Narrated Abdullah ibn Khubayb: We went out one rainy and intensely dark night to look for the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم to lead us in prayer, and when we found him, he asked: Have you prayed?, but I did not say anything. So he said: Say, but I did not say anything. He again said: Say, but I did not say anything. He then said: Say. So I said: What am I to say? He said: Say: Say, He is Allah, One, and al-Mu'awwadhatan thirty three times in the morning and evening; they will serve you for every purpose.
Read More..Narrated Abu Malik: The people asked: Tell us a word which we repeat in the morning, evening and when we rise. So he commanded us to say: O Allah! Creator of Heavens and Earth; Knower of all that is hidden and open; Thou art the Lord of everything; the angels testify that there is no god but Thee, for we seek refuge in Thee from the evil within ourselves, from the evil of the Devil accused and from the evil of his suggestion about partnership with Allah, and that we earn sin for ourselves or drag it to a Muslim.
Read More..Abu Dawud said: And through the same chain of transmitters the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: When one rises in the morning, one should say: We have reached the morning, and in the morning the dominion belongs to Allah, the Lord of the universe. O Allah! I ask Thee for the good this day contains, for conquest, victory, light, blessing and guidance during it; and I seek refuge in Thee from the evil it contains and the evil contained in what comes after it. In the evening he should say the equivalent.
Read More..Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Shariq al-Hawzani and I came to Aishah (Allah be pleased with her) and asked her: By which (prayer) the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم began when he woke up at night? She replied: You asked me about a thing which no one asked me before. When he woke up at night, he uttered: Allah is Most Great ten times, and uttered Praise be to Allah ten times, and said Glory be to Allah and I begin with His praise ten times, and said: Glory be to the King, the Most Holy ten times, and asked Allah's pardon ten times, and said: There is no god but Allah ten times, and then said: O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from the strait of the Day of resurrection, ten times. He then began the prayer.
Read More..Abu Hurairah said; When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was on a journey, he would say at daybreak: Let a hearer hear beginning with praise of Allah and His good favours and blessing to us. Our Lord, accompany us and show favour to us, and I seek refuge in Allah from Hell.
Read More..Narrated Abu Dharr: If anyone says in the morning: O Allah! whatever oath I take, whatever word I speak, and whatever vow I take, Thine will precedes all that: whatever Thou willeth, occurs, and whatever Thou dost not will, dost not occur. O Allah! pardon me and disregard me for it. O Allah! whomsoever Thou sendest thine blessing, to him my blessing is due, and whomsoever thou cursest, to him my curse is due, exemption from it will be granted to him that day.
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