Part 52

7. Hafsah # reported that when the Messenger of Allah 4% wanted to sleep, he put his right hand under his cheek and would say three times: “O Allah, guard me from Your Punishment on the Day when You raise up Your Servants.”

8. Anas ibn Malik # reported that the Prophet 48 said: “When you go to bed, say: ‘Praise is due to Allah Who fed us, provided us drink,

' Recorded by al-Bukhari.

? Recorded by al-Bukhari (7/318) and Muslim (2/92). 3 Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

* Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

5 Recorded by Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi.

sufficed us and provided us with shelter,’ as for many a people there is none to suffice and none to provide shelter.”

9. Ibn ‘Umar 4 commanded a person that as he went to bed, he should say: “O Allah, You created my being, and it is for You to take it to its ultimate goal; and its death and life is due to You; so if You give it life, safeguard it, and if You bring death, grant it pardon. O Allah, I beg of You Safety.” A person said to him: “Did you hear it from ‘Umar?” Whereupon he & said: “I have heard from the Messenger of Allah 4”.

10, Abu Hurayrah -& reported that the Prophet 38 said: “When any one of you intends to go to sleep, he should lie in bed on his right side and then say: ‘O Allah, the Lord of the Heaven, the Lord of the Earth and the Lord of the Magnificent Throne; our Lord, and the Lord of everything: the Splitter of the grain of corn and the date-stone (or fruit kernel), the Revealer of the Torah, Injil (Bible) and the Criterion (the Holy Qur’an), I seek refuge in You from the evil of everything You can seize by the forelock (of which You have perfect control over). O Allah, You are the First, there is naught before You, and You are the Last and there is naught after You, You are Evident and there is nothing above You, You are Innermost and there is nothing beyond You. Remove the burden of debt from us and relieve us from want.”?

11. Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib % reported that the Messenger of Allah 3 said to him: “When you want to go to bed, perform ablution as you do for salah (prayer), then lie down on your right side and say: ‘A//lahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu Amri ilaika wa aljatu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, lamalja’a wa la manna mink a ill a ilaika. Amantu bikitabi kalladhi anzalta wa bi nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta (O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, entrust my affair unto You, trun my face towards You, and tottaly rely on You, in the hope of and fear of You. Verily, there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent).” If you should die then (after reciting this) you will die on the religion of Islam (i.e., as a Muslim); so let these words be the last you say (before going to bed).” While I was memorizing it, I said: “Wa birasulikal-ladhi arsalta (in Your Messenger

' Recorded by Muslim, Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi. ? Recorded by Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi.

whom You have sent).” The Prophet replied: “No, rather say: ‘Wa binabiyyi-ka-Iladhi arsalta (in Your Prophet whom You have sent).”!

Remembering Allah when one wakes up in the middle of the night

1. ‘Ubadah bin As-Samit # reported that the Prophet 4% said: “Whoever gets up at night and says: ‘La ilaha il-lallah Wahdahu la Sharika lahu Lahu-l-mulk, waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa ‘ala kullishai’in Qadir. Alhamdu lil-lahi wa subhanal-lahi wa la-ilaha il-lal-lah wa-llahu akbar wa la hawla Wala Quwata il-la-bil-lah.’ (None has the tight to be worshipped but Allah. He is the Only One and has no partners. For Him is the Kingdom and all the praises are due for Him. He is Omnipotent. All the praises are for Allah. All the glories are for Allah. And none has the right to be worshipped but Allah. And Allah is Great, and there is neither Might nor Power Except with Allah), and then says: ‘Allahumma, Ighfir li? (O Allah! Forgive me), or invokes (Allah), it will be responded to and if he performs ablution (and prays), his prayer will be accepted.”

Remembering Allah in time of fear

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amru ibn al-‘As 2 reported that the Prophet 48 used to teach some words to say when in a state of fear: “I seek refuge in Allah’s Perfect Words from His Anger, the evil of His Servant, and the evil suggestions of devils and their presence.”

' Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

? Recorded by al-Bukhari.

> Recorded by al-Tirmidhi who categorised it as hasan gharib. * Recorded by Abu Dawud.

Remembering Allah when getting up in the morning

Abu Hurayrah 4 reported that the Prophet # said: “When one of you wakes up in the morning, he should say: ‘All Praises to Allah Who gave me back my spirit, granted me good health and allowed me to remember Him.”!

Remembering Allah when leaving one’s home

Anas ibn Malik .% reported that the Prophet 3 said: “When a man goes out of his house, saying: ‘In the Name of Allah, I trust in Allah; there is no might and no power but in Allah,’ the following will be said to him at that time: “You are guided, defended and protected.’ The devils will go far from him and another devil would say: ‘How can you deal with a man who has been guided, defended and protected?”””

