Hadith #2201 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says a hundred times in a day, âThere is no god but God alone who has no partner, to whom dominion belongs, to whom praise is due, who is omnipotentâ, he will have a reward equivalent to that for emancipating ten slaves, a hundred blessings recorded for him, a hundred evil deeds obliterated from him; it will be a protection for him from the devil all that day till evening, and no one will bring anything more excellent than he br
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Hadith #2202 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Once when we accompanied Godâs messenger on a journey and the people began to say aloud, âGod is most greatâ, he said, âRestrain yourselves, people; you are not supplicating one who is deaf or absent, but are supplicating One who hears, sees and is with you. He whom you are supplicating is nearer to each of you than the neck of his riding-beast.â Abu Musa said: I was behind him saying within myself, âThere is no might and no power except in God,â and he said, ââAbdallah b. Qais
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Hadith #2203 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says âGlory be to God the Incomparably Great, and I begin with praise of Him,â a palm tree will be planted for him in paradise. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2204 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Az-Zubair reported Godâs messenger as saying that no morning comes to mankind without a crier calling, âGlorify the Kind, the Holy.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2205 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying that the most excellent way to make mention of God is to say, âThere is no god but Godâ and that the most excellent supplication is âPraise be to God.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2206 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying that âPraise be to Godâ is the beginning of thanksgiving, for the man who does not praise God has not thanked Him.
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Hadith #2207 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe first to be summoned to paradise on the day of resurrection will be those who praise God in prosperity and adversity.â Baihaqi transmitted the two traditions in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #2208 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs messenger as saying that Moses asked his Lord to teach him something with which to make mention of Him or to supplicate Him, and was told to say, âThere is no god but God.â He replied to his Lord that all His servants said this, but he wanted something particularly for himself, and He said, âMoses, were the seven heavens and their inhabitants apart from me and the seven earths put in one side of a balance and âThere is no god but Godâ in the other
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Hadith #2209 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid and Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says âThere is no god but God and God is most greatâ, his Lord will declare that he has spoken the truth, saying, âThere is no god but me, and I am most great.â When he says, âThere is no god but God alone who has no partner,â God says, âThere is no god but me alone who has no partner.â When he says, âThere is no god but God to whom belongs the dominion and to whom praise is due,â He says, âTher
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Hadith #2210 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâd b. Abu Waqqas said that along with the Prophet he once visited a woman in front of whom were some date-stones or pebbles which she was using as a rosary to glorify God. The Prophet suggested that he would tell her something which would be easier (or more excellent)* for her than that, and told her it consisted of saying, âGlory be to God as many times as the number of what He has created in the heaven; Glory be to God as many times as the number of what He has created in the earth; Glor
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Hadith #2211 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said that his grandfather reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone glorifies God a hundred times in the morning and a hundred times in the evening, he will be like one who makes the Pilgrimage a hundred times; if anyone praises God a hundred times in the morning and a hundred times in the evening, he will be like one who provides a hundred horses, as mounts in Godâs path; if anyone declares that God is the only God a hundred times in
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Hadith #2212 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying that âGlory be to Godâ fills half the scale, âPraise be to Godâ fills it, and âThere is no god but Godâ has no veil between it and God till it reaches Him. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition whose isnad is not strong.
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Hadith #2213 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that no one will ever say sincerely, âThere is no god but Godâ without the gates of heaven being opened for it so that it may come to the Throne, as long as he avoids major sins. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2214 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying he met Abraham on the night he was taken up to heaven, and he said, âConvey my greeting to your people, Muhammad, and tell them that paradise has good soil and sweet water, that it consists of level, treeless plains, and that its plants are âGlory be to Godâ; âPraise be to Godâ; âThere is no god but Godâ; and âGod is most greatâ.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan tradition whose isnad is gharib.
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Hadith #2215 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Busaira, who was one of the women emigrants, told of Godâs messenger saying to them, âApply yourselves to glorifying God, saying there is no god but He, and declaring His holiness; and count them on your fingers, for they will be questioned and asked to speak; and do not be negligent and so be deprived of mercy.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2216 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâd b. Abu Waqqas said that a nomadic Arab come to Godâs messenger and asked him to teach him some words to say. He told him to say, âThere is no god but God alone who has no partner; God is very great; Abundant praise is due to God; Glory be to God, the Lord of the universe; There is no might and no power except in God, the Mighty, the Wise.â On his remarking that these were for his Lord but he wanted to know what he should say for himself, he told him to say, âO God, forgive me, sho
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Hadith #2217 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that, on coming upon a tree whose leaves were withered, Godâs messenger struck it with his staff, and the leaves were scattered. He then said that âPraise be to God; Glory be to God; There is no god but God; and God is most greatâ cause a manâs sins to fall away just as the leaves of that tree were falling. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2218 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Makhul quoted Abu Huraira as saying that Godâs messenger told him to say frequently âThere is no might and no power except in Godâ, for it is part of the treasure of paradise. Makhul said that if anyone says, âThere is no might and no power except in Godâ and âThere is no refuge from God except by repairing to Himâ, God will remove from him seventy categories of distress, the least of them being poverty. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a tradition whose isnad is not fully c
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Hadith #2219 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that âThere is no might and no power except in Godâ is a remedy for ninety-nine diseases, the lightest of which is anxiety.
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Hadith #2220 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that Godâs messenger offered to guide him to a word from under the Throne which was part of the treasure of paradise, it being âThere is no might and no power except in God.â He added that God most high says, âMy servant has resigned and submitted himself to me.â Baihaqi transmitted the two traditions in ad-Daâawat al-kabir.
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Hadith #2221 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âGlory be to Godâ is the prayer of the creatures; âPraise be to Godâ is the word of thanksgiving; âThere is no god but Godâ is the sentence which declares belief in Godâs unity; and âGod is most greatâ fills the space between heaven and earth. When a servant says, âThere is no might and no power except in Godâ, God says, âHe has resigned and submitted himself to me.â Razin transmitted it.
