. Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Affaan BGwj narrates that Rasulullaah @@ once made

dua saying, "0 Allaah! Forgive the family of Yaasir although you have already forgiven them." Hadhrat Aa'isha =@&j reports that Rasulullaah once made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Bless Ammaar %G@j (the son of Hadhrat Yaasir SGwj)." The Hadith still continues further (2) Hadhrat Ummu Salamah w @ . & j reports that Rasulullaah @@ once made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Forgive Abu Salamah, elevate his rank amongst those close to You and be his successor amongst those (of his family who are) left behind. Forgive us also, 0 Rabb of the universe and together with expanding his grave, fill it with light as well." (3) Hadhrat Usaamah bin Zaid &B@j says, "Rasulullaah @@ used to put me on his thigh and then put Hasan bin Ali wW on his left thigh.

Rasulullaah @% would then hug us and say, "0 Allaah! I am compassionate towards the two of them, You also be compassionate towards them." (4) Another narration states that Rasulullaah would say, "0 Allaah! I love the two of them, You love them also." (5) Hadhrat Usaamah B.GWj relates, "When Rasulullaah W ' s illness became severe, I returned to Madinah (after camping with the Muslim army in nearby Juruf) and those with me also returned. Rasulullaah was unable to speak when I entered (his room) and when he repeatedly placed his hand on me and lifted it, I realised that he was making dua for me." (6) , Hadhrat Jareer %,G$l&j and for the family of Hadhrat Busr ?&W%i Hadhrat Jaabir %Sw reports that Rasulullaah $%! thrice made dua saying, "0 Mlaah! Forgive Amr bin Al Aas because whenever I request him for charity, he always brings it tci me." (7) Hadhrat Hakeem bin Hizaam 9,Gej narrates that Rasulullaah @%$ once made ( I ) Ahmad and Ibn Sa'd.

(2) lbn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.245). (3) Ahmad, Muslim and Abu Dawood, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(V?l.5 Pg.219). (4) Ahmad, Abu Ya'la, Nasa'ee and Ibn Hibbaan. (5) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg.62). (6) Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Tabraani and others, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.7 Pg.5) and Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.5 Pg. 136).

(7) Ibn Adi, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.250). THE LIVES OF THE SAhXBAH &%&%%> (Vol-3) dua for him sayjng, " 0 Allaah! Bless him in trade." Another narration explains that (this happened) when Rasulullaah @& sent Hadhrat Hakeem to purchase a sacrificial animal for a Dinaar. After purchasing it, he sold it for two Dinaars. Thereafter, he bought another for a Dinaar and returned with (the animal and) a Dinaar to Rasulullaah @'@.

Rasulullaah $$%% then made dua that Hadhrat Hakeem W'= be blessed (in trade) and instructed him to donate the Dinaar in Sadaqah. (2) Hadhrat Jareer Ww says, "When I once mentioned to Rasulullaah @@ that I could never remain steady on horseback, he placed his hand on my chest until I could actually see its imprint on my chest. He then made dua saying, ' 0 Allaah! Make him steady and also make him one who is rightly guided and who guides others aright.' Thereafter, I never once fell off a horse." (3) In another narration, Hadhrat Jareer %X4Wj says, "Rasulullaah once said to me, Why do you not relieve me of Dhu Khalasa?' Dhu Khalsa was a building of the Khath'am tribe and was referred to as the Yemeni Kabah during the Period of Ignorance. '0 Rasulullaah m!' 1 submitted, 'I am a person who cannot remain steady on horseback.. ." The rest of the narration is like the one above.

