Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim)

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 162

"إن لله ما أخذ وله ما أعطى . وكل شيء عنده بأجل مُسمى ... فلتصبر ولتحتسب " وإن قال : "أعظم الله أجرك ، وأحسن عزاءك وغفر لميتك" فحسن

Inna lillāhi mā akhadh, wa lahu mā a`tā, wa kullu shay'in `indahu bi ajalin musammā . . . faltaṣbir wa ‘l-taḥtasib . [Also good to say:] A`ẓamallāhu ajrak, wa 'aḥsana `azā'ak, wa ghafara limayyitik. Surely, Allah takes…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 163

بِسْـمِ اللهِ وَعَلـى سُـنَّةِ رَسـولِ الله

Bismillāh wa `alā sunnati Rasūlillāh. With the Name of Allah, and according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. Reference: Abu Dawud 3/314 with an authentic chain. Ahmad also recorded it with the wording: With th…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 164

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ

Allāhumma’ghfir lah Allāhumma thabbit’h. O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, strengthen him. Reference: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to stop after burying the dead and say to the people: "Ask Allah to forgive your brother and pray…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 165

السَّلامُ عَلَـيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيارِ مِنَ المؤْمِنيـنَ وَالْمُسْلِمين، وَإِنّا إِنْ شاءَ اللهُ بِكُـمْ لاحِقـون، نَسْـاَلُ اللهَ لنـا وَلَكُـمْ العـافِيَة

Assalāmu `alaykum ahlad-diyāri minal-mu'minīna wa ‘l-muslimīn, wa innā in shā' Allāhu bikum lāḥiqūn nas'alullāha lanā wa lakumul-`āfiyah. Peace be upon you, people of this abode, from among the believers and those who a…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 166

اللّهُـمَّ إِنَّـي أَسْـأَلُـكَ خَيْـرَها، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّها

Allāhumma innī as'aluka khayrahā, wa a`ūdhu bika min sharrihā. O Allah, I ask You for the good of it, and seek refuge in You against its evil. Reference: Abu Dawud 4/326, Ibn Majah 2/1228. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ib…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 167

اللّهُـمَّ إِنَّـي أَسْـأَلُـكَ خَيْـرَها، وَخَيْـرَ ما فيهـا، وَخَيْـرَ ما اُرْسِلَـتْ بِه، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّها، وَشَـرِّ ما فيهـا، وَشَـرِّ ما اُرْسِلَـتْ بِه

Allāhumma innī as'aluka khayrahā, wa khayra mā fīhā, wa khayra mā ursilat bih, wa a`ūdhu bika min sharrihā, wa sharri mā fīhā, wa sharri mā ursilat bih. O Allah, I ask You for the good of it, for the good of what it con…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 168

سُبْـحانَ الّذي يُسَبِّـحُ الـرَّعْدُ بِحَمْـدِهِ، وَالملائِكـةُ مِنْ خيـفَته

Subḥāna ‘l-ladhī yusabbiḥur-ra`du bi ḥamdihi wa ‘l-malā'ikatu min khīfatih. Glory is to Him Whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him. Reference: Whenever Abdullah bin Zubair (RA) would hear thunder, he would…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 169

اللّهُمَّ اسْقِـنا غَيْـثاً مُغيـثاً مَريئاً مُريـعاً، نافِعـاً غَيْـرَ ضار، عاجِـلاً غَـيْرَ آجِل

Allāhumma ‘asqinā ghaythan mughīthan marī'an murī`a, nāfi`an ghayra ḍārr, `ājilan ghayra ājil. O Allah, shower upon us abundant rain, beneficial not harmful, swiftly and not delayed. Reference: Abu Dawud 1/303. See al…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 170

اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـا، اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـا، اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـا

Allāhumma aghithnā, Allāhumma aghithnā, Allāhumma aghithnā. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/224, Muslim 2/613.

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 171

اللّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبادَكَ وَبَهـائِمَك، وَانْشُـرْ رَحْمَـتَكَ وَأَحْيِي بَلَـدَكَ المَيِّـت

Allāhumma’sqi `ibādaka wa bahā'imak, wanshur raḥmatak, wa aḥyi baladaka ‘l-mayyit O Allah, give water to Your slaves, and Your livestock, and spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land. Reference: Abu Dawud 1/305. A…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 172

اللّهُمَّ صَيِّـباً نافِـعاً

Allāhumma ṣayyiban nāfi`a. O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds. Reference: Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 2/518.

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 173

مُطِـرْنا بِفَضْـلِ اللهِ وَرَحْمَـتِه

Muṭirnā bifaḍlillāhi wa raḥmatih. We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah. Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/205, Muslim 1/83.

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 174

اللّهُمَّ حَوالَيْنا وَلا عَلَيْـنا، اللّهُمَّ عَلى الآكـامِ وَالظِّـراب، وَبُطـونِ الأوْدِية، وَمَنـابِتِ الشَّجـر

Allāhumma ḥawālaynā wa lā `alaynā. Allāhumma `ala ‘l-ākāmi waẓ-ẓirāb, wa buṭūni ‘l-awdiyati, wa manābitish-shajar. O Allah, let the rain fall around us and not upon us, O Allah, (let it fall) on the pastures, hills, val…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 175

اللهُ أَكْـبَر، اللّهُمَّ أَهِلَّـهُ عَلَيْـنا بِالأمْـنِ وَالإيمـان، والسَّلامَـةِ والإسْلام، وَالتَّـوْفيـقِ لِما تُحِـبُّ رَبَّنـا وَتَـرْضـى، رَبُّنـا وَرَبُّكَ الله

Allāhu Akbar, Allāhumma ahillahu `alayna bi ‘l-amni wa ‘l-īmān, was-salāmati wa ‘l-'Islām, wat-tawfīqi limā tuḥibbu Rabbanā wa tarḍā, Rabbunā wa Rabbukallāh. Allah is the Most Great. O Allah, bring us the new moon with…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 176

ذَهَـبَ الظَّمَـأُ، وَابْتَلَّـتِ العُـروق، وَثَبَـتَ الأجْـرُ إِنْ شـاءَ الله

Dhahabaẓ-ẓama', wabtallati ‘l-`urūq, wa thabata ‘l-'ajru in shā Allāh. The thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills. Reference: Abu Dawud 2/306 and others. See also Al- Alba…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 177

اللّهُـمَّ إِنَّـي أَسْـأَلُـكَ بِرَحْمَـتِكَ الّتي وَسِـعَت كُلَّ شيء، أَنْ تَغْـفِرَ لي

Allāhumma innī as'aluka bi raḥmatika ‘l-latī wasi`at kulla shay' an taghfira lī. O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy, which encompasses all things, that You forgive me. Reference: Ibn Majah 1/557 from a supplication of A…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 178

إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَاماً فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ نَسِيَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بسمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ

When anyone of you begins eating, say: Bismillāh. And if you forget then when you remember, say: Bismillāhi fī awwalihi wa ākhirih. When anyone of you begins eating, say: With the Name of Allah. And if you forget then,…

Hisn al-Muslim · Book 1 · Hadith 179

مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ الطَّعَامَ فَلْيَقُلْ: "اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْراً مِنْهُ"، وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ لَبَناً فَلْيَقُلْ "اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ"

Whomever Allah has given food, should say: Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi, wa aṭ`imnā khayran minh. Whomever Allah has given milk to drink, should say : Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi, wa zidnā minh. Whomever Allah has given food…