Category: Hisnul Muslim

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 260

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: قُلْ (لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ).

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?”
I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.”
So he told me to say:
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata ‘illā billāh.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “O Abdullah bin Qais, should I not point you to one of the treasures of Paradise?”
I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.”
So he told me to say:
There is no power and no might except by Allah.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/213, Muslim 4/2076.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 261

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَحَبُّ الْكَلاَمِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ: (سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ)، وَ(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، وَ(لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)، وَ(اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)، لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأتَ

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:
Subḥānallāh
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: The most beloved words to Allah are four:

Glorified is Allah,
and
The praise is for Allah,
and
There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and
Allah is the Most Great.

Reference:
Muslim 3/1685.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 262

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلاماً أَقُولُهُ: قَالَ: قُلْ (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ). قَالَ: فَهَؤُلاَءِ لِرَبِّي، فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ: قُلْ (اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي).

English Translation:

A desert Arab came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “Teach me a word
that I can say. ” The Prophet told him to say:
Lā ilāha illallāh
waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,
Allāhu Akbaru kabīra,
walḥamdu lillāhi kathīra,
Subḥānallāhi Rabbil-`ālamīn,
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi ‘l-`Azīzil-Hakīm.

He said, “That is for my Lord, but what about me?” The Prophet (ﷺ) told
him to say:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī warzuqnī.

A desert Arab came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “Teach me a word that I can say. ” The Prophet told him to say:

There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Who has no partner,
Allah is the Great, the Most Great,
and praise is to Allah in abundance,
glory is to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
There is no power and no might but by Allah the Mighty, the Wise.

He said, “That is for my Lord, but what about me?” The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to say:

O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me, and provide for me.

Reference:
Muslim 4/2072, Abu Dawud reports the same Hadith with the addition: and
when the Arab left, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “He has filled his hands with
goodness.” 1/220.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 263

كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ: (اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي)

English Translation:

Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to
pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:
Allāhummaghfir lī, warḥamnī, waḥdinī, wa `āfinī warzuqnī.

Whenever anyone accepted Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach him how to pray then he would instruct him to invoke Allah with the following words:

O Allah forgive me, and have mercy on me and guide me and give me good health and provide for me.

Reference:
Muslim 4/2073, and in one of Muslim’s reports there is the addition: ‘For
these words combine [the goodness of] this world and the next.’

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 264

إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الدُّعَاءِ (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، وَأَفْضَلَ الذِّكْرِ (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ)

English Translation:

The most excellent invocation is:
Alḥamdulillāh

and the most excellent words of remembrance are:
Lā ilāha illallāh.

The most excellent invocation is:

Praise is for Allah.

and the most excellent words of remembrance are:

There is none worthy of worship but Allah.

Reference:
At-Tirmidhi 5/462, Ibn Majah 2/1249, and Al-Hakim who graded it authentic
and Ath-Tbahabi agreed 1/503. See Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami’ As-Saghir 1/362.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 265

الباقيات الصالحات : (سبحان الله) و(الحمد لله )، و(لا إله إلا الله)، و(الله أكبر) ،و (لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله).

English Translation:

The good deeds which endure are:
Subḥānallāh.
Walḥamdu lillāh.
Wa lā ilāha illallāh
Wallāhu Akbar
Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.

The good deeds which endure are:

Glorified is Allah,
and
The praise is for Allah,
and
There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
and
Allah is the Most Great,
and
There is no power and no might except by Allah.

Reference:
Ahmad (no. 513) (Ahmad Shakir, ed.) and its chain of narration is
authentic. See Majma’uz-Zawa’id 1/297. Ibn Hajar mentions it in
Bulughul-Maram saying that Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim considered it authentic.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 266

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رضي الله عنهما قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْقِدُ التَّسْبِيحَ بِيَمِينِهِ.

English Translation:

Abdullah bin ‘Amr (RA) said: “I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) counting the
glorification of his Lord on his right hand.”

Reference:
Abu Dawud with a different wording 2/81, and At-Tirmidhi 5/521. See also
Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami’As-Saghir 4/271 (no. 4865).

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 267

إِذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ – أَوْ أَمْسَيْتُم – فَـكُفُّوا صِبْيانَـكُم، فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيلِ فَخَلُّوهُمْ، وَأَغْلِقُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ؛ فَإِنَّ الشَّيطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَاباً مُغلَقاً، وَأَوْكُوا قِرَبَكُمْ، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَخَمِّرُوا آنِيَتَكُم، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضُوا عَلَيْهَا شَيْئاً، وَأَطْفِئُوا مَصَابِيحَكُمْ.

English Translation:

When night falls, restrain your children (from going out) because at such time the devils spread about. After a period of time has passed, let them be. Shut your doors and mention Allah’s name, for verily the devil does not open a shut door, tie up your water-skins and mention Allah’s name, cover your vessels with anything and mention Allah’s name and put out your lamps.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari with Al-Fath 10/88 and Muslim 3/1595.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 255

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ قَالَ (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ) عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ

English Translation:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:
Lā ilāha illallāh
waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,
lahu ‘l-mulku wa lahu ‘l-ḥamd
wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in Qadīr.
ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever says:

None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner.
His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things.

ten times, will have the reward for freeing four slaves from the Children of Isma’il.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari 7/67, Muslim 4/2071, see also invocation no. 93 of this book.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 240

سُـبْحانَ الله

English Translation:

Subḥānallāh!

(Glory is to Allah).

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/210, 390, 414 and Muslim 4/1857.