(4) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Busr k ? & j relates, "My father and I were sitting by the door of our house when Rasulullaah @@ arrived on his mule. '0 Rasulullaah m!' my father said, Why don't you alight to have something to eat and make dua for blessings?' Rasulullaah @@ then alighted, ate something and made dua saying, '0 Allaah! Have mercy on them, forgive them and bless them in their ~ustenance.'"~) Another narration states further that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Busr 3,G-3 said, "We then always saw a tremendous supply of sustenance coming from Allaah 3,@3G.'." (6) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for Hadhrat Baraa bin Ma'roor ~,Gwj, Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ubaadah "'I ""' 0' &,k?, and Hadhrat Abu Qataadah %,G&&j Hadhrat Nadhla bin Arnr Ghifaari %,- reports, 'When a man from the Ghifaar tribe came to Rasulullaah @%! and Rasulullaah k%?@ asked him what his name was, he replied that it was Muhaan (meaning 'the disgraced one1). Rasulullaah @@ said, You are now Mukrim ('the honoured one').' When Rasulullaah @% arrived in Madinah, he also led the Janaazah salaah for Hadhrat Baraa bin Ma'roor %Gw. Rasulullaah @%! made dua for him saying, ' 0 Allaah!

Shower Your special mercy on Baraa bin Ma'roor. Do not be unapproachable to him on the Day of Qiyaamah and enter him into Jannah, which You already have (decreed) ."I(~) (1) Tabraani. (2) Abdur Razzaaq and Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vol.5 Pg. 152). (3) Tabraani. (4) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal(Vo1.5 Pg.152).

(5) Ibn Asaakir. (6) Tabraani, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vo1.5 Pg.220). (7) Ibn Mandah and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal(Vo1.5 Pg.144). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@$$> (Val-3) Hadhrat Ibn Abu Qataadah BG= reports that the person for whom Rasulullaah @&% led the Janaazah salaah when he arrived in Madinah was Hadhrat Baraa bin Ma'roor @.GWj. Rasulullaah @%$ went with the Sahabah @Gw and when they formed a row in front of Hadhrat Baraa 3,Gm's body, Rasulullaah @@ made dua saying, " 0 Allaah!

Forgive him, have mercy on him and be pleased with him, even though You have already done this." (') Hadhrat Qais bin Sa'd bbGw narrates that Rasulullaah iE$i% once made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Shower Your special mercy on the family of Sa'd bin Ubaadah and forgive them." (2) Hadhrat Abu Qataadah %G% relates, "We were with Rasulullaah @@ on a journey when (because of exhaustion) he started to lean to one side of his animal. I then held him up with my hand until he woke up. Later when he again started to lean to one side, I again supported him until he awoke. Thereafter, he made dua saying, ' 0 Allaah!

Look after Abu Qataadah as he has looked after me tonight.' He then addressed me saying, 'We have certainly given you a lot of difficulty."'(3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @'@ Made for Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik $&$i$&@2 and for Other Hadhrat Anas ?&XW2 reports that when Hadhrat Ummu Sulaym B@i once requested Rasulullaah k%$ to make dua for him, Rasulullaah @@ said, "0 Allaah! Grant him plenty of wealth and children and bless him in them." (4) Hadhrat Abu Dardaa WEm narraks that a man called Harmala %GW once came to Rasulullaah m. Pointing to his tongue, he said, " 0 Rasulullaah @%%! Imaan is still here while hypocrisy lurks here." He then pointed towards his heart. He then continued, "I think but a little of Allaah." Rasulullaah @@ made dua for him saying, "0 Allaah!

Grant him a tongue that makes Dhikr and a heart that is grateful. Allow him to love those whom I love and let all his affairs have a good ending." (5) Hadhrat Talib %R&$ narrates that when he once requested Rasulullaah @%$ to make dua for him, Rasulullaah @@ said, "(I will do so) When permission is granted (by Allaah)." Rasulullaah @@ then waited awhile before he made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Forgive Talib and have mercy on him. 0 Allaah! Forgive Talib and have mercy on him. 0 Allaah! Forgive Talib and have mercy on him." (6) Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari %C&++ narrates that ~asulullaah @@ once made dua saying, "0 Allaah!

Elevate your little servant Abu Aamir above the majority (1) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.620). (2) Abu Dawood, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal Nol.5 Pg. 190). (3) Abu Nu'aym and Tabraani, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul UmrnaalNo1.5 Pg. 161). (4) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vol.5 Pg.142). (5) Tabraani.

