Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers When tired of life

Due to difficulty death is sought but one should never pray for death
instead pray this:
اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرٌ لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي
إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرَاً لِي
"O Allah keep me alive as long as is good for me and when death is
betterfor me lift me".
(Mishkat)

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers Istikhara for Marriage

When one desires to make istikhara for marriage, then keep the person
in mind whem making niyah. Then do wudhu and perform Salaat. Then
praise Allah, mention His Greatness and plead:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ
وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُالْغُيُوبِ ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ فِي فُلَانَةِ
خَيْرَاً لِي فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي فَاقْدُرْهَا لِي وَإِنْ
كَانَ غَيْرُهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا لِي فِي دِينِي وَآخِرَتِي فَاقْدُرْهَا
لِي
"O Allah, You have power (control) and I have no control and You know
and I do not know, and You know the condition of the Unseen. Thus if
Yousee (deem fit) that this woman (here mention her name) is good for
meconcerning my Deen, world and Akhirah then grant me her control
(make it possible that I marry her) and if besides her there be
(another woman) which is better for me concerning Deen and Akhirah
then specify her for me (grant me control over he)".
(Hisn)
N.B. A woman should read "him" instead of"her".

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Owners of the Garden

The following story is mentioned in Surah Qalam, Chapter 68 of the Holy Quran.
Once there was a wealthy and pious man. He had a big garden full of
green trees laden with fruits. After the fruits were picked, this
rightful man used to distribute some fruits among the poor who would
gather at the garden every season to take their share.
Allah liked this act of the man. By the grace of Allah the garden used
to give rich harvest every season. Truly, one who spends for the sake
of Allah gets the reward in the hereafter as well as in this life.
This man had many sons who were not so pious as him. When their father
died, they discussed a plan and said to each other that their father
was not a wise man. He did not know how it was difficult to earn
livelihood. They did not like the habit of distributing some of the
fruits among the poor. They felt as if all their efforts would go to
vain if the poor had some share.
One of the sons had a concern. What will they tell the poor people
when they gather to take their fruits next time? They thought over its
implications, as they were worried about losing their prestige.
However, they were not afraid of Allah's wrath. One of them suggested
removing all the fruits inthe night and thus clearing the garden
before dawn so that nobody could come and ask for his share. Everyone
agreed to this suggestion. Since they were not even afraid of Allah,
they forgot to say 'Insha-Allah', which means if Allah Wills,"...they
swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden)in the morning, without
saying Insha-Allah ('if Allah Wills')" (Verses 17-18). If a Muslim
does not say Insha-Allah before doing something Allah may not fulfill
his wish. But those who have no faith in Allah failto remember this
and get stuck up in their act.
Allah is all Powerful. He knows no bounds in His Governance. All the
brothers went to sleep with a view to getting up early in the morning
and gather the ripe fruits. In the meantime, with the Will of
Allah"...there passed by on the (garden) a visitation (fire) from your
Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep." (Verse 19)
In the early morning, all of them got up and hurried up and "...called
out one to another as soon as the morning broke, Saying: 'Go to your
tilth in the morning, if you would pluck the fruits.' So they
departed, conversing in secret low tones (saying), No Miskin (poorman)
shall enter upon you into it today." (Verses 21-24)
As they were proceedingtowards the garden, they were quite unaware
that Allah had willed otherwise. Because the garden had become "black
by the morning, like a pitch dark night (in complete ruins)" (Verse
20). So when they reached the garden, they said this was not their
garden, and that they had strayed away from the right path to the
garden.But when they saw therewas no other way around, they were
wonder struck! Soon they realized the situation and yelled:"Verily, we
have gone astray," "Nay! Indeed weare deprived of (the fruits)!" The
best among them said: "Did I not say to you 'Why not glorify
(Allah)'?" (Verses 26-28). He had been advising them earlier against
this act, for he had said it is only Allah who would enhance their
fruits if they continued to give away some of them in charity.
All of them felt regretful over their misdeed. Theyturned, to one
another, in reproach and said:"Glory to our Lord! Verilywe have been
doing wrong. Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!" All of them,
then, sought Allah's pardon and said:"We hope that our Lord will give
us in exchange a better (garden) than this. Truly, we turn to our Lord
(wishing for good that He may forgive our sins, and reward us in the
Hereafter)." (Verses 31-32)
It is very beloved to Allahthat we share with the less fortunate
whatever we have. While some of us only feel hungry during the month
of Ramadan, there are many who are hungry everyday. Let us be
moregenerous with our wealth and help all those who are in need. We
will not lose anything by giving awaysome of our wealth, we will only
gain.

A Sheet for the Prophet

Narrated Abu Hazim: I heard Sahl bin Saad saying, "A woman brought a
Burda (i.e. a square piece of cloth having edging). I asked, 'Do you
know what a Burda is?' They replied in the affirmative and said, "It
is a cloth sheet with woven margins." Sahl went on, "She addressed the
Prophet and said, 'I have woven it with my hands for you to wear.' The
Prophet took it as he was in needof it, and came to us wearing it as a
waist sheet. One of us said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Give it to me to
wear.' The Prophet agreed to give it to him. The Prophet sat with the
people for awhile and then returned(home), wrapped that waist sheet
and sent it tohim. The people said to that man, 'You haven't done well
by asking him for it when you know that he never turns down anybody's
request.' The man replied, 'By Allah, I have not asked him for it
except to use it as my shroud when I die." Sahl added; "Later it (i.e.
that sheet) was his shroud."
Source: Sahih Al Bukhari (Volume 3, Hadith# 306)
The person wanted to have the sheet for his shroud because he hoped
that Allah will show mercy towards him after death as he is covered in
a sheet that was worn by the Prophet. We can also hope for the same by
dressing ourselves with the lifestyle of the Prophet (peace be upon
him) as his simple lifestyle is the most beloved to Allah.