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Hadith #2222 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âI swear by God that I ask Godâs pardon and turn to him in repentance more than seventy times a day.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2223 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Agharr al-Muzani reported Godâs messenger as saying, âMy heart is invaded by unmindfulness, and I ask Godâs pardon a hundred times in the day.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2224 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âTurn, you people, in repentance to God, for I turn in repentance to Him a hundred times a day.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2225 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr quoted Godâs messenger as saying among the things he transmitted from God who is blessed and exalted that He has said, âMy servants, I have made oppression unlawful for myself and I have made it unlawful among you, so do not oppress one another. My servants, you are all straying except those whom I guide, but if you ask for my guidance I will guide you. My servants, you are all hungry except those whom I feed, but if you ask me for food I will feed you. My servants, you are all nak
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Hadith #2226 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Among the B. Israâil there was a man who killed ninety-nine people and then went out to make enquiry. He went to a monk and asked him whether repentance would be accepted for what he had done, and when he replied that it would not, he killed him. He then began to make enquiry, and a man told him to go to such and such a village. When he was upon the point of death he arose to go towards it, and the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment disputed over him. God then told the one village to
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Hadith #2227 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âBy Him in whose hand my soul is, if you had not sinned God would have removed you and brought a people who sin, then ask Godâs pardon and are forgiven.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2228 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod stretches out His hand at night that those who have done evil during the day may repent and stretches out His hand in the day-time that those who have done evil during the night may repent, until the sun rises in the west.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2229 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a servant acknowledges his sin and repents, God forgives him.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2230 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone repents before the sun rises in the west, God will forgive him.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2231 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod is more pleased with the repentance of His servant when he turns penitently towards Him than one of you would be if his riding-beast which was carrying his food and drink escaped from him in a waterless desert and he, despairing of recovering it, went and lay down in the shade of a tree, then suddenly saw it standing beside him and, seizing its halter, said from excess of joy, âO God, Thou art my servant and I am Thy lordâ, making a mistake f
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Hadith #2232 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs messenger told of a man who committed a sin and said, âMy Lord, I have sinned, so forgive me.â His Lord replied, âDoes my servant know that he has a Lord who pardons sin and punishes for it? I have pardoned my servant.â After remaining such time as God willed he committed a sin and said, âMy Lord, I have committed another sin, so forgive me.â He replied, âDoes my servant know that he has a Lord who pardons sin and punishes for it? I have pardoned my se
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Hadith #2233 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jundub said that Godâs messenger told of a man saying, âI swear by God that God will not forgive so and so,â whereupon God most high said, âWho is this who swears that I will not forgive so and so? For I have forgiven so and so and have made your deeds to come to nothingâ, or words to that effect. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2234 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shaddad b. Aus reported Godâs messenger as saying that the best manner of asking pardon is to say, âO God, Thou art my Lord. There is no god but Thee. Thou hast created me, and I am Thy servant and hold to Thy covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Thy favour to me, and I acknowledge my sin. Pardon me, for none but Thee pardons sins.â He said that if anyone says it during the day-time with firm belief in it and dies tha
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Hadith #2235 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as stating that God has said, âSon of Adam, as long as you supplicate me and hope in me I will pardon you in spite of what you have done, and I do not care. Son of Adam, if your sins were so numerous as to reach the lofty regions of the sky, then you asked my forgiveness, I would forgive you, and I do not care. Son of Adam, if you were to meet me with enough sins to fill the earth, then met me not associating anything with me, I would bring you as much pardon as
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Hadith #2236 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as stating that God has said, âIf anyone knows that I have power to forgive sins I will pardon him and not care, so long as he associatesi nothing with me.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #2237 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone continually asks pardon, God will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2238 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if he returns to his sin seventy times a day.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2239 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âAll the sons of Adam are sinners, but the best of sinners are those who are given to repentance.â Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2240 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a believer sins there is black spot in his heart, and if he repents and asks pardon his heart is polished; but if he does more it increases till it gains the ascendancy over his heart. That is the rust mentioned by God most high, âNay, but what they were committing has spread like rust over their heartsâ.â 1 1. Qurâan, lxxxiii, 14. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.
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Hadith #2241 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod accepts a servantâs repentance till he gives up his spirit in death.â* *The Arabic is ma lam yugharghir, which might, be translated literally âas long as he has not died with the death rattle in his throat.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2242 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs messenger as saying that the devil said, âBy Thy might, my Lord, I shall continue to lead Thy servants astray as long as their spirits are in their bodiesâ The Lord who is great and glorious replied, âBy my might, glory and exalted station, I shall conÂ tinue to pardon them as long as they ask my forgiveness.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2243 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Safwan b. âAssal reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod most high has placed in the west for repentance a gate with a breadth of seventy yearsâ journey, and it will not be locked as long the sun does not rise in its direction. That agrees with Godâs words, âOn the day that certain of the signs of your Lord come, a soul which has not believed before will not be benefited by believing in them â.â* *Qurâan, vi, 158 Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2244 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâawiya reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEmigration will not come to an end* till repentance comes to an end and repentance will not come to an end till the sun rises in-the place where it sets.â *This probably means that people will continue to leave districts in which it is difficult for them to observe their religion. Ahmad Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2245 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThere were two men among the B. Israil who loved one another, âone of whom engaged ardently in worship while the other called himself a sinner. The former began to say, âRefrain from what you are doing,â and the other would reply, âLet me alone with my Lord.â One day he found him committing a sin which he considered serious and said, âRefrain;â to which he replied, âLet me alone with my Lord. Were you sent to watch over me?â
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Hadith #2246 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of Yazid said she heard Godâs messenger reciting, âMy servants who have transgressed against their souls, do not despair of Godâs mercy, for God pardons all sins,â* âand He does not care.â *Qurâan, xxxix, 53. Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it, the latter saying this is a hasan gharib tradition. Sharh as-sunna has âsayingâ instead of âreciting.â
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Hadith #2247 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
With reference to Godâs words, âExcept for slight faults â* Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf Thou forgivest, O God, Thou wilt forgive much sin, for which of Thy servants has not committed slight faults?â *Qurâan, liii, 32. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan sahih gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2248 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as stating that God most high says, âMy servants, all of you are astray except him whom I have guided, but if you ask me for guidance I will guide you; all of you are poor except him whom I have enriched, but if you ask of me I will give you provision; all of you are sinners except him whom I have preserved 3. i.e., young and old. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2249 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported that after the Prophet had recited, âHe is entitled to be feared and He is entitled to grant pardon,â 2 he stated that their Lord has said, âI am entitled to be feared, and to him who fears me I am entitled to grant pardon.â 2. Qurâan, lxxiv, 56. Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2250 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We counted that Godâs messenger would say a hundred times during a meeting, âMy Lord, forgive me and pardon me; Thou art the Pardoning and Forgiving One.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2251 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Bilal b. Yasar b. Zaid, the Prophetâs client,1 told on his fatherâs authority that his grandfather said he had heard Godâs messenger state that if anyone says, âI ask pardon of God than whom there is no god, the Living, the Eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance,â he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle. 1. The client was Zaid, Bilalâs grandfather. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it; but Abu Dawud has Hilal b. Yasar, and Tirmidhi calls this a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2252 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod who is great and glorious will raise a righteous servantâs degree in paradise, and when he asks his Lord how this has been granted him, He will reply that it is because his son has asked pardon for him.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2253 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA dead man in his grave is just like a drowning man calling for help, for he hopes that a supplication from a father, a mother, a brother, or a friend may reach him, and when it does it is dearer to him than the world and what it contains. God most high brings to those who are in the graves blessings several times as great as the size of the mountains because of the supplication of those who are on the earth. The gift of the living
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Hadith #2254 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Busr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âBlessed is he who finds a great amount of asking for pardon in his record.â Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasaâi transmitted in âAmal yaum walaila. 1 1. Mirqat, iii, 78 gives this as the title of a book by Nasaâi. The only reference to this tradition in the Concordance is Ibn Majah, Adab, 57.