Haythami No19 Pg.402) has commented on the chain of narrators. (6) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.402) has commented on thechain of narrators. Ibn Sa'd No1.7 Pg.42) has reported a similar narration. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABsZH 'm,%b&3 (Vol-3) of people on the Day of Qiyaamah," ( I ) Hadhrat Hassaan bin Shaddaad BEw narrates, "When my mother arrived with a delegation to meet Rasulullaah @&, she said, '0 Rasulullaah m!

I have come with this delegation to you so that you may make dua that this son of mine becomes big and good.' Rasulullaah @?@ then performed wudu and, passing the leftover water over my face, said, "0 Allaah! Bless her in this child and make him big and good."'(2) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for the Weak Sahabah '@gCu\&&& Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah WWj narrates that after making the Salaam, Rasulul!aah @%! was still facing the qiblah when he raised his head and made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Free Salamah bin Hishaam, Ayaash bin Abu Rabee'ah, Waleed bin Waleed and all the other weak Muslim who are unable to formulate an escape route and have no way out (of Makkah)." (3) Another narration states that it was after raising his head from a Rakaah of the Fajr salaah that Rasulullaah @& made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Rescue Waleed bin Waleed, Salamah bin Hishaam, Ayaash bin Abu Rabee'ah and the other oppressed Muslims in Makkah. 0 Allaah! Severely trample the Mudhar tribe underfoot and afflict them with drought as the people were afflicted during the time of Yusuf BM."(~) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Recited When Bidding Farewell G' JI* Y Rasulullaah says: "I place your Deen in Allaah's Custody ..." Hadhrat Qaz'ah narrates that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 3,I;"Wj once said to him, "Come.

Let me bid you farewell as Rasulullaah @@ bid me farewell. (Rasulullaah @@ said:) ' .,". 'A 9, &blt dl C~p" ~~i. L$Z ' "I' ' ' # ' "I place your Deen, your trustworthiness and the results of all your deeds in Allaah's custody"(5) Another narration states that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ?3lGW would always say to a person embarking on a journey, "Come close to me so that I may bid you farewell as Rasulullaah @@ bid me farewell." He would then recite the dua quoted above. (1) Ibn Sa'd and Tabraani, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzuj Ummaa/(Vol.5 Pg.239).

(2) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg. 167). (3) Bazzaar. Haytharni (Vol.10 Pg.152) has commented on the chain of narrators. Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg. 130) has reported a similar narration. (4) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg.130).

(5) Abu Dawood (Vo1.3 Pg.232). (6) Tirmidhi (Vol.2 Pg.182). THE LIVES OF THE S W B A H @%$&&% (Val-3) - said, "Do give me more." Rasulullaah @@ obliged, saying, "And may Allaah make it easy for you to acquire good wherever you may be,'' (1) Rasulullaah @@Is Words when Bidding farewell to Hadhrat Qataadah Rahaawi SGblB2j and another Sahabi a,%@@> Hadhrat Qataadah Rahaawi ~~w says, "When Rasulullaah k$& appointed me as leader of my people, I held his hand as he bade me farewell. Rasulullaah @?@ said: G I # I > 6 1 , I,# I,., * , I ,Y.' P?, I I I "&$I;;;&$ ! a j p t J !d>lj ~ + L I I AJJI +" , "May Allaah make Taqwa your provision, forgive your sins and lead you towards good wherever you may be"(2) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ~,E&!G narrates that a man once said, "0 Rasulullaah @%! I wish to undertake a journey, so please give me some advice." Rasulullaah said, "Ensure that you always adopt Taqwa and recite ('A1 (3 hblaahu Akbar') when ascending any slope." As the Sahabi ~,G3%QG was leaving, Rasulullaah @%! made dua saying: "0 Allaah!

