It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah has an angel appointed over the one who says 'Ya Arham al-Rahimin' (O Most Merciful of those who show mercy). Whoever says it three times, that angel says to him: Indeed, the Most Merciful of those who show mercy has turned towards you, so now ask for whatever you wish."

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 would be pleased that Allah should answer his supplication in times of distress and hardship, let him supplicate abundantly in times of ease." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic). Imam Bukhari used Abu Salih as evidence, and Abu Amir al-Alhani, I think, is al-Hawzani, who is saduq (truthful).

Amr bin Shu'ayb narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both)), that Jibril (peace be upon him) descended from the heaven to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with this supplication. Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the most beautiful form he had ever come in, laughing and bearing glad tidings, and said: Peace be upon you, O Muhammad. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And upon you be peace, O Jibril." He said: Allah Almighty has sent me to you with a gift. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Jibril, what is that gift?" He said: It is some words from the treasures of the Throne, by which Allah has honoured you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What are they, O Jibril?" Jibril (peace be upon him) said: Say: 'Ya man azhara al-jamil, wa satara al-qabih, ya man la yu'akhidhu bil-jarirah, wa la yahtiku al-sitr, ya 'azim al-'afw, ya hasan al-tajawuz, ya wasi' al-maghfirah, ya basit al-yadayn bil-rahmah, ya sahiba kulli najwa, wa ya muntaha kulli shakwa, ya karim al-safh, ya 'azim al-mann, ya mubtadi'a al-ni'am qabla istihqaqiha, ya Rabbana wa ya Sayyidana wa ya Mawlana, wa ya ghayata raghbatina, as'aluka ya Allahu an la tashwiya khalqi bil-nar' (O You who made the beautiful manifest and concealed the ugly; O You who does not (immediately) seize for a sin and does not tear away the veil; O Great in pardon; O Excellent in overlooking; O Vast in forgiveness; O You who spreads out both hands with mercy; O Companion of every secret conversation, and O final Refuge of every complaint; O Generous in overlooking faults; O Great in favour; O Initiator of blessings before they are deserved; O our Lord, O our Master, O our Protector, and O Utmost of our longing; O Allah, I ask You not to burn my being in the Fire). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the reward for these words?" After that he mentioned the long hadith that follows the supplication. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, because all its narrators are Madinans and trustworthy (thiqah), and I have previously mentioned the disagreement among the imams of hadith concerning whether Shu'ayb bin Muhammad heard from his grandfather.

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 say: "What prevents any of you, when he perceives within himself that his supplication has been answered, for example he is cured of an illness or returns from a journey, from saying: 'Alhamdu lillahi alladhi bi'izzatihi wa jalalihi tatimmu al-salihat' (All praise is for Allah, by whose might and majesty all good deeds are completed)?" Isa bin Maymun is alone in narrating it from al-Qasim bin Muhammad, and Isa is not accused of fabricating hadith.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): "What prevents you from listening to the advice I am giving you? Say in the morning and in the evening: 'Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kullahu, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn' (O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, by Your mercy I call upon You for help; set right all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but 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) said: "Whoever says, when lying down on his bed to sleep: 'Alhamdu lillahi alladhi kafani wa awani, alhamdu lillahi alladhi at'amani wa saqani, alhamdu lillahi alladhi manna 'alayya fa-afdal, Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'izzatika an tunajjiyani min al-nar' (All praise is for Allah who sufficed me and gave me shelter; all praise is for Allah who fed me and gave me drink; all praise is for Allah who bestowed favour upon me and gave generously; O Allah, I ask You by Your might to save me from the Fire), then he has praised Allah with all the praises of all of creation." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) 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: "When any of you comes to his bed, let him say: 'Allahumma Rabba al-samawati wa Rabba al-ard, Rabbana wa Rabba kulli shay'in, anta akhidhun bi-nasiyatihi, anta al-awwalu fa-laysa qablaka shay'un, wa anta al-akhiru fa-laysa ba'daka shay'un, wa anta al-batinu fa-laysa dunaka shay'un, aghnina min al-faqri waqdi 'anna al-dayn' (O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, our Lord and the Lord of everything, You are the One who holds everything by its forelock; You are the First, so there is nothing before You; You are the Last, so there is nothing after You; You are the Hidden, so there is none besides You (who knows the secrets); free us from poverty and settle our debt for us)." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and the narrator Yusuf in this report is the one who is called Mawla Sukkarah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man of the Ansar from the people of Quba invited the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we went along with him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished eating and washed his hands, he said: 'Alhamdu lillahi alladhi yut'imu wa la yut'am, manna 'alayna fa-hadana, wa at'amana wa saqana, wa kulla bala'in hasanin ablana, alhamdu lillahi ghayra muwadda'in wa la mukafa'in wa la makfurin wa la mustaghnan 'anhu, alhamdu lillahi alladhi at'ama min al-ta'am, wa saqa min al-sharab, wa kasa min al-'ury, wa hada min al-dalalah, wa bassara min al-'amayah, wa faddala 'ala kathirin mimman khalaqa tafdila, alhamdu lillahi Rabbi al-'alamin' (All praise is for Allah who feeds and is not fed; He bestowed favour upon us and guided us, fed us and gave us drink, and tried us with every good trial (i.e., tried us with blessings); all praise is for Allah, a praise that can never be bid farewell, whose due can never be repaid, which can never be met with ingratitude, and which can never be dispensed with; all praise is for Allah who gave food in hunger, gave drink in thirst, gave clothing in nakedness, guided out of misguidance, gave insight out of blindness, and favoured us above much of His creation; all praise is for Allah, Lord of all the worlds). 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 Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the caller (the mu'adhdhin) calls the adhan, the gates of the heaven are opened and supplication is answered. So whoever is afflicted by some distress or hardship should wait for the mu'adhdhin('s adhan). Then when the mu'adhdhin says Allahu Akbar, he too should say it; when he bears witness, he too should bear witness; when he says 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (Come to prayer), he too should say 'Hayya 'ala al-salah'; when he says 'Hayya 'ala al-falah' (Come to success), he too should say 'Hayya 'ala al-falah'. Then he should say: 'Allahumma Rabba hadhihi al-da'wati al-sadiqati al-mustajabi laha, da'wati al-haqqi wa kalimati al-taqwa, ahyina 'alayha, wa amitna 'alayha, wab'athna 'alayha, waj'alna min khiyari ahliha ahya'an wa amwata' (O Allah, Lord of this truthful call which is answered, the call of truth and the word of piety, keep us alive upon it, cause us to die upon it, raise us upon it (on the Day of Resurrection), and make us among the best of its people in both life and death). After that he should ask Allah for his need." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) counting tasbih on his fingers.