Prophet, peace be upon him,
said, "And may Allah forgive your sins." The man
said, "Give me still more." The Prophet, peace be
upon him, then replied, "And may Allah facilitate good
for you wherever you may be." Tirmizhi considers this a
sound hadith. (Reported by Abu Daw'ud and Tirmizhi, who
considers it to be a sound, hasan sahih, hadith)
Abu Hurairah reported that a man said to the Prophet, peace
be upon him, "O Allah's Messenger, I intend to proceed on
a journey, so give me some advice." The Prophet, peace be
upon him, said to him, "Fear Allah, the Mighty and the
Exalted, and glorify Him on every elevated piece of
ground." When the man turned away to go, the Prophet,
peace be upon him, said, "O Allah, make the distance
short for him, and make his journey easy for him."
Tirmizhi considers this a sound hadith.
'Umar ibn al-Khattab reports, "I sought permission of
the Prophet, peace be upon him, to perform 'umrah. He gave me
permission and said, 'My brother, do not forget me in your
prayers' ." 'Umar reported further, "This was a word
more pleasing to me than the entire wealth of the world."
(Reported by Abu Daw'ud and Tirmizhi, who holds it to be a
sound hadith)
It is preferred for a traveller to say when leaving home,
"Bismillahi tawakaltu 'alallah wa la haula wala quwwata
illa billah, Allahumma inni auzhu bika an adilla au udalla au
azilla au uzalla au azlima au uzlama au aj-hala au yuj-hala
'alayya (In the name of Allah, I repose my trust in Allah, and
there is neither power nor any might except with Allah. O
Allah, I seek refuge with You from leading others astray or
being led astray, causing others to slip or being caused to
slip by others, or doing wrong or be wronged by others, or
behaving foolishly or being treated foolishly by
others)." The traveller may choose whatever he wants from
the supplications reported from the Prophet, peace be upon
him. Some of these supplications are given below.
Ibn ' Abbas reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon
him, proceeded on journey, he would say, "O Allah, You
are the Companion in the journey, and the One Who looks after
the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worthless
companions on the journey, and from finding harm when I
return, O Allah, make the length of the journey short for us,
and the journey easy for us." And when he returned he
would say, "We are returning repentant, worshipping our
Lord and praising Him." And when he went to his family he
would say, "Repentant, repentant, we return to our Lord,
the sin visits us not." (Reported by Ahmad, At-Tabarani,
and Al-Bazar with a sound chain of authorities)
Abdullah ibn Sarjis reported that when Allah's Messenger,
may peace be upon him, set forth on a journey, he would say,
"O Allah, I seek refuge (with You) from the hardships of
the journey and finding evil changes on my return, and
disgrace after honor, and the curse of the oppressed, and a
sad disarray in my property and family." And when he
retumed he would use similar words, except that he would
mention his family before his property, and would say
"... a sad disarray in my family and property.' (Ahmad
and Muslim)
'Ali ibn Rabi'a reported that a riding animal was brought
for 'Ali to ride. When he put his foot in the stirrups he
said, "In the name of Allah." When he was seated on
it he said, "Glory to Him Who has subjected this (means
of transportation) to our (use), for we could never have
accomplished this (by ourselves). And to our Lord, surely,
must we return." (Qur'an 43.13-14) Then he praised Allah
three times, and glorified Him (i.e. said Allahu akbar), and
then said, "Subhanaka la ilaha illa ant, qad zalamtu
nafsi, faghfirli, innahu la yaghfiru zhunuba illa anta (Glory
to You (O Allah), there is no god but You, I have indeed
wronged my soul, so forgive me, verily none can forgive sins
except You)." Then he laughed, whereupon I asked him,
"Why did you laugh, O Chief of the Believers?" He
replied, "I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, doing as
I did." At this I asked him, "Why did you laugh, O
Allah's messenger?" He replied, "Our Lord is pleased
when his servant says ' My Lord, forgive me, ' and He says,
'My servant knows that there is none to forgive sins except
Me'." (Reported by Ahmad, Ibn Hibban, and Al-Hakim, who
said it is sound according to the criterion of Muslim)
Al-Azdi recorded Abdullah Ibn 'Umar's narration that
whenever Allah's Messenger, peace be upon him, mounted his
camel to set out on a journey, he glorified Allah (uttered
Allah-o-Akbar) three times, and then said, "Glory to Him
Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have
accomplished this (by ourselves). And to our Lord, surely,
must we return. O Allah, we seek virtue and piety from You on
this journey of ours, and actions that please You. O Allah,
lighten this journey of ours, and make its distance easy for
us. O Allah, You are (our) companion during the journey, and
guardian of (our) family. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from
the hardship of the journey, the gloominess of the sights, and
from finding misfortunes in property and family on our
return." And the Prophet, peace be upon him, uttered
these words in addition, "We are returning repentant,