Shorten the distance for him and make the journey easy for him"(3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Recited When Taking Food or Drink and when Wearing clothing Hadhrat Abu Umaamah 5iUW.j reports that when Nabi @& lifted the tablecloth off the ground (after eating), he would recite: *GI 9 9 . # 3 1 , W , 9 3 I .,I "LqJ 4 s . + YJ pp YJ && 4 I I I?;G 1% (I&) I dl # I u" "All praise that is most abundant, pure and blessed belongs to Allaah but is (of course) insufficient (to praise Him adequately). 0 our Rabb, (1) Tirmidhi (Vo1.2 Pg. 182). (2) Tabraani and Bazzaar, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.131). (3) Tirmidhi (Vo1.2 Pg. 182). .3 90 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH mAHW$&$ (Vol-3) we are unable to stop praising You and will never be independent of doing so eitherM(') ' Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri %W@G reports that whenever Rasulullaah ate or drank, he would recite: "All praise belongs to Allaah Who has given us food and drink and has made us amongst the ~ u s l i m s " ( ~ ) Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri %Gw reports that whenever Rasulullaah @%% wore a new garment, he would take the name of the garment - either a Qamees, a turban, a shawl (etc.) - and recite the following dua: J Y ~ * , 94 @ > I , , I , J I , , J g y # 4 , , I I , ~ ~ y I ~ 1 0 Z J L , L&p13 .d ,y b+j j~+ dL*I IL 25 dl &I &I" & , " J I 0 J , w 0 , w 4 " I e b F 3 p 0 Allaah All praise belongs to You for giving me this (Qamees, turban, shawl, etc.) to wear. I ask You for the good of it and the good for which it was made and ask Your protection from the evil of it and the evil for which it was made"(3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Recited when Sighting the New Moon and when Noticing Thunder, Clouds or Wind The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Recited when Sighting the New Moon Hadhrat Talha 3SW narrates that when Rasulullaah @& sighted the new moon, he would recite: 4 ,I 9 6 4 Z J!L 4 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%!@= (Vol-3) approve of. (0 moon) Our Rabb and yours is AllaahU(l) Hadhrat Raafi bin Khadeej ?&Gw reports that whenever Rasulullaah @@ saw the new moon, he would remark, "The moon of good and virtue." He would then recite the following dua thrice: , " 0' , C O , C ,, , 0 , j t , ~ : 1 ~ , ('9 &3p!jJb.!\#g&dI & d J, ' ' " 0 Allaah!

I ask You for the good of this month and for the best of destinies and I seek Your protection from its evilM(') The Du'aas Rasulullaah Recited when he Noticed Thunder, Clouds and Wind Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~,ll&W reports that when Rasulullaah @@ heard thunderclaps, he recited: "0 Allaah! Let not Your wrath kill us, let not Your punishment destroy us but rather grant us safety before that"(3) Hadhrat Aa'isha BC= narrates that whenever the wind blew violently, Rasulullaah $@ would say: "0 Allaah! I ask You for its good, the good in it and the good ichas been sent for. I also seek Your protection from its evil, the evil in it and the evil (punishment) it has been sent for"(4) Hadhrat Aa'isha Ww also reports that whenever Rasulullaah &%% noticed a cloud forming on the horizon, he would leave what he was doing. In fact, if he was performing salaah, he would shorten it.

He would then recite the dua: , ) J * , u $ > L C &j+~ j I 1 4 1 " ly& ' " 0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from its evil" If rain then fell, he would say: ( G G ~ ) " 0 Allaah! Make his a pleasant downpour"(5) Hadhrat Aa'isha BC6= narrates that when Rasulullaah @@ noticed a dense cloud in the sky, he Qould forsake everything he was doing, even salaah. He would then turn to the cloud and say: "0 Allaah! We seek Your protection from the evil (punishment) with (1) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Umrnaal(Vo1.4 Pg.326).

Tabraani has reported a similar narration without the words and with the word instead of. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.139) has commented on the chain of nayrators. (2) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.139). (3) Tirmidhi, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vo1.2 Pg.264). (4) Bukhaari, Muslim and Tirmidhi.

