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Introduction
All
praise is to Allah, we praise Him, seek His aid, and ask His forgiveness. We
seek refuge in Allah from the evils of ourselves, and from the bad consequences
of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides there is none to take astray, and whoever
Allah takes astray there is none to guide. I testify that there is no 'iläh
except Allah alone without any associates, and I testify that Muhammad is His
bondservant and messenger.
As
for what follows,
This,
my dear brother, or sister in Islam, is a book put together with the English
speaking Muslim in Mind. Its main advantages are that
- it
includes only authentic traditions of the Prophet
; - it
includes a reference section which tells who reported each hadeeth in this
book;
- serious
effort was exerted in order to maintain the conciseness and sentence
structure of most of the supplications;
- it
includes English Transliteration of the supplications which is based on a
defined system of transliteration;
- it
includes the Arabic text, with nearly complete placement of diacritic
marks, for the convenience of those brothers and sisters who do not like
to read transliteration; and
- the
organization of the book is such that the English hadeeth, the Arabic
supplication, in both English and Arabic letters, and the English meaning
of that supplication are all easily referenced on the same, or immediately
following page.
This
book is was initially based on Ibn Taymiya's The Good Sayings. From Ibn
Taymiyas book, however, it only includes those ahadeeth that Al-Albani included
in the 8th edition of his The Authentic of The Good Sayings. It was
furthermore supplemented with authentic supplications from Shaikh 'Al-`Adawee's
book: As-Saheeh 'Al-Musnadu min 'Athkari Al-Yawmi wal-Laylati which is perhaps
one of the best books of supplication. It includes the full chain of narration
for each hadeeth, extended referencing, and it only includes authentic
supplications.
Two
of the supplications, #113, and #168, in The Authentic of The Good Sayings
have been left out of this book. Number 113 was substituted with a more
reliable wording which is #162 in this book. Number 168 was about making the
call to prayer in the right ear of a newly born. Upon further examination
'Al-'Albani has found that it is weak, and that it is not permitted to act upon
it. This I heard him say in an audio tape, where he mentions that when he was
finally able to get hold of Al-Bayhaqi's Shu'ab 'Al-'lman -it was previously in
manuscript form only- he found that there were two people accused of Iying in
the chain of narration. Previously he thought Al-Bayhaqi's report was only
weak, and not very weak because it was referenced as such on page 16 of Tuhfat
Al-Wadood by'Ibn 'Al-Qayyim. A very weak hadeeth cannot be used as testimonial
for a weak hadeeth, and therefore, the ruling on this hadeeth is that it is not
authentic.
The
section on the reporters of each hadeeth is based on the source of the
respective hadeeth. When no reference is made as to the source of a reference,
that means that it is from the body of Ibn Taymiya's The Good Sayings.
Any reference to 'Al-'Albani, unless otherwise mentioned, is obtained from his
commentary upon Ibn Taymiya's book. All references to 'Al-'Adawee are from his As-Saheeh
Al-Musnad min 'Athkari Al-Yawmi wal-Laylati.
We
ask Allah, Glory and Exaltation be to Him, that He accept of us our effort, and
that it be sincere to Him.
Some Hadeeth terms
Sound on its own account
A hadeeth reported by a person
that is juste, and is known to have precise recollection. The hadeeth must have
a connected chain, and it must be free from deviance and without slanderous
faults.
Sound due to others
Ahadeeth with more than one
channel, each comely on its own account. These chains,taken together, raise the
hadeeth to the level of sound due to others.
Comely on its own account
A hadeeth reported by a person
that is juste, but known to have a light recollection. The hadeeth must have a
connected chain, and it must be free from deviance and slanderous faults.
Therefore, the only difference between the comely, and the sound on its own
account is that the latter requires precise recollection.
Comely-sound
To say that a hadeeth is
comely-sound can mean one of two things; a) there is more than one chain of
narration where one is comely, and the other is sound and b) the hadeeth
scholar was hesitant in deciding if the hadeeth was comely or sound, and
therefore said that it was comely-sound.
Quality of being juste
To be upright and
straightforward in religion, and in manliness. People can be know to have this
quality by abundance like the famous Imam's: Al-Bukhari, Malik, 'Ahmad , 'Abu
Haneefah, and so on; and by assertion of those that are of that category.
