What follows are gifts from the Prophet, SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, that tell us how to achieve great rewards and blessings in this world and the Hereafter InshaAllah:
“Whoever says at daybreak: ‘There is no God save Allah alone, He has no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and the praise and He has power over all things’; such a person will have the equivalent of manumitting a slave from the son of Ismail; ten good deeds will be written for him, ten misdeeds will be erased, and he will be elevated ten levels. He will be protected from Satan until evening, and if he says it in the evening, he would have the same rewards until morning.”
[Recorded in Ahmad]
“Whoever says in the morning or in the evening: ‘O Allah! You are my Lord. There is no God besides You. You created me and I am Your slave and I have taken a covenant to You and promised You what I am able to do. I seek refuge with you from the evil of what I have done, I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin. Forgive me because none forgives sins except You.’ If a servant died during the day or night after having said this prayer he will enter Paradise.”
[Recorded in Ahmad]
“Whoever says at morning or evening: ‘Glory and praise be to Allah the Great’ one hundred times, no one will come forward on the Day of Judgement with better than he; except if someone said he same as him added to it’.”
[Recorded in Muslim]
“Whoever said: ‘Glory and praise be to Allah the Great’, a date tree planted for them in Paradise”.
[Recorded in Al-Tirmidhi]
“Whoever said: ‘Glory and praise be to Allah’ one hundred times in a single day, his sins would be erased even if they were like the waves of the sea.”
[Recorded in Al Bukhari and Muslim]
“Whoever implements ten verses of the Qur’an will not be included among the negligent. Whoever implements one hundred verses will be considered among the obedient. Whoever implements one thousand verses will be considered among the extremely rich”
[Recorded in Abu Dawud]
“Whoever says in the evening: “In the name of Allah with whose name there can be no harm in the earth or in the heavens and He is the Hearer the Knower” Three times, he will not be afflicted with a sudden calamity before morning. And whoever says it in the morning three times will not be afflicted with a sudden calamity before evening.”
[Recorded in Abu Dawud]
“Whoever says: ‘I seek refuge with the perfect words from Allah from the evil that He created’ three times in the evening will not be harmed by the bite of a serpent during that night.”
[Recorded in Al-Tirmidhi]
“Whoever says upon leaving his house: ‘In the name of Allah, I trust in Allah, there is no movement and no power except with Allah’, it would be said to him: ‘You have been contented and you took precaution’, Satan will turn away from him.”
[Recorded in Al Tirmidhi]
“Whoever says when he hears the caller to prayer: ‘And I bear witness that there is no God save Allah, He is alone and has no partner and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. I am pleased with Allah as Lord, Muhammad as Prophet and Islam as my religion.”
[Recorded in Muslim]
“Whoever recited Surah al Ikhlas ten times, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise”
[Recorded in Ahmad]
“Whoever recites the Surah al Khaf on a Friday, a light will be created for him until the next Friday”
[Recorded in al Bayhaqi]
“Whoever recited the verse of the throne after every compulsory prayer will not be forbidden entrance to Paradise”
[Recorded in Al Nisai]
“Whoever recites Surah al Ikhlas it is as if he read one-third of the Qur’an”
[Recorded in Ahmad]
O Allah! Make us of those who love You and are loved by You, assist us in remembering You and thanking You and worshipping You as You should be worshipped. Ameen!