Distinguishing marks

Humayd says that Sa'id bin Abi al-Hasan used to supplicate thus: "O Allah, place upon us the mark of faith, and clothe us in the garment of piety."

Hammad bin Salamah says that Thabit said: We were in a place which riding animals could not pass through. I stood up, reciting these verses: "Forgiver of sin, Accepter of repentance, severe in punishment" [Ghafir: 3]. He said: Then an elderly man passed by on a grey mule and said: "Say: 'O Forgiver of sin, forgive my sin. O Accepter of repentance, accept my repentance. O Severe in punishment, pardon me from my punishment. O Possessor of bounty, bestow good upon me.'" He said: I recited these words. Then I looked, and I could not see him there.

Thabit says that Ubaydullah bin Ubayd said: "Jibril (peace be upon him) is appointed over the fulfilling of needs. When a believer asks his Lord, he says: 'Hold back, hold back,' out of liking for his supplication, so that he may ask more. And when a disbeliever asks, he says: 'Give it to him, give it to him,' out of dislike for his supplication."

Thabit says that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "Indeed, I have left behind me elderly women who frequently supplicate Allah to bring them to the Pond of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)."