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1476 – Ibn Masʿūd, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to say, “O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and contentment.” Narrated by Muslim.

1477 – Ṭāriq ibn Ashyam, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Whenever a man embraced Islam, the Prophet ﷺ would teach him the prayer and then instruct him to supplicate with these words: “O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.” Narrated by Muslim.

In another narration from Ṭāriq he said that he heard the Prophet ﷺ when a man came to him and asked, “Messenger of Allah, how should I phrase my request when I ask my Lord?” He replied, “Say: ‘O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me well-being, and provide for me,’ for these words encompass for you the good of your worldly life and your Hereafter.”

1478 – ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “O Controller of hearts, turn our hearts toward Your obedience.” Narrated by Muslim.

1479 – Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Seek refuge with Allah from the hardship of calamity (1), from being overtaken by wretchedness, from an evil decree, and from the gloating of enemies.” Agreed upon.

In another narration Sufyān said, “I am uncertain whether I added one of them.”

1480 – Also from Abū Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, “O Allah, set right for me my religion, which is the safeguard of my affairs (2); set right for me my worldly life wherein lies my livelihood; set right for me my Hereafter to which I shall return. Make life an increase for me in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.” Narrated by Muslim.

(1) Jahd or juhd (hardship); darak (being overtaken or caught); shiqāʾ (difficulty and adversity); shamātah (rejoicing at an enemy’s distress). (2) That is, whatever I hold fast to in the conduct of my affairs. His words, “the one in which is my maʿādī,” mean the place of my return or the time of my resurrection.

١٤٧٦ - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن النبي ﷺ ، كان يقول : « اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى ، وَالتُّقَى ، وَالْعَفَافَ ، وَالْغِنَى » رواه مسلم . ١٤٧٧ - وعن طارق بن أشيم رضي الله عنه قال : كان الرَّجُلُ إذا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النبي ﷺ ، الصَّلاةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ : « اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ، وَارْحَمْنِي ، وَاهْدِنِي ، وَعَافِنِي ، وَارْزُقْنِي » رواه مسلم . وفي رواية له عن طارق أنه سَمِعَ النبي ﷺ ، وأتاه رجل فقال : يا رسول الله ، كيف أقول حين أسأل ربي ؟ قال : « قُلْ : اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ، وَارْحَمْنِي ، وَعَافِنِي ، وَارْزُقْنِي ، فَإِنَّ هَؤُلاءِ تَجْمَعُ لَكَ دُنْيَاكَ وَآخِرَتَكَ » . ١٤٧٨ - وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « اللَّهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ » رواه مسلم . ١٤٧٩ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ ، قال : « تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ(١) وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ » متفق عليه . وفي رواية قال سفيان : أَشُكُّ أَنِّي زِدْتُ واحدةً منها . ١٤٨٠ - وعنه قال : كان رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي (٢) ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي ، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ » رواه مسلم .

(١) الجهد بفتح الجيم وضمها : المشقة . و(الدرك) بفتح الدال والراء : الإدراك واللحاق . و(الشقاء) : الشدة والعسر . و(الشماتة) : الفرح بحزن العدو . (٢) أي : ما أعتصم به في أموري . وقوله ﷺ : « التي فيها معادي » أي : مكان عودي أو زمان إعادتي .