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The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, used, on his return from campaign
or pilgrimage or Umrah, to praise Allah upon every hillock of the earth three times
and say: “There is no god except Allah alone, no partner to Him, to Hi is the
dominion and all thanks, and He has power over all things, we are returning
repentant, worshiping, prostrating, to our Lord we are most grateful. Allah has
fulfilled His promise and given victory to His servant and alone ahs defeated the
allies.”
And when he arrives back in his town, he should say: “O Allah make for us in it a
stay and a good provision.” And he should send in advance to his family
someone to give them glad tidings of his arrival, so that he does not enter upon
them suddenly, and might see them while they are unprepared. He should not
arrive at his house at night, as the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, has
forbidden that. He used, on his return, to enter the Mosque first and pray two
units of prayer and then enter the house, and when he entered said: “We repent
and return to our Lord. Our Lord no sin should take us suddenly.”
Chapter Two
or pilgrimage or Umrah, to praise Allah upon every hillock of the earth three times
and say: “There is no god except Allah alone, no partner to Him, to Hi is the
dominion and all thanks, and He has power over all things, we are returning
repentant, worshiping, prostrating, to our Lord we are most grateful. Allah has
fulfilled His promise and given victory to His servant and alone ahs defeated the
allies.”
And when he arrives back in his town, he should say: “O Allah make for us in it a
stay and a good provision.” And he should send in advance to his family
someone to give them glad tidings of his arrival, so that he does not enter upon
them suddenly, and might see them while they are unprepared. He should not
arrive at his house at night, as the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, has
forbidden that. He used, on his return, to enter the Mosque first and pray two
units of prayer and then enter the house, and when he entered said: “We repent
and return to our Lord. Our Lord no sin should take us suddenly.”
Chapter Two