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Fiqh-us-Sunnah - 4.113
Hadith 4.113.1
Avoid Supplicating Against (cursing) Yourself, Your Family or Property
Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Do not supplicate against your own selves, your children, your servants, or your property, lest you should supplicate at a time when supplications are accepted."
Hadith 4.113.A
Repeating a Supplication Three Times
Abdallah b. Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, loved to repeat his supplication three times, and pray for forgiveness three times." (Abu Daw'ud)
Hadith 4.113.B
When Supplicating for Someone Begin with Yourself
The Qur'an says that the believers pray, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren in faith who have preceded us in faith." Ubayy b. Ka'b reported, "When someone requested the Prophet, peace be upon him, to pray for him, he used to begin by supplicating for his own self."
(Reported by Tirmidhi with a sound chain of authorities)
Hadith 4.113.C
Supplication of a Father, of One Who is Fasting, A Traveler and of a Person Who is Wronged
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "The supplications of three persons are accepted, and there is no doubt concerning their acceptance: the supplication of a father, of a traveller, and of one who is wronged.' (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Daw'ud, and Tirmidhi, with a sound chain of transmitters) The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said, "The supplications of three persons are not rejected: the supplication of a fasting person at the time of breaking fast, of a just ruler, and of a person who is wronged.
Allah causes their supplications to rise above the clouds, and gates of heaven are opened for them, and God says, 'By My Majesty, I will help you, even it be after a while'." (Reported by Tirmidhi with a sound chain of authorities)
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