(5) Abu Dawood, as Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vol.2 Pg.265). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @@$$> (Vol-3) which it has been sent" However, if it happened to rain, he would recite the following dua twice or thrice: - "0 Allaah! Make this a beneficial downpour"(') Hadhrat Salamah bin Akwa ?&W&j reports that when the wind blew fiercely, Rasulullaah @%$ would say: "0 Allaah! Make it a wind that is fruitful and not one that is destr~ctive"(~) Some General Du'aas that Rasulullaah @@ Made Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood Ww narrates that Rasulullaah @% used to make dua saying: " , &I, " dUlj ' 0 ' 0 $1; L a 21 3, I 0 "0 Allaah! I ask you for guidance, Taqwa, chastity and independence"(3) Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari %X%&j reports that one of the du'aas Rasulullaah &% often recited was: "0 Allaah!

Forgive my sins, my acts of ignorance, the excesses I commit in my affairs and everything else that You know better than I. 0 Allaah! Forgive the wrong I do in earnestness, in jest, in error and on purpose, all of which I am guilty of. 0 Allaah! Forgive my past sins, my future sins, those that I have done secretly, those I have committed openly and all others that You know better than I. You are the one Who promotes and relegates (people in status) and You have power over all things"(4) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah narrates that Rasulullaah used to make the following dua: "0 Allaah! Set right the affairs of my Deen in which lies the safety of all ( I ) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in ffinzu/ Ummaa/(Vol.4 Pg.290).

(2) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.135) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Muslim. (4) Muslim and Bukhaari. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@bm (Vol-3) my affairs, set right my worldly affairs in which lies my livelihood and set right the affairs of my Aakhirah to which I shall be returning.

Make life a means for me to progress in every good and make death a means for me to be relieved of every evilu(') Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas Ww reports that Rasulullaah $@ used to make the following dua: "0 Allaah! To You do I submit, in You do I believe, in You do I trust, to You do I turn and with You do I challenge (my opposition). 0 Allaah! Because there is none worthy of worship but You, I seek protection with Your honour against me being misguided. You are the Ever Living Who will never die while man and Jinn will surely die"(2) Hadhrat Ummu Salamah @Gw narrates that the dua Rasulullaah @%% most often made was: 9 l W I , I 3 $j a +& I I I / . "0 the One Who turns hearts!

Keep my heart steadfast on Your ~ e e n " ( ~ ) Hadhrat Aa'isha Ww narrates that another of the du'aas that Rasulullaah @?% used to make was: " 0 Allaah! Grant me well-being in my body and well-being in my sight and make them my beneficiaries. There is none worthy of worship but You the Most Forbearing and Most Magnanimous. Glorified is Allaah the Rabb of the Grand Throne. All praise belongs to Allaah the Rabb of the universe"(4) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3,- narrates that one of the du'aas Rasulullaah @% used to make was: u I 6 0 .

I * 9 I 3 > ? 0 I 19 y m . . GI; 'id 131; 'id l l l i &&I +JJ & & && &&I, &A*, 8. ) I,. ?. 0 9 : yI?(dj~f,&&J,~l&'id IJ&~J-+!J&JJ&J I " 0 my Rabb! Assist me and do not assist others against h e . Help me (1) Muslim. (2) Muslim and Bukhaari.

(3) Tirmidhi. (4) Tirmidhi. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH &!?@8%3 (Vol-3) and do not help others against me. Plan in my favour and do not plan against me. Guide me and make guidance easy for me and assist me against those who oppose me. 0 my Rabb!

Make me one who is grateful to You, who remembers You, who is not wary of You, who obeys you and who turns towards You. Accept my repentance, wash away my sins, accept my dua, make my testimony firm, guide my heart, steer my tongue and remove ill feeling from my heartn(') Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %%@% narrates that amongst the du'aas that Rasulullaah @?@ made was: "0 Allaah! We beg You for everything that attracts Your mercy and forgiveness. We also beg You for safety from every sin, for inspiration to doeverygood; for the success of Jannah and safety from ~ahannam."(~) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Amr - narrates that Rasulullaah @& used to make dua saying: "0 Allaah! Forgive the sins and wrong we do in jest, in earnestness and on purpose, all of which we are guilty of'(3) \ - Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn ?&W&!.Gj narrates that the dua Rasulullaah @% made most frequently was: "0 Allaah!

