Volume 8 Book 76 Hadith 423

Volume 8, Book 76, Number 423:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi:
We were in the company of Allah’s Apostle in (the battle of) Al-Khandaq, and he was digging the
trench while we were carrying the earth away. He looked at us and said, “O Allah! There is no life
worth living except the life of the Hereafter, so (please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants.”

Volume 8 Book 76 Hadith 424

Volume 8, Book 76, Number 424:
Narrated Sahl:
I heard the Prophet saying, “A (small) place equal to an area occupied by a whip in Paradise is bet –
ter than the (whole) world and whatever is in it; and an undertaking (journey) in the forenoon or in
the afternoon for Allah’s Cause, is better than the whole world and whatever is in it.”

Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 405

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 405:
Narrated ‘Ali bin Abi Talib:
We were in the company of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (the Trench). The
Prophet said, “May Allah fill their (the infidels’) graves and houses with fire, as they have kept us so
busy that we could not offer the middle prayer till the sun had set; and that prayer was the ‘Asr pray –
er.”

Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 406

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 406:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
At-Tufail bin ‘Amr came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The tribe of Daus has dis –
obeyed (Allah and His Apostle) and refused (to embrace Islam), therefore, invoke Allah’s wrath for
them.” The people thought that the Prophet would invoke Allah’s wrath for them, but he said, “O Al –
lah! Guide the tribe Of Daus and let them come to us,”
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Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 407

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 407:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet used to invoke Allah with the following invocation: ‘Rabbi-ghfir-li Khati ‘ati wa jahli
wa israfi fi amri kullihi, wa ma anta a’lamu bihi minni. Allahumma ighfirli khatayaya wa ‘amdi, wa
jahli wa jiddi, wa kullu dhalika’indi. Allahumma ighrifli ma qaddamtu wa ma akhartu wa ma as –
rartu wa ma a’lantu. Anta-l-muqaddimu wa anta-l-mu’akh-khiru, wa anta ‘ala kulli shai’in qadir.’

Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 408

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 408:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari:
The Prophet used to invoke Allah, saying, “Allahumma ighfirli khati’ati wa jahli wa israfi fi amri,
wa ma anta a-‘lamu bihi minni. Allahumma ighfirli hazali wa jiddi wa khata’i wa amdi, wa kullu
dhalika ‘indi”

Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 409

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 409:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) said, “On Friday there is a particular time. If a Muslim happens to be
praying and invoking Allah for something good during that time, Allah will surely fulfill his request.”
The Prophet pointed out with his hand. We thought that he wanted to illustrate how short that time
was.