Remembrance and Supplication

1. Reading the Quran frequently: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Amaama al-Baahilee (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "Read the Quran, as it will come on the day of resurrection as an intercessor for its devotees." [Reported by Muslim: 1874]

2. Beautifying one's voice in the recitation of the Quran: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a loud and pleasant tone." [Agreed upon: 5024 & 1847]

3. Always remembering Allah: It is narrated on the authority of 'Aa`ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam would remember Allah at all times. [Reported by Muslim: 826]

4. Glorification: It is narrated on the authority of Juwayriyya (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam left her company one morning when he had prayed the dawn prayers and she was in the mosque.

Then he returned after the sun had risen whilst she was still sitting, and said: "Have you been like this since I left you?" She said, "Yes." The Prophet sallallahu  'alayhi wa salam said, "I have said four utterances after you three times that should they be weighed with what you have said since daytime they would outweigh them: ‘How perfect Allah is and I praise Him by the number of His creation and His pleasure, and by the weight of His throne, and the ink of His words.’" [Reported by Muslim: 2726]

5. Responding to the one who sneezes: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said: "When one of you sneezes, let him say, al-hamdu-lillaah ('All praise be to Allah'). And let his brother or companions say to him, yarhamukAllah ('May Allah have mercy upon you'), and if he says, yarhamukAllah, let him say, yahdikumullaahu wa yuslihu baalakum ('May Allah guide you and straighten your affairs')." [Reported by al-Bukhari: 6224]

6. Praying for the ill: It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam entered upon a man he was visiting, and said: "laa ba`s tuhoor in shaa` Allah ('No harm, purification if Allah wills')" [Reported by al-Bukhari: 5662]

7. Putting one's hand on a painful area and the supplication: It is narrated on the authority of 'Uthmaan bin Abee al-'Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he complained about some pain to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam that he found in his body since becoming Muslim. He sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said to him: "Put your hand on the part of your body that hurts and say: bismillaah three times and then say seven times: `a'oodhu billaahi wa qudratihi min sharri maa ajidu wa uhaadhir." [Reported by Muslim: 5737]

8. Supplications when hearing the cock crow and seeking refuge with Allah on hearing the donkey bray: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said: "When you hear the cock crow ask from Allah's grace as it has seen an angel and when you hear the donkey bray seek refuge in Allah from the devil as it has seen a devil." [Agreed upon: 6920 - 3303]

9. Supplication during rainfall: It is narrated on the authority of 'Aa`ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam saw rain he would say: "Allahumma sayyiban naafi'an. (O Allah make it abeneficial rain cloudl)." [Reported by al-Bukhari: 1032]

10. Remembering Allah when entering the house: It is narrated on the authority of Jaabir bin 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "When a man enters his house and remembers Allah - the Honourable and Majestic - with his entering and eating, Satan says, 'No place to sleep and no supper for you.' And when man enters and does not remember Allah with his entrance, Satan says, 'You've found your place to sleep.' If he doesn't remember Allah when eating, he says, 'You've found somewhere to sleep and have supper.'" [Reported by Muslim: 5362]

11. Remembering Allah in gatherings: It is narrated on the authority of Abu  Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said: "People do not sit in a gathering that doesn't remember Allah or send benedictions upon their prophet except that there is sorrow upon them. If Allah wills He will punish them, and if He wills He wil forgive them." [Reported by al-Tirmidhi: 3380]

12. Supplication for entering the toilet: It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam would enter where he answer the call of nature he would say: "Allahumma innee a'oodhu bika min al-khubthi wal-khabaa`ith (O Allah I seek refuge in You from the male and female devils)." [Agreed upon: 6322 - 831]

13. Supplication for strong winds: It is narrated on the authority of 'Aa`ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam would say when it got very windy: "Allahumma innee as`aluka khayrahaa wa khayra maa feehaa wa khayra maa ursilat bihi wa a'oodhu bika min sharrihaa wa sharri maa feehaa wa sharri maa ursilat bih (O Allah I ask you for its good and whatever good is in it and any good sent by it, and I seek refuge in you from its evil and whatever evil is in it and any evil sent by it)." [Reported by Muslim 2085]

14. Praying for Muslims in their absence: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dardaa`(may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "Whoever prays for his brother in his absence, the appointed angel for him says, 'Amen and for you something similar.'" [Reported by Muslim 6928]

15. Supplication for calamities: It is narrated on the authority of Umm Salamah   (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "There is no Muslim struck with a calamity and says what Allah has commanded, innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon. Allahumma`jurnee fee museebatee wa akhlif lee khayran minhaa (To Allah we belong, and to Him we return. O Allah reward me for my calamity and give me something better than it) except that Allah will replace it with something better." [Reported by Muslim 2126]

16. Spreading Islamic salutations: It is narrated on the authority of al-Baraa` bin 'Aazib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam ordered us with seven things [and at the end of them] he ordered us to visit the sick...and spread Islamic salutations. [Agreed upon: 5388 - 5175]