🌿 A STUDENT’S MAP OF ḤADĪTH COMMENTARIES —

 📚 **FAMOUS COMMENTARIES OF THE MAJOR ḤADĪTH BOOKS**

 **A Simple Student’s Guide to Sharḥ, Kutub al-Sittah, Mishkāt & Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn**

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🌿 ** AHMADTRINI • MADRASA IBN ABBAS ** 🌿

*“The Ḥadīth gives the text; the Sharḥ helps the student understand it.”*

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✦ INTRODUCTION — WHAT IS A SHARḤ ?

When students begin studying the major books of Ḥadīth, they will often see another Arabic word:

شَرْح  - Sharḥ

It means:

Explanation • Commentary • Clarification

A **Sharḥ** is a work written to explain a Ḥadīth collection.

The commentator may explain:

📖 difficult words 

🔗 chains of transmission

👤 narrators

⚖️ Fiqh rulings

📚 different

 scholarly opinions

📝 differences in wording

🔍 apparent contradictions

🌿 lessons and benefits

Therefore, when a student sees:

فَتْحُ الْبَارِي شَرْحُ صَحِيحِ الْبُخَارِي

the words **Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī** mean:

**“A commentary on Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī.”**

This gives us an important study principle:

 MATN → SHARḤ → UNDERSTANDING 

 Text → Explanation → Understanding 

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 ① ṢAḤĪḤ AL-BUKHĀRĪ  صَحِيحُ الْبُخَارِي

Imām Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī رحمه الله

One of the most famous commentaries is:

📚 فَتْحُ الْبَارِي — Fatḥ al-Bārī

🔹 Author: Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī رحمه الله

It is one of the most famous and extensive commentaries on Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī.

Another famous commentary is:

📚 عُمْدَةُ الْقَارِي — ʿUmdat al-Qārī

🔹 Author: Badr al-Dīn al-ʿAynī رحمه الله

 🌿 **Student lesson**

When studying Bukhārī, remember:

**Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī** = the original Ḥadīth collection.

**Fatḥ al-Bārī** = detailed explanation of that collection.

**ʿUmdat al-Qārī** = another major explanation.

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🌿 **AHMADTRINI • MADRASA IBN ABBAS** 🌿

*“Do not rush past the commentary; understanding takes study.”*

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 ②ṢAḤĪḤ MUSLIM  صَحِيحُ مُسْلِم

**Imām Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj رحمه الله**

One of the best-known commentaries is:

📚 الْمِنْهَاجُ شَرْحُ صَحِيحِ مُسْلِم

🔹 Al-Minhāj Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim

🟢 Author: Imām al-Nawawī رحمه الله

It explains the wording of the Ḥadīth, discusses important issues, presents scholarly opinions, and helps students understand the meaning and legal implications of the narrations.

Another important earlier commentary is:

📚 إِكْمَالُ الْمُعْلِمِ — Ikmāl al-Muʿlim

🔹 Author: Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ رحمه الله

 🌿 **Student lesson**

When you see:

**شرح صحيح مسلم**

you are looking at the **explanation of Imām Muslim's collection**, not another independent collection of Ḥadīth.

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③ SUNAN ABĪ DĀWŪD  سُنَنُ أَبِي دَاوُد

**Imām Abū Dāwūd Sulaymān ibn al-Ashʿath رحمه الله*

Among the famous commentaries are:

📚 عَوْنُ الْمَعْبُود — ʿAwn al-Maʿbūd

🔹 Author: Muḥammad Shams al-Ḥaqq al-ʿAẓīmābādī رحمه الله

Another major work is:

 📚 بَذْلُ الْمَجْهُود — Badhl al-Majhūd

🔹 Author: Khalīl Aḥmad al-Sahāranpūrī رحمه الله

An earlier important commentary is:

📚 مَعَالِمُ السُّنَن — Maʿālim al-Sunan

🔹 Author: Imām al-Khaṭṭābī رحمه الله

 🌿 **Student lesson**

Abū Dāwūd is especially important for students studying:

Ḥadīth + Aḥkām + Fiqh

because many of its chapters concern practical rulings.

