The Prophet’s (s.a.w.) Advise on Tawaswswul When Lost

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani (r.a.) recorded, in al-Mu’jam al-Kabir, that Sayyidina Abu ‘Abd ar-Rahman ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (r.a.) narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said, “When you lose your means of transport in a jungle, you should call, ‘O creatures of Allah!  Help me, recover my transport!  O creatures of Allah!  Help me, recover my transport!’  There are many of Allah’s creatures on this earth.  They will help you recover it.” 

This is also recorded by Imam Abu Ya’la Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-Mawswili (r.a.), in his Musnad; Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Dinwari ibn as-Sunni (r.a.), in ‘Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah; Imam Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haytsami (r.a.), in Majma‘ az-Zawa’id wa Manba’ al-Fawa’id; and Imam Shihab ad-Din Abu al-Fadhl Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Hajr al-‘Asqalani (r.a.), in al-Mathalib al-‘Aliyah in al-‘Alam al-Alihi.