The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

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127 hadith Hadith 6640–6766 Sunni
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The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

Sahih Muslim

127 hadith Hadith 6640–6766 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 837–875 CE period by ibn al-Hajjaj.

The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness is book 48 of 57 in Sahih Muslim, containing 127 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Nishapur (Naysabur), Khorasan.

Narrators in This Book

This book features 29 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Hurairah, Anas, Abu Musa al-Asha'ari, Al-Bara' b. 'Azib, Abdullah.

Hadith in This Book 127 hadith

1 6640 Sahih
I am near to the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he…
2 6641 Sahih
" He draws near Me by the space of a hand, I draw near him by the space (covered) by two hands."
3 6642 Sahih
When My servant draws close to me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the space of a cubit, and when he draws close to Me by the space of a cubit, I draw close to him by…
4 6643 Sahih
Proceed on, it is Jumdan, Mufarradun have gone ahead. They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: Allah's Messenger, who are Mufarradun? He said: They are those males and…
5 6644 Sahih
There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise. Verily, Allah is Odd (He is one, and it is an odd number) and He loves odd number. And…
6 6645 Sahih
Verily, there are ninety-nine names for Allah, i. e. hundred excepting one. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise. And Hammam has made this addition on the authority of…
7 6646 Sahih
When one of you makes supplication, he should supplicate with a will and should not say: O Allah, confer upon me if Thou likest, for there is none to coerce Allah.
8 6647 Sahih
When one of you makes a supplication (to his Lord) one should not say: O Allah, grant me pardon, if Thou so likest, but one should beg one's (Lord) with a will and full devotion,…
9 6648 Sahih
None of you should say to Allah (like this): O Allah, grant me mercy, if thou so likest. The supplication (of his) should (be permeated with) conviction (that it would be accepted…
10 6649 Sahih
O Allah, keep me alive as long as there is goodness in life for me and bring death to me when there is goodness in death for me.
11 6650 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters, but with a small variation of wording.
12 6651 Sahih
Had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that.
13 6652 Sahih
I visited Khabbab who had seven cauteries on his stomach and he said: Had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) not forbidden us to call for death, I would have done so.
14 6653 Sahih
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Isma'il through other chains of narrators.
15 6654 Sahih
Abu Huraira narrated to us ahadith from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and out of these one is that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: None amongst you should make a request for death, and do not…
16 6655 Sahih
He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also abhors to meet him.
17 6656 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ubada b. Samit through another chain of transmitters.
18 6657 Sahih
He who loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. I ('A'isha) said: Allah's Apostle, so far as the feeling of…
19 6658 Sahih
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Qatida with the same chain of transmitters.
20 6659 Sahih
He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. There is death before (one is able to) meet Allah.
21 6660 Sahih
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of A'isha through another chain of transmitters.
22 6661 Sahih
He who loves meeting Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. I (Shuraih b. Hani, one of the narrators) came to A'isha and said…
23 6662 Sahih
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Mutarrif with the same chain of transmitters.
24 6663 Sahih
He who loves to meet Allah, Allah too loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him.
25 6664 Sahih
I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks of Me and with him as he calls Me.
26 6665 Sahih
When My servant draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the cubit and when he draws close to Me by the cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by…
27 6666 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mu'tamar from his father with the same chain of transmitters, with a slight variation of wording.
28 6667 Sahih
I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him, as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he…
29 6668 Sahih
" He who comes with goodness, there are in store for him ten like those and even more than those: 'And he who comes with vice, ' it is only for that that he is called to account.…
30 6669 Sahih
There is for him ten like that (the good he performed) or more than that.
31 6670 Sahih
Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to…
32 6671 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Humaid with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight variation of wording.
33 6672 Sahih
You have not power enough to undergo the torment imposed by Allah. And there is no mention of: He supplicated Allah for him and He cured him.
34 6673 Sahih
This hadith had been transmitted on the authority of Anas through another chain of narrators.
35 6674 Sahih
Where have you come from? They say: We come from Thine servants upon the earth who had been glorifying Thee (reciting Subhan Allah), uttering Thine Greatness (saying Allah…
36 6675 Sahih
The supplication that he (the Prophet made very frequently is this:" O Allah, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of…
37 6676 Sahih
" Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell Fire."
38 6677 Sahih
He who uttered these words:" There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him. Sovereignty belongs to Him and all the praise is due to Him, and He is Potent over…
39 6678 Sahih
He who recites in the morning and in the evening (these words):" Hallowed be Allah and all praise is due to Him" one hundred times, he would not bring on the Day of Resurrection…
40 6679 Sahih
He who uttered:" There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him, His is the Sovereignty and all praise is due to Him and He is Potent over everything" ten times,…
41 6680 Sahih
Two are the expressions which are light on the tongue, but heavy in scale, dear to the Compassionate One:" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him" ;" Hallowed be Allah, the…
42 6681 Sahih
The uttering of (these words):" Hallowed be Allah; all praise is due to Allah, there is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest," is dearer to me than anything over which the…
43 6682 Sahih
Teach me the words which I should (often) utter. He said: Utter," There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him. Allah is the Greatest of the great and all praise…
44 6683 Sahih
" O Allah, grant me pardon, have mercy upon me, direct me to the path of righteousness and provide me sustenance."
45 6684 Sahih
" O Allah, grant me pardon, have mercy upon me, direct me to the path of righteousness, grant me protection and provide me sustenance."
46 6685 Sahih
" O Allah, grant me pardon, have mercy upon me, protect me, provide me sustenance," and he collected his fingers together except his thumb and said: It is in these words (that…
47 6686 Sahih
Is one amongst you powerless to get one thousand virtues every day. Amongst those who had been sitting there, one asked: How one amongst us can get one thousand virtues every day?…
48 6687 Sahih
He who alleviates the suffering of a brother out of the sufferings of the world, Allah would alleviate his suffering from the sufferings of the Day of Resurrection, and he who…
49 6688 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
50 6689 Sahih
I bear witness to the fact that both Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id Khudri were present when Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him) said: The people do not sit but they are…
51 6690 Sahih
What makes you sit here? They said: We are sitting here in order to remember Allah. He said: I adjure you by Allah (to tell me whether you are sitting here for this very purpose)?…
52 6691 Sahih
There is (at times) some sort of shade upon my heart, and I seek forgiveness from Allah a hundred times a day.
53 6692 Sahih
O people, seek repentance from Allah. Verily, I seek repentance from Him a hundred times a day.
54 6693 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
55 6694 Sahih
He who seeks repentance (from the Lord) before the rising of the sun from the west (before the Day of Resurrection), Allah turns to him with Mercy.
56 6695 Sahih
We were along with Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) on a journey when the people began to pronounce "Allahu Akbar" in a loud voice. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: O people, show mercy…
57 6696 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Asim with the same chain of transmitters.
58 6697 Sahih
" There is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest." Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Verily, you are not supplicating One Who is deaf or absent. He said: Abu Musa or Abdullah…
59 6698 Sahih
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Musa with a slight variation of wording.
60 6699 Sahih
We were along with Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) on a journey; the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by A'sim.
61 6700 Sahih
" He (the Holy Prophet) said: He Whom you are sup- plicating is nearer to every one of you than the neck of his camel." And there is no mention of these words:" There is no might…
62 6701 Sahih
Should I not direct you to the words from the treasures of Paradise, or he said: Like a treasure from the treasures of Paradise? I said: Of course, do that. Thereupon he said:"…
63 6702 Sahih
