Upon Completing Ablution

"If anyone amongst you performs the ablution and upon completing it says,

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ 'Ashhadu ana la ilaha ilalah wah dawho la sharika lawho wa ashadu ana, Muhammadan abduwho wa rasulhwho.' (I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger),

...the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him and he may enter by whichever of them he wishes."

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Upon Going to Sleep and Waking Up

When the Prophet (S) went to bed at night, he would put his hand under his cheek and then say,

اللهم بسمك اموت واحيا 'Allahumma bismeka amootu wa ahiya' (O Allah, with Your Name I die and live).

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When he (S) got up, he would say,

الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ 'Alhamdu lil lahillathi ahyaana baada ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushoor.' (All thanks and praise to Allah Who has given us life after causing us to die (i.e. sleep), and unto Him is the Resurrection). (B)

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Dhikr (Supplication)

The Prophet (Salalahu 'alaihi was sallam) said:

The best dhikr is:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but Allah). (T & IM)

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"There are two expressions which are light on the tongue but heavy in scale and are dear to the Compassionate One (Allah). These two phrases are:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِه 'Subha-nal-lahi-wa-biham-dihi' (Glorified be Allah and His is the Praise.)

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ العَظِيْمِ 'Subha-nal-lahil Adeem' (Glorified be Allah, the Most Exalted)." (B)

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"The dearest words to Allah are four:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ 'SubhanAllah' (Glory be to Allah)

َالْحَمْدُ لله 'Alhamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah)

َاللهُ أَكْبَر 'Allahu Akbar' (God is the Greatest)

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah)

There is no difference in which order you say them (while remembering Allah)." (M)

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Once the Prophet (S) left to pray Fajr Salat from (his wife's home) while she was offering prayer. When he (S) returned after Ishraq prayer, she was still sitting on her prayer carpet. On this he (S) said to her: "Have you been continuously sitting in the same place since I left you?" She replied, "Yes." Thereupon he (S) said: "After I left you, I have recited four sentences three times; and if they could be measured against what you have recited since morning they would prove weightier. These four sentences are:

سبحان الله وبحمده عدد خلقه, ورضا نفسه, وزنة عرشه, ومداد كلماته "Subhanal lahi wa bi ham-di-hi ada-da Khal-qihi wa rida'a naf-sihi wa zina-ta 'ar-shi-hi wa mida-da Kale-mate-hi." (Glory be to Allah and praise is due to Him, according to the number of His creation and according to His pleasure and corresponding to the weight of His Throne and as much as the ink [used in recording] His words). (M)

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"Whoever says,

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحَدْهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ 'La illaha illallah, wah-dahu la sharika lah, Lahul-mulku wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala Kul-li shayin Qadeer.' (There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. The Kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything.)

...100 times a day, will have a recompense equal to that of freeing ten slaves. Also, 100 good actions are written for him, 100 wrong actions are erased from him, and it is a protection from Satan for that day until the night. No one does anything more excellent than someone who does more than that." (B & M)

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"Is one amongst you powerless to get one thousand virtues every day?" Amongst those who had been sitting there, one asked, 'How can one amongst us get one thousand virtues every day?' He (S) said, "Say:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ 'Subhan Allah' (Glory be Allah)

...100 times. For (by reciting them), one thousand virtues are recorded (to your credit) and one thousand vices are blotted out." (M)

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"Shall I tell you a sentence which is one of the treasures of Paradise?" I said, 'Yes, Messenger of Allah!' He said, "It is...

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ 'La Haula wala Quwwata il-la bil-lah.' (There is neither strength nor power except with Allah)." (B & M)

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"He who says,

رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبَّا ً وَبِالإِسْلامِ دِيْنا ً وَبِمُحَمَّد ٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رسولا 'Raditu bil-lahi rabban wabil-islami dinan wabi-Muhammadin nabiyyan salalahi aleihe weselem rasulah.' (I am pleased with Allah as a God, and Islam as a religion, and Muhammad (S) as a messenger.)

...paradise is his." (AD)

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"He who says,

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ 'Subhan Allah Wa Bihamdih' (Holy is Allah and to Him belongs all praise)

...a date tree is planted for him in Paradise." (T)

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