Volume 8, Book 75, Number 333:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, des –
cends every night to the heaven of the world and says, ‘Is there anyone who invokes Me (demand
anything from Me), that I may respond to his invocation; Is there anyone who asks Me for something
that I may give (it to) him; Is there anyone who asks My forgiveness that I may forgive him?’ “

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 332:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “When anyone of you go to bed, he should shake out his bed with the inside of
his waist sheet, for he does not know what has come on to it after him, and then he should say: ‘Bis –
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mika Rabbi wada’tu Janbi wa bika arfa’uhu, In amsakta nafsi farhamha wa in arsaltaha fahfazha
bima tahfazu bihi ibadakas-salihin.”

Volume 8, Book 74, Number 314:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever among you takes an oath wherein he says, ‘By Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzza,’
names of two Idols worshipped by the Pagans, he should say, ‘None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah; And whoever says to his friend, ‘Come, let me gamble with you ! He should give something
in charity. ” (See Hadith No. 645)

Volume 8, Book 74, Number 316:
Narrated, ‘Amr:
Ibn ‘Umar said, “By Allah, I have not put a brick over a brick (i.e. constructed a building) or
planted any date-palm tree since the death of the Prophet.” Sufyan (the sub narrator) said, “I told this
narration (of Ibn ‘Umar) to one of his (Ibn ‘Umar’s) relatives, and he said, ‘By Allah, he did build
(something.’ “Sufyan added, “I said, ‘He must have said (the above narration) before he built.”
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Book 75: Invocations
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 317e:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “For every prophet there is one (special invocation (that will not be rejected)
with which he appeals (to Allah), and I want to keep such an invocation for interceding for my fol –
lowers in the Hereafter.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 317o:
Narrated Anas:
that the Prophet said, “For every prophet there is an invocation that surely will be responded by
Allah,” (or said), “For every prophet there was an invocation with which he appealed to Allah, and his
invocation was accepted (in his lifetime), but I kept my (this special) invocation to intercede for my
followers on the Day of Resurrection.”

Volume 8, Book 75, Number 319:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying.” By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in re –
pentance more than seventy times a day.”

Volume 8, Book 74, Number 312:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said “Five things are in accordance with Al Fitra (i.e. the tradition of prophets): to be
circumcised, to shave the pelvic region, to pull out the hair of the armpits, to cut short the mous –
taches, and to clip the nails.’

Volume 8, Book 74, Number 313:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said “The Prophet) Abraham circumcised himself after he had passed the age of
eighty years and he circumcised himself with an adze.”
Narrated Said bin Jubair: Ibn ‘Abbas was asked, “How old were you when the Prophet died?” He
replied. “At that time I had been circumcised.” At that time, people did not circumcise the boys till
they attained the age of puberty. Sa’id bin Jubair said, “Ibn ‘Abbas said, ‘When the Prophet died, I had
already been circumcised. “

Volume 8, Book 74, Number 268:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man entered the mosque while Allah’s Apostle was sitting in one side of the mosque. The man
prayed, came, and greeted the Prophet. Allah’s Apostle said to him, “Wa ‘Alaikas Salam (returned his
greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly).” The man returned, repeated his
prayer, came back and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet said, “Wa alaika-s-Salam (returned his
greeting). Go back and pray again as you have not prayed (properly).” The man said at the second or
third time, “O Allah’s Apostle! Kindly teach me how to pray”. The Prophet said, “When you stand for
prayer, perform ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu-Akbar), and then
recite what you know from the Qur’an, and then bow with calmness till you feel at ease then rise
from bowing, till you stand straight, and then prostrate calmly (and remain in prostration) till you
feel at ease, and then raise (your head) and sit with calmness till you feel at ease and then prostrate
with calmness (and remain in prostration) till you feel at ease, and then raise (your head) and sit
with calmness till you feel at ease in the sitting position, and do likewise in whole of your prayer.”
And Abu Usama added, “Till you stand straight.” (See Hadith No. 759, Vol.1)
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