Riyad al-Salihin - Al-Nawawi - (1/491)

Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

Most Holy(1), Lord of the angels and the Spirit.” Reported by Muslim.

1435 – Ibn ʿAbbās – may Allah be pleased with them both – related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “As for bowing, magnify therein the Lord, Mighty and Majestic; and as for prostration, exert yourselves in supplication, for it is most likely(2) to be answered for you.” Reported by Muslim.

1436 – Abū Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The closest a servant comes to his Lord is while he is prostrating, so increase your supplication.” Reported by Muslim.

1437 – He also narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say in his prostration: “O Allah, forgive me all my sin—its small and its great,(3) its first and its last, its open and its hidden.” Reported by Muslim.

1438 – ʿĀʾishah – may Allah be pleased with her – said: “I missed the Prophet ﷺ one night, so I felt around and found him bowing—or prostrating—saying, ‘Glory be to You and praise; there is no deity but You.’ In another narration: My hand touched the soles of his feet, which were upright in the mosque, while he was saying, ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, in Your pardon from Your punishment; I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot count Your praises; You are as You have praised Yourself.’” Reported by Muslim.

1439 – Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ – may Allah be pleased with him – said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said, ‘Is any one of you incapable of earning a thousand good deeds each day?’ One of those present asked, ‘How does one earn a thousand good deeds?’ He replied, ‘He glorifies Allah one hundred times, and a thousand …’

(1) That is, my ruku (bowing) and sujud (prostration) are directed to the One who possesses the highest degree of purity and sanctity. The phrase “ar-ruh” (the Spirit) denotes Jibril—Gabriel, peace be upon him. (2) Meaning: truly deserving. (3) That is, its minor part; and wajl (with a kasrah under the letter jim) signifies its major part. (4) That is, I found the Prophet ﷺ absent, and the verb tahassastu—spelled with the undotted ha—means “I searched for him,” peace and blessings be upon him.

قُدُّوسٌ (١) رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٣٥ - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما ، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال : « فَأَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا فِيهِ الرَّبَّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ ، فَقَمِنٌ (٢) أَنْ يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٣٦ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال : « أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ ، فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٣٧ - وعنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، كان يقول في سجوده : « اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ : دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ (٣) وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ ، وَعَلَانِيَتَهُ وَسِرَّهُ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٣٨ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت : افْتَقَدْتُ (٤) النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ، فَتَحَسَّسْتُ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ رَاكِعٌ - أَوْ سَاجِدٌ - يَقُولُ : « سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ » وفي رواية : فَوَقَعَتْ يَدِي عَلَى بَطْنِ قَدَمَيْهِ ، وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَهُمَا مَنْصُوبَتَانِ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : « اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ ، لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٣٩ - وعن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه قال : كنا عند رسول الله ﷺ ، فقال : « أَيْعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ ! » فَسَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ : كَيْفَ يَكْسِبُ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ ؟ قَالَ : « يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ فَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ

(١) أي : ركوعي وسجودي لمن هو البالغ في النزاهة والطهارة المبلغ الأعلى . و (الروح) : جبريل عليه السلام . (٢) أي : حقيق . (٣) أي : صغيره . ( وجله ) بكسر الجيم أي : كبيره . (٤) أي : فقدت النبي ﷺ ، و(تحسست) بالمهملة أي : تطلبته صلى الله عليه وسلم .