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Hadith #2255 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that the Prophet used to say, âO God, put me among those who, when they do good are glad, and when they do evil ask pardon.â Ibn Majah and Baihaqi, in ad-Daâawat al-kabir, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2256 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Harith b. Suwaid said that âAbdallah b. Masâud told him two traditions, one of them from Godâs messenger and the other from himÂ self. He said, âThe believer sees in his sins as though he were sitting under a mountain which he fears may fall on him, but the profligate sees his sins like a fly which has passed over his nose and which he has brushed away with his hand.â Then he said that he heard Godâs mesÂ senger say, âGod rejoices more over the repentance of a believer than a
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Hadith #2257 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod loves the believing servant who is severely tried and is penitent.â
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Hadith #2258 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thauban said that he heard Godâs messenger say, âI would not give this verse for the whole world, âMy servants who have transgressed against their souls, do not despair . . .â â1 A man asked whether that included those who had associated partners with God, and after remaining silent for a time the Prophet said three times, âYes, it includes even those who have associated partners with God.â 1 . Qurâan, xxxix, 53
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Hadith #2259 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod most high forgives His servant as long as the veil has not fallen.â He was asked what the veil meant and replied, âThat a soul should die while associating partners with God.â Ahmad transmitted the three traditions and Baihaqi transmitted the last in Kitab al-baâth wan-nushur.
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Hadith #2260 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone meets God, not having treated anything as equal to Him in the world, and has committed sins equal in quantity to the mountains, God will forgive him.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Kitab al-baâth wan-nushur.
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Hadith #2261 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who repents of a sin is like him who has committed no sin.â In Majah and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it, the latter saying its only transmitter was an-Nahrani who is unknown. In Sharh as-sunna a tradition traced no farther back than him is transmitted in which he said, âNadam is repentance, and he who repents is like him who has committed no sin.â
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Hadith #2262 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen God completed the creation He wrote the following which is with Him above His Throne, âMy mercy has taken precedence over my angerâ.â A version says, âHas prevailed over my anger.â (Bukhari and Muslim).
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Hadith #2263 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod has a hundred, mercies of which He has sent down one among jinn and men, animals and creeping things. By it they are kind to one another, by it they show mercy to one another, and by it the wild beast is kind to its young. But God has kept back ninety-nine mercies by which He will show mercy to His servants on the day of resurrection.â (Bukhari and Muslim). A version by Muslim from Salman has something similar, at the end of which he said, âWhe
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Hadith #2264 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf the believer knew the punishment God has prepared, no one would hope for His paradise; and if the infidel knew the extent of His mercy, no one would despair of attaining His paradise.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2265 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying, âParadise is nearer to each of you than the thong of his sandal, and the same applies to hell.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2266 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that a man declared he had never done any good to his family. (A version says that a man had committed an excessive amount of sin), and when he was about to die gave instruction to his sons to burn him when he died and scatter half his ashes on the land and half in the sea, swearing by God that if God had him in His power He would give him such a punishment as He would give to no other in the universe. When he died they did what he had commanded t
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Hadith #2267 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al-Khattab said that captives came to the Prophet among whom was a woman whose breast was oozing with milk. She was running, and when she found a boy among the captives she took him, put him to her breast and suckled him. Then the Prophet said to us, âDo you think this woman will cast her child into the fire?â We replied, âNo, so long as is she in a position not to do so.â He said, âGod is more merciful to His servants than this woman is to her child.â (Bukhari and Muslim.
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Hadith #2268 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNone of you will be rescued by his works.â He was asked if not even he would, and replied, âNot even I unless God covers me with His mercy; but if you keep to the straight path, are moderate, pray morning and evening and part of the night, and earnestly practise moderation, you will reach .â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2269 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhat you do will not bring any of you into paradise or protect you from hell, including myself, except by Godâs mercy.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2270 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a man accepts Islam sincerely God removes from him every sin he has previously committed. After that there will be requital, a good deed getting ten to seven hundred times as much and many times more, and an evil deed getting a punishment equivalent to it, unless God overlooks it.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2271 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
and if he intends to do a good deed and does it, God enters it for him in His record as ten to seven hundred and many more times as much. If anyone intends to do an evil deed and does not do it, God enters it for him in His record as a complete good deed; but if he intends to do it and does it, God records it for him as one evil deed.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2272 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âAmir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âOne who does evil deeds and afterwards does good deeds is like a man who was wearing a tight coat of mail which choked him, then did a good deed and a ring was loosened, then did another and another was loosened, so that it fell at last to the ground.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #2273 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abud Dardaâ told of his hearing the Prophet delivering a discourse on the pulpit and saying, âHe who fears standing before his Lord will have two paradises.â He asked, âEven if he commits fornication and even if he steals, messenger of God?â but he said a second time, âHe who fears standing before his Lord will have two paradises.â He asked a second time, âEven if he commits fornication and even if he steals, messenger of God?â and he said a third time, âHe who fears standing
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Hadith #2274 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While we were with him, meaning with the Prophet, a man came forward wearing a garment and carrying something wrapped up in his hand. He said, âMessenger of God, I passed by a thicket of trees in which I heard the chirping of young birds, so I took them and put them in my garment. Their mother came and flew round over my head, so I uncovered them to let her see them, and when she alighted on them I wrapped them all up in my garment, and these are what I have with me.â He gave command to put
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Hadith #2275 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When we were with the Prophet on one of his expeditions he came upon some people and asked who they were, to which they replied that they were Muslims. A woman who had a son of hers with her was kindling a fire under her pot, and when the heat increased she moved him away. She then went to the Prophet and asked, âAre you Godâs messenger?â On his replying that he was, she said, âYou for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom, tell me if God is not the most merciful of those who
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Hadith #2276 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thauban reported the Prophet as saying that a servant seeks to please God and keeps on doing so, then God who is great and glorious says to Gabriel, âMy servant so and so seeks to please me, therefore my mercy had descended on him.â Gabriel says, âGodâs mercy has descended on so and so,â and the bearers of the Throne and those who are around them say it until the inhabitants of the seven heavens say it, after which it comes down to him on the earth. Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2277 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
In connection with Godâs words, âAmong them are some who wrong themselves, some who follow a middle course, and some who are foremost in good deeds,â Usama b. Zaid reported the Prophet as saying, âThey will all go to paradise.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Kitab al-baâth wan-nushur.