worshipping our Lord and praising Him." (Ahmad and
Muslim)
Abdullah ibn 'Umar reported that when the Prophet, peace be
upon him, was travelling or fighting (in the cause of Allah)
and night came on, he said, "O earth, my Lord and your
Lord is Allah. I seek refuge in Allah from your evil, the evil
of what you contain, the evil of what has been created in you,
and the evil of what creeps upon you. I seek refuge in Allah
from lions, from large black snakes, from other snakes, from
scorpions, from the evil of jinn who inhabit settlements, and
from a parent and his offspring.'' (Ahmad and Abu Daw'ud)
Khaulah, daughter of Hakim As-Sallammiya, reported that the
Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "If anyone stops at a
place and then says, 'I seek refuge with all the perfect words
of Allah from the evil of his creatures,' nothing will harm
him until he departs from that place." (Reported by the
Group except Bukhari and Abu Daw'ud)
'Ata ibn Abi Marwan relates from his father that Ka'ab
swore to him by Him Who split the sea for Prophet Moses, peace
be upon him, that Suhaib informed him that whenever the
Prophet, peace be upon him, saw a village that he wanted to
enter, he always supplicated, "Allahumma rabbis samawati
sab' i wa ma azlalna wa rabbul ardinas sab' i wa ma aqlalna wa
rabbush sayatini wa ma adlalna wa rabbur riyyahi wa ma zaraina
as'aluka khaira hazhihil qaryata wa khaira ahlaha wa khaira
mafiha wa na'uzhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ahliha wa sharri
mafiha (O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and what they
overshadow, Lord of the seven earths and what they carry, and
Lord of the devils and those whom they mislead, and Lord of
the winds and what they scatter about, I ask You of the good
of this village, the good of its people and the good it has,
and seek Your protection from its evil, and the evil of its
people, and the evil in it)." (Reported by Nasa'i, Ibn
Hibban, and Al-Hakim who considers this a sound hadith)
Ibn 'Umar reported, "We were with the Prophet, peace
be upon him, on a journey. When he saw a town that he wanted
to enter he would say, 'O Allah, bless us in it' three times,
and then 'O Allah grant us sustenance from its fruits, and put
our love in (the hearts of) its people, and put the love of
its righteous people in our hearts'.'' (Reported by
At-Tabarani in his Al-Awsar with a sound chain of authorities)
A'ishah reported that whenever the Prophet, peace be upon
him, approached a place that he intended to enter he would
say, 'O Allah I ask You of the good in it, and the good of
what you have placed in it, and I seek Your refuge from its
evil and the evil of what You have placed in it. O Allah, give
us its fruits and protect us from its plagues, and put our
love in the hearts of its people and put the love of its
righteous people in our hearts.' (Reported by As-Sinni)
Abu Hurairah reported that during a journey when the day
broke, the Prophet, peace be upon him, would say, "A
listener has heard that we praise Allah for His favors upon
us. Our Lord, accompany us and grant us Your favors. We seek
protection of Allah from the Fire.' (Muslim)
Jabir said, "We used to say Allahu akbar when we went
up a high place, and subhanallah when we went down a
valley." (Bukhari)
Ibn ' Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
returned from hajj (or 'umrah). When he approached a path high
up in mountain or one that was difficult, he would back up
three steps and say. "There is no god but Allah, He is
One. He has no partners. To Him belongs all dominion and
praise, and He has power over all things. We are returning
repentant, worshipping, prostrating, praising our Lord. He
kept His promise. And gave victory to His servant, and
defeated all the confederates alone."
Al-Hussain ibn Ali reported that the Prophet, peace be upon
him, said, "The security for my community against
drowning is to say, while boarding a ship (or a boat),
'Bismillahi majraiha wa mursaha inna rahhi laghafoor un raheem
(Bukhari), wa ma qadarullaha haqa qadrihi, wal ardu jami'an
qabadatuhu yaumal qiyyamati was samawatu matwiyyatun hi
yameenihi subhanallahi 'amma yushrakun (Qur'an 11.41) (In the
name of Allah, whether it move or be at rest! For my Lord is,
be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most merciful! No just estimate have
they made of Allah, such as is due to Him, On the day of
Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and
the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand, Glory to Him!
High is He above the partners they attribute to Him!)"
This is reported by As-Sinni.
It is not permissible to embark on a voyage when the sea is
stormy and agitated. According to a hadith reported by Abu
'Umran al-Jawni some of the Companions told him that the
Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Anyone who sleeps on a
house-top that has no fence, and then falls and dies, he
forfeits the protection of Allah, and anyone who sails while
the sea is rough, and then perishes, he forfeits the
protection of Allah." (Reported by Ahmad with a sound
chain of authorities)
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English Dictionary Of Sheikh
Adelabu (Ph. D. Damas) ::
قاموس
عربي -
إنجليزي
للشيخ
أديلابو
-
دكتوراه
من
دمشق -