Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pause in giving admonition and advice out of concern that we might become weary.

Ibrahim says that whenever Alqamah saw his students cheerful and happy, he would advise and admonish them.

Hazrat Ubaidullah bin Adi bin Khiyar narrates that Hazrat Umar said: Do not make Allah, the Exalted, hated by His servants. Among you, when someone is an imam, he prolongs the prayer for them. And when someone is a preacher, he lengthens his speech for them.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When any one of you says to his brother, "May Allah grant you the best reward," then he has exaggerated in praise.

Hazrat Talha bin Ubaidullah bin Kuraiz narrates that Hazrat Umar said: If any of you knew what reward there is in saying these words to his brother… May Allah grant you the best recompense… then you would say this phrase to each other more often.

Hazrat Bara narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would lie down in his sleeping place, he would recite this supplication: Translation: O Allah! I have entrusted my soul to You, and I have turned my face towards You, and I have entrusted my affairs to You, and I have taken You as my protector, desiring Your mercy and fearing Your punishment, and there is no refuge and no place of safety from You except with You. I have believed in the Book which You have revealed, and I have believed in the Prophet or Messenger whom You have sent.

Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to sleep, he would recite this supplication: O Allah! In Your name I die and I live. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up, he would recite this supplication: All praise is due to Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the return after death.

Hazrat Saib narrates that I was sitting with Hazrat Ammar when a person came to him. He said: Shall I not teach you a few words? The narrator says it was as if he was relating these words from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): When you lie down on your bed at night, say: O Allah! I have entrusted my soul to You, and I have turned my face towards You, and I have entrusted my affairs to You, and I have taken You as my protector. I have believed in the Book You have revealed, and in the Prophet You have sent. You alone created my soul; for You alone is its living and its dying. If You cause it to die, then have mercy on it, and if You postpone its death, then protect it, along with safeguarding faith.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that Hazrat Abu Bakr submitted to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah, please teach me a supplication which I may recite in the morning and evening." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite this supplication: "O Allah! Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of everything. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self, from Satan and his associates." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite these words when you enter the morning, when you enter the evening, and when you lie down on your bed.

Hazrat Bara says that when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up, he would recite this supplication: All praise is due to Allah who gave me life after causing me to die. And when he intended to sleep, he would recite this supplication: O Allah! In Your name I live and in Your name I die.