Volume 8, Book 75, Number 396:
Narrated Jabir:
My father died and left behind seven or nine daughters, and I married a woman. The Prophet said,
“Did you get married, O Jabir?” I replied, “Yes.” He asked, “Is she a virgin or a matron?” I replied, “She
is a matron.” He said, “Why didn’t you marry a virgin girl so that you might play with her and she
with you (or, you might make her laugh and she make you laugh)?” I said, “My father died, leaving
seven or nine girls (orphans) and I did not like to bring a young girl like them, so I married a woman
who can look after them.” He said, “May Allah bestow His Blessing on you.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 397:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual intercourse with his wife,
says: ‘Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna-sh-shaitan, wa jannibi-sh-shaitan ma razaqtana,’ and if the
couple are destined to have a child (out of that very sexual relation), then Satan will never be able to
harm that child.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 385:
Narrated Sa’d:
Seek refuge with Allah by saying the words which the Prophet used to say while seeking refuge
with Allah, “0 Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from miserli –
ness, and seek refuge with You from reaching a degraded geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You
from the afflictions of the world and from the punishment in the grave.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 386:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to say, “O Allah! I seek refuge with You from laziness from geriatric old age,
from being in debt, and from committing sins. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the punishment
of the Fire, the afflictions of the grave, the punishment in the grave, and the evil of the affliction of
poverty and from the evil of the affliction caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal. O Allah! Wash away my
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sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from the sins as a white garment is
cleansed of filth, and let there be a far away distance between me and my sins as You have set far
away the East and the West from each other.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 387:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah (by saying), “O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the
affliction of the Fire and from the punishment in the Fire, and seek refuge with You from the afflic –
tion of the grave, and I seek refuge with You from the affliction of wealth, and I seek refuge with You
from the affliction of poverty, and seek refuge with You from the affliction of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 388:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to say, ‘O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the affliction of the Fire, the pun –
ishment of the Fire, the affliction of the grave, the punishment of the grave, and the evil of the afflic –
tion of poverty. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the evil of the affliction of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal,
O Allah! Cleanse my heart with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from all sins as a
white garment is cleansed from filth, and let there be a far away distance between me and my sins as
You made the East and West far away from each other. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from lazi –
ness, sins, and from being in debt.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 389:
Narrated Um Sulaim:
that she said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Anas is your servant, so please invoke for Allah’s blessing for him.”
The Prophet said, “O Allah! Increase his wealth and offspring and bless (for him) whatever You give
him.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 390:
Narrated Anas:
Um Sulaim said (to the Prophet), “Anas is your servant; so please invoke for Allah’s blessings for
him.” He said “O Allah! Increase his wealth and offspring, and Bless (for him) whatever You give
him.”
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