Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, made supplication in this mosque, the Mosque of
Victory, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and it was answered for him
between the two prayers on Wednesday," Jabir said, "Whenever anything severe
and serious happened to me and I singled out that time and made supplication
to Allah concerning it between the two prayers on Wednesday, I found the
answer.'"
Anas said, "I was with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, when a man made supplication, saying, 'O Originator of the heavens!
O Living, Self-Subsistent! I ask of You.' He said, 'Do you know by what
he has made supplication? By the One in whose hand my soul is, he has asked
Allah by the Name that He answers when He is asked by it."
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr was heard to say, "Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased
with him, said to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
'Teach me a supplication which I can use in my prayer.' He said, 'Say,
"O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly. Only You forgive wrong actions.
Forgive me with forgiveness directly from you. You are the Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful."'"
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, "When there is a ruler in charge of
you whose arrogance or injustice is feared, you should say, 'O Allah, Lord
of the Seven Heavens and Lord of the Immense Throne, be my Protector against
so-and-so, the son of so-and-so, and his followers among Your creatures
so that none of them exceeds the bounds towards me or oppresses me. Your
protection is mighty and Your praise is great. There is no god but You.'"
Ibn 'Abbas said, "When you go to an awesome ruler and fear that
he will attack you, say, 'Allah is greater. Allah is mightier than all
His creation and Allah is greater than all that is feared and all that
you are wary of. I seek refuge with Allah. There is no god but Him, the
One who keeps the seven heavens from falling onto the earth by nothing
except His permission, from the evil of your slave so-and-so and his armies
and followers and supporters, both among jinn and men. O Allah, be my protector
against their evil. Your praise is great and Your protection is immense,
Blessed is Your Name. There is no god but You' three times."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "Whoever has a worry, sorrow or grief or fears
a ruler, should use this supplication and he will be answered. It is: 'I
ask You by (the words) "There is no god but You, the Lord of the seven
heavens and the Lord of the Immense Throne" and I ask You by (the words)
"There is no god but You, the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of
the Immense Throne" and I ask You by (the words) "There is no god but You,
the Lord of the seven heavens and the seven earths and what is in them.
You have power over all things.'" Then he should ask for what he needs."
The reward and wage stored up for a person who supplicates
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "No Muslim makes supplication - unless
he is someone who has cut off his relatives - but that he is given
one of three things: either his supplication is answered quickly, or it
is stored up for him in the Next World, or an evil equal to it is averted
from him." It was said, "Then many supplications will be made." He replied,
"Allah has more still to give."
The reward and wage stored up for a person who supplicates
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "No believer turns his face to Allah and asks Him
for something but that He gives it to him, either by giving it to him sooner
in this world or storing it up for him in the Next World, as long as he
does not try to make it come quickly." They asked, "Messenger of Allah,
what does 'making it come quickly' mean?" He said, "He says, 'I asked and
asked and do not think that I will be answered.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Nothing is dearer to Allah than supplication."
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَكْرَمَ عَلَى اللهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ
Hadith 713
Da'if — Al-Albani
The excellence of supplication
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "The noblest act of worship is supplication."
حَدَّثَنَا خَلِيفَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَشْرَفُ الْعِبَادَةِ الدُّعَاءُ
Hadith 714
Sahih — Al-Albani
The excellence of supplication
An-Nu'man ibn Bashir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Supplication is worship.' Then he recited,
'Call on Me and I will answer you.'"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ ذَرٍّ عَنْ يُسَيْعَ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
Hadith 715
Da'if — Al-Albani
The excellence of supplication
'A'isha said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
was asked, 'Which type of worship is best?' He replied, 'A man's supplication
for himself.'"
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنِ مُبَارَكِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَيُّ الْعِبَادَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ دُعَاءُ الْمَرْءِ لِنَفْسِهِ
Hadith 716
Sahih — Al-Albani
The excellence of supplication
Maqil bin Yasar (ra) said that he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with Abu Bakr (ra). He said, "O Abu Bakr, polytheism enters your people more quietly (secretly) than the movement of ants." Abu Bakr asked, "Is there a kind of polytheism besides associating anything with Allah?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said," By him who has my life in his power, polytheism is more concealed than the movement of ants. Shall I not teach you something which if you say will eliminate minor or major (polytheism)?" He then said, "Say `O Allah! I seek refuge in you lest I associate anything with you while I know it, and I seek your forgiveness for what I do not know.’"
Anas (ra) said that when a strong wind blew the Prophet (ﷺ) made this supplication: "O Allah, I ask you from the good with which it is sent and I seek your protection from the evil with which it is sent".
It is reported by Yazeed that when the wind was very strong Salamah (ra) made this supplication: " O Allah cause this wind to bring rain and let it not be without benefit".
Ubayy bin Kab (ra) said," Do not denounce wind. When you behold in it something that you dislike make this supplication: (O Allah! We ask you the good of this wind and the good of what is therein and the good with which it is sent.)
It is stated by sayidina Abu Hurayrah (ra) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said "Wind is the mercy of Allah. It brings mercy or punishment. Do not denounce it but ask Allah, the exalted, for the good of it and seek the protection of Allah from its evil.”
It is reported by Salim bin Abdullah on the authority of his father (Abdullah bin Umar (ra)) that when the prophet (ﷺ) heard a thunder-clap or a thunder-bolt, he would make this supplication: “O Allah, slay us not with your lightening and destroy us not with your punishment. But, preserve us before that.”
Ibn Abbas (ra) made this supplication when he heard a cloud burst: “Glory be to him whom you glorified.” He said that the thunderclap is an angel who yells at the rainclouds as a shepherd yells at his sheep/goats.
Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (ra) stopped speaking when he heard a thunder-clap and said: “Glory be to him whose praise the thunderclap sings and the angels glorify in awe of him”. He used to say, then, that the thunder-clap is a stern warning for the dwellers of earth.