The above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Jubair bin Mutim through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: I head the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم uttering (all these supplications) in a supererogatory prayer; he narrated the tradition in a similar manner.
Read More..Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Asim ibn Humayd said: I asked Aishah: By what words the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم would begin his supererogatory prayer at night? She replied: You ask me about a thing of which no one asked me before you. When he stood up, be uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) ten times, and uttered Praise be to Allah ten times, and uttered Glory be to Allah ten times, and uttered There is no god but Allah ten times, and sought forgiveness ten times, and said: O Allah, forgive me, and guide me, and give me sustenance, and keep me well, and he sought refuge in Allah from the hardship of standing before Allah on the Day of Judgment. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Khalid bin Madan from Rabiah al-Jarashi on the authority of Aishah.
Read More..Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Awf said: I asked Aishah: By what words the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to begin his prayer when he stood up at night (to offer tahajjud prayer). She said: When he stood up at night, he began his prayer by saying: O Allah, Lord of Jibra’il, Lord of Mik’ail, and Lord of Israfil, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, the Knower of what is seen and of what is unseen; Thou decides between Thy servants in which they used to differ. Guide me to the truth where there is a difference of opinion by Thy permission. Thou guidest anyone Thou wishes to the right path.
Read More..The above mentioned tradition has been reported by ‘Ikramah with a different chain of narrators. This version adds: When he stood up, he said the takbir (Allah is most great) and said. . . .
Read More..Malik said: There is no harm in uttering supplication in prayer, in its beginning, in its middle, and in the end, in obligatory prayer or other.
Read More..Rifaah bin Rafi said: One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: O Allah, Our Lord, and to Thee be praise, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you if the one who spoke (the words) just now. The man said: I (uttered) these words, Prophet of Allah. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: I saw more than thirty angels racing against one another to be the one to write them first.
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