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3511. ‘Umar bin Abū Salamah narrated from his mother, Umm Salamah, from Abū Salamah, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “When a calamity strikes one of you, then let him say: ‘Indeed, to Allāh we belong and to Him we shall return. O Allāh, I seek reward with You for my affliction, so reward me for it, and replace it for me with something better (Innā Lillāhi Wa Innā Ilaīhi Rāji‘ūn, Allāhumma ‘Indaka Aḥtasibu Muṣibātī Fa’jurnī Fīhā Wa Abdilnī Minhā Khair).’” When the time of death was near Abū Salamah, he said: ‘O Allāh, replace me for my wife, with better than me.’ So when he died, Umm Salamah said: “Indeed, to Allāh we belong and to Him we shall return. I seek reward with Allāh for my affliction, so reward me for it.” (Hasan)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb from this route, and this Hadīth has been related through routes other than this one from Umm Salamah from the Prophet ﷺ.
And Abū Salamah’s name is ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abd Al-Asad.
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Commentary
We are a creation of Allāh ﷻ and is always in need of Him. One day everyone has to return to Him, therefore, one should submit to Him and be satisfied with the Decree.
