Volume 8, Book 75, Number 359:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When Allah’s Apostle was healthy, he used to say, “No prophet dies till he is shown his place in
Paradise, and then he is given the option (to live or die).” So when death approached him(during his
illness), and while his head was on my thigh, he became unconscious for a while, and when he re –
covered, he fixed his eyes on the ceiling and said, “O Allah! (Let me join) the Highest Companions
(see Qur’an 4:69),” I said, “So, he does not choose us.” Then I realized that it was the application of the
statement he used to relate to us when he was healthy. So that was his last utterance (before he died),
i.e. “O Allah! (Let me join) the Highest Companions.”
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Volume 8, Book 75, Number 358:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle used to seek refuge with Allah from the difficult moment of a calamity and from
being overtaken by destruction and from being destined to an evil end, and from the malicious joy of
enemies. Sufyan said, “This narration contained three items only, but I added one. I do not know
which one that was.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 357:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle used to say at a time of distress, “La ilaha illal-lahu Rabbul-l-‘arsh il-‘azim, La ilaha
illallahu Rabbu-s-samawati wa Rabbu-l-ard, Rabbu-l-‘arsh-il-Karim.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 356:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet used to invoke Allah at the time of distress, saying, “La ilaha illal-lahu al-‘Azim, al-
Halim, La ilaha illal-lahu Rabbu-s-samawati wal-ard wa Rabbu-l-arsh il-azim,”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 355:
Narrated Anas:
My mother said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Please invoke Allah on behalf of your servant.” He said, “O Al –
lah! Increase his wealth and children, and bestow Your Blessing on whatever You give him.” a time
of distress.
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 354:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid:
Allah’s Apostle went out to this Musalla (praying place) to offer the prayer of Istisqa.’ He invoked
Allah for rain and then faced the Qibla and turned his Rida’ (upper garment) inside out.
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Volume 8, Book 75, Number 353:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was delivering a sermon on a Friday, a man stood up and said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! Invoke Allah to bless us with rain.” (The Prophet invoked Allah for rain.) So, the sky became
overcast and it started raining till one could hardly reach one’s home. It kept on raining till the next
Friday when the same man or another man got up and said (to the Prophet), “Invoke Allah to with –
hold the rain from us, for we have been drowned (with heavy rain ).” The Prophet said, “O Allah! Let
it rain around us and not on us.” Then the clouds started dispersing around Medina and rain ceased
to fall on the people of Medina.
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 352:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The invocation of anyone of you is granted (by Allah) if he does not show im –
patience (by saying, “I invoked Allah but my request has not been granted.”)