Hazrat Humaid narrates that Hazrat Anas was asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands while supplicating? He replied: Yes! On a Friday, people complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! There is no rain, the land has dried up, and the livestock have perished! Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands so high in supplication that I saw the whiteness of his armpits. And there was not a single cloud in the sky. We had performed the prayer, and then a strong young man whose house was nearby and who intended to return home—Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says—then for a whole week, rain continued to fall upon us. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The people said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The houses have collapsed and the riders have been stranded! Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled at the quick impatience of the son of Adam, then supplicated: O Allah! Let it fall around us and not upon us. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Then the sky cleared.

Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not say, "What Allah willed and so-and-so willed," but rather say, "What Allah willed and then so-and-so willed."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man saying: "Whatever Allah willed and so-and-so willed." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have made me equal to Allah! Rather, say: Whatever Allah willed."

Hazrat Adi bin Hatim narrates that a man addressed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: Whoever obeyed Allah and His Messenger, indeed he is rightly guided, and whoever disobeyed both of them, indeed he is misguided. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are a bad orator; rather say: Whoever disobeyed Allah and His Messenger.

Ibrahim Nakha'i narrates that a man addressed the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has attained guidance. And whoever disobeys both of them has gone astray. The narrator says: The color of the face of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, and he disliked this. The narrator says: Ibrahim Nakha'i said: The companions disliked that anyone should say: "And whoever disobeys both of them." But it can be said: "And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger."

31554 - Ibrahim said: They used to dislike saying: "And whoever disobeys them," but would say: "And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger."

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever supplicates against the one who wrongs him, he becomes protected from oppression.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that a thief stole something of hers. So she invoked a curse against him. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Do not lighten his sin for him by doing so.

Hazrat Musa bin Talha narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There are some words that when a servant recites them, an angel places those words in its wings, then takes them upwards. The angel does not pass by any group of angels except that they pray for mercy upon those words and upon the one who recited them, until those words are presented before the Most Merciful. Those words are: Allah is free from all defects, and all praise is for Allah, and there is no deity except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. The ability to avoid sins and the strength to do good deeds is only with Allah’s help. And Allah is pure, meaning Allah is free from all evils.

It is narrated from Hazrat Husain that Ibrahim and Hazrat Mujahid met, and both said that a Bedouin came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and complained to him of hunger. The narrator says: So the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered his houses and then came out and said: I did not find anything for you in the houses of the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator says: In the meantime, suddenly a roasted kid goat was brought to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And another narrator says: A bowl of tharid was brought. So it was placed before the Bedouin. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Eat. The narrator says: So he ate, then said, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The calamity that had befallen me has now passed. Then Allah provided me sustenance through your hands. So what do you say, if I am afflicted by hunger again and I am not with you? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite these words: O Allah! I ask You for Your bounty and Your mercy. Surely, none possesses it except You. So surely Allah alone is the Provider for you.