Upon retiring to his bed (52) the Prophet  would say: Al-hamdu lil-lahi ‘allathee ‘at`amana wa saqana, wa kafana, wa awana, fakam miman la kafiya lahu wa la mu’wee (53). Footnotes.(52) Although the word bed is used it is not meant…
He (the Prophet) ordered a man to say ‘Allahumma ‘anta khalaqta nafsiya, wa ‘anta tatawaffaha, laka mamatuha wa mahyaha, ‘in ‘ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa ‘in ‘amattaha faghfir laha, ‘allahumma ‘innee ‘as’aluka ‘al`afiyata (54). Footnotes.(54) O’ my ‘ilah You created my soul,…
Upon going to bed the Messenger of Allah  would say: ‘Allahumma rabbas samawati, wa rabbal ‘ardhi, wa rabbal `arshil `atheemi, rabbana wa rabba kulli shay’in, faliqal-habbi wan-nawa, wa munazzil ‘attawrati wal ‘injeeli, wal-furqani, ‘a`outhu bika min sharri kulli thee sharrin…
The Messenger of Allah  said: “When you go to bed make wudhoo’ as you do for salat, then lie on your right hand side, and say: ‘Allahumma ‘aslamtu nafsee ‘ilayka, wa wajjahtu wajhee ‘ilayka, wa fawwadhtu ‘amree ‘ilayka, wa ‘alja’tu…
Abu Salamata bin Abdurrahman said: I heard Qatada son of Rib`iy say: I heard the Messenger of Allah  say: “Ru’ya (57) is from Allah, and hulmu is from the shaytan, so if one of you sees something he hates, let…
It is reported of the Messenger of Allah  that he said: “If one of you sees a Ru’ya which he hates then let him spit to his left 3 times, let him seek protection in Allah from the shaytan 3…
It is reported of the Prophet  that he said: “One who wakes up at night and says: La ‘ilaha ‘illa ‘allahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu, wa huwa `ala kulli shay’in qadeerun, ‘al-hamdu lil-lahi, wa subhanallahi,…
The Messenger of Allah  said: “Whoever retires to his bed in a state of taharah [maintaining ablution]… no time span of the night would pass in which he was asking Allah for Good of this Worldly Life, or that of…
It is reported of the Prophet  that he said: If one of you wakes up then let him say: ‘Al-hamdu lil-lahi ‘allathee radda `alayya roohee, wa `afanee fee jasadee, wa ‘athina lee bithikrihi (61). Footnotes.(61) All praise be to Allah…
The Messenger of Allah  used to teach them certain words for if they would become startled [in their sleep] ‘A`outhu (62) bikalimatil-lahi ‘attammeti, min ghadhabihi wa sharri `ibadihi, wa min hamazatish-shayateeni, wa ‘an yahdhuroona (63). Footnotes.(62) Tirmithi’s narration goes like…
‘Anas  said: The Prophet  was such that if he would enter the privy, he would say Bismillahi, ‘allahumma ‘innee ‘a`outhu bika minal-khubthi wal khaba’ithi (64). Footnotes.(64) In the Name of Allah; my ‘ilah I seek refuge in You from the…
It is reported by way of `A’ishata  that the Prophet  was such that if he came out of the privy, he would say Ghufranaka (65). Footnotes.(65) [I ask] Your forgiveness. Reporters.‘Al-`Adawee said it was sound and that it was reported…
It is reported by way of Abi Hurayrata  that the Messenger of Allah  said: “There is no salat for him who has no ablution (wudhu’), and there is no ablution forh im who has not mentioned the name of Allah…
It is reported by way of ‘Abi Sa`eed  that the Prophet  said: “Whoever performs wudhu’ then says after he has completed his wudhu’: Subhanaka ‘allahumma wa bihamdika, ‘ash-hadu ‘an la ‘ilaha ‘illa ‘anta, ‘astaghfiruka wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayka (66), it would…
It is reported by way of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab that the Prophet  said: “There is not one of you that makes wudhu’, and performs the rites of wudhu’, then says when he has completed his wudhu’: ‘Ash-hadu ‘an la ‘ilaha…