Gardens of the Righteous — Page 250
250. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 1499. Abu Darda' relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say:. Whenever a Muslim supplicates on behalf of a brother in his absence an angel repeats: May you have also the like of it (Muslim). 1500. Abu Darda' relates that the Holy Prophet often said: A Muslim's prayer on behalf of his brother in his absence is responded to. An angel so appointed stands near him and each time he prays for his brother for some good the appointed angel says: Amen, and may you have the like of it (Muslim). 251. . On Miscellaneous Matters concerning Supplications 1501. Usamah ibn Zaid relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who has received some good from another and says to his benefactor: May Allah reward thee well; makes full recompense (Tirmidhi). 1502. Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not call down ill upon yourselves or upon your children or upon your property lest it should be a moment of the acceptance of prayer and your prayer might be accepted (Muslim). 1503. This hadith is the same as No. 1433. 1504. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Your prayers will be accepted if you are not in a hurry and blurt out: I supplicated my Lord but he did not respond to my supplication (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim's version is: A servant's prayer continues to be accepted so long as he does not supplicate for something sinful or something that would cut off the ties of kinship and is not in a hurry. Someone asked: Messenger of Allah, what would be hurry? He answered: A supplicant saying: I have prayed and prayed but have not found my prayer responded to; and getting tired and giving up praying. 1505. Abu Umamah relates that the Holy Prophet was asked: What prayer finds greatest acceptance? He answered: A prayer offered in the middle. of the latter part of the night and in the last part of the prescribed Prayers (Tirmidhi). 1506. Ubadah ibn Samit relates that the Holy Prophet said: Whenever a. Muslim supplicates Allah, Allah grants his supplication or averts some evil of the kind from him so long as he does not supplicate for something sinful or something that would cut off the ties of kinship. Upon this someone said:. Then we shall supplicate plenty. The Holy Prophet said: Allah is more plentiful in responding (Tirmidhi). Hakim's version adds: Or lays up a reward for him like it. 1507. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet when he was restless would supplicate: There is none worthy of worship save Allah, the Great, the. Forbearing; there is none worthy of worship save Allah, Lord of the Great. Throne; there is none worthy of worship save Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the Noble Throne (Bokhari and Muslim).