Anas told that when anything caused God’s messenger anxiety he would say, “O Living One, O Eternal One, in Your mercy I seek help.” Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a <i>gharib</i> tradition which is not committed to memory.* *<i>Laisa bi-mahfuz</i> is used here. A tradition called <i>mahfuz</i> is one which is considered superior when compared with a <i>shadhdh</i> tradition (cf. p. xii).

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا كَرَبَهُ أَمْرٌ يَقُولُ: «يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَلَيْسَ بِمَحْفُوظٍ