Forgive the wrongs I do in error and on purpose, those that I have done secretly and those I have committed openly, those committed in ignorance and those done intentionally"(4) Hadhrat Aa'isha Ww says that Rasulullaah &%% used to make dua saying: "0 Allaah! Make my character beautiful just as You have made my appearance beautiful"(5) Hadhrat Ummu Salamah !kl!3&5 reports that Rasulullaah @% used to say: "0 my Rabb! Forgive me, have mercy on me and guide me to the most upright path"(6) Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik WWG narrates that Rasulullaah @& used to make (1) Abu Dawood and Ibn Maajah. A narration ofTirmidhi adds the words. (2) Haakim, as quoted in Nawawi's Kitaabul Adhkaar (Pg.498).

(3) Ahmad and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.172). (4) Ahmad, Tabraani and Bazzaar, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg. 1 72). (5) Ahmad and Abu Ya'la, reporting from reliable sources as confirrned by (6) Ahmad and Abu Ya'la, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by THE LIVES OF THE S W A H @G&> (VoI-3) 39.5 dua saying: ( ' J ~ $ 3 !+I; y e 0 l ,GY l J, bt9 l 0 "0 Defender of Islaam and the Muslims! Keep me steadfast on Islaam until the day I meet YOU"(') Hadhrat Busr bin Abu Artaat Qurashi ?23Gw reports that he heard Rasulullaah @&$ make the following dua: "0 Allaah! Conclude all our affairs in a most beautiful manner and save us from disgrace in this world as well a s the punishment of the ~akhirah"(~) Another narration adds that Rasulullaah @@ said, "Whoever recites this dua will die before being put through tribulations." (3) Hadhrat Abu Sirma WG= narrates that Rasulullaah @@ used to say: "0 Allaah!

I ask You to grant independence to me and to all those associated with me"(4) Hadhrat Thowbaan %%Wj narrates that Rasulullaah @@ used to make dua saying: "0 Allaah! I ask You for all that is lawful, for the-resolve to stay away from evil, for the love of the poor and to accept my repentance. When You intend putting Your servants through tribulation, I ask You to take me away without undergoing any of it"(5) Hadhrat Aa'isha WEw narrates that one of the du'aas Rasulullaah &%% used to make was: "0 Allaah! ~llocate the geatest quantity of the sustenance you give me to my old age and to the period just before my death"(6) Comprehensive Du'aas S' JlTI Rasulullaah @& s Preference for Comprehensive Du'aas and his Teaching them to Hadhrat Hadhrat Aa'isha @EWj says, "Rasulullaah loved making comprehensive (1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg. 176). (2) Ahmad. (3) Tabraani;reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg.187).

(4) Ahmad and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg. 178) (5) Bazzaar, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg.181). (6) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.182). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @&$&!%?3 (Vol-3) - du'aas and would make them rather than any other." Hadhrat Aa'isha - also reports that she was busy performing salaah when (her father) Hadhrat Abu Bakr %UGW45 came to tell Rasulullaah @?% something that she was unable to hear. "0 Aa'isha!" Rasulullaah $%% said to her, "Ensure that you make comprehensive du'aas. When she had completed her salaah, Hadhrat Aa'isha lZWW4 asked Rasulullaah &'@ about this and he advised her to make the following dua: 4 . 4 YY ;i;i ;JL, L;j +i; ~ ~ 1 . 6 $gl & rn JI 3 , I,, I,, , , I. ,C , Y , Y, 4, 0 ' .

