It is narrated from Awsat al-Bajali that he said: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) say on the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say - (as soon as he said this) he was choked with sobs and wept. Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say on this very pulpit last year: "Ask Allah for pardon, well-being and certainty in this world and the Hereafter, for after certainty, a servant has not been given anything better than well-being." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. This hadith is also narrated with different wording from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his uncle (Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)): "Supplicate abundantly for well-being." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, and it is also narrated with other wording.

Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ashja'i narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach whoever accepted Islam this supplication: 'Allahummahdini warzuqni wa 'afini warhamni' (O Allah, guide me, provide for me, grant me well-being and have mercy on me). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate thus: 'Allahumma 'afini fi jasadi, wa 'afini fi basari, waj'alhul-waritha minni, la ilaha illallahul-halimul-karim, subhanallahi rabbil-'arshil-'azim, al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-'alamin' (O Allah, grant me well-being in my body, grant me well-being in my sight and make it my heir (that is, keep it sound until my last breath). There is no god but Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne, and all praise is for Allah, Lord of all the worlds). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, provided that Habib's hearing from Urwah is established, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, if I come to know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say in it?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: 'Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni' (O Allah, indeed You are Most Pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from five things: from cowardice, from miserliness, from the evil of old age (a feeble, useless old age), from the punishment of the grave, and from the trial of the heart (suspicion and rancour). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his supplication: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-jubni wal-bukhl, wal-harami wal-qaswah, wal-ghaflati wal-'aylah, wadh-dhillati wal-maskanah, wa a'udhu bika minal-faqri wal-kufr, wal-fusuqi wash-shiqaqi wan-nifaqi was-sum'ati war-riya', wa a'udhu bika minas-samami wal-bakami wal-junun, wal-judhami wal-baras, wa sayyi'il-asqam' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from incapacity, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, extreme old age, hardness of heart, heedlessness, destitution, humiliation and neediness; and I seek refuge in You from poverty, disbelief, sin and disobedience, discord, hypocrisy, seeking fame and showing off; and I seek refuge in You from deafness, muteness, insanity, leprosy, vitiligo and all evil diseases). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate with these words: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min ghalabatid-dayn, wa ghalabatil-'aduww, wa shamatatil-a'da'' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being overwhelmed by debt, from being overpowered by the enemy, and from the gloating of enemies (over my misfortune)). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make this supplication: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min zawali ni'matik, wa min tahawwuli 'afiyatik, wa min fuja'ati niqmatik, wa min jami'i sakhatik' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the loss of Your blessing, from the change of the well-being You have granted, from Your sudden punishment, and from every form of Your displeasure). Ibn Wahb said that Ya'qub narrated it from Ibn Umar with a connected chain, whereas Hafs narrated it as mursal. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek refuge in Allah from poverty, from scarcity (want), from humiliation, and from wronging others or being wronged." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.