Upright Manliness
That he does what people
consider to be praiseworthy, by way of etiquette, and behavior; and that he
does not do those things which are considered by people to be blameworthy.
Uprightness in Religion
Carries out the obligations,
and avoids acts of disobedience implying corruption.
Precise Recollection
That he delivers what he has
heard or seen as he saw, or heard it, without any addition or subtraction.
Minor mistakes, however, do not count against him because no one is beyond
making them. The precision of recollection is established by matching his
reports against those of the known and trustworthy hadeeth reporters. It can
also be established when a person is recommended by another whose say is
reliable in that respect.
Deviance
A report is said to be deviant
when it contradicts the report of a narrator believed to be more trustworthy
than its narrator.
Slanderous faults
Upon
examination of a hadeeth certain slanderous faults may be discovered. For
example, finding out that the narrator is corrupt, has a bad memory, or is an
innovator whose innovation is being served by such a hadeeth. A hadeeth is not
judged to be authentic if it is not free of slanderous faults.
The Meanings of the word iläah
In
the language of the Arabs the word 'iläh is used to represent four meanings.
These are:
- One
worshipped: Allah says in the Qur'an: { And of His signs is the night,
and the day, and the sun, and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun and
the moon, but prostrate to Allah, Who created them. If it is Him
that you worship } 1.
- A
refuge to turn to: { When distress seizes you at sea, those that you
call upon, you leave in the lurch; except, Him! But when He brings you
back safe to land, you turn away and man was ungrateful } 2.
- One
truly beloved and glorified: { And there are among people who take,
besides Allah, equals. They love them as they love Allah; but those of
Faith have greater love for Allah. And if the unjust could only see, as
they will be witnessing the torture, that all power is to Allah, and that
Allah punishes severely } 3.
- One
beyond our realization: { They have not realized Allah, a realization
due: and on the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be His grip,
and the heavens will be rolled up in His right: Glorified, and Exalted is
He above that which they associate } 4.
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2 Surat Al-'lsra' (Surah 17) V.67.
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The Virtues of Remembrance (1) |
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The Messenger of Allah (1)
said: "Shall I not tell you the most in goodness of your deeds, the
nicest to Your Owner, the highest in your ranks, better for you than spending
gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy whereupon you
strike their necks and they strike your necks?" They said "Yes O'
Messenger of Allah." He said: "Remembrance of Allah." |
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Footnotes (1) |
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Reporters Reported
by At-Tirmithi, Al-Bukhări, Ibn Măjah, and Al-Hăkim who said it was of sound
ascription (Saheeh Isnad). Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The
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The Messenger of Allah
said: "The Mufarridoon have won." They said: "Who are the
Mufarridoon O' Messenger of Allah?" He said: "The often Allah
mentioning-men and mentioning-women." |
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Reporters Reported
by Muslim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #2. |
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Abdullăh bin Busr recounted
that a man said: "O' Messenger of Allah! The teachings of the faith have
become many upon me, so tell me of something which I can adhere to." He
said: "That your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah, The
Exalted." |
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Reporters Reported
by At-Tirmithi, and he said it was somely (hasan). Al-Albăni said this was an
under-rating because it is really sound (saheeh), that so said Al-Hakim, and
that Ath-Thahabi agreed with Al-Hakim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The
Authentic of Good Sayings as #3. |
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It is reported of the
Prophet |
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Reporters Reported
by Al-Bukhări. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #4. |
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It is reported that the
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Reporters Reported
by Abu Dăwood. Al-Albăni said it was sound (saheeh), and he said that Abu
Dăwood's ascription was comely (isnăduhu hasan); however, it has many other
channels of ascription, some of which are sound according to the conditions
of Imam Muslim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #5. |
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The Messenger of Allah 100 times would get the
reward of manumitting ten slaves, one hundred good deeds would be written for
him, one hundred sins would be remitted from him, it would be a shield for
him from the Shaytan that day till night, and nobody would arrive with better
than what he arrived with except for one that had done more than him." |
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Footnotes (6) Tahmeed is to say 'Al-hamdu lillăhi,
Tahleel is to say Lă 'ilăha 'illă 'allăhu, and Tasbeeh is to say Subhana
'allăhi. (7) There is no 'ilăh except Allah, no