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Y . Y , .., ; L + ~ ~ & - ~ , ) * y * , .C,, )I, )?I 4 6 . ) * Y Y Y . . , Y y . Y , ALI,~~U,J +G &I & + d~~~~ .?I.+= LS A J G I L A@; I ' Y "0 ,, y ' ,' y' , , * * "IU, ~ 4 ~ 1 ; 3 ~ ' Ulfl & I , I; "0 Allaah! I ask You for all good that is immediate and that is still to come, whether I am aware of it or not. I seek Your protection from all evil that is immediate and that is still to come, whether I am aware of it or not.

I ask You for Jannah and every word and deed that will take me closer to it. I also seek Your protection from Jahannam and every word and deed that will take me closer to it. I ask You for every good that Your servant and Rasul Muhammad @%% asked You for and I seek Your protection from everything that Your servant and Rasul Muhammad &%% sought Your protection from. I also beseech You to make the outcome be good of everything that You have decreed for me"(2) In another narration, Hadhrat Aa'isha I= says, "I was busy performing salaah when Nabi @& entered the room. He needed something and because I was delaying him, he said, ' 0 Aa'isha!

You ought to make dua that is concise and comprehensive.' When I completed, I asked, '0 Rasulullaah @&! What dua is concise and comprehensive?"' Rasulullaah @& then taught her the dua quoted above. (3) Rasulullaah @@ Teaches a Comprehensive dua to Hadhrat Abu Umaamah BGWj and to some other gahabah @gX&j' Hadhrat Abu Umaamah WW says that because Rasulullaah made so many du'aas, they were unable to remember them. They therefore said to him one day, "0 Rasulullaah @@! You make so many du'aas, that we are unable to (1) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in a n z u l Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.291).

(2) Haakim, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.306). Ahmad and Ibn Maajah have reporkd a similar narration, as quoted in the Adhkaar of Nawawi. (3) Bukhaari in his Adab (Pg.506). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,GW+ ("01-3) remember them." Rasulullaah @%% said, "Should I not teach you a dua that incorporates all of them?" Rasulullaah then told them to recite: I I J 5 1 9 6 . 1 . d , >, , 10. 6 6 J A I , . L ~ ) ~ S ( L U I + - & ~ ~ G & ~UL~I,+ "We ask You for every good that Your Nabi Muhammad @& asked You for and we seek Your protection from everything that Your Nabi Muhammad @& sought Your protection from.

It is only from You that help can be sought and only You can conclude all matters because there is no power or might but from ~llaah"(') Asking for Allaah's Protection Factors from which Rasulullaah @&% used to Ask for Allaah's Protection Hadhrat Anas 4 - reports that Rasulullaah used to make Cu'aa saying: , I *. "uGl; w1 & I I & &+3p13$l +I& I I I "0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from helplessness, laziness, cowardice, extreme old age and miserliness. I also seek Your protection from punishment in the grave and from the tribulations of life and death" Another narration adds the words: "...(and I seek Your protection from) the burden of debts and from the tyranny of men"(2) Hadhrat Aa'isha l2BUW reports that Rasulullaah @@$ used to include the following words in his dua: , > . . . t " . , l ? ¶ > I , : l ~ , , ""J&jG&j I 0 &b+d&>p , &I "0 Allaah! 1 seek Your protection from the evil of what I do and from the evil of what I do not do"(3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar k?3Gw narrates that amongst the du'aas that Rasulullaah made was: "0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from losing Your bounties, from a reverse in well-being. from sudden calamities and from all forms of (1) Tirmidhi (Vo1.2 Pg.190).

Bukhaari has reported a similar narration In his Adab (Pg.99). (2) Bukhaari and Muslim. (3) Muslim. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,G+&> (vd-3) Your wrath" Hadhrat Zaid bin Arqam 4 - once said to the people, "I am telling you only what Rasulullaah #%% used to tell us." (He then proceeded to teach th& the following dua:) -* ~ J A * I # I I , b . *¶I ' , , J , # ‘ 3 1 .* E Y L ‘ ~ ~ l b Y > ~ ~ ~ . ; i l b ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~