Some Words of Remembrance and Supplications
The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best supplication on the Day of `Arafah and the best thing that I and the Prophets before me said is: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah Alone. He has no partners. To Him alone belong the Kingdom and all praise. He has power over all things." لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك و له الحمد ، و هو على كل شيء قدير
It is authentically reported that the prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: The most beloved of speech to Allaah are four (phrases): سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر (glorified is Allaah, all praise is due to Allaah, there is none worthy of worship besides Allaah and Allaah is Great)
He (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) also said: Two words/phrases are light on the tongue, weighty on the scale and beloved to the Most Merciful: سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم (Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection)
And during times of anxiety/grief the prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to say: لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم، لا إله إلا الله رب العرش العظيم، لا إله إلا الله رب السموات ورب الأرض ورب العرش الكريم
(There is no god but Allaah, the All-Powerful, the Forbearing; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of heaven, Lord of earth, and Lord of the noble Throne)
And he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to say: اللهم أصلح لي ديني الذي هو عصمة أمري،وأصلح لي دنياي التي فيها معاشي، وأصلح لي آخرتي التي فيها معادي واجعل الحياة زيادة لي في كل خير، واجعل الموت راحة لي من كل شر
(O Allaah, correct my religious commitment which is the foundation of my life, and correct my worldly affairs in which is my livelihood, and grant me good in the Hereafter to which is my return. Make my life a means of accumulating good, and make death a respite for me from all evil)
He used to say: اللهم إني أسألك الهدى والتقى والعفاف والغنى
(O Allaah! I ask You for guidance, piety, safety and well-being, and contentment and sufficiency)
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك، وتحوُّل عافيتك، وفجاءة نقمتك، وجميع سخطك
(O Allaah, I seek protection in You from the snatching of any of Your favours and the releasing of your protection, and of sudden calamity, and of all forms of Your anger).
‘Aaishah (radiyallaahu ‘anhaa) reported that the Prophet (sallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told her to supplicate with this supplication: اللهم إني أسألك من الخير كله عاجله وآجله ما علمت منه وما لم أعلم وأسألك الجنة وما قرب إليها من قول أو عمل، وأسألك من خير ما سألك عبدك ورسولك محمد e، وأعوذ بك من شر ما استعاذ بك منه عبدك ورسولك محمد e، وأسألك ما قضيت لي من أمر أن تجعل عاقبته رشداً (O Allaah, I ask You for all goodness, now and later on, that which I know and that which I do not know; I seek refuge in You from all evil, now and later on, that which I know and that which I do not know. I ask you for Paradise and the words and deeds that will bring me closer to it, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from the words and deeds that would bring me closer to it. I ask You for that which Muhammad asked You for, and seek refuge in You from that from which Muhammad sought refuge; whatever You decreed for me, make its consequences good.)
It is important also that you ask for forgiveness abundantly and repent a true and sincere repentance. Beg from Allaah the best of both worlds and invoke peace and blessings on the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) plentifully.The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) often repeated the du’aa اللهم آتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الآخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النار (O Allaah, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.)
