Part 53

2. ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib # reported that When the Prophet 4 bowed, he would say: “O Allah, it is for You that ] bow. | affirm my faith in You, I submit to You, and submit humbly before You; my hearing, eyesight, bones, and sinews.” When he would raise his head, say: “O Allah, our Lord, praise is due to You, (the praise) which fills the Heavens and Earth, and which fills that (space) which exists between them, and fills anything that You desire afterwards.” When he prostrated himself, he # would say: “O Allah, it is to You that I prostrate myself, it is in You that I affirm my faith, and I submit to You . My face is submitted

' Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

? Recorded by Abu Dawud, and authenticated by al-Albani.

Transmitted by the scholars of the “Sunan” and authenticated by al-Albani. ‘ Transmitted by the scholars of the “Sunan” and authenticated by al-Albani

before the One Who created it, shaped it and opened its faculties of hearing and seeing. Blessed is Allah, the best of Creators.” He would then say, between tashahhud and the pronouncing of salutation: “Forgive me the previous and later, open and secret sins, and where I have transgressed, as You know better than J. You are the First and the Last. There is no god but You.”

3. ‘Aishah reported that the Prophet 3¢ used to say in his ruku’ and sujud: ‘Subbuh Al-Quddus, rabbu-l-mala ikati wa-rruh (Perfect and Holy (He is), Lord of the Angels and ar-ruh (i.e. Gabriel #5).””"

4. Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri & reported that when the Messenger of Allah % raised his head after bowing, he said: “O Allah! Our Lord, to You be praise that could fill all the heavens and the earth, and all that pleases You besides (these). O, You are worthy of praise and glory, most worthy of what a servant says, and we all are Your Servants, no one can withhold what You give or give what You withhold, and riches cannot avail a wealthy person against You.”

5. Abu Hurayrah 4 reported that the Prophet 48 said: “The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication in this state.”

6. He 2 also reported that the Prophet 4 used to say when in a state of prostration: “O Lord, forgive me all my sins; small and great, the first and last, open and secret.”

7. Ibn ‘Abbas 4 reported that the Prophet 4 used to say between the two prostrations: “O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide, heal, and provide for me.”

‘Recorded by Muslim, ? Recorded by Muslim. 3 Recorded by Muslim. * Recorded by Muslim. * Recorded by Abu Dawud and al-Bayhagi.

Supplication in salah after Tashahud and before pronouncing salutation (salam)

‘Ali & reported that the Prophet 4 would say between tashahhud and the pronouncing of salutation: “Forgve me the previous and later, open and secret sins, and where | have transgressed, as You know better than I. You are the First and the Last. There is no god but You.”"

Abu Hurayrah 4 reported that the Prophet 3% said: “When one of you completes the last tashahhud, he should seek refuge in Allah from four trials: from the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the mischief of Masih-al-Dajjal (the Anti-Christ).””

Remembering Allah after pronouncing the salutation (at the end of salah)

1. Thawban # reported that when Prophet 38 finished his prayer, he begged forgiveness three times, saying: “O Allah! You are Peace, and peace comes from You; Blessed are You, O Possessor of Glory and Honour.”

2. Warrad said: “Once Al-Mughira dictated to me in a letter addressed to Mu‘awiya that the Prophet 4 used to say after every compulsory prayer: “La ilaha ilallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu, wahuwa ala kulli shai in qadir. Allahumma la mani‘a lima a‘taita, wa la mu‘tiya lima mana‘ta, wa la yanfa‘u dhal-jaddi minka-l-jadd. (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and He has no partner in Lordship, nor worship, nor in the Names and Attributes, and for Him is the Kingdom and all praises are for Him and He is Omnipotent. O Allah! Nobody can hold back what you give and nobody can give what You hold back. Hard efforts (by anyone for anything) cannot benefit anyone against Your Will.” And al-Hasan said: “A\-jadd” means prosperity.

3. Abu Huryrah 4 reported that the Prophet # said: “If anyone sits at a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on

' Recorded by Muslim. ? Recorded by Muslim.

him from Allah; and if he lies at a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah”'.

The Prophet 38 said: ““Whoever says: ‘Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi’ one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if theywere as much as the froth of the sea.”

