Volume 8, Book 75, Number 335:
Narrated Shaddad bin ‘Aus:
The Prophet said, “The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: ‘Allahumma anta
Rabbi la ilaha illa anta. Khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduka, wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa Wa’dika mastata’tu abu’u
Laka bi ni ‘matika wa abu’u Laka bidhanbi; faghfirli fa’innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba ill a ant a.
A’uidhu bika min sharri ma sana’tu.’ If somebody recites this invocation during the night, and if he
should die then, he will go to Paradise (or he will be from the people of Paradise). And if he recites it
in the morning, and if he should die on the same day, he will have the same fate.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 336:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
Whenever the Prophet intended to go to bed, he would recite: “Bismika Allahumma amutu wa
ahya (With Your name, O Allah, I die and I live).” And when he woke up from his sleep, he would
say: “Al-hamdu lil-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba’da ma amatana; wa ilaihi an-nushur (All the Praises are for
Allah Who has made us alive after He made us die (sleep) and unto Him is the Resurrection). “
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 337:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
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Whenever the Prophet lay on his bed, he used to say: “Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya,” and
when he woke up he would say: “Al-hamdu lil-lahilladhi ahyana ba’da ma an atana, wa ilaihi an-
nushur.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 338:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet, “Teach me an invocation with which I may invoke (Allah)
in my prayer.” The Prophet said, “Say: Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yagh –
firudh-dhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-
Rahim.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 339:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Verse: ‘Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.’ (17.110) was revealed as re –
gards invocation.
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 340:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
We used to say in the prayer: ‘AsSalam be on Allah, As-Salam be on so-and so.’ So one day the
Prophet said to us, “Allah Himself is As-Salam; when anyone of you sits during his prayer, he should
say: ‘At-tah, iyyatu-lillahi,’ up to ‘As-Salihin,’ (All the compliments are for Allah …righteous people)
for when he recites this, then he says his Salam to all the righteous people present in the heavens and
on the earth. Then he should say, ‘I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and
that Muhammad is His slave and His Apostle,’ and then he can select whatever he likes to celebrate
(Allah’s) Praises.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 341:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The rich people have got the highest degrees of prestige and
the permanent pleasures (in this life and the life to come in the Hereafter).” He said, “How is that?”
They said, “The rich pray as we pray, and strive in Allah’s Cause as we do, and spend from their sur –
plus wealth in charity, while we have no wealth (to spend likewise).” He said, “Shall I not tell you a
thing, by doing which, you will catch up with those who are ahead of you and supersede those who
will come after you; and nobody will be able to do such a good deed as you do except the one who
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does the same (deed as you do). That deed is to recite ‘Subhan Allah ten times, and ‘Al-Hamdulillah
ten times, and ‘AllahuAkbar’ ten times after every prayer.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 342:
Narrated Warrad:
(the freed slave of Al-Mughira bin Shu’ba) Al-Mughira wrote to Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan that Al –
lah’s Apostle used to say at the end of every prayer after the Taslim, “La ilaha illa-l-lahu wahdahu la
sharika lahu; lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd, wahuwa ‘ala kulli shai’n qadir. Allahumma la mani’a
Lima a taita, wa la mu’ta Lima mana’ta, wa la yanfa’u dhal-jaddu minkal-jadd.