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Hadith #2278 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âWe have come to the morning, and in the morning the dominion belongs to God â¦â A version has, âMy Lord, I seek refuge in Thee from a punishment in hell and a punishment in the grave.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2279 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hudhaifa said that when the Prophet lay down on his bed at night he placed his hand under his cheek, and would then say, âO God, in Thy name I die and live.â When he awoke he said, âPraise be to God who has given us life after causing us to die,* and to whom we shall be resurrected.â *Behind this phrase probably lies the idea expressed in Qurâan, xxxix, 42 which says, âIt is God who takes the souls at the time of their death, and those which do not die during their sleep.â Bukhari
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Hadith #2280 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that when any of them went to bed he should dust his bedding with the inner extremity of his lower garment, for he does not know what has come on to it since he left it. He should then say, âIn Thy name, my Lord, I lay down my side and in Thee I raise it up. If Thou keepest my soul have mercy on it, but if Thou lettest it go guard it with that with which Thou guardest Thy upright servants.â A version says that he should then lie down on his ri
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Hadith #2281 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Baraâ b. âAzib said that when Godâs messenger went to bed he lay on his right side and then said, âO God, I have handed over my soul to Thee, turned my face to Thee, entrusted my affairs to Thee, and committed my back to Thee out of desire for and fear of Thee. There is no refuge and no place of safety from Thee except by having recourse to Thee. I believe in Thy Book which Thou hast sent down and in Thy Prophet whom Thou hast sent.â Godâs messenger said that if anyone repeated th
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Hadith #2282 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that when Godâs messenger went to his bed he said, âPraise be to God who has fed us, given us drink, satisfied us and given us refuge. Many there are who have no one to provide sufficiency for them, or give them refuge.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2283 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He visited us when we had gone to bed, and when we were about to get up he told us to stay where we were. He then came and sat down between her and me, and I felt the coldness of his foot on my belly. He then said, âLet me guide you to something better than what you have asked. When you go to bed, say âGlory be to Godâ thirty-three times, âPraise be to Godâ thirty-three times, and âGod is most greatâ thirty-four times. That will be better for you than a servant.â (Bukhari and Mus
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Hadith #2284 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Fatima went to the Prophet and asked him for a servant, he said, âLet me guide you to something which is better than a servant. You should say âGlory be to God thirty-three times, âPraise be to Godâ thirty-three times, and âGod is most greatâ thirty-four times at each time of prayer and when you go to bed.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2285 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs messenger would say in the morning, âO God, by, Thee we come to the morning, by Thee we come to the evening, by Thee we live, by Thee we die, and to Thee do we come.â In the evening he said, âO God, by Thee we come to the evening, by Thee we come to the morning, by Thee we live, by Thee we die, and to Thee are we resurrected.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2286 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told how Abu Bakr said he had asked Godâs messenger to command him something to say in the morning and the evening, and he had told him to say, âO God, who knowest the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Possessor of everything, I testify that there is no god but Thee; I seek refuge in Thee from the evil within myself, from the evil of the devil and his .â* He instructed him to say it morning and evening, and when he went to bed. *The Arabic word may be r
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Hadith #2287 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Aban b. âUthman said he heard his father quoting Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says three times every morning and evening, âIn the name of God, when whose name is mentioned nothing in earth or heaven can cause harm, and He is the Hearer, the Knower,â he will not be harmed by anything. Aban was afflicted by some paralysis, and when a man began to look at him Aban would say, âWhy are you looking at me? The tradition is as I told it to you, but I did not say the words that day
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Hadith #2288 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âWe have come to the morning, and in the morning the dominion belongs to Godâ¦â *The transmitter was not sure which word was used. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it. Tirmidhi did not mention âfrom the evil of infidelityâ in his version.
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Hadith #2289 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
One of the Prophetâs daughters said that he used to teach her, telling her to say in the morning, âGlory be to God, and I begin with praise of Him; there is no power but in God; what God wills comes to pass, and what He does not will does not come to pass; I know that God is omnipotent and that God has comprehended everything in knowledge;â for whoever says it in the morning will be guarded till the evening, and whoever says it in the evening will be guarded till the morning. Abu Dawud tra
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Hadith #2290 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone repeats in the morning, âSo glory be to God in the evening and in the morning; to Him is the praise in the heavens and the earth; and in the late evening and at noon .. . thus shall you be brought forth,â he will get that day what he has missed; and if anyone repeats these words in the evening he will get that night what he has missed. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2291 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu âAyyash reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says in the morning, âThere is no god but God alone who has no partner; to Him belongs the dominion, to Him praise is due, and He is omnipotent,â he will have a reward equivalent to that for setting free a slave from among the descendants of Ishmael, will have ten good deeds recorded for him, will have ten evil deeds deducted from him, will be advanced ten degrees, and will be guarded from the devil till the evening. If he say
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Hadith #2292 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Harith b. Muslim at-Tamimi quoted his father as saying that Godâs messenger told him secretly to say seven times when he had finished the sunset prayer, before speaking to anyone, âO God, protect me from hellâ; for if he said that and died that night, exemption from it would be recorded for him. He also told him to say that when he had prayed the morning prayer, for if he died that day, exemption from it would be recorded for him. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2293 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that Godâs messenger never failed to use these words evening and morning, âO God, I ask Thee for security in this world and the next; O God, I ask Thee for forgiveness and security in my religion and my worldly affairs, in my family and my property; O God, conceal my faults and keep me safe from the things which I fear; O God, guard me in front of me and behind me, on my right hand and on my left, and from above me; and I seek refuge in Thy greatness from receiving unexpecte
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Hadith #2294 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says in the morning, âO God, in the morning we call Thee, the bearers of Thy Throne, Thy angels and all Thy creatures to witness that Thou art God than whom alone there is no god, being without a partner, and that Muhammad is Thy servant and messenger,â God will forgive him any sins he commits that day; and if he says it in the evening, God will forgive him any sins he commits that night. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi
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Hadith #2295 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thauban reported Godâs messenger as saying that if any Muslim says three times evening and morning, âI am pleased with God as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as Prophet,â God will certainly please him on the day of resurrection. Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2296 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hudhaifa said that when the Prophet wanted to go to sleep he placed his hand under his head and said, âO God, guard me from thy punishment on the day when Thou gatherest Thy servants,â or âraisest up Thy servants.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ahmad gave al-Baraâ as his authority.
