Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Tauhtd (Islamic Monotheism)
13- بَابُ السُّؤَالِ بِأَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، وَالاِسْتِعَاذَةِ بِهَا:
(13) Chapter. (What is said regarding) asking Allah with His Names and seeking refuge with them.
9 hadith · references 7393–7401
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Bukhari · 7393إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِرَاشَهُ ، فَلْيَنْفُضْهُ بِصَنِفَةِ ثَوْبِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، وَلْيَقُلْ : بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ ، وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي ، فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا ، The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with the edge of his garment, and say Bismika Rabbi Wada`tu janbi, wa bika arfa'hu. In amsakta nafsi faghfir laha, wa in arsaltaha fahfa19 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7394إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَحْيَا وَأَمُوتُ ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) went to bed, he used to say, "Allahumma bismika ahya wa amut." And when he woke up in the mornings he used to say, "Al-hamdu li l-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihi-nnushur."5 narratorsBukhari · 7395إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، قَالَ : بِاسْمِكَ نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا ، فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) went to bed at night, he used to say "Bismika namutu wa nahya." And when he got up in the morning, he used to say, "Al hamdu li l-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihi-nnushur."6 narratorsBukhari · 7396حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 th6 narratorsBukhari · 7397إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كِلَابَكَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَأَمْسَكْنَ فَكُلْ ، وَإِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِالْمِعْرَاضِ فَخَزَقَ فَكُلْI asked the Prophet, "I send off (for a game) my trained hunting dogs; (what is your verdict concerning the game they hunt?" He said, "If you send off your trained hunting dogs and mention the Name of Allah, then, if the6 narratorsBukhari · 7398يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ هَا هُنَا أَقْوَامًا حَدِيثٌ عَهْدُهُمْ بِشِرْكٍ يَأْتُونَا بِلُحْمَانٍ لَا نَدْرِي يَذْكُرُونَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا أَمْ لَا ؟ ، قَالَ : اذْكُرُوا أَنْتُمُ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَكُلُواThe people said to the Prophet (ﷺ) , "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Here are people who have recently embraced Islam and they bring meat, and we do not know whether they had mentioned Allah's Name while slaughtering the anima8 narratorsBukhari · 7399ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَبْشَيْنِ يُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُThe Prophet (ﷺ) slaughtered two rams as sacrifice and mentioned Allah's Name and said, "Allahu-Akbar" while slaughtering).4 narratorsBukhari · 7400صَلَّى ، ثُمَّ خَطَبَ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ ، فَلْيَذْبَحْ مَكَانَهَا أُخْرَى ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَذْبَحْ ، فَلْيَذْبَحْ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِThat he witnessed the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day of Nahr. The Prophet (ﷺ) offered prayer and then delivered a sermon saying, "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before offering prayer, should slaughter another animal in place4 narratorsBukhari · 7401لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ وَمَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللَّهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not swear by your fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by Allah."4 narrators