Upon Mounting Means of Transportation

Authentic Supplications of the Prophet

Upon Mounting Means of Transportation (195)

`Ali bin Rabee`ata said: I witnessed Ali bin Abi Tãib

when he was given a beast of burden to mount, just when he put his foot in the mount he said: In the name of Allah [ Bismillahi

], then when he had ascended upon its back, he said: All praise be to Allah [ Al-hamdu lil-lãh

], then he said: Subhãnal-lathee sakh-khara lanã hãthã wa mã kunnã lahu muqrineena. Wa'innã 'lã rabbinã lamunqaliboona.⁽²⁰⁹⁾.

Then he said Al-hamdu lil-lãhi 3 times , then he said: 'Allãhu 'akbaru, 3 times , then he said: Subhãnaka 'allãhumma 'inne thalamtu nafsee, faghfirlee, fa'innahu lã yaghfiruth-thunooba 'illã 'anta⁽²¹⁰⁾,

then he laughed, so he was asked: O' Commander of the faithful! why did you laugh? He said: I saw the Prophet

do as I have done, then he laughed, so I asked him: O' Messenger of Allah! Why do you laugh? He said "Your Lord Glorified and Exalted is He, admires when one of His bondservants says: Lord forgive me my sins, he knows that no one else forgives sins besides Me [Allah]".

Footnotes

⁽²⁰⁹⁾ Surat 'Az-Zukhruf (#43) Glory be to Him who has availed this to our use, for we were not bound to it. And to our Lord surely we will be returning (V 13, 14).

⁽²¹⁰⁾ Glorified are You my ilãh I have transgressed upon myself, so forgive me, for no one forgives sins other than You.

Reporters

Reported by Abu Dãwood, An-Nisã'ee, and At-Tirmithi, and he said it was comely-sound. Al-Albãni said it was as he said, that Ibn Hibbãn (#2380, 2381) also said it was sound, and so did Al-Hãkim, An-Nawawi, and others. He said that Al-Hãkim's ascription was through another channel by way of `Ali bin Rabee`ata. As for the channel of Abu Dãwood, At-Tirmithi, and An-Nisã'ee it is faulted due to 'Abi 'Ishãq 'As-Subai`ee's, who is in the chain of narration, skiping of two people between himself and 'Ibn Rabee`ata as has been certified by Ibn Hajar (see Sharh Ibn `Illãn). Al-Albãni included this hadeeth The Authentic of Good Sayings as #138.

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