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Hadith #2297 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hafsa said that when Godâs messenger wanted to go to sleep he put his right hand under his cheek, and would then say three times, âO God, guard me from Thy punishment on the day when Thou raisest up Thy servants.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2298 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported that Godâs messenger used to say when he lay down, âO God, I seek refuge in Thy noble Person and in Thy perfect words from the evil of what Thou seizest by its forelock; O God, Thou removest debt and sin; O God, Thy troop is not routed, Thy promise is not broken, and the riches of the rich do not avail against Thee. Glory and praise be unto Thee.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2299 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says three times when going to bed, âI ask the forgiveness of God than whom there is no god, the Living, the Eternal, and I turn in repentance to Him,â God will forgive him his sins, even if they are like the foam of the sea, or in number like the sand which is accumulated,* or as many as the leaves of the trees, or as numerous as the days of this world. *The word is âalij. Some say âAlij is a place in the desert, the transl
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Hadith #2300 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shaddad b. Aus reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf any Muslim recites a sura from Godâs Book when he goes to bed, God will put an angel in charge of him, and nothing which may harm him will come near him till he wakesâ. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2301 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs reported Godâs messenger as saying there are two characteristics which will not be retained by any Muslim without his entering paradise. While they are easy, those who act upon them are few. One should say âGlory be to Godâ ten times after every prayer, âPraise be to Godâ ten times and âGod is most greatâ ten times. (He said he had seen Godâs messenger counting them on his hand, and saying, âThat is a hundred and fifty on the tongue, but one th
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Hadith #2302 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Ghannam reported Godâs messenger as saying, that if anyone says in the morning, âO God, whatever favour has come to me or to any of Thy creatures in the morning, it comes from Thee alone who hast no partner, to whom be praise and thanksgiving,â he will have expressed full thanksgiving for the day; and if anyone says the same in the evening he will have expressed full thanksgiving for the night. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2303 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that when the Prophet went to his bed he used to say, âO God, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, Lord of everything, who splittest the grain and the kernel, who hast sent down the Torah, the Injil and the Qurâan, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of every evil agent whose forelock Thou seizest. Thou art the First and there is nothing before Thee; Thou art the Last and there is nothing after Thee; Thou art the Outward and there is nothing above Thee; Thou art the Inwar
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Hadith #2304 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Azhar al-Aimari told that when Godâs messenger went to his bed at night he said, âIn the name of God. I have laid down my side for God. O God, forgive me my sin, drive away my devil, free me from my responsibility, and place me in the highest assembly.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2305 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that when Godâs messenger went to his bed at night he said, âPraise be to God who has given me sufficiency, has guarded me, given me food and drink, been most gracious to me, and given to me most lavishly. Praise be to God in every circumstance. O God, Lord and King of everything, God of everything, I seek refuge in Thee from hell.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2306 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida said that Khalid b. al-Walid complained to Godâs messenger that he was afflicted by sleeplessness at night, and Godâs Prophet told him to say when he went to his bed, âO God, Lord of the seven heavens and what they overshadow, Lord of the earths and what they carry, Lord of the devils and what they lead astray, be a Protector to me from the evil of Thy entire creation lest any of them do evil or act wrongfully to me. Strong is Thy protection and glorious is Thy praise. There is no
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Hadith #2307 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Malik reported Godâs messenger as saying that when one got up in the morning he should say, âWe have reached the morning, and in the morning the dominion belongs to God, the Lord of the universe, O God, I ask Thee for the good this day contains, for conquest, victory, light, blessing and guidance during it; and I seek refuge in Thee from the evil it contains and the evil contained in what comes after it.â In the evening he should say the like. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2308 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. Abu Bakra said that he remarked to his father that he had heard him say every morning, âO God, grant me soundness in my body; O God, grant me soundness in my hearing; O God, grant me soundness in my sight. There is no god but Thee and that he repeated it three times morning and evening. He replied, âSonny, I heard Godâs messenger using these words as a supplication and I like to follow his practice.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2309 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Abu Aufa told that Godâs messenger said in the morning, âWe have reached the morning, and in the morning the dominion belongs to God; praise is due to God; majesty and might belong to God; the creation, the command, night and day and what is at rest by night and day belong to God. O God, make the beginning of this day uprightness, its middle success, and its end attainment, O most merciful among those who show mercy.â Nawawi mentioned it in Kitab al-adhkar by the transmissio
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Hadith #2310 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. Abza told that Godâs messenger used to say in the morning, âWe have reached the morning following the original religion of Islam, the assertion of Godâs unity, the religion of our Prophet Muhammad, and the rite of our father Abraham who was a hanif and was not one of the polytheists.â Ahmad and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2311 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone who means to have intercourse with his wife says, âIn the name of God. O God, keep us away from the devil and keep the devil away from what Thou hast provided us,â should it be ordained that a child be born to them thereby, no devil will ever harm it. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2312 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told that Godâs messenger used to say when he was anxious âThere is no god but God, the Incomparably Great, the Clement; there is no god but God, the Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but God, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the noble Throne.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2313 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Two men reviled one another in the Prophetâs presence when we were sitting near him, and when one of them who had become red in the face reviled the other angrily the Prophet said that he knew a phrase by repeating which the man could get rid of his angry feelings: âI seek refuge in God from that accursed devil.â Those present asked the man whether he heard what the Prophet was saying, and he replied, âI am not possessed by a devil.â* *Majnun. The word literally means to be possessed b
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Hadith #2314 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen you hear the cocks crowing ask God for some of His grace, for they have seen an angel; but when you hear an ass braying seek refuge in God from the devil, for it has seen a devil.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2315 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when Godâs messenger sat on his camel to go out on a journey, he said âGod is most greatâ three times. Then he said, âGlory be to Him who has made this subservient to us, for we had not the strength for it, and to our Lord do we return. O God, we ask Thee in this journey of ours for uprightness, piety and such deeds as are pleasing to Thee. O God, make easy for us this journey of ours and make its length short for us. O God, Thou art the Companion in the journey and
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Hadith #2316 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Sarjis said that when Godâs messenger went on a journey he sought refuge in God from the difficulty of the journey, sorrow when he returned, scarcity after abundance, the claim of the oppressed, and seeing harm come to his family and property. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2317 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Khaula daughter of Hakim said she heard Godâs messenger say that if anyone says when he alights somewhere, âI seek refuge in Godâs perfect words from the evil of what He has created,â no evil will befall him till he departs from that alighting-place of his. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2318 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told of a man coming to Godâs messenger and saying, âMessenger of God, what I have suffered from a scorpion which stung me last night!â He replied that if he had said in the evening, âI seek refuge in Godâs perfect words from the evil of what He has created,â it would not have harmed him. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2319 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that when the Prophet was on a journey he would say at daybreak, âLet a hearer hear beginning with praise of God and His good favour towards us. Our Lord, accompany us and show favour to us who are seeking refuge in God from hell.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2320 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when Godâs messenger returned from an expedition, a hajj, or an âumra, on every rising piece of ground he would say three times, âGod is most great.â Then he would say, âThere is no god but God alone who has no partner, to whom the dominion belongs, to whom praise is due, and who is omnipotent. We are returning repentant, serving, prostrating ourselves before our Lord, and expressing praise. God alone has verified His promise, helped His servant, and routed the Co
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Hadith #2321 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Abu Aufa said that Godâs messenger invoked a curse on the polytheists at the battle of the Confederates, saying, âO God, who hast sent down the Book and art quick to take reckoning; O God, rout the Confederates, rout them and convulse them.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2322 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Busr said that Godâs messenger visited his father and they presented him with some food and a mixture of dates, dried curd and clarified butter,* some of which he ate. Then some dates were brought to him and he ate them, throwing away the stones between two fingers, joining the forefinger and the middle finger. A version says that he began to throw away the stones on the outside of his forefinger and middle finger. He was then brought something to drink, and when he had drunk it