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 ④ JĀMIʿ AL-TIRMIDHĪ -جَامِعُ التِّرْمِذِي

* Imām Abū ʿĪsā al-Tirmidhī رحمه الله *

One of the famous commentaries is:

📚 تُحْفَةُ الْأَحْوَذِي — Tuḥfat al-Aḥwadhī

🔹 Author: Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Mubārakfūrī رحمه الله

Another important commentary is:

🟣 عَارِضَةُ الْأَحْوَذِي — ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī

🔷 Author: Abū Bakr Ibn al-ʿArabī رحمه الله

 ✦ Why is Tirmidhī especially interesting?

Because Imām al-Tirmidhī frequently gives comments after his narrations concerning:

🔵 ❖ ḤASAN ❖🟢 ❖ ṢAḤĪḤ ❖🟣 ❖ GHARĪB

 ❖🔷 ❖ CHAINS ❖🟠 ❖ NARRATORS ❖🌿

 

❖ FIQH ❖

and the positions of scholars.

Therefore, his work is particularly useful for students learning how **Ḥadīth and Fiqh interact**.

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🌿 **AHMADTRINI • MADRASA IBN ABBAS** 🌿

*“Learn the Ḥadīth, then learn how the scholars understood it.”*

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 ⑤ SUNAN AL-NASĀʾĪ- سُنَنُ النَّسَائِي

* Imām Aḥmad ibn Shuʿayb al-Nasāʾī رحمه الله *

A well-known commentary is:

🟢 شَرْحُ سُنَنِ النَّسَائِي — Sharḥ Sunan al-Nasāʾī

🟣 Author: Imām al-Suyūṭī رحمه الله

Another work students may encounter is:

🔵 حَاشِيَةُ السِّنْدِي — Ḥāshiyat al-Sindī

🟠 Author: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī al-Sindī رحمه الله

🌿 **Student lesson**

The word:

🟣 حَاشِيَة — ḤĀSHIYAH

🔹 Meaning: Marginal notes, annotations or commentary.

🟢 Ḥāshiyat al-Sindī — Explanatory notes on the text by al-Sindī رحمه الله.

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 ⑥ *SUNAN IBN MĀJAH - سُنَنُ ابْنِ مَاجَه**

*Imām Ibn Mājah رحمه الله*

Students will find several scholarly explanations and annotations connected with the work.

Among the works associated with its explanation is:

🟢 مَا تَمَسُّ إِلَيْهِ الْحَاجَةُ — Mā Tamassu Ilayhi al-Ḥājah

🔹 Author: Al-Sindī رحمه الله

Students should remember that the commentarial tradition around Ibn Mājah is broader than a single famous Sharḥ.

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 ✦ THE SIX BOOKS — SIMPLE MAP

Here is an easy way to remember them:

 📚 ❶ ṢAḤĪḤ AL-BUKHĀRĪ

🔹 شرح : Fatḥ al-Bārī

🟢 Author: Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī

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📚 ❷ ṢAḤĪḤ MUSLIM

🔹 شرح : Al-Minhāj

🟢 Author: Al-Nawawī

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📚 ❸ SUNAN ABĪ DĀWŪD

🔹 شرح : ʿAwn al-Maʿbūd

🟢 Author: Al-ʿAẓīmābādī

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📚 ❹ JĀMIʿ AL-TIRMIDHĪ

🔹 شرح : Tuḥfat al-Aḥwadhī

🟢 Author: Al-Mubārakfūrī

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📚 ❺ SUNAN AL-NASĀʾĪ

🔹 شرح : Sharḥ al-Suyūṭī / Ḥāshiyat al-Sindī

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📚 ❻ SUNAN IBN MĀJAH

🔹 شرح : Several commentarial works,

 including annotations by al-Sindī

These are **examples of famous commentaries**, not an exhaustive list. The commentarial tradition on each collection is much larger.

