Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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- "Before one hundred years pass, the people
who are alive today will be gone"
Abu Mas'ood 'Uqbah ibn 'Amr d-AnsC entered upon 'Ali
ibn Abi Taib, and 'Ali (&) said to him: You are the one who says
"Before one hundred years have passed, the people who are alive
today will have gone." By Allah, the prosperity of this will come
after one hundred years.262
- The supplication of the Messenger (g)
for blessing for the people of Madinah
It was narrated from 'Ali ibn Abi Tilib (&) that he said: We
went out with the Messenger of Allah (s), and when we were in al-
Harrah, at the water source belonging to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqzs, the
Messenger of Allah (g) said: "Bring the water for wudoo'." When
he had done wudoo', he stood up and turned to face the qiblah,263
then he said takbeer and said: "0 AUah, Ibriheem (@) was Your
slave and Your close friend, and he prayed for blessing for the people
of Makkah. I am Muhammad, Your slave and Your Messenger, and I
pray to You for the people of Madinah, that you might bless them in
their weights and measures as you blessed the people of Makkah,
with a twofold blessing."264
- Supplication at the time of distress
It was narrated that 'Ali ibn Abi Tilib (&) said: The
Messenger of Allah (s) taught me to say when distress befalls me:
"Tbere is no God but AUah, the Forbearing, the Most Generous.
Glory be to AUah and blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Mighty
Throne, praise be to Allah the Lord of the
This hadith
shows us the necessity of attaching one's heart to Allah (&) alone
and depending on Him and turning to Him. No one can grant relief
except Him (B), and no one answers the prayer of one who is in
desperate need when be calls upon Him except the One Who created