Hadith on Invocations

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, For every prophet there is one (special invocation (that will not be rejected) with which he appeals (to Allah), and I want to keep such an invocation for interceding for my followers in the Hereafter. ..

Narrated Anas: that the Prophet said, For every prophet there is an invocation that surely will be responded by Allah, (or said), For every prophet there was an invocation with which he appealed to Allah, and his invocation was accepted (in..

Narrated Shaddad bin Aus: The Prophet said The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana 'ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri..

Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying. By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day. ..

Narrated Al-Harith bin Suwaid: `Abdullah bin Mas`ud related to us two narrations: One from the Prophet and the other from himself, saying: A believer sees his sins as if he were sitting under a mountain which, he is afraid, may fall on him; whereas..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel which he had lost in the desert. ..

Narrated Aisha: The Prophet used to pray eleven rak`at in the late part of the night, and when dawn appeared, he would offer two rak`at and then lie on his right side till the Muadhdhin came to inform him (that the morning prayer was due). ..

Narrated Al-Bara bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle said to me, When you want to go to bed, perform ablution as you do for prayer, then lie down on your right side and say: 'Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika wa aljatu zahri ilaika,..

Narrated Hudhaifa: When the Prophet went to bed, he would say: Bismika amutu wa ahya. and when he got up he would say: Al-hamdu li l-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur. ..

Narrated Al-Bara bin `Azib: That the Prophet advised a man, saying, If you intend to lie down (i.e. go to bed), say, 'Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika wa alja'tu zahri ilaika, reghbatan wa rahbatan..

Narrated Hudhaifa: When the Prophet went to bed at night, he would put his hand under his cheek and then say, Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya, and when he got up, he would say, Al-Hamdu lil-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihi..

Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: When Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to sleep on his right side and then say, All-ahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan..

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One night I slept at the house of Maimuna. The Prophet woke up, answered the call of nature, washed his face and hands, and then slept. He got up (late at night), went to a water skin, opened the mouth thereof and performed..

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet got up at night to offer the night prayer, he used to say: Allahumma laka l-hamdu; Anta nuras-samawati wal ardi wa man fihinna. wa laka l-hamdu; Anta qaiyim as-samawati wal ardi wa man flhinna. Wa..

Narrated `Ali: Fatima complained about the blisters on her hand because of using a mill-stone. She went to ask the Prophet for servant, but she did not find him (at home) and had to inform `Aisha of her need. When he came, `Aisha informed him about..

Narrated `Aisha: Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to blow on his hands while reciting the Mu'auwidhat ( i.e. Suratal-Falaq 113 and Surat-an-Nas 114) and then pass his hands over his body. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, When anyone of you go to bed, he should shake out his bed with the inside of his waist sheet, for he does not know what has come on to it after him, and then he should say: 'Bismika Rabbi Wada`tu Janbi wa..

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, When it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, descends every night to the heaven of the world and says, 'Is there anyone who invokes Me (demand anything from Me), that I..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever the Prophet went to the lavatory, he used to say: Allahumma Inni a`udhu bika minalkhubthi Wal khaba'ith. ..

Narrated Shaddad bin 'Aus: The Prophet said, The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta. Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa Wa'dika mastata'tu abu'u Laka bi ni 'matika wa..