Reports from Abdullah bin Mas'ud

Al-Aswad and Alqamah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There are two verses in the Book of Allah; any servant who commits a sin, then recites these two verses and seeks forgiveness from Allah, Allah Almighty forgives him. (Verse: And those who, if they commit an open sin or wrong themselves) to the end of the verse, and (Verse: And whoever does an evil deed or wrongs himself).

Shaqiq said that the supplication of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was as follows: "O our Lord, set things right between us, guide us to the paths of Islam, bring us out from the darkness of misguidance to the light of guidance, turn away from us indecencies, whether they relate to the outward or the inward, and bless us in our hearing, our sight, our hearts, our wives and our children. Turn to us and to them in mercy; surely You alone are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful. Make us such that we are thankful for Your blessings, praising You by means of them and making mention of them; and complete Your blessings upon us."

Abu Wa'il said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to supplicate in this way: "O Allah, set things right between us." Then the narrator mentioned the rest of the hadith like that of al-A'mash.

Al-Aswad bin Yazid said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah says: "Whoever has a covenant with Me, let him stand." His students said: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, then teach us this as well." He said: Recite these words, all of you: "O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the hidden and the manifest, surely I make a covenant with You in the life of this world: if You leave me to my own deeds, they will bring me near to evil and take me far from good. I place my trust in nothing except Your mercy, so keep my covenant with You, and fulfil it on the Day of Resurrection. Surely You do not break Your promise."

Abu al-Ahwas said that when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) supplicated for his students, he would say: "O Allah, guide us and make Your guidance easy for us. O Allah, ease us toward ease and keep us away from hardship, and make us among the people of understanding. O Allah, grant us happiness, comfort and peace, clothe us in fine silk and silk, and adorn us with ornaments, O true God. O Allah, make us thankful for Your blessings, praising You by means of them and making mention of them, and accept our repentance; surely You alone are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful."

Al-Harith bin Suwayd said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Speech that Allah loves is that the servant should supplicate in this way: "O Allah, I acknowledge the blessing and I also acknowledge the sin, so forgive me; surely none besides You can forgive sins."

Ma'n said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), when supplicating, used to say: "O Allah, help me against the terrors of this world, the hardships of time and the calamities of the days and nights, and be sufficient for me against the evil of what the wrongdoers do on the earth. O Allah, be my companion on my journey and my deputy when I am at home; make me beloved to You, make me honoured in the eyes of the people, mention me within Yourself, make my self lowly before You, and keep me far from bad character. O Most Merciful, to whom will You entrust me? You are my Lord. To a distant one who frowns upon me, or to a near one into whose hands You will give charge of my affair?"

Abu Ubaydah said that when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) strove hard in supplication, he would say: "O Allah, I ask You, by the blessing of Your favour which You have shown me, by the blessing of the good trial with which You have tried me, and by the blessing of Your favours which You have bestowed upon me, that You admit me to Paradise. O Allah, admit me to Paradise through Your mercy, Your forgiveness and Your favour."

Al-Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No servant supplicates with these words except that Allah widens his livelihood: "O Bestower of favours, upon whom no favour can be bestowed; O Possessor of majesty and honour; O Kind One; there is no god but You. Helper of those who seek refuge, shelter of those who seek protection, giver of security to those who fear: if You have written me with You in the Mother of the Book as wretched and unfortunate, then erase wretchedness from me and write me with You as fortunate. And if You have written my provision as straitened for me in the Mother of the Book, then erase my deprivation and the straitness of my provision, and write me with You as fortunate, one granted success in good. For surely You have said in Your Book: 'Allah erases what He wills and establishes what He wills, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.' [al-Ra'd: 39]"

Abu Ubaydah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: "What is the supplication that you made on the night when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to you: 'Ask and you will be given'?" He said: I recited this supplication: "O Allah, I ask You for faith after which there is no disbelief, for a blessing that never ends, and for the company of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the highest rank of Paradise forever."

Husayn bin Yazid al-Tha'labi said that when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) finished the prayer, he would supplicate in this way: "O Allah, I ask You for all the means that make Your mercy certain and the means by which Your forgiveness is assured, and I ask You for a share of the spoils of every good deed and for safety from every sin. O Allah, I ask You for the success of Paradise and for freedom from Hell. O Allah, leave no sin that You have not forgiven, no worry from which You have not given release, and no need that You have not fulfilled."

Abu al-Ahwas said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to supplicate in this way: "O Allah, clothe us in the garment of piety, bind us to the word of piety, make us among the people of understanding, give us death at the time when You are pleased with us, admit us to the Garden of Refuge, and make us among those who did good, were God-fearing, affirmed the best and restrained their souls from desires. Make us among those for whom You made ease and from whom You removed hardship. Make us among those who took heed, so that the reminder benefited them. O Allah, make our striving accepted and appreciated, forgive our sins, grant us radiance and joy, clothe us in fine silk and silk, and adorn us with ornaments of gold, pearls and silk."