Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) liked comprehensive supplications.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Abu Nawfal is Muawiyah bin Muslim bin Abu Aqrab, and he is from Basra.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked a man: "What do you recite in prayer? (i.e., what supplication do you make?)" He replied: "I recite the Tashahhud, then I make this supplication: 'O Allah! I ask You for Paradise and seek Your protection from the Fire.'" (The man said:) "By Allah! I do not make (comprehensive) supplications like you or like Mu'adh." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We also ask for things around the same (meaning)."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught her to supplicate with this prayer: "O Allah! I ask You for all good, whether it comes quickly or later, whether I know of it or do not know of it, and I seek refuge with You from all evil, whether it comes quickly or later, whether I know of it or do not know of it. O Allah! I ask You for every good that Your servant and Your Prophet asked You for, and I seek refuge with You from every evil from which Your servant and Your Prophet sought refuge. And I ask You for Paradise and for every word or deed that brings one closer to Paradise, and I seek refuge with You from Hellfire and from every word or deed that brings one closer to Hellfire. And I ask You that whatever decision You have made concerning me, make it good for me."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is nothing more honorable in the sight of Allah Almighty than supplication (du'a)."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not be negligent regarding supplication, for no person is destroyed along with supplication."

Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“(Sometimes) a person is deprived of sustenance because of committing a sin, and only supplication can avert destiny, and only righteousness increases life.”(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The meaning of the statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in this hadith is not general. That is, the sustenance written in a person’s fate is not withheld from him because of sin, but rather its purity is tainted. When he reflects on his situation after the fact, and a person’s constant supplication makes the decree of destiny acceptable for him. It is as if, by feeling the pain less, he puts it aside, and righteousness purifies a person’s life, to the extent that he feels as if, because of the comfort in his life, his lifespan has increased. And generally, these things are found very rarely.

Sayyiduna Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: In earlier times there was a king who had a magician. When the magician grew old, he said to the king: I have grown old, so send me a boy so that I may teach him magic. So the king sent a boy to him so that he could start teaching him. While the boy was on his way, he passed by a monk. He sat with him and listened to his conversation, and he liked what he heard. When he went to the magician, the magician beat him. When he returned from the magician, he sat with the monk and listened to his conversation. When he came home, his family beat him. He complained about this to the monk, so the monk said: When you fear the magician, say, "My family did not let me come," and when you fear your family, say, "The magician kept me." This continued in this way.

One day, the boy passed by a large animal that was blocking the way of the people. The boy thought, "Today I will find out whether the monk is superior or the magician." He took a stone and said: O Allah! If the matter of the monk is more beloved to You than the matter of the magician, then kill this animal so that the people may pass. Then he threw the stone at the animal and killed it, so the people passed by. He went to the monk and told him about this, so the monk said: O my son, today you are superior to me. Soon you will be tested. If you are tested, do not guide anyone to me.

Then the boy began to cure those who were born blind and those afflicted with leprosy. He began to cure all kinds of diseases (i.e., he began to heal them). One of the king's courtiers, who had become blind, heard about him. He came to the boy with many gifts and said: If you cure me, all this will be yours. The boy said: I do not cure anyone; it is Allah Almighty who cures. If you believe in Allah Almighty, I will pray to Allah Almighty, and He will cure you. So that person believed in Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty cured him. Then he went to the king and came to him as before. The king asked him: How did you regain your sight? He replied: My Lord restored it to me. The king asked: Do you have a Lord other than me? He said: My Lord and your Lord is One. After that, the king kept torturing him until he guided him to the boy.

Then the boy was brought, and the king said to him: O boy, now your magic has reached the point that you cure those born blind, those afflicted with leprosy, and so-and-so. The boy said: I do not cure anyone; Allah Almighty cures. The king seized the boy and kept torturing him until he guided him to the monk. The monk was brought and was told: Renounce your religion. The monk refused, so a saw was brought, placed in the middle of his head, and he was sawn until his body was split into two parts. Then the king's courtier was brought and told: Renounce your religion. He refused, so the saw was placed in the middle of his head, and he too was sawn into two parts.

Then the boy was brought and told: Renounce your religion. The boy also refused. The king handed the boy over to his companions and said: Take him to such-and-such mountain, climb up the mountain with him. If he renounces his religion, fine; otherwise, throw him down. They took him and climbed up the mountain. The boy prayed: O Allah, suffice me against them as You will. The mountain shook, and they all fell down. The boy then walked back to the king. The king asked him: What happened to your companions? He replied: Allah Almighty sufficed me against them.

The king handed him over to other companions and said: Take him, put him in a boat, and take him to the middle of the sea. If he renounces his religion, fine; otherwise, throw him into the sea. They took him, and the boy said: O Allah, suffice me against them as You will. Their boat overturned (and all the others drowned). The boy then walked back to the king. The king asked him: What happened to your companions? He replied: Allah Almighty sufficed me against them.

Then he said to the king: You cannot kill me until you do what I instruct you. The king asked: What is that? He said: Gather the people in a field, tie me to the trunk of a date-palm tree, take an arrow from your quiver, place it in the bow, and say: In the name of Allah, the Lord of this boy, and then shoot the arrow at me. When you do this, you will kill me.

The king gathered the people in a field, tied the boy to the trunk of a date-palm tree, took an arrow from his quiver, placed it in the bow, and said: In the name of Allah, the Lord of this boy. Then the king shot the arrow, and it struck the boy in his temple. He placed his hand on the spot of the arrow and died. The people said: We believe in the Lord of this boy. We believe. They said this three times.

The courtiers came to the king and said: Did you notice that the very thing you were trying to avoid has happened? They have believed. So, by the king's order, pits were dug at various places, and fires were lit in them. The king ordered: Whoever does not renounce his religion, burn him. They did so until a woman came with her child. She hesitated to jump into the fire, so the boy said: Mother, be patient. You are on the truth.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The supplication of the oppressed is raised above the clouds and the gates of the heavens are opened for it, and the Lord says: By My honor, I will surely help you, even if it is after a while."

Imam Ibn Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Abu al-Mudallah's name is Ubaydullah Madani; he is trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of the supplication of the oppressed." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "Beware of the supplication of the oppressed"—here, he has commanded to avoid the supplication of the oppressed, but what is meant is to refrain from that thing which results in this supplication, and that thing is oppression. Here, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has, by commanding to refrain from one thing, actually commanded to stay away from that which leads to it.

Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Your Lord is Living and Generous; He feels shy from His servant that when the servant raises both his hands towards Him, He would return them empty."