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Hadith #2323 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Talha b. âUbaidallah told that when the Prophet saw the new moon he said, âO God, make the new moon rise on us with security, faith, safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is God.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2324 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al-Khattab and Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says, on seeing someone who is suffering affliction, âPraise be to God who has kept me free from the affliction He has brought on him and has shown me favour above many whom He has created,â that affliction, whatever it may be, will not smite him. Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it from Ibn âUmar. Tirmidhi said this is a gharib tradition, and âAmr b. Dinar, the transmitter, is not
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Hadith #2325 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says on entering the market, âThere is no god but God alone who has no partner, to whom belongs the dominion, to whom praise is due, who gives life and causes death while He is living and does not die, in whose hand is good, and who is omnipotent,â God will record for him a million good deeds, obliterate from him a million evil deeds, raise him a million degrees, and build him a house in paradise. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted
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Hadith #2326 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Jabal said the Prophet heard a man making supplication saying, âO God, I ask Thee for complete favour,â and asked him what complete favour meant. On his replying that it was a supplication by which he hoped to receive good, he said, âPart of complete favour is to enter paradise and be safe from hell.â He heard a man saying, âO Possessor of majesty and splendour,â and said, âYour prayer is answered, so make request.â The Prophet also heard a man who was saying, âO Go
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Hadith #2327 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone sits in an assembly where there is much clamour* and says before getting up to leave, âGlory be to Thee, O God, and I begin with praise of Thee; I testify that there is no god but Thou; I ask Thy pardon and turn to Thee in repentance,â he will be forgiven for what took place in that assembly where he was. *Or, âwicked talk,â or, âmeaningless talkâ Tirmidhi and Baihaqi in ad-Daâawat al-kabir, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2328 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli was brought a beast to ride, and when he put his foot in the stirrup he said, âIn the name of God.â Then when he sat on its back he said, âPraise be to God.â He then said, âGlory be to Him who has made this subservient to us, for we had not the strength, and to our Lord do we return.â He then said, âPraise be to God (thrice); God is most great (thrice); Glory be to Thee. I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for only Thou forgivest sins.â He then laughed, and when he was a
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Hadith #2329 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that when the Prophet said farewell to a man he took him by the hand and did not let it go till the man let go the Prophetâs hand, and he would say, âI entrust to God your religion, what you are responsible for, and your last deeds.â A version has âYour final deeds.â* *The text of the tradition has akhira âamalika and the version khawatima âamalika, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, but in the version of the last two âyour last deedsâ is not men
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Hadith #2330 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah al-Khatmi told that when Godâs messenger wanted to commend an army he said, âI entrust to God your religion, what you are responsible for, and your final deeds.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2331 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told of a man coming to the Prophet and saying, âMessenger of God, I intend to make a journey, so give me provisions.â He replied, âMay God provide you with piety!â He asked for more, so he added, âAnd forgive your sin.â He said, âSay more, you for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom,â and he added, âAnd give you abundance of good wherever you are,â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2332 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told of a man who said, âMessenger of God, I intend to make a journey, so give me an injunction.â He told him to maintain fear of God and say âGod is most greatâ on every rising ground, and when the man turned away he said, âO God, make the distance short for him and make the journey easy for him.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2333 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when Godâs messenger was travelling and night came on he said, âO earth, my Lord and your Lord is God; I seek refuge in God 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 God from lions, from large black snakes, from other snakes, from scorpions, from the evil of jinn which inhabit a settlement and from a parent and his offspring.â* *This last phrase occurs in Qurâan, xc,
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Hadith #2334 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that when Godâs messenger went on an expedition he said, âO God, Thou art my aider and helper; by Thee I move, by Thee I attack, and by Thee I fight.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2335 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa told that when the Prophet feared a people he said, âO God, we put Thee in front of them, and we seek refuge in Thee from their evils.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2336 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama told that when the Prophet went out of his house he said, âIn the name of God; I trust in God; O God, we seek refuge in Thee from slipping, or straying, or causing injustice, or suffering injustice, or doing wrong, or having wrong done to us.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition, In the version of Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, Umm Salama said that Godâs messenger never went out of her house without raising his eye to the sky an
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Hadith #2337 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying that when a man goes out of his house and says, âIn the name of God; I trust in God; there is no might and no power but in God,â the following will be said to him at that time, âYou are guided, defended and protected.â The devil will go far from him and another devil will say, âHow can you deal with a man who has been guided, defended and protected?â Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Tirmidhi transmitted up to âthe devil will go far from him.â
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Hadith #2338 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Malik al-Ashâari reported Godâs messenger as saying that when a man goes into his house he should say, âO God, I ask Thee for good both when entering and when going out; in the name of God we have entered and in God our Lord do we trust.â He should then greet his family. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2339 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when the Prophet congratulated* a man on his marriage he said, âGod bless you, bless you both, and prosper your union.â *The verb used is raffaâa which originally meant saying to someone who had just been married, âmay the marriage produce close union and sons.â It is said that because this was a phrase used in pre-lslamic times, the Prophet substituted for it the words used in this tradition. The verb thus develops simply the meaning of congratulating without in
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Hadith #2340 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather told how the Prophet said that when anyone of them married a woman, or bought a servant he should say, âO God, I ask Thee for the good in her and in the disposition Thou hast given her, and I seek refuge in Thee from the evil in her and in the disposition Thou hast given her.â When he buys a camel he should take hold of the top of its hump and say the same kind of thing. In a version regarding a woman and a servant it say
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Hadith #2341 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakra reported Godâs messenger as saying that the supplications to be used by one who is distressed are, âO God, Thy mercy is what I hope for. Do not abandon me to myself for an instant, but put all my affairs in good order for me. There is no god but Thou.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2342 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri told of a man who said to Godâs messenger that he was entangled in cares and debts. He replied, âShall I not teach you words by which, when you say them, God will remove your care and settle your debt?â and when the man expressed a desire to hear them he told him to say morning and evening, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from care and grief; I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity and slackness; I seek refuge in Thee from niggardliness and cowardice; I seek refuge in T
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Hadith #2343 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli told of a slave who had made a contract with his master to pay for his freedom(1) coming to him and saying, âI am unable to fulfill my contract,* so give me help.â He suggested teaching him words he had been taught by Godâs messenger, which would be so effective that if he had a debt as large as a huge mountain God would pay it for him, telling him to say, âO God, grant me enough of what Thou makest lawful so that I may dispense with what Thou makest unlawful, and make me able by
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Hadith #2344 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when Godâs messenger sat in an assembly or prayed he spoke some words, so she asked him about them. Saying that they were, âGlory be to Thee, O God, and I begin with praise of Thee; there is no god but Thou; I ask forgiveness of Thee and turn to Thee in repentance,â he told her that if one speaks what is good this will act as a seal on his words till the day of resurrection, and that if one speaks what is evil this will act as an atonement for what he has said. Nasaâ
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Hadith #2345 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qatada told of hearing that when Godâs messenger saw the new moon he said, âA new moon of good and right guidance; a new moon of good and right guidance; a new moon of good and right guidance. I believe in Him who created youâ (three times). He would then say, âPraise be to God who has made such and such a month to pass and has brought such and such a month.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2346 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone is afflicted by much care he should say, âO God, I am Thy servant, the son of Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid, and at Thy disposal; my forelock is in Thy hand; Thy judgment is effective regarding me; just concerning me is Thy decree; I ask Thee by every name Thou hast by which Thou hast called Thyself, or sent down in Thy Book, or taught any of Thy creatures, or kept to Thyself in the hidden place of the unseen, to make the
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Hadith #2347 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that when they went up to high ground they said, âGod is most great,â and when they descended they said, âGlory be to God.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2348 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that when anything caused Godâs messenger anxiety he would say, âO Living One, O Eternal One, in Thy mercy I seek help.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition which is not committed to memory.* *Laisa bi-mahfuz is used here. A tradition called mahfuz is one which is considered superior when compared with a shadhdh tradition (cf. p. xii).
