(131)    اللّهُـمَّ لا سَـهْلَ إِلاّ ما جَعَلـتَهُ سَهـلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْـعَلُ الْحَـزَنَ إِذا شِـئْتَ سَهـْلاً. Allahumma la sahla illa ma jaAAaltahu sahla, wa-anta tajAAalul- hazana in shi/ta sahla. ‘O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, […]

(132)    ‘Any servant who commits a sin and as a result, performs ablution, prays two units of prayer (i.e. two rakAAas) and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness, Allah would forgive him.’

(133)     Seeking refuge from him.   (134)  The athan (call to prayer).   (135) Recitation of the Quran and the authentic texts of remembrance and supplications. e.g. ‘Do not make your homes like the graveyards, indeed the devils flee from the house in which soorat Al-Baqarah has been read’ […]

(136) ‘The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah, than the weak believer and there is goodness in both. Strive for that which will benefit you ,seek help from Allah and do not despair.  If a mishap should happen to befall you then do not say ‘If only […]

(138)    Ibn AAabbas related that the Messenger of Allah used to commend Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn to Allah’s protection, saying: أُعيـذُكُمـا بِكَلِـماتِ اللهِ التّـامَّة، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْـطانٍ وَهـامَّة، وَمِنْ كُـلِّ عَـيْنٍ لامَّـة . OAAeethukuma bikalimatil-lahit-tammah, min kulli shaytanin wahammah, wamin kulli AAaynin lammah. ‘I commend you two to the protection […]

(139) When the Prophet would enter upon a sick person, he would say: لا بأْسَ طَهـورٌ إِنْ شـاءَ الله . La ba/sa tahoorun in shaal-lah. ‘Never mind, may it (the sickness) be a purification, if Allah wills.’   (140)    ‘Any Muslim servant who visits a sick person whose prescribed […]

(141)    ‘Ali Ibn Abee Talib related that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘If a man calls on his sick Muslim brother, it is as if he walks reaping the fruits of Paradise until he sits, and when he sits he is showered in mercy, and if this […]

(142)    أللّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لي وَارْحَمْـني وَأَلْحِقْـني بِالرَّفـيقِ الأّعْلـى . Allahummagh-fir lee, warhamnee wa-alhiqnee birrafeeqil-aAAla. ‘O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me and unite me with the higher companions.’             Refer to the Quran, chapter 4, verse: 69. (143)    AAaishah رضي الله عنها  related that the Prophet (during […]

i.e. those around the sick should instruct and encourage him to say the shahadah. (145)    ‘He whose last words are: لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّه. La ilaha illal-lah. ‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah.’ …will enter Paradise.’

(146)    إِنّا للهِ وَإِنَا إِلَـيْهِ راجِعـون ، اللهُـمِّ اْجُـرْني في مُصـيبَتي، وَاخْلُـفْ لي خَيْـراً مِنْـها. Inna lillahi wa-inna ilayhi rajiAAoon, allahumma/- jurnee fee museebatee wakhluf lee khayran minha. ‘To Allah we belong and unto Him is our return.O Allah, recompense me for my affliction and replace it for me […]