Abdullah b. 'Umar commanded a person that as he went to bed, he should say: O Allah, Thou created my being and it is for Thee to take it to its ultimate goal. And its death and life is due to Thee, and if Thou givest it life, safeguard it; and if Thou bringst death, grant it pardon. O Allah, I beg of Thee safety. A person said to him: Did you hear it from Umar? Thereupon he said: (I have heard from one) who is better than Umar, viz. from Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). Ibn Nafi, reported this on the authority of Abdullah b. Harith but he did not make mention of this that he heard it himself .
Read More..Suhail reported that Abu Salih used to command us (in these words): When any one of you intends to go to sleep, he should lie on the bed on his right side and then say: O Allah. the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne, our Lord, and the Lord of evervthina, the Splitter of the grain of corn and the datestone (or fruit kernal), the Revealer of Torah and Injil (Bible) and Criterion (the Holy Qur'an), I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of every- thing Thou art to sieze by the forelock (Thou hast perfect control over it). O Allah, Thou art the First, there is naught before Thee, and Thou art the Last and there is naught after Thee, and Thou art Evident and there is nothing above Thee, and Thou art Innermost and there is nothing beyond Thee. Remove the burden of debt from us and relieve us from want. Abu Salih used to narrate it from Abu Huraira who narrated it from Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).
Read More..Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to command us that as we go to our bedo, we should utter the words (as mention- ed above) and he also said (these words): From the evil of every animal, Thou hast hold upon its forelock (Thou bast full control over it).
Read More..Abu Huraira reported that Fatima (the daughter of the Holy Prophet) came to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and asked for a servant. He said to her: Say: O Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens ; the rest of the hadith is the same.
Read More..Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as say- ing: When any one of you goes to bed, he should take hold of the hem of his lower garment and then should clean (his bed) with the help of that and then should recite the name of Allah for he himself does tiot know what he left behind him on his bed, and when he intends to lie on bed, he should lie on his right side and utter these words: Hallowed be Allah, my Lord. It is with Thine (grace) that I place my side (upon the bed) and it is with Thee that I take it up (after sleep), and in case Thou withholdst my being (if thou causest me to die), then grant pardon to my being, and if Thou keepst (this process of breathing on), then protect it with that with which Thou protected Thine pious servants.
Read More..This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ubaidullah b. Umar with the same chain of transmitters and he said: Then utter: My Lord. with Thine name I place my side and if Thou keepest me alive have mercy upon myself
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