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Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 235

﴿رَبَّنَا آتِنَا في الدُّنْيَا حسَنَةً
وفي الآخِرَةِ حسَنةً
وقِنَا عذَابَ النَّارِ﴾

English Translation:

Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanah
wa fi ‘l-ākhirati ḥasanah
wa qinā `adhāban-nār.

Our Lord, grant us the good things in this world,
and the good things in the next life,
and save us from the punishment of the Fire.

Reference:
Abu Dawud 2/179, Ahmad 3/411, Al-Baghawi, Sharhus-Sunnah 7/128. Al-Albani
graded it good in Sahih Abu Dawud 1/354. The Ayat is from Surat Al-Baqarah,
2:201.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 234

طَافَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْبَيْتِ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ كُلَّمَا أَتَى الرُّكْنَ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ بِشَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ وَكَبَّرَ

English Translation:

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The Prophet (ﷺ) performed Tawaf riding a camel. Every time he passed the corner (containing the Black Stone), he would point to it with something that he was holding and say: Allāhu Akbar (Allah is the Most Great)!

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 3/476. See also 472. The
‘something’ that was referred to in this Hadith was a cane.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 233

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ،
لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ،
إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ والنِّعْمَة لَكَ والمُلْكُ،
لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

English Translation:

Labbayk-Allāhumma labbayk,
labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk,
inna ‘l-ḥamda, wanni`mata, laka wa ‘l-mulk,
lā sharīka lak.

I am here at Your service, O Allah, I am here at Your service.
I am here at Your service, You have no partner, I am here at Your service.
Surely the praise, and blessings are Yours, and the dominion.
You have no partner.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 3/408, Muslim 2/841.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 232

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا يَقُولُونَ
وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
[وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْرًا مِمَّا يَظُّنُّونَ]

English Translation:

Allāhumma lā tu’ākhidhnī bimā yaqūlūn,
waghfir lī mā lā ya`lamūn
[waj`alnī khayran mimmā yaẓunnūn].

O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say
and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of
[and make me better than they imagine].

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, Al-‘Adabul-Mufrad no. 761. See Al-Albani, Sahih
Al-‘Adabul-Mufrad (no. 585). The portion between brackets if from
Al-Bayhaqi, Shu’ab Al-Iman 4/228, and comes another account.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 231

قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: “إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُم مَادِحاً صَاحِبَهُ لاَ مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ: أَحْسِبُ فُلاَناً وَاللَّهُ حَسِيبُهُ، وَلاَ أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ أَحَداً، أَحْسِبُهُ – إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذَاكَ – كَذَا وَكَذَا”

English Translation:

If any of you praises his companion then let him say:
Aḥsibu fulānan wallāhu ḥasībuh
wa lā uzakkī `alallāhi aḥada.

If any of you praises his companion then let him say:
I consider (such and such a person), and Allah is his Assessor, (meaning: and I cannot claim anyone to be pious before Allah) if you know of this (good character trait in the person) to be such and such (saying what he thinks is praiseworthy in that person).

Reference:
Muslim 4/2296.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 230

قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: “اللَّهُم فأيما مؤمن سببته فاجعل ذلك له قربة إليك يوم القيامة”

English Translation:

Allāhumma fa’ayyumā mu’minin sababtuhu
faj`al dhālika lahu qurbatan ilayka yawma ‘l-qiyāmah.

O Allah, whomever of the believers I have abused, give him the reward of a sacrificial slaughter for it on the Day of Resurrection.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/171, Muslim 4/2007. The wording
in Muslim’s report is: ‘make it a purification for him and a source of
mercy.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 229

إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُبَاحَ الْكِلاَبِ وَنَهِيقَ الْحَمِيرِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُنَّ؛ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَرَيْنَ مَا لاَ تَرَوْنَ

English Translation:

When you hear a dog barking or a donkey braying in the night, then seek refuge in Allah from them, for surely they have seen what you see not.

Reference:
Abu Dawud 4/327, Ahmad 3/306. Al-Albani graded it authentic in Sahih Abu
Dawud 3/961.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 228

إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكاً وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَاناً

English Translation:

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When you hear the cock’s crow, ask Allah for His favor upon you for surely it has seen an angel. When you hear the bray of a donkey, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for surely it has seen a devil.

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 6/350, Muslim 4/2092.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 227

إذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا: وَعَلَيْكُمْ

English Translation:

If one of the People of the Scripture (i.e. Christians and Jews) greets you, saying As-Salāmu `alaykum, then say (to him): Wa `alaykum.

If one of the People of the Scripture (i.e. Christians and Jews) greets you saying As-Salaamu `alaykum, then say (to him):

And upon you .

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/42, Muslim 4/1705.

Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 226

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: أنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أيُّ الْإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ: (تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ، وَتَقْرأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ)

English Translation:

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`Abdullah bin `Umar (RA) said: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ), “What is the best act of Islam?” He said, “To feed others and to give greetings of Salam (peace) to those whom you know and to those whom you do not know. ”

Reference:
Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/55, Muslim 1/65.