Volume 8, Book 75, Number 399:
Narrated Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas:
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The Prophet used to teach us these words as he used to teach us the Book (Qur’an): “O Allah! seek
refuge with You from miserliness, and seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with
You from being brought back to (senile) geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You from the afflic –
tion of the world and from the punishment in the Hereafter.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 400:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
that Allah’s Apostle was affected by magic, so much that he used to think that he had done some –
thing which in fact, he did not do, and he invoked his Lord (for a remedy). Then (one day) he said, “O
‘Aisha!) Do you know that Allah has advised me as to the problem I consulted Him about?” ‘Aisha
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What’s that?” He said, “Two men came to me and one of them sat at my head
and the other at my feet, and one of them asked his companion, ‘What is wrong with this man?’ The
latter replied, ‘He is under the effect of magic.’ The former asked, ‘Who has worked magic on him?’
The latter replied, ‘Labid bin Al-A’sam.’ The former asked, ‘With what did he work the magic?’ The
latter replied, ‘With a comb and the hair, which are stuck to the comb, and the skin of pollen of a
date-palm tree.’ The former asked, ‘Where is that?’ The latter replied, ‘It is in Dharwan.’ Dharwan
was a well in the dwelling place of the (tribe of) Bani Zuraiq. Allah’s Apostle went to that well and
returned to ‘Aisha, saying, ‘By Allah, the water (of the well) was as red as the infusion of Hinna, (1)
and the date-palm trees look like the heads of devils.’ ‘Aisha added, Allah’s Apostle came to me and
informed me about the well. I asked the Prophet, ‘O Allah’s Apostle, why didn’t you take out the skin
of pollen?’ He said, ‘As for me, Allah has cured me and I hated to draw the attention of the people to
such evil (which they might learn and harm others with).’ ”
Narrated Hisham’s father: ‘Aisha said, “Allah’s Apostle was bewitched, so he invoked Allah re –
peatedly requesting Him to cure him from that magic).” Hisham then narrated the above narration.
(See Hadith No. 658, Vol. 7)
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 401:
Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa:
Allah’s Apostle asked for Allah’s wrath upon the Ahzab (confederates), saying, “O Allah, the Re –
vealer of the Holy Book, and the One swift at reckoning! Defeat the confederates; Defeat them and
shake them.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 402:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When the Prophet said, “Sami’ al-lahu Liman hamidah (Allah heard him who sent his praises to
Him)” in the last Rak’a of the ‘Isha’ prayer, he used to invoke Allah, saying, “O Allah! Save ‘Aiyash bin
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Abi Rabi’a; O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid; O Allah! Save the weak people among the believ –
ers; O Allah! Be hard on the Tribe of Mudar; O Allah! Inflict years of drought upon them like the
years (of drought) of the Prophet Joseph.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 403:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet sent a Sariya (an army detachment) consisting of men called Al-Qurra’, and all of
them were martyred. I had never seen the Prophet so sad over anything as he was over them. So he
said Qunut (invocation in the prayer) for one month in the Fajr prayer, invoking for Allah’s wrath
upon the tribe of ‘Usaiya, and he used to say, “The people of ‘Usaiya have disobeyed Allah and His
Apostle.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 404:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Jews used to greet the Prophet by saying, “As-Samu ‘Alaika (i.e., death be upon you), so I un –
derstood what they said, and I said to them, “As-Samu ‘alaikum wal-la’na (i.e. Death and Allah’s
Curse be upon you).” The Prophet said, “Be gentle and calm, O ‘Aisha, as Allah likes gentleness in all
affairs.” I said, “O Allah’s Prophet! Didn’t you hear what they said?” He said, “Didn’t you hear me an –
swering them back by saying, ‘Alaikum (i.e., the same be upon you)?”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 392:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet asked for some water and performed the ablution, and then raised his hands (towards
the sky) and said, “O Allah! Forgive ‘Ubaid Abi ‘Amir.” I saw the whiteness of his armpits (while he
was raising his hands) and he added, “O Allah! Upgrade him over many of Your human creatures on
the Day of Resurrection “
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 393:
Narrated Abu Musa:
We were in the company of the Prophet on a journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we
used to say Takbir (in a loud voice). The Prophet said, “O people! Be kind to yourselves, for you are
not calling upon a deaf or an absent one, but You are calling an All-Hearer, and an All-Seer.” Then
he came to me as I was reciting silently, “La haul a wala quwwata illa bil-lah.” He said, “O ‘Abdullah
bin Qais! Say: La haul a walaquwata illa bil-lah, for it is one of the treasures of Paradise.” Or he said,
“Shall I tell you a word which is one of the treasures of Paradise? It is: La haul a wala quwwata illa
bil-lah.”