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 ⑦ *WHAT ABOUT MISHKĀT AL-MAṢĀBĪḤ?*

*مِشْكَاةُ الْمَصَابِيح*

** Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ ** was compiled by *Al-Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī رحمه الله* as an expanded and revised form of al-Baghawī's * Maṣābīḥ al-Sunnah *.

One of its most famous commentaries is:

🌿 مِرْقَاةُ الْمَفَاتِيحِ

📚 Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ

🟢 Author: Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī رحمه الله

This is a major, detailed commentary on Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ.

Another commentary students may encounter is:

📚 مِرْقَاةُ الْمَفَاتِيحِ — Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ

🔹 Author: Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī رحمه الله. 

🌿 مِرْعَاةُ الْمَفَاتِيحِ — Mirʿāt al-Mafātīḥ

🔹 Author: Abū al-Ḥasan ʿUbayd Allāh al-Mubārakfūrī رحمه الله

Both are commentaries on مِشْكَاةُ الْمَصَابِيحِ — Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, but they are separate works by different scholars 

🌿 ❖ SIMPLE WAY TO REMEMBER ❖

📚 Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ → The Ḥadīth collection.

🔵 Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ → A detailed commentary by Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī رحمه الله.

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🌿 **AHMADTRINI • MADRASA IBN ABBAS** 🌿

*“A good commentary opens doors that the text alone may leave closed.”*

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 ⑧ **WHAT ABOUT RIYĀḌ AL-ṢĀLIḤĪN?**

🌿 رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ

📚 Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn

🟢 Compiled by: Imām al-Nawawī رحمه الله

Do you like this personality?

This is a thematic collection containing Ḥadīth and Qurʾānic verses arranged around subjects such as:

🌿 sincerity📖 knowledge🕌 Ṣalāh🤲 Duʿāʾ🌙

 fasting👨‍👩‍👧 family❤️ character⚖️ justice

and many other areas of Islamic life.

One famous commentary is:

🌿 دَلِيلُ الْفَالِحِينَ

📚 Dalīl al-Fāliḥīn

🟢 Author: Ibn ʿAllān رحمه الله

It is a well-known detailed commentary on Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn.

🌿 **Student lesson**

Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn is excellent for thematic study.

Its commentary helps the student understand:

the words → the context → the lessons →

 the Fiqh → the practical application.

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⑨ 🌿 ❖ WHAT DOES A COMMENTATOR ACTUALLY DO? ❖

Imagine that the Ḥadīth says:

إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ

“Actions are only by intentions.”

A student may understand the basic translation.

But the commentator may ask:

🔹 What does Niyyah mean?

🔵 Where is the place of intention?

🟣 What does the rest of the Ḥadīth mean?

🟢 What are its Fiqh implications?

🟠 What did the Ṣaḥābah understand?

💠 What did earlier scholars say?

🌿 Are there other narrations that explain it?

🔷 What linguistic points are important?

❖ That is the role of Sharḥ — explaining and clarifying the meanings of the Ḥadīth.

🔵 ⑩ ❖ SHARḤ, ḤĀSHIYAH & TAʿLĪQ ❖

📘 شَرْح — Sharḥ: Explanation or commentary.

🟢 حَاشِيَة — Ḥāshiyah: Annotations or notes on a text or commentary.

🟣 تَعْلِيق — Taʿlīq: Notes, remarks or annotations.

🔷 مُخْتَصَر — Mukhtaṣar: An abridgement or concise version.

🌿 شَرْحٌ مُخْتَصَر — Sharḥ Mukhtaṣar: A concise explanation or commentary.

A concise commentary.

Understanding these words makes navigating Islamic books much easier.

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🔵 ⑪ ❖ HOW SHOULD A BEGINNER USE A COMMENTARY? ❖

🟢 ① READ THE ḤADĪTH — Understand the translation.