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Hadith #2349 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said that at the battle of the Trench they asked Godâs messenger whether there was anything they could repeat, for their hearts were in their mouths.* He replied that there was; they should say, âO God, cover our danger points(1) and give security from fears.â He said that God then sent a wind in the faces of His enemies and God routed them by the wind. *Literally, âFor the hearts had reached the windpipes.â 1. The word is âaurat used in a similar prayer on p. 5
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Hadith #2350 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported that when the Prophet entered the market he said, âIn the name of God. O God, I ask Thee for the good of this market and the good of what it contains, and I seek refuge in Thee from its evil and the evil of what it contains. O God, I seek refuge in Thee lest I get a bad bargain in it.â Baihaqi transmitted it in ad-Daâ awat al-kabir.
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Hadith #2351 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSeek refuge in God from severe calamity, being overtaken by misery, (1) evil destiny, and the triumphant mockery of enemies.â 1. darak ash-shaqa. It might be translated âthe depth of misery.â Cf. Qurâan, iv, 145 where the accepted reading is dark, although the word has also been read darak. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2352 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from care, grief, incapacity, slackness, cowardliness, niggardliness, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by men.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2353 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that the Prophet used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from slackness, decrepitude, debt and sin. O God, I seek refuge in Thee from the punishment in hell, the trial hell, the trial in the grave, (2) the punishment in the grave, the evil of the trial of riches, the evil of the trial of poverty, (3) and the evil of the testing of the antichrist. (4) O God, wash away my sins with snow and hail water, purify my heart as a white garment is purified from filth, and put my sins
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Hadith #2354 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Arqam said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity, slackness, cowardliness, niggardliness, decrepitude, and the punishment in the grave. O God, bring my soul to fear of Thee and purify it; Thou art the best of those who purify it; Thou art its Patron and Master. O God, I seek refuge in Thee from knowledge which does not profit, from a heart which is not submissive, from an appetite which is insatiable, and from a supplication which is not gran
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Hadith #2355 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar said that one of the supplications of Godâs messenger was, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from the decline of Thy favour, change in Thy granting wellbeing, sudden vengeance from Thee, and all Thy displeasure.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2356 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I have done and from the evil of what I have not done.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2357 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, to Thee I have submitted, in Thee I believe, on Thee I rely, to Thee I turn in repentance, and by Thee I contend. O God, I seek refuge in Thy might, than whom there is no god, lest Thou leadest me into error. Thou art the Living One who dost not die, while jinn and men die.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2358 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
knowledge which does not profit, a heart which is not submissive, an appetite which is insatiable, and a supplication which is not heard.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Tirmidhi transmitted it from âAbdallah b. âAmr, and Nasaâi from both sources.
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Hadith #2359 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
cowardliness, niggardliness, the evils of old age, evil thoughts, and the punishment in the grave. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2360 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from poverty, lack and abasement, and I seek refuge in Thee lest I cause or suffer wrong.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2361 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from divisiveness, hypocrisy and evil character.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2362 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from hunger, for it is an evil bedfellow; and I seek refuge in Thee from treachery, for it is an evil hidden trait.â 1 1. Literally, âlining.â Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2363 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, elephantiasis, madness, and evil diseases.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2364 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qutba b. Malik said that the Prophet used to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from objectionable characteristics, deeds and passions.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2365 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shutair b. Shakal b. Humaid said that his father asked Godâs Prophet to teach him a formula by which he might seek refuge in God, and he told him to say, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from evil in what I hear, see, speak, think about, and from evil arising from my sexual passion.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2366 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Yasar said, that Godâs messenger used to make this supplication, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from my house falling on me; I seek refuge, in Thee from falling into an abyss, drowning, burning and decrepitude; I seek refuge in Thee from the devil harming me at the time of my death; I seek refuge in Thee from dying in Thy path while retreating; and I seek refuge in Thee from dying of the sting of a poisonous creature.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it. In another version Nasaâi
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Hadith #2367 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh reported the Prophet as saying, âSeek refuge in God from covetousness which leads to disgrace.â Ahmad and Baihaqi, in ad-Daâawat al-kabir, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2368 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told of the Prophet looking at the moon and saying, âSeek refuge in God from the evil of this one, âAâisha, for this is the darkness when it overspreads.â 2 2. cf. Qurâan, cxiii, 3. The tradition is said to refer to the moon being eclipsed. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2369 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain told of the Prophet asking his father, âHow many gods do you worship to-day, Husain?â His father replied, âSeven, six in the earth and one in heaven.â He asked, âWhich of them do you take account of regarding your hopes and your fears?â On receiving his reply that it was the one in heaven, he said, âIf you were to accept Islam, Husain, I would teach you two phrases which would benefit you.â When Husain accepted Islamâ he asked Godâs messenger to teach him t
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Hadith #2370 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said that his grandfather reported Godâs messenger as saying that when anyone was alarmed while asleep he should say, âI seek refuge in Godâs perfect words from His anger, His punishment, the evil of His servants, the evil suggestions of the devils and their presence,â for they will not injure him. âAbdallah b. âAmr used to teach them to those of his children who had reached puberty and those who had not. He wrote them down on some ma
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Hadith #2371 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messsenger as saying that if anyone asks God for paradise three times, paradise will say, ââO God, bring him into paradise;â and if anyone asks for protection from hell three times, hell will say, âO God, grant him protection from hell.â Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2372 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Qaâqaâ reported Kaâb al-Ahbar as saying, âWere it not for some words which I say, the Jews would treat me as an ass.â (2) He was asked what they were and replied, âI seek refuge in Godâs mighty Person than which nothing is mightier, in Godâs perfect words which no one, whether pious or profligate, can go beyond and in Godâs beautiful names, those which I know and those which I do not know, from the evil of what He has created, produced and brought into being.â 2. This migh
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Hadith #2373 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
My father used to say at the end of the prayer, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from infidelity, poverty and the punishment in the grave.â I used to say these words also, so he asked me, âFrom whom did you get this, sonny?â When I told him that I had got it from him, he said that Godâs messenger used to say these words at the end of the prayer. Nasaâi and Tirmidhi transmitted it, but the latter did not mention âat the end of the prayer.â Ahmad transmitted the wording of the traditi
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Hadith #2374 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid said he heard Godâs messenger say, âI seek refuge in God from infidelity and debt.â A man asked him whether he treated infidelity on a level with debt, and he replied that he did. A version has, âO God, I seek refuge in Thee from infidelity and poverty.â A man asked whether they were equal, and replied that they were. Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2375 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âO God, forgive me my sin, my ignorance, my extravagance in my affairs, and what Thou knowest better than I do. O God, forgive me my serious and my frivolous sins, my unintentional and my intentional sins, for I am guilty of all that. O God, forgive me my former and my latter sins, what I have kept secret and what I have done openly, and what Thou knowest better than I do. Thou art the Advancer, Thou art the Delayer, and Thou art omnipotent.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2376 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, order well for me my religion which is the support of my affairs; order well for me my worldly affairs in which my livelihood is found; order well for me my life to come where is my ultimate destination; make life for me a means of increase in all that is good; and make death a rest for me from every evil.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2377 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud told on the authority of the Prophet that he used to say, âO God, I ask Thee for guidance, piety, self-control and a competence.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2378 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli said that Godâs messenger told him to say, âO God, guide me and dispose me to do what is right,â keeping in mind when asking for guidance his being guided in the right way, and when asking for disposal to do what is right an arrowâs faculty of hitting the mark. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2379 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Malik al-Ashjaâi told on his fatherâs authority that when a man accepted Islam the Prophet instructed him in the prayer, then commanded him to make supplication with these words, âO God, forgive me, show mercy to me, guide me, grant me health, and grant me provision.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2380 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophetâs most frequent supplication was, âO God, bring us blessing in this world, blessing in the next, and guard us from the punishment of hell.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2381 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that the Prophet used to say when making supplication, âMy Lord, help me and do not give help 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 right guidance easy for me; grant me victory over those who act wrongfully towards me. My Lord, make me grateful to Thee, mindful of Thee, full of fear towards Thee, devoted to Thy obedience, humble before Thee, earnest in supplication, and penitent. My Lord,
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Hadith #2382 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakr said that Godâs messenger mounted the pulpit, then wept and said, âAsk God for forgiveness and health, for after being granted certainty, one is given nothing better than health.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan tradition whose isnad is gharib.
