It is narrated from Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have become a Muslim, so which supplication should I make?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Supplicate like this: «اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَهْدِيكَ لِأَرْشَدِ أَمْرِي وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي» 'O Allah! I ask You for guidance towards my very best deeds, and I seek refuge with You from the evil of my own self.'"

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made this supplication on the evening of Arafah: " «اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَرَىٰ مَكَانِي وَتَسْمَعُ كَلَامِي وَتَعْلَمُ سِرِّي وَعَلَانِيَتِي لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَيْكَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِي أَنَا الْبَائِسُ الْفَقِيرُ الْمُسْتَغِيثُ الْمُسْتَجِيرُ الْوَجِلُ الْمُشْفِقُ الْمُقِرُّ الْمُعْتَرِفُ بِذَنْبِهِ أَسْأَلُكَ مَسْأَلَةَ الْمِسْكِينِ وَأَبْتَهِلُ إِلَيْكَ ابْتِهَالَ الْمُذْنِبِ الذَّلِيلِ وَأَدْعُوكَ دُعَاءَ الْخَائِفِ الضَّرِيرِ مَنْ خَضَعَتْ لَكَ رَقَبَتُهُ وَذَلَّ جَسَدُهُ وَرَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ اللّٰهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي بِدُعَائِكَ شَقِيًّا وَكُنْ بِي رَءُوفًا رَحِيمًا يَا خَيْرَ الْمَسْئُولِينَ وَيَا خَيْرَ الْمُعْطِينَ» "O Allah! You know my being, and You hear my speech, You know my outward and hidden state. Nothing about my affair is hidden from You, and I am afflicted, poor, seeking help, seeking refuge, fearful, afraid, and admitting my sins. I ask You like a poor person asks, and I cry out to You like a sinful, humiliated person, and I call upon You like a fearful, blind person whose neck has become humble, whose body has become lowly, and whose nose is covered in dust. O Allah! Do not make me wretched by rejecting my call, and be compassionate and merciful to me. O You who are better than all those who are asked, and O You who are better than all those who give."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not have three qualities cannot be of me, nor does he have any connection with Allah." It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are they? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(1) Courage with which he responds to the ignorance of the ignorant, (2) Good character with which he lives among people, (3) Piety that prevents him from disobeying Allah."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "Disobedience does not decrease sustenance, nor does righteousness increase it, and abandoning supplication is disobedience."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge for Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) with these words: " «أَعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللّٰهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ» "I seek refuge for you both in the perfect words of Allah from every devil, and every poisonous creature, and from every envious harmful eye."

Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite this supplication after the morning prayer:“ «اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا» O Allah! I ask You for good provision, beneficial knowledge, and accepted deeds.”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Ali! Shall I not teach you a supplication, that if you ask Allah Almighty with it, then even if you are already forgiven, Allah Almighty will forgive your sins." I said: Please do tell me. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: " «لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَرِيمُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ» "

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is a moment during the night in which, if any Muslim asks Allah for something, Allah grants it to him, and this (moment) occurs every night."

Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man who was afflicted with a calamity, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps you prayed to your Lord to hasten the calamity upon you?" He said: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not ask your Lord for well-being? You should have said: ﴿رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ﴾ 'Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the Fire.'"

Sayyiduna Nafi‘, may Allah have mercy on him, says: Whenever Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, sat in any gathering, he would say a few words. He was asked about these words, so he said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate with these words:“ «اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي اللّٰهُمَّ أَرْزُقْنِي مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ مَا يَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَعْصِيَتِكَ وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ مَا تُبَلِّغُنِي بِهِ رَحْمَتَكَ وَارْزُقْنِي مِنَ الْيَقِينِ مَا تُهَوِّنُ بِهِ عَلَيَّ مِنْ مَصَائِبِ الدُّنْيَا وَبَارِكْ فِي سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْهُمَا الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي وَاجْعَلْ ثَأْرِي عَلَىٰ مَنْ ظَلَمَنِي وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَىٰ مَنْ عَادَانِي وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مُصِيبَتِي فِي دِينِي وَلَا تَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّي وَلَا مَبْلَغَ عِلْمِي» ”