Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two good habits; whoever guards them will enter Paradise. Both are easy, yet those who do them are few." It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What are those two habits?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are the five prayers. Whoever, after every prayer, says Subhan Allah ten times, Alhamdulillah ten times, and Allahu Akbar ten times, then in terms of what is uttered by the tongue, it will be one hundred and fifty (150), and in terms of weight on the scale, it will be one thousand five hundred (1500)." Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) counting them on his fingers." "And the second good habit is that when a person lies down on his bed at night, he says Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-four times. So, in terms of what is uttered by the tongue, it will be one hundred (100), and in terms of weight on the scale, it will be one thousand." "So, who among you commits two and a half thousand sins at night?"

Hazrat Ummul Momineen Umm Salamah narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would complete the morning prayer and say salam, he would supplicate as follows: O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, pure sustenance, and accepted deeds.

An Ansari companion narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recite this supplication one hundred times after prayer: O Allah! Forgive me, and accept my repentance. Surely, You are the Acceptor of repentance and the Most Forgiving.

Hazrat Abu Darda narrates: One day I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The wealthy people have surpassed us in reward and virtue. They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, they perform Hajj as we perform Hajj, and they also give charity, but we do not possess enough wealth to give charity." Hazrat Abu Darda says, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you something, which if you do, you will reach the reward of those who have surpassed you, and after you, only those who do the same will reach your reward: After every prayer, say Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-four times."

31233 - (W) (1) From Sufyan, from Abdul Aziz ibn Rufai', who heard it from (Abu) (2) Umar, from Abu al-Darda, who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have taken all the reward; they pray as we pray, and they fast as we fast, and they perform Hajj as we perform Hajj, and they give charity while we do not find anything to give in charity (3). He said: "Shall I not guide you to something which, if you do it, you will catch up with those who have gone before you, and none after you will catch up with you except those who do as you do: you glorify Allah thirty-three times, and praise Him thirty-three (times) (4), and magnify Him thirty-four times after every prayer." (5)

Hazrat Rabi’ narrates that when Hazrat Umar would finish the prayer, he would supplicate as follows: O Allah! I seek forgiveness from You for my sins, and I seek guidance from You in the objectives of my affairs, and I seek pardon from You, so grant me pardon. O Allah! You are my Master, so increase my sustenance from Your side, and grant my heart independence from all besides You, and bless the sustenance You have granted me, and accept my supplication. Surely, You are my Master.

Hazrat Simak bin Fazl narrates that Hazrat Wahb bin Munabbih said: The example of a person who supplicates without acting is like someone who shoots an arrow without a bow.

Hazrat Malik bin Harith narrates: Hazrat Rabee’ used to come to Hazrat Alqamah on Fridays. Hazrat Malik says: Once he came and there was no one present there, then a man came and said: Are you not amazed at the abundance of people making supplications and the fewness of their supplications being accepted? Upon this, Hazrat Rabee’ said: Do you know the reason for this? Listen! Surely Allah Almighty accepts only the supplication that is made with sincerity. Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Yazid narrates: When I came there, Hazrat Alqamah informed me about this statement of Hazrat Rabee’, so I said to Hazrat Rabee’: Have you not heard the saying of Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him)? He asked: What is his saying? Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Yazid said: Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Him besides whom there is no deity, Allah Almighty does not listen to the call of a heedless person, nor the call of a show-off, nor the call of one who is playing, nor the call of one who merely calls, but He listens to the supplication of the one who supplicates from the depths of his heart.

31237 - [قال عبد الرحمن بن يزيد: فلما جئت أخبرني علقمة بقول ربيع، فقلت له: أما سمعت قول عبد اللَّه؟ قال: وما ذاك؟ قال: قال عبد اللَّه] (1): By Him besides Whom there is no deity, Allah does not listen to one who hears, nor to an arguer, nor to one who plays, nor to a supplicant except a supplicant who calls with firmness from his heart (3).

Hazrat A'mash narrates that Hazrat Malik bin Harith, while relating a Hadith Qudsi, said: Allah Almighty says: Whoever is so engrossed in My remembrance that he becomes neglectful of asking (from Me), I grant him more than all those who ask.