Volume 1, Book 12, Number 795:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah’s Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying “Allahumma inni
a’udhu bika min adhabil-qabri, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjal, wa a’udhu bika min fit –
natil-mahya wa fitnatil-mamati. Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-ma thami wal-maghrami. (O
Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave and from the afflictions of Masi,h
Ad-Dajjal and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the sins
and from being in debt).” Somebody said to him, “Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allah
from being in debt?” The Prophet replied, “A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks
promises whenever he makes (them).” ‘Aisha also narrated: I heard Allah’s Apostle in his prayer seek –
ing refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-dajjal.
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 796:
Narrated Abu Bakr As-Siddiq:
I asked Allah’s Apostle to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer.
He told me to say, “Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman kathiran, Wala yaghfirudhdhunuba illa
anta faghfirli maghfiratan min ‘Indika, war-hamni innaka antal-ghafururrahim (O Allah! I have
done great injustice to myself and none except You forgives sins, so please forgive me and be Merci –
ful to me as You are the Forgiver, the Merciful).”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 797:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
When we prayed with the Prophet we used to say, “Peace be on Allah from His slaves and peace be
on so and so.” The Prophet said, “Don’t say As-Salam be on Allah, for He Himself is As-Salam, but say,
‘At-tahiyatu lil-lahi was-salawatu wat-taiyibatu. As-salamu ‘Alaika aiyuhan-Nabiyu warahmatu-l-
lahi wa barakatuhu. As-salamu ‘alaina wa ‘ala ibadillahis-salihin. (If you say this then it will be for
all the slaves in heaven or between heaven and earth). Ashhadu an la-ilaha illallahu wa ashhadu
anna Muhammadan ‘Abduhu wa Rasuluhu.’ Then select the invocation you like best and recite it.”
(See Hadith No. 794, 795 & 796).
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 798:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
I saw Allah’s Apostle prostrating in mud and water and saw the mark of mud on his forehead.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 799:
Narrated Um Salama:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle finished his prayers with Taslim, the women would get up and he would
stay on for a while in his place before getting up. Ibn Shihab said, “I think (and Allah knows better),
that the purpose of his stay was that the women might leave before the men who had finished their
prayer. “
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 800:
Narrated ‘Itban bin Malik:
We prayed with the Prophet and used to finish our prayer with the Taslim along with him.
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 801:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi’:
I remember Allah’s Apostle and also the mouthful of water which he took from a bucket in our
house and ejected (on me). I heard from ltban bin Malik Al-Ansari, who was one from Bani Salim,
saying, “I used to lead my tribe of Bani Salim in prayer. Once I went to the Prophet and said to him, ‘I
have weak eye-sight and at times the rainwater flood intervenes between me and the mosque of my
tribe and I wish that you would come to my house and pray at some place so that I could take that
place as a place for praying (mosque). He said, “Allah willing, I shall do that.” Next day Allah’s
Apostle along with Abu Bakr, came to my house after the sun had risen high and he asked permis –
sion to enter. I gave him permission, but he didn’t sit till he said to me, “Where do you want me to
pray in your house?” I pointed to a place in the house where I wanted him to pray. So he stood up for
the prayer and we aligned behind him. He completed the prayer with Taslim and we did the same
simultaneously.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 802:
Narrated Abu Ma’bad:
(the freed slave of Ibn ‘Abbas) Ibn ‘Abbas told me, “In the lifetime of the Prophet it was the custom
to celebrate Allah’s praises aloud after the compulsory congregational prayers.” Ibn ‘Abbas further
said, “When I heard the Dhikr, I would learn that the compulsory congregational prayer had ended.”