partner does He have; his is the Kingdom, and to Him is all Praise, and He is
ever-able to do everything. |
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Reporters Reported
in Saheeh 'Al-Bukhări and Saheeh Muslim. 'Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The
Authentic of Good Sayings as #6. |
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And he said: "Whoever
says, Subhăna 'allăhi wa bihamdihi(8) 100 times a day, will be
forgiven all his sins even if they were like the foam of the Sea." |
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Footnotes (8) Subhăna 'allah: honored is Allah from
all things unsuitable to Him ["Glorified is Allah" is also used in
this book for this phrase]. Wa bihamdihi: and [I am] in celebration of his
Praise. |
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Reporters Reported
in Saheeh 'Al-Bukhări and Saheeh Muslim. 'Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The
Authentic of Good Sayings as #7. |
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The Virtues of Tahmeed, Tahleel, and Tasbeeh (8) |
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The Messenger of Allah |
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Footnotes (9) Glorified is Allah, and [I am] in His
praise; Glorified is Allah The Magnificent. |
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Reporters Reported
in Saheeh 'Al-Bukhări and Saheeh Muslim. 'Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The
Authentic of Good Sayings as #8. |
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The Messenger of Allah is dearer to me than that
upon which the sun has risen." |
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Footnotes (10) Glory be to Allah, all praise be to
Allah, there is no 'ilăh except Allah, and Allah is greater [than all]. |
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Reporters Reported
by Muslim. 'Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #9. |
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The Messenger of Allah |
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Footnotes (11) Same as footnote #10. |
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Reporters Reported
by Muslim. 'Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #10. |
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The Messenger of Allah |
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Footnotes (12) Each utterance of Subhăna 'allăh is a
tasbeeha. |
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Reporters Reported
by Muslim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #11. |
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It is reported by way of
'um 'al-mu'mineen Juwayriyata, |
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Footnotes (13) Adh-dhuhă refers to the time period
after the Sun reveals itself and before noon. In this hadeeth it means that
the Messenger (14) Glory be to Allah, the number of his
creations, his self-contentment, the weight of his Throne, the ink of his
words. Explanation: The one that says this is expressing a want to say:
Subhăna 'allăh (glory be to Allah) as many times as the creation of Allah is
numerous, a number of times corresponding to his Self-Contentment, a number
of times corresponding to the weight of Allah's Throne, and as many times as
it could be written with the ink necessary for writing the words of Allah
[see Surat 'Al-Kahf (#18) V.109]. Although one is not able to say Subhăna
'allăh that many times, Allah rewards him as having done so due to his
aspiration and desire of the same. |
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Reporters Reported
by Muslim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #12. |
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He He said: Those are for my
Lord, so what is for me? He said: "Say: 'Allăhumma 'ighfirlee, wa
'irhamnee, wa 'ihdinee, wa `ăfinee, wa 'urzuqnee(17)." |
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Footnotes (15) This term is a singular reference to
unsettled Arabs of the desert: A Bedouin. (16) There is no 'ilah except Allah alone,
no partner does He have, Allah is greater very great, all praise be to Allah
plentifully, Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, there is neither
might nor strength except by Allah [the `azeez and hakeem]. (17) O' my 'ilăh forgive me, have mercy upon
me, guide me, keep me safe [from afflictions], and provide for me. |
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Reporters Reported
by Muslim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good
Sayings as #13. |
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The Prophet |
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Footnotes (18) Same as footnote # 10. |
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Reporters Reported
by At-Tirmithi and he said it was comely. Al-Albăni said the same, and included
it in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #14. |
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The Messenger of Allah said:
"Shan't I guide you to a treasure among the treasures of |
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Footnotes (19) There is neither might, nor strength
except by Allah. |
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Reporters Agreed
upon by Bukhări and Muslim. Al-Albăni included this hadeeth in The Authentic
of Good Sayings as #15. |
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Remembrance of Allah at Both Ends of the Day (16) |
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Allah The Exalted said:
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