The Virtues of Remembrance After Waking Up

Understanding Virtue through the Prophetic Teachings (Lesson Twenty-eight): In this lecture, Shaykh Faraz discusses the virtues of Remembrance After Waking Up. `Ubada ibn al-Samit (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, "Whoever wakes up at night and says La ilaha illa'l Llah wahdahu la sharika lahu lahu'l mulku wa lahu'l hamd wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadir. Alhamdulillah wa Subhan Allah wa la ilaha illa'l Llah wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah ('There is no god but Allah, alone without partner. His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has power over all things. All praise is due to Allah. Glory be to Allah. Allah is Greatest. And there is no god but Allah. And there is no ability nor power except through Allah.') and then says: Allahumma'ghfir li ('O Allah, forgive me!') or makes supplication, then Allah accepts their supplication. After this, if they make wudu and pray, their prayer is accepted." [Bukhari]