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Alhamdulillah and Eid Mubaarak. May Allah accept our worships especially the Hajj and fasting during the day of Arafah. May Allah re-unite us peacefully with our loved ones performing Hajj right now.

We begin another series from the great Imaam and defender of the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW), Sh. al-Albaani (raheemahullah). This time it is the classic and concise compilation titled Authentic Supplications of the Prophet

. May Allah help us in His rememberance, thanking Him and worshipping Him in the best manner. Ameen. The Shaickh wrote:

Authentic Supplications of the Prophet The Virtues of Remembrance (1)
The Messenger of Allah ⁽¹⁾ said: "Shall I not tell you the most in goodness of your deeds, the nicest to Your Owner, the highest in your ranks, better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy whereupon you strike their necks and they strike your necks?" They said "Yes O' Messenger of Allah." He said: "Remembrance of Allah."
Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ is read as Salla 'allahu 'alayhi wassallam, and may be translated as "May Allah bestow his Grace, Honor, and Peace upon him."
Reporters Reported by At-Tirmithi, Al-Bukhãri, Ibn Mãjah, and Al-Hãkim who said it was of sound ascription (Saheeh Isnad). Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #1.

The Messenger of Allah said: "The Mufarridoon have won." They said: "Who are the Mufarridoon O' Messenger of Allah?" He said: "The often Allah mentioning-men and mentioning-women."

Reporters

Reported by Muslim. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #2.

Abdullãh bin Busr recounted that a man said: "O' Messenger of Allah! The teachings of the faith have become many upon me, so tell me of something which I can adhere to." He said: "That your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah, The Exalted."

Reporters

Reported by At-Tirmithi, and he said it was comely (hasan). Al-Albãni said this was an under-rating because it is really sound (saheeh), that so said Al-Hakim, and that Ath-Thahabi agreed with Al-Hakim. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #3.

It is reported of the Prophet that he said: "The similitude of one that mentions His Lord in remembrance and the one that does not mention His Lord in remembrance, is like that of a living creature compared to a dead one."

Reporters

Reported by Al-Bukhãri. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #

It is reported that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever sat a session in which he made no mention of Allah The Exalted, there was upon him a tirah", meaning a shortcoming, and a thing to regret.

Reporters

Reported by Abu Dãwood. Al-Albãni said it was sound (saheeh), and he said that Abu Dãwood's ascription was comely (isnãduhu hasan); however, it has many other channels of ascription, some of which are sound according to the conditions of Imam Muslim. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #5.

The Virtues of Tahmeed, Tahleel, and Tasbeeh((6)) (6)
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever says: Lã 'ilãha 'illã 'allãhu wahdahu lã shareeka lahu, lahulmulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa `alã kulli shay'in qadeerun⁽⁷⁾ 100 times would get the reward of manumitting ten slaves, one hundred good deeds would be written for him, one hundred sins would be remitted from him, it would be a shield for him from the Shaytan that day till night, and nobody would arrive with better than what he arrived with except for one that had done more than him."
Footnotes ⁽⁶⁾ Tahmeed is to say 'Al-hamdu lillãhi, Tahleel is to say Lã 'ilãha 'illã 'allãhu, and Tasbeeh is to say Subhana 'allãhi. ⁽⁷⁾ There is no 'ilãh except Allah, no partner does He have; his is the Kingdom, and to Him is all Praise, and He is ever-able to do everything.
Reporters Reported in Saheeh 'Al-Bukhãri and Saheeh Muslim. 'Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #6.
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