If any servant (of Allah) who suffers a calamity says:" We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it," ' Allah will give him reward for affliction, and would give him something better than it in exchange. She (Umm Salama) said: When Abu Salama died. I uttered (these very words) as I was commanded (to do) by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So Allah gave me better in exchange than him. i. e. (I was taken as the wife of) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ تُصِيبُهُ مُصِيبَةٌ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَجَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي مُصِيبَتِهِ وَأَخْلَفَ لَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ كَمَا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you is afflicted with a calamity, he should say: "We belong to Allah, and to Him we do return." O Allah, I expect reward from Thee from this affliction, so give me reward for it, and give me a better compensation.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَصَابَتْ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ { إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ } اللَّهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ مُصِيبَتِي فَآجِرْنِي فِيهَا وَأَبْدِلْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

“When a calamity strikes one of you, then let him say: ‘Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. O Allah, 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 ilaihi rājiʿūn, Allāhumma ʿindaka aḥtasibu muṣībatī fa’jurnī fīhā wa abdilnī minhā khair).’” When the time of death was near Abu Salamah, he said: ‘O Allah, replace me for my wife, with better than me.” So when he died, Umm Salamah said: “Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. I seek reward with Allah for my affliction, so reward me for it.”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ ( إنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ) اللَّهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ احْتَسَبْتُ مُصِيبَتِي فَأْجُرْنِي فِيهَا وَأَبْدِلْنِي مِنْهَا خَيْرًا فَلَمَّا احْتُضِرَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اخْلُفْ فِي أَهْلِي خَيْرًا مِنِّي فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ ( إنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ) عِنْدَ اللَّهِ احْتَسَبْتُ مُصِيبَتِي فَأْجُرْنِي فِيهَا

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you is afflicted with a calamity, he should say: "We belong to Allah, and to Him we do return." O Allah, I expect reward from Thee from this affliction, so give me reward for it, and give me a better compensation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3119)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ مُصِيبَتِي فَأْجُرْنِي فِيهَا وَأَبْدِلْنِي بِهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ خَلَفَنِي اللهُ ﷻ فِي أَهْلِي خَيْرًا مِنْهُ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you is afflicted with a calamity, he should say: "We belong to Allah, and to Him we do return." O Allah, I expect reward from Thee from this affliction, so give me reward for it, and give me a better compensation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3119)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَصَابَتْ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ مُصِيبَتِي وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "No servant is afflicted with a calamity and says, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. O Allah, I seek reward with You for my calamity and compensation in it, and make it better than before,' except that Allah will reward him for his calamity and compensate him with something better than it."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُصَابُ بِمُصِيبَةٍ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ مُصِيبَتِي فَأْجُرْنِي فِيهَا وَاعْقُبْنِي مِنْهَا خَيْرًا إِلَّا آجَرَهُ اللهُ فِي مُصِيبَتِهِ فَأَعْقَبَهُ اللهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you is afflicted with a calamity, he should say: "We belong to Allah, and to Him we do return." O Allah, I expect reward from Thee from this affliction, so give me reward for it, and give me a better compensation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3119)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ {إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ} [البقرة 156] اللهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ مُصِيبَتِي فَأْجُرْنِي فِيهَا وَأَبْدِلْنِي بِهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you is afflicted with a calamity, he should say: "We belong to Allah, and to Him we do return." O Allah, I expect reward from Thee from this affliction, so give me reward for it, and give me a better compensation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3119)

"إِذَا أصاب أحدَكم مصيبة فليقلْ: إنَّا للهِ وإنا إليه راجعون- اللهم عندك أحتسب مُصيبتى فأجُرنى فيها وأبْدِلنى بها خيرًا مِنْها".

"ما مِنْ عبْدٍ يُصَابُ بِمُصِيبَة فَيفْزعُ إِلي ما أَمَرَهُ اللهُ بِهِ مِنْ قَوْلِ: إِنَّا لله وإِنَّا إِلَيهِ رَاجعُون، اللَّهُمَّ أَجرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي هَذِهِ وعِضْنِي مِنْهَا خَيرًا مِنْها إِلا آجَرَهُ اللهُ فِي مُصيبتِهِ، وَكانَ قَمِنًا مِنْ أَنْ يُعَوِّضهُ اللهُ خَيرًا منْهَا".

"مَا مِنْ مُسْلِم تُصِيبُهُ مُصِيبَة فَيَقُولُ مَا أَمَرَهُ الله: إِنَّا لله وَإِنَّا إِلَيه رَاجعونَ، اللَّهُم أجُرْنى في مُصِيبَتى وَأَخْلِفْ لي خَيرًا مِنْها إِلا آجَرهُ الله في مُصِيبتِهِ، وَأَخْلَف الله له خَيرًا مِنْها".

"مَنْ أَصَابَتْه مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيقُلْ: إِنَّا للهِ وإِنَّا إِلَيهِ راجعُونَ - اللَّهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ - مُصِيبتِى فَأْجُرْنِى فِيهَا، وأَبْدِلْنِى خَيرًا مِنْهَا".