It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' al-Zuraqi (may Allah be pleased with him) that when it was the day of Uhud and the polytheists turned back, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Straighten up (in rows) so that I may praise my Lord." So the people stood behind him (peace and blessings be upon him) in rows, and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) made this supplication: 'Allahumma lakal-hamdu kulluh. Allahumma la mani'a lima basatt, wa la basita lima qabadt, wa la hadiya liman adlalt, wa la mudilla liman hadayt, wa la muntiya lima mana't, wa la mani'a lima antayt, wa la muqarriba lima ba'adt, wa la mubi'ida lima qarrabt. Allahumma-bsut 'alayna min barakatika wa rahmatika wa fadlika wa rizqik. Allahumma inni as'alukan-na'ima yawmal-qiyamah, wal-amna yawmal-khawf. Allahumma 'a'idhun bika min sharri ma a'taytana wa sharri ma mana'tana. Allahumma habbib ilaynal-imana wa zayyinhu fi qulubina, wa karrih ilaynal-kufra wal-fusuqa wal-'isyan, waj'alna minar-rashidin. Allahumma tawaffana muslimin, wa ahyina muslimin, wa alhiqna bis-salihin, ghayra khazaya wa la maftunin. Allahumma qatilil-kafaratal-ladhina yukadhdhibuna rusulak, wa yasudduna 'an sabilik, waj'al 'alayhim rijzaka wa 'adhabakal-haqqal-haqq' (O Allah, all praise is Yours. O Allah, none can withhold what You extend, and none can extend what You withhold; none can guide the one whom You leave astray, and none can lead astray the one whom You guide; none can give what You withhold, and none can withhold what You give; none can bring near what You put far, and none can put far what You bring near. O Allah, spread over us Your blessings, Your mercy, Your grace and Your provision. O Allah, I ask You for bliss on the Day of Resurrection and security on the Day of Fear. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You have given us and from the evil of what You have withheld from us. O Allah, make faith beloved to us and adorn it in our hearts, and make disbelief, sin and disobedience hateful to our hearts, and include us among the rightly guided. O Allah, cause us to die in a state of Islam, keep us alive in a state of Islam, and join us with the righteous, in a state where we are neither disgraced nor put to trial. O Allah, destroy the disbelievers who deny Your messengers and turn people away from Your path, and send down upon them Your true scourge (punishment) and Your chastisement). 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 Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) as a marfu' report that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time will come upon you in which no one will be saved (from the trials) except the one who supplicates like a drowning person (with utmost helplessness and humility)." 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 Mu'adh bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever eats food and then says: 'Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha, wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah' (All praise is for Allah who fed me this food and provided it for me without any effort or power of my own), all his past sins are forgiven; and whoever puts on a garment and says: 'Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi kasani hadha min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah' (All praise is for Allah who clothed me with this garment and granted it to me without any effort or power of my own), his past sins are forgiven." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever Allah Almighty bestows any blessing upon a servant of His and he says in response 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah), he has certainly given thanks for that blessing. If he says these words a second time, Allah Almighty increases the reward for him, and if he says them a third time, Allah Almighty forgives his sins." This hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it; however, neither of them recorded the narration of Abu Mu'awiyah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Companion who fought at Badr, that they were on a journey when the people stopped at a place to have their morning meal. Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Bring this dining cloth near so that we may occupy ourselves with it (eating). Then immediately (feeling regret over these words of his) he said: I seek forgiveness from Allah! Since I accepted Islam I have never spoken a word without holding its reins and weighing it fully before speaking, except this word of mine. (Remember,) Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say this; rather, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Shaddad, when you see people hoarding treasures of gold and silver, then store up these words as your treasure: 'Allahumma inni as'alukat-tathabbuta fil-umur, wa 'azimatar-rushd, wa as'aluka shukra ni'matik, wa husna 'ibadatik, wa as'aluka qalban salima, wa lisanan sadiqa, wa khuluqan mustaqima, wa astaghfiruka lima ta'lam, wa as'aluka min khayri ma ta'lam, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma ta'lam, innaka anta 'allamul-ghuyub' (O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in all matters and firmness upon right guidance; I ask You for the ability to be grateful for Your blessing and to worship You in the best way; I ask You for a sound heart, a truthful tongue and upright character; I seek Your forgiveness for all the sins that are within Your knowledge; I ask You for all the good that is within Your knowledge; and I seek refuge in You from all the evil that is within Your knowledge. Indeed, You alone are the Knower of all that is hidden)." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me that whenever any hardship or distress befalls me, I should say: 'La ilaha illallahul-Halimul-Karim, subhan Allah, wa tabarakallahu Rabbul-'Arshil-'Azim, wal-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin' (There is no god but Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous; glorified is Allah, and most blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne; and all praise is for Allah, the Lord of all the worlds). This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it because of a disagreement about its transmitters; and likewise Muhammad bin Ajlan narrated its chain from Muhammad bin Ka'b.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed me in these words, that if any hardship or distress befalls me, I should say them: 'La ilaha illallahul-Halimul-Karim, subhan Allah, tabarakallahu Rabbul-'Arshil-'Azim, wal-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin' (There is no god but Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous; glorified is Allah; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne; and all praise is for Allah, the Lord of all the worlds). The narrator states that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) used to prompt the dying person with these words and used to blow over one suffering from fever while reciting them. Imam Bukhari and Muslim recorded this hadith in abridged form from the narration of Qatadah, which he took from Abu al-Aliyah, and he from Ibn Abbas.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever any worry or grief befell the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: 'Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith' (O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, through Your mercy I call upon You for help). The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs 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: "Whenever any matter distressed me, Jibril (peace be upon him) would appear before me and say: O Muhammad, say: 'Tawakkaltu 'alal-Hayyil-ladhi la yamut, wal-hamdu lillahil-ladhi lam yattakhidh waladan, wa lam yakun lahu sharikun fil-mulk, wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun minadh-dhull, wa kabbirhu takbira' (I have put my trust in the Ever-Living who will never die, and all praise is for Allah, who has not taken a son, and has no partner in dominion, and has no protector out of weakness; and magnify Him greatly)." [Surah al-Isra': 111] The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever any Muslim is afflicted with worry or grief and says: 'Allahumma inni 'abduka, wabnu amatik, nasiyati bi-yadik, madin fiyya hukmuk, 'adlun fiyya qada'uk, as'aluka bi-kulli-smin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw anzaltahu fi kitabik, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqik, awista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaybi 'indak, an taj'alal-Qur'ana rabi'a qalbi, wa jala'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi' (O Allah, I am Your servant and the son of Your female servant; my forelock is in Your hand; Your command over me prevails, and every decree of Yours concerning me is perfectly just. I ask You by every name that is Yours, with which You have named Yourself, or which You have sent down in Your Book, or which You have taught to any of Your creation, or which You have kept with Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen, (and my request is) that You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart, the remedy of my grief and the means of removing my worry), then Allah Almighty removes his worry and turns his grief into joy." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Should we not learn these words? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Certainly; whoever hears them should learn them." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim, provided there is no concern of irsal (a break in the chain) in Abd al-Rahman bin Abdullah's narration from his father, for there is disagreement about whether he heard from his father.