(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying ''Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min adhabil-qabri, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjal, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wa fitnatil-mamati. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-ma thami wal-maghrami. (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave and from the afflictions of Masi,h Ad-Dajjal and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the sins and from being in debt).'' Somebody said to him, ''Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allah from being in debt?'' The Prophet replied, ''A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks promises whenever he makes (them).'' Aisha also narrated: I heard Allah's Apostle in his prayer seeking refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-dajjal.

The Prophet said, ''If anyone of you, when having sexual intercourse with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibni-Sh-Shaitan wa jannib-ish-Shaitan ma razaqtana, and if it is destined that they should have a child, then Satan will never be able to harm him.''

It was said, ''O Allah's Apostle! We know how to greet you, but how to invoke Allah for you?'' The Prophet said, ''Say: Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin wa'ala Ali Muhammaddin, kama sallaita ala all Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid.''

Allah's Apostle said, ''If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ashShaitan, wa Jannib ash-Shaitana ma razaqtana, Satan would never harm that child, should it be ordained that they will have one. (Because of that sleep).''

''When the ''Surat-An-Nasr'', When comes the Help of Allah and the conquest,' had been revealed to the Prophet he did not offer any prayer except that he said therein, ''Subhanka Rabbana wa bihamdika; Allahumma ighfirli (I testify the Uniqueness of our Lord, and all the praises are for Him: O Allah, forgive me!'')

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet, ''Teach me an invocation with which I may invoke (Allah) in my prayer.'' The Prophet said, ''Say: Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim.''

We came with Allah's Apostle (to Mecca) and we were saying: Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik' for Hajj. Allah's Apostle ordered us to perform Umra with that Ihram (instead of Hajj).

The Prophet said, ''If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual intercourse with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna-sh-shaitan, wa jannibi-sh-shaitan ma razaqtana,' and if the couple are destined to have a child (out of that very sexual relation), then Satan will never be able to harm that child.''

We said, ''O Allah's Apostle This is (i.e. we know) the greeting to you; will you tell us how to send Salat on you?'' He said, ''Say: Allahumma Salli ala Muhammadin abdika wa rasulika kama sal-laita ala Ibrahima wa barik ala Muhammadin wa all Muhammadin kama barakta ala Ibrahima wa Ali Ibrahim.''

Whenever the Prophet intended to go to bed, he would recite: ''Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya (With Your name, O Allah, I die and I live).'' And when he woke up from his sleep, he would say: ''Al-hamdu lil-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana; wa ilaihi an-nushur (All the Praises are for Allah Who has made us alive after He made us die (sleep) and unto Him is the Resurrection). ''

I heard Allah's Apostle, while he was in the state of lhram and his hair was stuck together with gum, saying, ''Labbaik, Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaik La Shanka laka Labbaik. Inn-al-Hamda Wan-Ni'mata Laka wal-Mulk, La Shanka Lak.'' He did not add anything to those words. (See Hadith No. 621, Vol. 2)

The people said, ''O Allah's Apostle ! How may we send Salat on you?'' He said, ''Say: Allahumma Salli ala- Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi kama sal-laita ala ali Ibrahim; wa barik ala Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi kamabarakta ala ali Ibrahim innaka hamidun majid.''

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Quran. He said, ''If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer): — Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika al-'azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-l-amra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or ajili amri wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or fi'ajili amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter–(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)–Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter–(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)–Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then the person should name (mention) his need.

I asked Allah's Apostle to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer. He told me to say, ''Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman kathiran, Wala yaghfirudhdhunuba illa anta faghfirli maghfiratan min Indika, war-hamni innaka antal-ghafururrahim (O Allah! I have done great injustice to myself and none except You forgives sins, so please forgive me and be Merciful to me as You are the Forgiver, the Merciful).''

I know how the Prophet used to say (Talbiya) and it was: Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaika la sharika Laka labbaik, Inna-l-hamda wan-ni'mata Laka walmu Lk, La sharika Laka'.