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Hadith #2383 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told of a man who came to the Prophet and asked him which supplication was most excellent. To this he replied, âAsk your Lord for health and for security from evil in this world and the next.â He came to him on the following day, asked the same question, and received a similar reply. Then when he came on the third day he received a similar reply with this addition, âIf you are given health and security from evil in this world and the next, you have attained felicity.â Tirmidhi and I
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Hadith #2384 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Yazid al-Khatmi told on the authority of Godâs messenger that he used to say in his supplication, âO God, provide me with Thy love 1 and the love of those whose love will benefit me with Thee; O God, make the things I love with which Thou hast provided me a strength to me regarding what Thou lovest; O God, make the things I love which Thou hast turned away from me a means of my devoting myself to what Thou lovest.â 1. hibbaka. This could be translated either as above or as â
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Hadith #2385 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âO God, apportion to us such fear of Thee as will come between us and acts of disobedience to Thee, such obedience to Thee as will bring us to Thy paradise, and such certainty that the calamities of this world will be made easy for us by Thee; let us enjoy our hearing, our sight and our power as long as Thou dost grant us life, and do the same for those who inherit from us; grant us revenge on those who have wronged us and help us against those who are hostile to us; let no calamity befall our
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Hadith #2386 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to God in all circumstances. I seek refuge in God from the state of those who go to hell.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib.
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Hadith #2387 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When the inspiration was sent down to the Prophet, a low sound was heard near his face like the humming of bees. One day when inspiration was sent down to him and we had waited for a time, it left him, then facing the qibla and raising his hands, he said, âO God, give us more and do not give us less; honour us and do not humiliate us; give us and do not withhold from us; choose us and do not prefer others to us; please us and be pleased with us.â He then said, âI have had sent down to me t
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Hadith #2388 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He then commanded him to perform ablution, doing it well, and make this supplication, âO God, I make request of Thee and I turn towards Thee by means of Thy prophet Muhammad, the prophet of mercy. By means of you 1 have turned towards my Lord to accomplish for me this need of mine. O God, make him an intercessor for me.â 1. bika. This would seem here to refer to the Prophet, although by itself it might naturally be taken to refer to God. The sentence which precedes certainly suggests that it
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Hadith #2389 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abud Dardaâ reported Godâs messenger as saying that part of Davidâs supplication was that he would say, âO God, I ask Thee for Thy love, 2 the love of those who love Thee, and deeds which will cause me to attain to Thy love. O God, make Thy love dearer to me than myself, my property, my family, and than cold water.â He said that when Godâs messenger mentioned David and talked about him, he would say that he was most devoted of men to worship. 2. cf. page 530, n. 1. Tirmidhi transmitt
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Hadith #2390 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmmar b. Yasir led us in a prayer and did so in brief form. One of the people camplained that he had shortened the prayer and conducted it briefly, but he replied that that would cause him no harm, for he had used in it various supplicaÂ tions he had heard from Godâs messenger.â When he got up to depart one of the people followed him (âAtaâ explaining that this was his father although he made a vague reference to himself) 3 and asked him about the supplication, whereupon he came and
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Hadith #2391 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that the Prophet used to say after the dawn prayer, âO God, I ask Thee for beneficial knowledge, acceptable action, and good provision.â Ahmad, Ibn Majah and Baihaqi, in ad- Daâawat al-kabir, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2392 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that a supplication he had learned from Godâs messenger and which he would never give up was, âO God, make me thank Thee greatly, keep Thee in my memory often, follow Thy counsel, and keep Thy injunction.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2393 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr told that Godâs messenger used to say, âO God, I ask Thee for health, continence, integrity, a good character, and acceptance of what is decreed.â
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Hadith #2394 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Maâbad said she heard Godâs messenger say, âO God, purify my heart from hypocrisy, my action from vain show, my tongue from falsehood and my eyes from wrongful glances, for Thou knowest the surreptitious looks of the eyes and what is concealed in the breasts.â 2 Baihaqi transmitted the two traditions in ad-Daâawat al-kabir. 2. cf. Qurâan, xl, 19.
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Hadith #2395 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The man used it in supplication to God, and God healed him. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2396 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hudhaifa reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIt is not fitting for a believer to demean himself.â On being asked how he could demean himself he replied, âBy exposing himself to a calamity which he has not the capacity to endure.â Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2397 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar told that Godâs messenger taught him to say, âO God, make my inner nature better than my outer, and make my outer nature good. O God, I ask Thee to give me some of the abundance Thou givest to men, in family, property and children, which neither strays nor leads astray.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2398 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that Godâs messenger addressed them saying, âPilgrimage (In what follows I have used the word âpilgrimageâ where only the hajj is intended; but when reference is made to both hajj and âumra the Arabic words are used without translation to avoid misunderstanding.) has been ordained for you people, so perform it.â A man asked whether it should be performed annually, but Godâs messenger gave no reply till he had asked the question three times. Then he said, âIf I we
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Hadith #2399 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that Godâs messenger was asked what action was most excellent and replied that it was faith in God and His messenger. He was asked what came next and replied that it was jihad in Godâs path. He was asked what came next and replied that it was a pilgrimage which was accepted. Bukhari and Muslim.
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Hadith #2400 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone performs the pilgrimage for Godâs sake without talking immodestly or acting wickedly, he will return as on the day his mother bore him.â Bukhari and Muslim.
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