Category: Ibn Majah

It was narrated that Hazim bin Harmalah said: “I passed by the Prophet (saas) and he said to me: ‘O Hazim, say often: “La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (there is no power and no strength except with Allah),” for it is one of the treasures of Paradise.’”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that : the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: “Seek refuge with Allah from poverty, insufficiency and humiliation, and from wronging (others) and being wronged.’”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the : Messenger of Allah (saas) said: “Whoever does not call upon Allah, He will be angry with him.”

It was narrated from Jabir that : the Messenger of Allah said: “Ask Allah for beneficial knowledge and seek refuge with Allah from knowledge that is of no benefit.”

It was narrated from Nu’man bin Bashir that : the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: “Indeed the supplication is the worship.” Then he recited: “And your Lord said: Invoke Me, I will respond to you.”

It was narrated from ‘Umar that the : Prophet saas used to seek refuge with Allah from cowardice, miserliness, old age, the torment of the grave and the tribulation of the heart. (Da’if)(One of the narrators) Waki’ said: “Meaning when a man dies in a state of tribulation (Fitnah) and does not ask Allah to forgive him.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that : the Prophet (saas) said: “There is nothing more noble to Allah the Glorified, than supplication.”

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that : the Prophet (saas) used to say in his supplication: “Rabbi! A’inni wa la tu’in ‘alayya, wansurni wa la tansur ‘alayya, wamkurli wa la tamkur ‘alayya, wahdini wa yassiril-huda li, wansurni ‘ala man bagha ‘alayya. Rabbij’alni laka shakkaran laka dhakkaran, laka rahhaban, laka muti’an, ‘ilayka mukhbitan, ‘ilayka awwahan muniba. Rabbi! Taqabbal tawbati, waghsil hawbati wa ajib da’wati, wahdi qalbi, wa saddid lisani, wa thabbit hujjati, waslul sakhimata qalbi (O Lord! Help me and do not help others against me, support me and do not support others against me, plan for me and do not plan against me, guide me and make guidance easy for me, and help me against those who wrong me. O Lord! Make me grateful to You, make me remember You much, make me fearful of You, obedient to You, humble before You and turning to You. O Lord! Accept my repentance and wash away my sins, answer my supplication, guide my heart, make my tongue speak the truth, make my proof firm and remove resentment from my heard).” (Sahih)(One of the narrators) Abul-Hasan At-Tanafisi said: “I said to Waki’: ‘Shall I say it in the Qunut of Witr?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “Fatimah came to the Prophet (saas) to ask him for a servant, and he said: ‘I do not have anything to give you.’ So she went back, but after that he came to her and said: ‘Is what you asked for dearer to you, or something better than that?’ ‘Ali said to her: ‘Say: something better than that.’ So she said it. He said: ‘Say: Allahumma Rabbas-samawatis-Sab’i wa Rabbal-‘Arshil-‘Azim, Rabbana wa Rabba Kulli shay’in, munzil at-Tawrati wal-Injili wal-Qur’anil-‘Azim. Antal-Awwalu fa laysa qablaka shay’, wa Antal-Akiru fa laysa ba’daka shay’, Antaz-Zahiru fa laysa fawqaka shay’, wa Antal-Batinu fa laysa dunaka shay’, Iqdi ‘annad-daina wa aghnina minal-faqr (O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Mighty Throne, Our Lord, and the Lord of Everything, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injil and the Magnificent Qur’an. You are the First and there is nothing after You; You are the Last and there is nothing after You. You are the Most High, and there is nothing above You, and You are the Most Near and there is nothing nearer than You. Settle our debts and make us free of want).’”

It was narrated from Sa’eed bin Abu Burdah bin Abu Musa, from his father, that : his grandfather said: “The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: ‘I seek the forgivenenss of Allah and repent to Him seventy times each day.’”