🔵 ② IDENTIFY THE WORDS — Look up unfamiliar terms.

🟣 ③ READ A SIMPLE SHARḤ — Learn the basic meaning.

🟠 ④ STUDY THE FIQH — Understand the rulings and principles.

🔷 ⑤ COMPARE EXPLANATIONS — Consult other commentaries when needed.

🌿 ⑥ REREAD THE ḤADĪTH — Review it with your new understanding.

🔵 ⑫ ❖ THE BIG PICTURE ❖

📖 ḤADĪTH COLLECTION — The original narrations.

🔵 SHARḤ — Explanation and clarification.

⚖️ FIQH — Rulings and legal understanding.

🟣 ḤADĪTH SCIENCE — Chains, narrators, grading and defects.

🌿 UNDERSTANDING — Placing the narration in its proper context.

🟢 ❖ FINAL STUDENT SUMMARY ❖

📚 ṢAḤĪḤ AL-BUKHĀRĪ🔹 Fatḥ al-Bārī — Ibn Ḥajar

📚 ṢAḤĪḤ MUSLIM🔹 Al-Minhāj — Al-Nawawī

📚 SUNAN ABĪ DĀWŪD🔹 ʿAwn al-Maʿbūd — Al-ʿAẓīmābādī

📚 JĀMIʿ AL-TIRMIDHĪ🔹 Tuḥfat al-Aḥwadhī — Al-Mubārakfūrī

📚 SUNAN AL-NASĀʾĪ🔹 Sharḥ al-Suyūṭī / Ḥāshiyat al-Sindī

📚 SUNAN IBN MĀJAH🔹 Various commentaries and annotations

🌿 MISHKĀT AL-MAṢĀBĪḤ🔹 Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ — Mullā ʿAlī al-Qārī

🌿 RIYĀḌ AL-ṢĀLIḤĪN🔹 Dalīl al-Fāliḥīn — Ibn ʿAllān

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🌿 **AHMADTRINI • MADRASA IBN ABBAS** 🌿

*“Read the Ḥadīth, study its Sharḥ, understand its lessons, and pass on the benefit.”*

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 🤲 **SADAQAH JĀRIYAH**

If you find benefit in this guide, share it with another student of knowledge.

**May Allah ﷻ grant us beneficial knowledge, sound understanding, sincerity, and the ability to learn the Sunnah correctly and pass its benefit on to others. Āmīn.**

“Forty Prophetic Supplications and Remembrances from the Sunnah”

Forty Prophetic Supplications with Arabic Text and Hadith References

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الحمد لله رب العالمين، والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا محمد، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين.

The Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ contains a treasure of supplications, remembrance and words of guidance that nourish the heart, strengthen faith and teach the believer how to turn to Allah in every circumstance.

The following forty narrations have been selected from the authentic and established Hadith literature. They include supplications for forgiveness, distress, protection, guidance, gratitude and the remembrance of Allah.

Important note: Although these are sometimes circulated under the title “Forty Hadith Qudsi,” this is not technically accurate. The first narration is a Hadith Qudsi. The remaining narrations are Prophetic Hadith, in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ teaches or reports the supplication and remembrance.

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1. Having Good Expectations of Allah

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ فيما يرويه عن ربه تبارك وتعالى:

«أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا ذَكَرَنِي، فَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي نَفْسِهِ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي نَفْسِي، وَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي مَلَإٍ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي مَلَإٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا، وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ بَاعًا، وَإِنْ أَتَانِي يَمْشِي أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً»

“I am as My servant expects Me to be, and I am with him when he remembers Me…”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 7405; Sahih Muslim, 2675.

Type: Hadith Qudsi.

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2. The Most Comprehensive Supplication

عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه

قال:

«كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ: اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ»

“The supplication most frequently made by the Prophet ﷺ was: ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.’”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6389; Sahih Muslim, 2690. 

