It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you ask Allah, ask Him with the palms of your hands, and do not ask Him with their backs, and (after the supplication) wipe your faces with them."

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: "Whoever sits in a gathering in which there is much idle talk, and then, before getting up from it, one of them says these words: 'Subhanaka Rabbana wa bi hamdik, la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka thumma atubu ilayk' (Glory be to You, our Lord, and praise; there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness and then I repent to You), the sins committed in that gathering are forgiven for him." This chain is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim; however, Imam Bukhari declared it defective because of the narration of Wuhayb, which makes it a saying of Ka'b al-Ahbar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says these words: 'Subhanallahi wa bi hamdih, subhanaka Allahumma wa bi hamdik, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk' (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him; glory be to You, O Allah, and praise; I bear witness that there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You); if he says them in a gathering of remembrance, they will be like a seal (a safeguard) upon the good of that gathering, and if he says them in a gathering of idle and useless talk, they will be an expiation for his sins." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the last days of his life, when a gathering became long, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say upon getting up: 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bi hamdik, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk' (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise; I bear witness that there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You). One of us said, "O Messenger of Allah, these are words we did not hear from you before (are they new)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are an expiation for the shortcomings that occur during a gathering."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered around him and he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to get up, he would say: 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bi hamdik, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk, 'amiltu su'an wa zalamtu nafsi, faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant' (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise; I bear witness that there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You. I have done evil and wronged myself, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You). We said, "O Messenger of Allah, are these words you have adopted only recently?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes. Jibril (peace be upon him) came to me and said to me: 'O Muhammad, these are the expiations for gatherings (for the sins committed in them).'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that a mukatab slave (one who has contracted to pay for his freedom) came to him and said, "Help me with my payment." He said: "Shall I not teach you words which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me? Even if you owed a debt as large as Mount Sir, Allah would pay it off on your behalf. Say: 'Allahummakfini bi halalika 'an haramik, wa aghnini bi fadlika 'amman siwak' (O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful, keeping me away from what You have made unlawful, and by Your grace make me independent of all besides You)." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever enters the market and says: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, bi yadihil-khayr, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir' (There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and causes death; all good is in His hand, and He has power over all things), Allah Almighty records for him a million good deeds, erases from him a million sins, raises him a million degrees, and builds for him a house in Paradise." Muhammad bin Wasi' said that when he narrated this hadith to Qutaybah bin Muslim, Qutaybah would ride in his royal procession up to the gate of the market, say these words and then turn back. This hadith has many chains from Salim, which are collected and discussed through Abu Yahya Amr bin Dinar, the steward of the family of al-Zubayr, and this Abu Yahya does not meet the condition of this book. As for Azhar bin Sinan, he is one of the ascetics of Basrah, among the companions of Muhammad bin Wasi' and Malik bin Dinar. This hadith also has a supporting narration (shahid) through Umar bin Muhammad bin Zayd, who is a narrator of the two Sahihs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever goes out to the market and says: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa hayyun la yamut, bi yadihil-khayr, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir' (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and causes death; He is Ever-Living and will never die; all good is in His hand, and He has complete power over all things), Allah Almighty records for him a million good deeds, erases from him a million sins, and builds for him a house in Paradise." Abdullah bin Wahb narrated it in this way, whereas Isma'il bin Ayyash narrated it from Salim through Umar bin Muhammad bin Zayd.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever enters the market and says: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa hayyun la yamut, bi yadihil-khayr, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir' (There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and causes death; He is Ever-Living and will never die; all good is in His hand, and He has complete power over all things), Allah Almighty records for him a million good deeds, erases from him a million sins, and raises him a million degrees."

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) said: "Whoever enters the market, buys and sells there, and says: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir' (There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise; He gives life and causes death; and He has power over all things), Allah Almighty records for him a million good deeds, erases from him a million sins, and builds for him a house in Paradise." This chain is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs! And Allah knows best.