Foreword

This is the invocation of a troubled man: ‘O God I am a petitioner for Divine Mercy. Do not abandon me even for a moment to any desires. And keep all my affairs in order. There is no God but You.’ HADITH OF ABU DAWUD ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU BAKR. 193 God is nearest to His servant in the last phase of the night. If possible, be one of those who remember God during this period. HADITH OF AT-TIRMIDHI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ‘AMR IBN ‘ABASAH.