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3. Saying the Words of Tawhid One Hundred Times

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَنْ قَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، كَانَتْ لَهُ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ، وَكُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ، وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ مِائَةُ سَيِّئَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ حِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ عَمِلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»

“Whoever says: ‘There is no deity except Allah alone, without partner…’ one hundred times in a day…”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 3293; Sahih Muslim, 2691.

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4. The Virtue of Saying “Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi”

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ»

“Whoever says ‘Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi’ one hundred times in a day, his sins will be removed even if they are like the foam of the sea.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6405; Sahih Muslim, 2691. 

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5. Two Beloved Words to Allah

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ»

“Two words are light upon the tongue, heavy upon the Scale and beloved to the Most Merciful: ‘Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him; Glory be to Allah the Magnificent.’”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6406; Sahih Muslim, 2694.

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6. A Supplication for Forgiveness in Prayer

عن أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه

قال:

قلت: يا رسول الله، علمني دعاءً أدعو به في صلاتي.

قال ﷺ:

«قُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا، وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَارْحَمْنِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ»

“O Allah, I have greatly wronged myself, and none forgives sins except You. So forgive me with forgiveness from You and have mercy upon me. Indeed, You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 834; Sahih Muslim, 2705.

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7. The Prophetic Supplication During Distress

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما

كان رسول الله ﷺ يقول عند الكرب:

«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ»

“There is no deity except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing…”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6346; Sahih Muslim, 2730.

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8. Asking Allah for Help in His Worship

عن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«يَا مُعَاذُ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ، أُوصِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ، لَا تَدَعَنَّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ»

“O Muʿadh, by Allah, I love you. I advise you, O Muʿadh: never leave saying at the end of every prayer: ‘O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You and worship You well.’”

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud, 1522; Sunan al-Nasa'i, 1303; Musnad Ahmad. The Hadith is authentic.

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9. Asking Allah for Steadfastness

عن شداد بن أوس رضي الله عنه

قال:

كان رسول الله ﷺ يعلمنا أن نقول:

«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الثَّبَاتَ فِي الْأَمْرِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ عَزِيمَةَ الرُّشْدِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَحُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لِسَانًا صَادِقًا، وَقَلْبًا سَلِيمًا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِمَّا تَعْلَمُ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ»

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3407; Sunan al-Nasa'i, 1304; Musnad Ahmad, 17155. It has been authenticated by later Hadith scholars. I Islam-QA

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10. “O Ever-Living, O Sustainer”

عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه

قال:

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا كَرَبَهُ أَمْرٌ قَالَ: يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ»

“Whenever a matter distressed the Prophet ﷺ, he would say: ‘O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, in Your mercy I seek relief.’”

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3524; Ibn al-Sunni, ʿAmal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah, 337. Al-Tirmidhi graded it gharib; al-Albani graded it hasan. 

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11. Calling Upon Allah During Distress

عن أسماء بنت عميس رضي الله عنها

قال لها رسول الله ﷺ:

«أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَقُولِينَهَا عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ: اللَّهُ، اللَّهُ رَبِّي، لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا»

“Shall I not teach you words to say during distress? ‘Allah, Allah is my Lord; I associate nothing with Him.’”

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud, 1525; Sunan Ibn Majah, 3882; Musnad Ahmad. Graded authentic by a number of Hadith scholars.

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12. The Supplication for Anxiety and Grief

عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ، سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجَلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي»

“O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant and son of Your female servant…”

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, 3712; Sahih Ibn Hibban, 972. The Hadith has been authenticated by Ibn Hibban and later scholars.

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13. Asking Allah for Well-Being

عن العباس بن عبد المطلب رضي الله عنه

قال:

قلت: يا رسول الله، علمني شيئًا أسأل الله عز وجل.

فقال:

«سَلِ اللَّهَ الْعَافِيَةَ»

ثم مكثت أيامًا، ثم جئت فقلت: يا رسول الله، علمني شيئًا أسأل الله عز وجل.