Teach me a supplication which I should recite in my prayer. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Recite:" O Allah, I have done great wrong to myself." According to Qutaiba (the…
64 6703 Sahih
Much wrong (Zulman Kathira).
65 6704 Sahih
" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of Hell-Fire; and from the torment of Hell-Fire; and from the trial of the grave and torment of the grave; and from the evil of the…
66 6705 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
67 6706 Sahih
" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity, from indolence, from cowardice, from senility, from miserliness, and I seek refuge in Thee from the torment of the grave and from…
68 6707 Sahih
" From the trial of life and death."
69 6708 Sahih
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) used to seek refuge in Allah from such things as mentioned in the above-mentioned hadith and from 'miserliness" too.
70 6709 Sahih
" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from miserliness, from sloth and from decrepitude."
71 6710 Sahih
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) used to seek refuge (in Allah) from the evil of what has been decreed, from misery, from the mockery of (triumphant) enemies, and from severe calamity. `Amr…
72 6711 Sahih
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When anyone lands at a place, and then says:" I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He has created," nothing…
73 6712 Sahih
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of you stays at a place, he should say:" I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of that He created."…
74 6713 Sahih
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira with a slight variation of wording.
75 6714 Sahih
When you go to bed, perform ablution as is done for prayer; then lie down pn the right side and recite:" O Allah, I turn my face towards Thee and entrust my affair to Thee. I…
76 6715 Sahih
" In case you get up in the morning, you will get up with bliss."
77 6716 Sahih
When you go to bed during night, you should say:" O Allah, I surrender myself to Thee and entrust my affair to Thee, with hope in Thee and fear of Thee. There is no resort and no…
78 6717 Sahih
O, so and so, as you go to your bed; the rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation of wording that he said:" Thine Apostle whom Thou sent." If you die that night you…
79 6718 Sahih
" if you get up in the morning you would get up with a bliss."
80 6719 Sahih
" O Allah, it is with Thine Name that I live and it is with Thine Name that I die." And when he got up he used to say:" Praise is due to Allah, Who gave us life after our death…
81 6720 Sahih
" O Allah, Thou created my being and it is for Thee to take it to its ultimate goal. And its death and life is due to Thee, and if Thou givest it life, safeguard it; and if Thou…
82 6721 Sahih
When any one of you intends to go to sleep, he should lie on the bed on his right side and then say:" O Allah. the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Earth and Lord of the…
83 6722 Sahih
" From the evil of every animal, Thou hast hold upon its forelock (Thou bast full control over it)."
84 6723 Sahih
Say:" O Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens" ; the rest of the hadith is the same.
85 6724 Sahih
When any one of you goes to bed, he should take hold of the hem of his lower garment and then should clean (his bed) with the help of that and then should recite the name of Allah…
86 6725 Sahih
Then utter:" My Lord. with Thine name I place my side and if Thou keepest me alive have mercy upon myself"
87 6726 Sahih
When you go to bed, say:" Praise is due to Allah Who fed us, provided us drink, sufficed us and provided us with shelter, for many a people there is none to suffice and none to…
88 6727 Sahih
I asked: 'A'isha, in what words did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) supplicate Allah? She said that he used to utter:" I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I did and from the evil of…
89 6728 Sahih
I asked 'A'isha about the supplication that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made. She said that he used to say:" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I have done and from…
90 6729 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Muhammad b. ja'far through another chain of transmitters.
91 6730 Sahih
" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I did and from the evil of what I did not."
92 6731 Sahih
" O Allah, it is unto Thee that I surrender myself. I affirm my faith in Thee and repose my trust in Thee and turn to Thee in repentance and with Thy help fought my adversaries. O…
93 6732 Sahih
" A listener listened to our praising Allah (for) His goodly trial of us. Our Lord! acompany us, guard us and bestow upon us Thy grace. I am seeker of refuge in Allah from the…
94 6733 Sahih
" O Allah, forgive me my faults, my ignorance, my immoderation in my concerns. And Thou art better aware (of my affairs) than myself. O Allah, grant me forgiveness (of the faults…
95 6734 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
96 6735 Sahih
