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Seek refuge with Allah by saying the words which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say while seeking refuge with
Allah, "0 Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from miserliness,
and seek refuge with You from reaching a degraded geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You from
the afflictions of the world and from the punishment in the grave."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 80, Hadith 71
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that his father said, "In the year of Hajjatal-Wada`, the Prophet (ﷺ) paid me a visit while I was suffering
from an ailment that had brought me to the verge of death. I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! My sickness has
reduced me to the (bad) state as you see, and I am a rich man, but have no heirs except one daughter.
Shall I give 2/3 of my property in charity?' He said, 'No.' I said, 'Then 1/2 of it?' He said, 'Even 1/3 is
too much, for, to leave your inheritors wealthy is better than to leave them in poverty, begging from
people. And (know that) whatever you spend in Allah's Cause, you will get reward for it, even for the
morsel of food which you put in your wife's mouth.' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Will I be left behind
my companions (in Mecca)?' He said, 'If you remain behind, whatever good deed you will do for
Allah's Sake, will raise and upgrade you to a higher position (in Allah's Sight). May be you will live
longer so that some people may benefit by you, and some e others (pagans) may get harmed by you. O
Allah! Complete the migration of my companions and do not turn them on their heels; But (we pity)
the poor Sa`d bin Khaula (not the above mentioned Sa`d) (died in Mecca)" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lamented
(or pitied) for him as he died in Mecca. (See Hadith No. 693, Vol. 5)
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The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from laziness from geriatric old age, from
being in debt, and from committing sins. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the
Fire, the afflictions of the grave, the punishment in the grave, and the evil of the affliction of poverty
and from the evil of the affliction caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal. O Allah! Wash away my sins with
the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from the sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth,
and let there be a far away distance between me and my sins as You have set far away the East and the
West from each other."