فقال:

«يَا عَبَّاسُ، يَا عَمَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، سَلِ اللَّهَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ»

“Ask Allah for well-being in this world and the Hereafter.”

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3514; Musnad Ahmad. The narration is reported with supporting routes.

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14. Seeking Forgiveness One Hundred Times

عن الأغر المزني رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ عَلَى قَلْبِي، وَإِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ»

“Sometimes a covering comes over my heart, and indeed I seek Allah's forgiveness one hundred times a day.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2702; Sunan Abi Dawud, 1515; Musnad Ahmad, 17848. D dorar.net+1

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15. Sayyid al-Istighfar — The Master Supplication for Forgiveness

عن شداد بن أوس رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»

ثم ذكر النبي ﷺ فضل قولها صباحًا ومساءً.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6306. D dorar.net+1

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16. The Virtue of Seeking Forgiveness

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَنْ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا، وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ»

“Whoever constantly seeks forgiveness, Allah will make for him a way out from every hardship, relief from every anxiety, and provide for him from where he does not expect.”

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud, 1518; Sunan Ibn Majah, 3819; al-Hakim.

Note: The grading of this particular narration has been discussed by the Hadith scholars. It should therefore not be presented as being at the same level as the narrations of Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.

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17. A Powerful Tasbih

عن جويرية رضي الله عنها

قالت:

خرج النبي ﷺ من عندها بكرة حين صلى الصبح، وهي في مسجدها، ثم رجع بعد أن أضحى وهي جالسة، فقال:

«مَا زِلْتِ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي فَارَقْتُكِ عَلَيْهَا؟»

قالت: نعم.

فقال ﷺ:

«لَقَدْ قُلْتُ بَعْدَكِ أَرْبَعَ كَلِمَاتٍ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، لَوْ وُزِنَتْ بِمَا قُلْتِ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ لَوَزَنَتْهُنَّ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ»

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2726.

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18. Earning One Thousand Good Deeds

عن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟»

فقيل له: كيف يكسب أحدنا ألف حسنة؟

قال:

«يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ، فَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ، أَوْ يُحَطُّ عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ»

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2698.

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19. A Treasure From the Treasures of Paradise

عن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه

قال لي رسول الله ﷺ:

«يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ؟»

قلت: بلى يا رسول الله.

قال:

«لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ»

“Shall I not direct you to a treasure from the treasures of Paradise? ‘There is no power and no strength except through Allah.’”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 4202, 6384; Sahih Muslim, 2704.

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20. Sending Blessings Upon the Prophet ﷺ

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ وَاحِدَةً، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا»

“Whoever sends one blessing upon me, Allah sends ten blessings upon him.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 408; Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 485; Sunan al-Nasa'i, 1296. 

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21. Four Beloved Words

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«لَأَنْ أَقُولَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ»

“To say ‘Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no deity except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest’ is more beloved to me than everything upon which the sun rises.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2695.

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22. The Supplication of Yunus عليه السلام

عن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«دَعْوَةُ ذِي النُّونِ إِذْ دَعَا وَهُوَ فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَدْعُ بِهَا رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ فِي شَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا اسْتَجَابَ اللَّهُ لَهُ»

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3505; Musnad Ahmad; al-Hakim. The Hadith has been graded authentic by later Hadith scholars.

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23. A Comprehensive Supplication for This World and the Hereafter

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

كان رسول الله ﷺ يقول:

«اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِيَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ»

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2720. D dorar.net+1

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24. The People Who Remember Allah Frequently

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«سِيرُوا، هَذَا جُمْدَانُ، سَبَقَ الْمُفَرِّدُونَ»

قالوا: وما المفردون يا رسول الله؟

قال:

«الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتُ»

“Proceed. This is Jummdan. The Mufarridun have gone ahead.”

They asked: “Who are the Mufarridun?”

