It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us this supplication just as he would teach a surah from the Qur'an: "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hell, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, I seek refuge with You from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal), and I seek refuge with You from the trials of life and death, and from the trial of the grave as well."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): I spent one night at the house of my maternal aunt, Umm al-Mu’minin, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). During the night, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) got up and relieved himself, that is, urinated. Then he washed his hands and face and went back to sleep. Then he got up and came to the water-skin, untied its strap, and performed a moderate ablution. He did not use much water, but he completed the ablution thoroughly and started praying. I got up and stretched, fearing that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) might see me and think that I was awake and watching him. I performed ablution. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was still standing and praying, so I stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took me by the hand and moved me to his right side, until he completed thirteen rak‘ahs of his night prayer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) lay down and slept until he began to snore. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) slept, he would snore. Then Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the Fajr prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led the prayer but did not perform ablution again. Among the supplications of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were these words: «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا، وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا، وَفَوْقِي نُورًا، وَتَحْتِي نُورًا، وَأَمَامِي نُورًا، وَخَلْفِي نُورًا، وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا» “O Allah! Place light in my heart, place light in my ears, place light on my right side, and place light on my left side, place light above me, below me, in front of me, and behind me, and make for me a great light.”Kurayb (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Seven things (are written) in the chest (box) with me. I do not remember. Then I met someone from the descendants of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he told me those things. They were: Place light in my muscles, my flesh, my blood, my hair, and my skin, and he mentioned two more things.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would stand up at night to pray, after completing the prayer he would praise Allah, with such praise as is befitting to His Being, and then at the end he would recite this supplication: "O Allah! Place light in my heart, place light in my ears, place light in my eyes, place light on my right, place light on my left, place light in front of me, place light behind me, and increase light for me, increase light for me, and increase me in light."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer at midnight, he would recite this supplication: «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، أَنْتَ إِلَهِي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» "O Allah! All praise is for You alone, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. All praise is for You, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth. All praise is for You, You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. You are the Truth. Your promise is true. Meeting You is true. Paradise is true. Hell is true and the Hour is true. O Allah! I have submitted myself to You, and I have believed in You, and I have put my trust in You. I have turned to You. By Your power I have argued with my enemies and I have made You my judge, so forgive all my past and future sins, and my hidden and open sins. You are my God, there is no deity for me except You."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate with these words: "O Allah! I ask You for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for well-being in my religion and my family and my wealth, and conceal my faults. Grant me security from fear, and protect me from in front of me, behind me, on my right, on my left, and from above me. And I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken unaware from beneath me, that is, from being swallowed up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rifa’ah Zurqi (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the day of the Battle of Uhud came and the polytheists were scattered, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Form ranks so that I may praise my Lord.”The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) formed rows behind him, and he began to supplicate as follows:“O Allah! All praise is for You alone. O Allah! There is none who can restrict what You grant, and there is none who can bring near whom You distance, and there is none who can distance whom You bring near. There is none who can give what You withhold, and there is none who can withhold what You give. O Allah! Open for us the doors of Your blessings, mercy, bounty, and sustenance. O Allah! I ask You for enduring blessings that neither change nor vanish. O Allah! I ask You for blessings on the day of poverty and need, and for safety on the day of fear. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You have given us, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You have withheld from us. O Allah! Make faith beloved to us, and adorn it in our hearts. Make disbelief, wickedness, and disobedience hateful to us, and make us among those who are guided. O Allah! Cause us to die as Muslims, keep us alive as Muslims, and join us with the righteous. Do not disgrace us, nor subject us to tribulation. O Allah! Curse the disbelievers, those who hinder from Your path and deny Your messengers. Send upon them severe calamity and punishment. O Allah! Curse those disbelievers who were given the Book (and denied it), O True Deity.”‘Ali bin Madini (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I also heard this hadith from Muhammad bin Bishr, and he mentioned its chain of narration, but I do not narrate this chain (because I do not remember it well).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate in times of anxiety and distress as follows: «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ» "There is no true deity except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no true deity except Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and the Lord of the Mighty Throne."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to his father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him): O my father! I hear you reciting this supplication every morning: "O Allah! Grant me well-being in my body. O Allah! Grant me well-being in my hearing. O Allah! Grant me well-being in my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You." You say these words three times in the morning and evening, and you say: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no deity worthy of worship except You." You also say these words three times in the morning and evening. He replied: Yes, my dear son! I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying these words, and I like to follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He further said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The supplication of a person afflicted with anxiety is this: O Allah! I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and set right all my affairs. There is no deity worthy of worship except You."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would supplicate at times of distress: "There is no deity except Allah, the Most Great and the Most Forbearing. There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of the Noble Throne. O Allah! Remove the evil of this distress from me."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to teach us Istikhara (seeking guidance from Allah) in all important matters just as he would teach us a surah from the Qur'an. (He, peace be upon him, would say:) "When any one of you intends to undertake an important task, he should perform two rak'ahs (units) of voluntary prayer, then say: 'O Allah! I seek goodness from You by Your knowledge, and I seek power from You by Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. Surely, You have power and I have none, and You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah! If, in Your knowledge, this matter is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs—immediate or later—then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if, in Your knowledge, this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs—immediate or later—then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me pleased with it.'" And he should mention his need and the name of the task."