Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] used to say: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'ilmin la yanfa'u, wa min qalbin la yakhsha'u, wa min nafsin la tashba'u, wa min du'a'in la yusma' (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that is of no benefit, a heart that is not humble, a soul that is not satisfied and a supplication that is not heard.)'
Read More..It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith said: When it was said to Zaid bin Arqam: 'Tell us what you heard from the Messenger of Allah [SAW], he said: I will not tell you anything but that which the Messenger of Allah [SAW] commanded us to say: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-'ajzi wal-kasali, wal-bukhli, wal-jubni, wal-harami, wa 'adhabil-qabri. Allahumma at nafsi taqwaha, wa zakkaha anta khairu min zakkaha, anta waliyyuha wa mawlaha. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min nafsin la tashba'u wa min qalbin la yakhsha'u wa min 'ilmin la yanfa'u wa du'a'in la yustajab (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, old age, the torment of the grave. O Allah, make my soul obedient and purify it, for You are the best One to purify it, You are its Guardian and Lord. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a soul that is not satisfied, a heart that is not humble, knowledge that is of no benefit and a supplication that is not answered.)'
Read More..It was narrated from Umm Salamah that: When the Prophet [SAW] went out of his house, he said: Bismillahi Rabbi. A'udhu bika min an azilla aw adilla aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala 'alayya (In the name of Allah my Lord, I seek refuge in You from falling into error or going astray, or wronging (others) or being wronged, and from behaving or being treated in an ignorant manner.)
Read More..It was narrated from 'Umar that: When the prohibition of Khamr was revealed, 'Umar said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr, and the Verse in Al-Baqarah was revealed. 'Umar was called and it was recited to him. Then 'Umar said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr, and the Verse in An-Nisa' was revealed: O you who believe! Approach not As-Salah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state . And when the Iqamah for prayer was said, the caller of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] would cry out: O you who believe! Approach not As-Salah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state. 'Umar was called and this was recited to him. Then he said: O Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr. Then the Verse in Surat Al-Ma'idah was revealed, and 'Umar was called, and it was recited to him. When he reached the words, So, will you not then abstain?, 'Umar said: We have abstained, we have abstained.
Read More..Anas bin Malik said: While I was taking care of a group of people, including my paternal uncles, and I was the youngest of them, a man came and said: 'Khamr has been forbidden.' I was taking care of them, and was pouring Fadikh (date-wine) for them. They said: 'Pour it away.' So I poured it away. I (the narrator) said to Anas: What is that? He said: Unripe dates and dried dates. Abu Bakr bin Anas said: That was their wine in those days. And Anas did not deny that.
Read More..It was narrated that Anas said: I was pouring (wine) for Abu Talhah, Ubayy bin Ka'b and Abu Dujanah among a group of Ansar when a man came in and said: 'Something new has happened; the prohibition of Khamr has been revealed.' So we poured it away. He said: The only intoxicant in those days was Fadikh, a mixture of unripe dates and dried dates. And Anas said: Khamr was forbidden, and most of their Khamr in those days was Fadikh.
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