He ﷺ said:

“Those men and women who remember Allah abundantly.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2676. 

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25. Keep the Tongue Moist With the Remembrance of Allah

عن عبد الله بن بسر رضي الله عنه

قال رجل:

يا رسول الله، إن شرائع الإسلام قد كثرت علي، فأخبرني بشيء أتشبث به.

فقال ﷺ:

«لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ»

“Let your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah.”

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3375; Ibn Majah, 3793. Graded authentic by al-Albani. 

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26. The Best of Deeds

عن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، وَأَزْكَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيكِكُمْ، وَأَرْفَعِهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِكُمْ، وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِنْفَاقِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ، وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَكُمْ؟»

قالوا: بلى.

قال:

«ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى»

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3377; Musnad Ahmad, 27525. Graded authentic by later Hadith scholars.

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27. A Comprehensive Supplication for Protection and Guidance

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما

كان رسول الله ﷺ يقول:

«اللَّهُمَّ اقْسِمْ لَنَا مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ مَا يَحُولُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيكَ، وَمِنْ طَاعَتِكَ مَا تُبَلِّغُنَا بِهِ جَنَّتَكَ، وَمِنَ الْيَقِينِ مَا تُهَوِّنُ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا مُصِيبَاتِ الدُّنْيَا، وَمَتِّعْنَا بِأَسْمَاعِنَا، وَأَبْصَارِنَا، وَقُوَّتِنَا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا، وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنَّا، وَاجْعَلْ ثَأْرَنَا عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَنَا، وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى مَنْ عَادَانَا، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مُصِيبَتَنَا فِي دِينِنَا، وَلَا تَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّنَا، وَلَا مَبْلَغَ عِلْمِنَا، وَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُنَا»

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3502; al-Hakim. The narration has been graded hasan by a number of scholars.

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28. Seeking Forgiveness for Every Shortcoming

عن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه

كان رسول الله ﷺ يدعو:

«رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي خَطِيئَتِي وَجَهْلِي، وَإِسْرَافِي فِي أَمْرِي كُلِّهِ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي خَطَايَايَ، وَعَمْدِي، وَجَهْلِي، وَهَزْلِي، وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ، وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ، وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ»

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6398; Sahih Muslim, 2719.

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29. Asking Allah for a Good Life and a Good Ending

عن عمار بن ياسر رضي الله عنه

كان من دعاء النبي ﷺ:

«اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ، وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ، أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، اللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْفَقْرِ وَالْغِنَى، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا لَا يَنْفَدُ، وَقُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَا بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ، وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ، فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ، وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ»

Reference: Sunan al-Nasa'i, 1305; Musnad Ahmad, 18351. Graded authentic by al-Albani and others. 

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30. Asking Allah for Every Good

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها

قالت:

كان من دعاء النبي ﷺ:

«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ، عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ، عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَاذَ بِهِ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ لِي خَيْرًا»

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, 3846; Musnad Ahmad, 25019; Sahih Ibn Hibban. Graded authentic. 

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31. Protection From the Loss of Allah's Blessings

عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما

كان رسول الله ﷺ يقول:

«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ، وَفُجَاءَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ، وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ»

“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the loss of Your blessing, the change of Your well-being, the suddenness of Your punishment and all of Your displeasure.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2739; Sunan Abi Dawud, 1545. 

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32. Being Content With Allah, Islam and Muhammad ﷺ

عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَنْ قَالَ: رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا، وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ»

“Whoever says, ‘I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion and Muhammad as my Messenger,’ Paradise becomes due for him.”

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud, 1529; al-Nasa'i, al-Sunan al-Kubra, 9748; Muslim, 1884, with the wording “Prophet.” 

