Faith in the Prayers of the Holy Prophet (sas)

One of the most inspiring traits of Hazrat Umme Sulaim (ra) was her complete faith in the prayers of the Holy Prophet (sas). Accordingly, she took special care in sending over her newborn child to the Holy Prophet (sas) to benefit from his prayers. Hazrat Umme Sulaim (ra) herself had such a zeal for praying that she once asked the Holy Prophet (sas) to teach her some additional supplication which she could recite during her prayers. The Holy Prophet (sas) replied, ‘Recite subhaanAllah [Holy is Allah], alhamdulillah [all praise belongs to Allah], and Allahu Akbar [Allah is the Greatest] ten times each and then pray [to Allah Almighty] for whatever you wish.’1