" O Allah, set right for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs. And set right for me the affairs of my world wherein is my living. And set right for me my Hereafter…
97 6736 Sahih
" O Allah. I beg of Thee the right guidance, safeguard against evils, chastity and freedom from want."
98 6737 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ishaq with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
99 6738 Sahih
I am not going to say anything but only that which Allah's Messenger (may peace be upgn him) used to say. He used to supplicate:" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity,…
100 6739 Sahih
" We entered upon evening and the whole Kingdom of Allah also entered upon evening and praise is due to Allah. There is no god but Allah, the One Who has no partner with Him."…
101 6740 Sahih
" We have entered upon evening and so, too, the whole Kingdom of Allah has entered upon evening. Praise is due to Allah. There is no god but Allah, the One having no partner with…
102 6741 Sahih
" We have entered upon evening and so has the Kingdom of Allah entere d upon evening; praise is due to Allah, there is no god but Allah the One, and there is no partner with Him.…
103 6742 Sahih
" There is no god but Allah, the One Who conferred upon His armies the honour of victory and helped His servant rout the clans; there is nothing after that."
104 6743 Sahih
Say," O Allah, direct me to the right path and make me adhere to the straight path," and when you make a mention of right guidance, keep in mind the right path and when you…
105 6744 Sahih
Say:" O Allah, I beg of Thee righteousness and adhering to the straight path."
106 6745 Sahih
You have been in the same seat since I left you. She said: Yes. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: I recited four words three times after I left you and if these are to be…
107 6746 Sahih
" Hallowed be Allah according to the number of His creation, hallowed be Allah according to the pleasure of His Self, hallowed be Allah according to the weight of His Throne,…
108 6747 Sahih
We tried to stand up (as a mark of respect) but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Keep to your beds, and he sat amongst us and I felt the coldness of his feet upon my chest. He then…
109 6748 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but. with a slight variation of wording.
110 6749 Sahih
" Ali said: Ever since I heard this (supplication) from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), I never abandoned it. It was said to him, Not even in the night of Siffin (battle of Siffin)? He sad:…
111 6750 Sahih
You would not be able to get a servant from us. May I not direct you to what is better than the servant for you? Recite Subhaana Allah thirty-three times, al- Hamdu li-Allah…
112 6751 Sahih
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as say- ing. When you listen to the crowing of the cock, ask Allah for His favour as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying…
113 6752 Sahih
" There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Tolerant, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Heaven and the…
114 6753 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
115 6754 Sahih
" The Lord of heaven and the earth," he said:" The Lord of the heaven and that of the earth."
116 6755 Sahih
Ibn 'Abbas reported this hadith through another chain of transmitters with a sliglit variation of wording.
117 6756 Sahih
Those for which Allah made a choice for His Angels and His servants (and the words are):" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him."
118 6757 Sahih
Should I not inform you about the words liked most by Allah? I said: Allah's Mes- senger, do inform me about the words liked most by Allah. He said: Verily, the words liked most…
119 6758 Sahih
There is no believing servant who supplicates for his brother behind his back (in his absence) that the Angels do not say: The same be for you too.
120 6759 Sahih
My husband reported that he heard Allah's Mes- senger (ﷺ) as saying: He who supplicates for his brother behind his back (in his absence), the Angel commissioned (for carrying…
121 6760 Sahih
I visited Abu Darda's house in Syria. I did not find him there but Umm Darda' (was present at the house). She said: Do you intend to perform Hajj during this year? I said: Yes.…
122 6761 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Safwan b. 'Abdullah b. Safwan with the same chain of transmitters.
123 6762 Sahih
Allah is pleased with His servant who says: Al-Hamdu lillah while taking a morsel of food and while drinking.
124 6763 Sahih
This hadith is reported through Ishaaq bin Yusuf Al-Azraq from Zakariyya bin Abi Za'ida through the same chain.
125 6764 Sahih
The supplication of every one of you is granted if he does not grow impatient and says: I supplicated but it was not granted.
126 6765 Sahih
The supplication of one of you is granted if he does not grow impatient and say- I supplicated my Lord but it was not granted.
127 6766 Sahih
The supplication of the servant is granted in case he does not supplicate for sin or for severing the ties of blood, or he does not become impatient. It was said: Allah's…