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33. The Tasbih After the Prayer

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَنْ سَبَّحَ اللَّهَ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ، وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ، وَكَبَّرَ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ، فَتِلْكَ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ، وَقَالَ تَمَامَ الْمِائَةِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، غُفِرَتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ»

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 597. W Wikisource+1

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34. Supplication Is Worship

عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ»

ثم قرأ:

﴿وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ﴾

[غافر: 60]

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3372; Sunan Abi Dawud, 1479; Sunan Ibn Majah, 3828. Al-Tirmidhi said: حسن صحيح. 

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35. The Supplication of the Distressed

عن أبي بكرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«دَعَوَاتُ الْمَكْرُوبِ: اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو، فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud, 5090; Sahih Ibn Hibban, 970; Musnad Ahmad, 20430. Graded hasan by al-Albani. 

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36. Purification Is Half of Faith

عن أبي مالك الأشعري رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَآنِ، أَوْ تَمْلَأُ، مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ نُورٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ، وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ، وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ، كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو، فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا»

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 223. D dorar.net

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37. The Example of the One Who Remembers Allah

عن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لَا يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ، مَثَلُ الْحَيِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ»

“The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember his Lord is like the living and the dead.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6407; Sahih Muslim, 779. 

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38. The Gathering in Which Allah Is Remembered

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«لَا يَقْعُدُ قَوْمٌ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا حَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ، وَغَشِيَتْهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ، وَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ، وَذَكَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَهُ»

“No people sit together remembering Allah except that the angels surround them, mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them and Allah mentions them among those with Him.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim, 2700.

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39. The Great Virtue of the Remembrance of Allah

عن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

«مَا عَمِلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ عَمَلًا أَنْجَى لَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ»

وفي بعض الروايات:

«قَالُوا: وَلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: وَلَا، إِلَّا أَنْ تَضْرِبَ بِسَيْفِكَ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ»

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, 22079; al-Tabarani, al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, 20/166, no. 352; Ibn Abi Shaybah, al-Musannaf.

Important Hadith note: The marfuʿ chain has been discussed by the Hadith scholars and contains an issue of interruption. The report should therefore be presented with this qualification rather than simply labelled 

“Sahih.” The virtue of abundant Dhikr itself is established by numerous authentic narrations. 

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40. The Expiation of the Gathering

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

قال رسول الله ﷺ:

**«مَنْ جَلَسَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَكَثُرَ فِيهِ لَغَطُهُ، فَقَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ ذَلِكَ:

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ،

إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ ذَلِكَ»**

“Whoever sits in a gathering in which there is much idle talk and then says before leaving: ‘Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I testify that there is no deity except You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You,’ will be forgiven for what occurred in that gathering.”

Reference: Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, 3433; al-Nasa'i, al-Sunan al-Kubra, 10230; Musnad Ahmad, 10415. Al-Tirmidhi described it as حسن صحيح غريب. 

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Conclusion

These forty narrations demonstrate the remarkable comprehensiveness of the Sunnah.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught his Ummah how to turn to Allah in happiness and difficulty, in times of health and illness, during anxiety and hardship, after prayer and throughout the ordinary moments of daily life.

The believer is taught to seek:

المغفرة — Forgiveness

العافية — Well-being

الهداية — Guidance

الثبات — Steadfastness

الرحمة — Mercy

الرضا — Contentment

الذكر — Remembrance

حسن العبادة — Excellence in worship

The beauty of these Prophetic supplications is that they do not merely ask Allah for worldly comfort. They ask for the rectification of the heart, the preservation of faith, forgiveness of sins, beneficial life, a good ending and success in the Hereafter.

Allah Most High says:

وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ

“Your Lord has said: Call upon Me; I will respond to you.”

Surah Ghafir, 40:60

May Allah Most High make us among those whose tongues remain moist with His remembrance, whose hearts turn to Him in every circumstance, and whose final words are words of Tawhid.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ لَكَ، الشَّاكِرِينَ لِنِعَمِكَ، الْمُحْسِنِينَ فِي عِبَادَتِكَ، وَاخْتِمْ لَنَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَالطَّاعَةِ

وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين.

والله أعلم.