Remembering Allah in times of hardship and anxiety

1. Ibn ‘Abbas 4 reported that the Messenger of Allah 4 used to say, in times of difficulty: “None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Majestic, the Most Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Honourable Throne.”*

2. Anas ibn Malik 4 reported that Allah’s Messenger 3 said: “When. a Muslim is afflicted with some trouble in his body, an angel is told to record for him those of his good deeds which he was accustomed to doing. Then if Allah cures him He washes and purifies him (from sins), but if He takes him, in death, He forgives him and shows mercy on him.”

4. Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqgas -% reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “No Muslim will supplicate to Allah for anything and fail to receive an answer when he uses the supplication that Dhun-Nun (Yunus #1) used when he was in the belly of the whale: ‘There is no god but You, to Whom be Glory. I was indeed a wrongdoer.”

Recorded by Abu Dawud.

? Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

> Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim

* recorded by al-Tirmidhi.

* Recorded by Abu Dawud.

Remembering Allah when facing the enemy

1, Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari 2 said that when the Prophet # feared a group of people, he would say: “O Allah! We make You our shield against them, and take refuge in You from their evil.”

2. Anas ibn Malik 2 said that when the Prophet #% went on an expedition, he said: “O Allah! You are my aide and helper; by You I move, by You I attack, and by You and I fight.””

3. Ibn ‘Abbas 4 said: “The Verse: (Allah is Sufficient for us and He is the Best Disposer of affairs) was said by Abraham % when he was thrown into the fire; and it was said by Muhammad 4 when they (i.e. hypocrites) said: (A great army is gathering against you, therefore, fear them), but that only increased their faith and they said: {Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer (of affairs, for us))’”?

Remembering Allah in times of calamity

Allah 4@ said: (Who (the steadfast believers), when afflicted with a calaniity, say: Truly, to Allah we belong, and truly to Him we shall return. They are those on whom are the blessings of their Lord, and receive His Mercy, for it is they who the guided-ones)*. Umm Salamah said: “I heard the Prophet # say: ‘If any Muslim who suffers a calamity says, that which Allah has commanded him: (We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return), O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better, in exchange for that’, Allah will give him something better than it in exchange.” When Abu Salamah died, she said: “What Muslim is better than Abu Salamah whose family was the first to emigrate to the Messenger of Allah 3? So I then said the words, and Allah gave me God's Messenger 3%, in exchange.”*

' Recorded by Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i, authenticated by al-Hakim and agreed by al-Shahabi.

? Recorded by Abu. Dawud, with a sound chain of narations.

> Recorded by al-Bukhari.

“ Surat al-Bagarah, Verses 156-157.

5 Recorded by Muslim.

Remembering Allah when in debt

‘Ali ibn Abi Talib # said: “A slave, who had settled the terms of his freedom with his master, approached me and said: ‘I am not able to discharge my instalments, according to the agreement, so I ask you to help me’. I told him: ‘Shall I teach you a supplication which the Prophet 3 taught me, whereby Allah will discharge you of your obligation (debt) even if it were as heavy as a mountain? Supplicate by saying: ‘Allah, make that which is permissible sufficient for me, so as to make me independent of that which is forbidden, and from Your Grace bestow upon me self-sufficiency, which would make me independent of all beside You.’”!

Remembering Allah when visiting the sick

Ibn ‘Abbas # reported that the Prophet 8 said: “If anyone visits a sick person whose time of death has not come, and says with him seven times: ‘I ask Allah, the Mighty, the Lord of the Mighty Throne, to cure you,” Allah will cure him from that disease.””

Remembering Allah when entering a graveyard

Buraydah 4 reported that the Prophet taught them to say, when they went out to the graveyard: “Peace be upon you, the inhabitants of the city (ie. graveyard), among the believers, and God willing we shall join you. J beg of Allah peace for us and for you.”

Remembering Allah when the wind blows

‘Aishah 4 reported that the Prophet 48 used to say, when he heard the wind blowing violently: “O Allah, I ask You for its good; the good in it, and the good of what You have sent with it; and I seek refuge in You from its evil; the evil in it, and the evil of what You sent with it.”*

' Recorded by al-Tirmidhi.

? Recorded by al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud, al-Hakim and al-Dhahabi. 3 Recorded by Muslim.