Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to make this supplication: "O Lord, forgive me my sins, my ignorance, my excesses in my affairs, and what You know better than I. O Allah, forgive me my serious and trivial sins, my mistakes and intentional wrongs - all that is present with me. O Allah, forgive me what I have sent forth and what I have left behind, what I have concealed and what I have made public, and what You know better than me. You are the Bringer Forward and You are the Delayer, and You have power over all things."
Abu Malik al-Ashja'i reported from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "When a man accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) would teach him how to pray, then instruct him to say these words: 'O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being and provide for me.'"
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, set right for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs. Set right for me my worldly affairs wherein is my livelihood. Set right for me my Hereafter to which is my return. Make this life a source of every good for me, and make death a relief for me from every evil."
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I memorized this supplication from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) which I never abandoned: 'O Allah, make me most grateful to You, most remembering of You, most obedient to Your advice, and most mindful of Your commandments.'"
Umm Ma'bad (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "O Allah, purify my heart from hypocrisy, my deeds from show, my tongue from lies, and my eyes from treachery. Indeed You know the treachery of the eyes and what the hearts conceal."
Uthman ibn Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a blind man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "Invoke Allah to heal me." He said: "If you wish I will supplicate for you, and if you wish you may be patient which is better for you." The man said: "Then supplicate." So the Prophet (ﷺ) instructed him to perform ablution perfectly and say this supplication: "O Allah, I ask You and turn to You through Your Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy. I turn through him to my Lord to fulfill my need. O Allah, accept his intercession for me."
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self-sufficiency."
Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I ask You for health, chastity, trustworthiness, good character, and contentment with divine decree."
Ata ibn as-Sa'ib reported from his father who said: "Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in a brief prayer. Some people remarked: 'You made the prayer very short.' He replied: 'Nevertheless, I supplicated during it with supplications I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' When he left, a man from the congregation - who was Ubayy though he concealed his identity - followed him and asked about the supplication. He then returned and informed the people: 'O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is good for me, and cause me to die when You know death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You in secret and in public. I ask You for the word of truth in times of pleasure and anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and wealth. I ask You for everlasting bliss. I ask You for coolness of the eye that never ends. I ask You for contentment after Your decree. I ask You for pleasant life after death. I ask You for the delight of looking at Your Face and longing to meet You without harmful distress or misleading trials. O Allah, adorn us with the adornment of faith and make us guides who are rightly guided.'"
Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say after the dawn prayer: "O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, accepted deeds, and pure provision."
Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught him to say: "O Allah, make my inner self better than my outward appearance, and make my outward appearance righteous. O Allah, I ask You for the best of what You give people regarding family, wealth and children - not those who lead astray or are led astray."
Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood on the pulpit and wept, then said: "Ask Allah for pardon and well-being, for after certainty of faith, no one has been given anything better than well-being."
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked: "O Messenger of Allah, which supplication is best?" He replied: "Ask your Lord for well-being and protection in this world and the Hereafter." The next day the man came again with the same question and received the same answer. On the third day, he repeated the question and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If you are granted well-being in this world and the Hereafter, you have succeeded."
Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: "Say: 'O Allah, guide me and make me steadfast. Remember that guidance means showing the path, and steadfastness means straightening the arrow.'"
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the most frequent supplication of the Prophet (ﷺ) was: "O Allah, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited a Muslim man who had become as weak as a chick. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him: "Were you supplicating for something or asking for it?" The man replied: "Yes, I used to say: 'O Allah, whatever punishment You would give me in the Hereafter, bring it forward to me in this world.'" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Glory be to Allah! You cannot bear it. Why didn't you say: 'O Allah, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire'?" Then he supplicated for him and Allah healed him.
Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It is not proper for a believer to humiliate himself." They asked: "How does one humiliate himself?" He replied: "By exposing himself to trials he cannot bear."
Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say in his supplication: "O Allah, grant me Your love and the love of those whose love will benefit me with You. O Allah, whatever provision You have given me of what I love, make it strength for me in what You love. O Allah, whatever You have withheld from me of what I love, make it a relief for me in what You love."
Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Among the supplications of Dawud was: 'O Allah, I ask You for Your love, the love of those who love You, and deeds that will bring me to Your love. O Allah, make Your love dearer to me than myself, my wealth, my family, and cold water.'" The Prophet (ﷺ) added when mentioning Dawud: "He was the most devout of mankind."
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would rarely leave a gathering without supplicating for his companions with these words: "O Allah, apportion to us such fear of You as will come between us and acts of disobedience; such obedience to You as will bring us to Your Paradise; such certainty as will make the calamities of this world easy for us. Let us enjoy our hearing, our sight and our strength as long as You keep us alive, and make it our last share. Make our revenge upon those who wronged us, and grant us victory over those who oppose us. Do not make our calamity in our religion. Do not make this world our greatest concern nor the limit of our knowledge. Do not give power over us to those who will not have mercy on us."
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our greatest concern
(1) The statement "our greatest concern" indicates that a small amount of concern for necessary worldly matters is permitted, even recommended, and sometimes obligatory. As mentioned in Al-Mirqat.
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(۱) قوله: أكبر همنا وفيه أن قليلا من الهم فيما لا بد منه في أمر المعاش، مرخص فيه، بل مستحب، بل واجب. قاله في «المرقاة».
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, benefit me through what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge. All praise is for Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of the people of the Fire."
Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: "When revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), a sound like the buzzing of bees could be heard near his face. One day revelation came and we waited for some time until it lifted from him. He faced the qiblah, raised his hands and said: 'O Allah, increase us and do not decrease us, honor us and do not humiliate us, give us and do not deprive us, prefer us and do not prefer others over us, be pleased with us and make us pleased.' Then he said: 'Ten verses have been revealed to me - whoever acts upon them will enter Paradise.' Then he recited: 'Successful indeed are the believers...' (23:1) until he completed ten verses."
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(۱)قوله : والله على الناس إلخ : فيفهم من هذه الآية أن الحج فرض لكن لا مطلقا، بل على من استطاع إليه سبيلا. قاله في التفسيرات الأحمدية». وقال في الهداية»: وهو فريضة محكمة ثبتت فرضيته بالكتاب، وهو قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ (آل عمران: ۹۷) الآية.
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate: "O Lord, help me and do not help others against me. Support me and do not support others against me. Plan for me and do not plan against me. Guide me and make guidance easy for me. Grant me victory over those who wrong me. O Allah, make me grateful to You, remembering You, fearing You, obedient to You, humble before You, penitent and returning to You. O Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sins, answer my supplication, establish my proof, make my tongue truthful, guide my heart, and remove all malice from my breast."
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یہ حدیث زجاجۃ المصابیح جلد چہارم کے ”باب فضل الفقراء و ما كان من عيش النبي
صلى الله عليه وسلم“ میں مروی ہے۔ اور اس حدیث کو باب ہذا کے اختتام پر بلحاظ موزونیت
درج کیا گیا ہے۔ (مترجم)۔
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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(1) The statement "our greatest concern" indicates that a small amount of concern for necessary worldly matters is permitted, even recommended, and sometimes obligatory. As mentioned in Al-Mirqat.
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(۱) قوله: أكبر همنا وفيه أن قليلا من الهم فيما لا بد منه في أمر المعاش، مرخص فيه، بل مستحب، بل واجب. قاله في «المرقاة».