Umm Salamah #s said: “The Messenger of Allah 3 never went out of my house without raising his eye to the sky and saying: ‘O Allah! I seek refuge in You lest I stray or be led astray, or slip or made to slip, or cause injustice, or suffer injustice, or do wrong, or have wrong done to me.’””?

Remembering Allah when entering one’s home

1. Jabir ibn ‘Abdillah 2 reported that the Prophet 4% said: “When a person enters his house and mentions the Name of Allah at the time of entering it, and while eating the food, Satan says (addressing himself): “You have no place to spend the night and no evening meal; but when he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah, Satan says: ‘You have found a place to spend the night’, and when he (also) does not mention the Name of Allah while eating food, he (Satan) says: “You have found a place to spend the night and an evening meal.”*

2. Abu Malik al-As’ari - reported that the Prophet # said: “When a man enters into his house, he should say: ‘O Allah, | ask You for good, both when entering and when going out; in the Name of Allah we have

' Transmitted by al-Hakim, who categorised it as sahih, and agreed by al-Dhahabi. Recorded by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi who categorised it as hasan sahih.

> Recorded by al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi.

* Recorded by Muslim.

entered, and in the Name of Allah we have gone out, and in Allah we do trust’, he should then greet his family.”

Remembering Allah when entering and leaving a mosque

lL. Anas ibn Malik 2said: “When the Prophet entered the mosque, he would say: ‘Bismillah Allahoma salli ‘ala Muhammad’, and when

he leaves the mosque, he would say: ‘Bismillah Allahoma salli ‘ala Muhammad.””?

2. Abu Usayd reported that the Prophet 3 said: “When any one of you enters the mosque, he should say: ‘O Allah! Open for me the doors of Your Mercy’; and when he steps out he should say: ‘O Allah! I beg of You Your Grace.””?

3. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amru ibn al-‘As & reported that the Prophet 4 used to say upon entering to the mosque: “I seek refuge in Allah, the Greatest, in His Noble Face and His Eternal Reign, from the accursed Satan.” If one says so, the Satan says: “He is protected from me all day long.”*

Remembering Allah when beginning salah

1, Abu Hurayrah 4 reported that the Messenger of Allah used to keep silent between the takbir and the recitation of Qur’an and that interval (of silence) was short. I said to the Prophet: “May my parents be sacrificed for you! What do you say in the pause between takbir and recitation?” The Prophet replied: “I say: ‘Allahumma, ba’id baini wa baina khatayaya kama ba’adta baina-l-mashriqi wa-l-maghrib. Alfahumma, naqgim min khatayaya kama yunagqa-ththawbu-l-abyadu mina-ddanas. Allahumma, ighsil khatayaya bil-ma’i wa-th-thalji walbarad (O Allah! Set me apart from my sins (faults) as the East and West are set apart from each other and cleanse me from sins as a white

' Recorded by Abu Dawud. al-Albani said: Its chain of narration is authentic.

? Recorded by al-Tirmidhi who categorised it as hasan.

3 Recorded by Muslim and Abu Dawud.

* Recorded by Abu Dawud who categorised it as hasan; and authenticated by alAlbani.

garment is cleansed of dirt (after thorough washing). O Allah! Wash away my sins with water, snow and hail).”!

2. Jubair bin Mut‘im saw the Prophet 4 performing salah, after which he # said: ‘Allah Akbar Kabeeraa, wal hamdulillah kathiraa, wa subhaan Allah bukratan wa aseelaa (three times); a’udho billahi mina shaytani rajeem, min nafkhihi, wa naftihi, wa hamzih’’.

“Allah is altogether great; and praise be to Allah in abundance; and Glory be to Allah in the moming and afterwards (saying each three times). I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil, from his puffing up (nafkh), his spitting (nafth) and his evil suggestions (hamz).””

3. ‘Aishah 4% reported that the Prophet 4 used to say when he started salah: “Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdik, wa tabaraka Ismuka, wa ta’ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghairuka (How Perfect You are, O Allah, and I praise You. Blessed be Your Name, and lofty is Your Position, and none has the right to be worshipped except You).”*

Remembering Allah in ruku’ and sujud (bowing and prostrating in salah)

1. Hudayfah # reported that when the Prophet 3% bowed in salah, he said: ‘Subhana rabi Al- ‘Azim’, three times, and when he prostrated, he said: ‘Subhana rabi al-A’la’, three times.’*