and whoever is granted well-being in this world and the Hereafter has been granted every good in its entirety, for nothing compares to well-being.
Al-Bukhārī narrated in Al-Adab al-Mufrad, and al-Tirmidhī in Al-Sunan, from al-Abbās ibn Abd al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may ask of Allah, Exalted is His Majesty.’ He replied, ‘Ask Allah for well-being.’ A few days passed, then I returned and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may ask of Allah.’ He said to me, ‘O Abbas, uncle of the Messenger of Allah, ask Allah for well-being in this world and the Hereafter.’”1.
Al-Bukhārī also narrated in Al-Adab, and al-Tirmidhī in Al-Sunan, from Anas ibn Mālik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and asked, “O Messenger of Allah, which supplication is best?” He replied, “Ask Allah for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter.” The man returned the following day and asked, “O Prophet of Allah, which supplication is best?” He replied, “Ask Allah for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. If you are granted well-being in this world and the Hereafter, you have surely prospered.”2.
Al-Bukhārī narrated in Al-Adab al-Mufrad from Awsat ibn Ismāīl, who said: I heard Abū Bakr al-Siddīq, may Allah be pleased with him, say after the death of the Messenger of Allah: “Last year, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood where I am standing now.” Abū Bakr then wept and said: “Hold fast to truthfulness, for it accompanies righteousness, and both lead to Paradise. Beware of falsehood, for it accompanies wickedness, and both lead to the Fire. Ask Allah for well-being, for after certainty no one has been granted anything better than well-being. Do not sever relations, do not turn your backs on one another, and do not