He said, “Give me more.” The Prophet replied, “And may He forgive your sin.” The man asked again, “More.” He said, “And may He make goodness easy for you wherever you may be.” Related by al-Tirmidhi, who judged it ḥasan (sound).

[Commentary]
Al-Nawawi—may Allah have mercy on him—cited these ḥadiths in this chapter to show what is recommended when bidding farewell to a companion: praying for him, and asking him to pray in return. He mentioned the report of ʿUmar ibn al-Khattāb—may Allah be pleased with him—who sought permission to perform ʿumrah; the Prophet ﷺ granted it and said, “Do not forget us, my brother, in your supplication,” and in another wording, “Include us, my brother, in your supplication.” Al-Nawawi noted that al-Tirmidhi recorded the narration and graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ, but in truth it is weak and not authentically attributed to the Prophet ﷺ.

Requesting supplication from another person is of several types:

1. Asking someone to pray for the benefit of all Muslims, that is, for something general. This is unobjectionable. A man once entered the mosque on a Friday while the Prophet ﷺ was delivering the sermon and said, “Messenger of Allah, our wealth has been ruined and the roads are cut off; pray to Allah to grant us rain.” The Prophet raised his hands and said three times, “O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.” Allah then formed a cloud that spread, thickened, and poured down rain, and the Prophet did not step down from the pulpit until water was dripping from his beard, and the rain continued