Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 390

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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Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 391

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 391:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet used to teach us the Istikhara for each and every matter as he used to teach us the
Suras from the Holy Qur’an. (He used to say), “If anyone of you intends to do something, he should
offer a two-Rak’at prayer other than the obligatory prayer, and then say: ‘Allahumma inni as –
takhiruka bi’ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa as’aluka min fadlika-l-‘azim, fa innaka taqdiru
wala aqdiru, wa ta’lamu wala a’lamu, wa anta’allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta’lamu anna
hadha-lamra khairun li fi dini wa ma’ashi wa ‘aqibati amri (or said, fi ‘ajili amri wa ajilihi) fa-
qdurhu li, Wa in junta ta’lamu anna ha-dha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma’ashi wa ‘aqibati amri
(or said, fi ajili amri wa ajilihi) fasrifhu ‘anni was-rifni ‘anhu wa aqdur li alkhaira haithu kana,
thumma Raddani bihi,” Then he should mention his matter (need).

Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 392

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 Hadith 393

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.”

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Volume 8, Book 75, Number 394:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle returned from a Ghazwa or Hajj or ‘Umra, he used to say, “Allahu
Akbar,” three times; whenever he went up a high place, he used to say, “La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu
la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa’ala kulli Shai ‘in qadir. Ayibuna ta’ibuna
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‘abiduna lirabbina hamidun. Sadaqa-l-lahu wa’dahu, wa nasara’abdahu wa hazama-l-ahzaba wah –
dahu.”

Volume 8 Book 75 Hadith 385

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 Hadith 386

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.”