Hisn Al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) Supplications from the Qur’an and Sunnah
The book compiles Adhkār from the Qur’an and Sunnah to facilitate their recitation at various times and under different circumstances. It includes supplications for waking up, performing ablution, prayer, travel, and other things, which helps a Muslim to fortify himself to be under the full protection and care of Allah.
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Hisn Al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) Supplications from the Qur’an and Sunnah
The one who is in dire need of Allah Almighty
Dr. Sa‘īd ibn ‘Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtāni
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Introduction
Praise be to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our souls and from our bad deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide, and whoever He misguides, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, his family and Companions, and those who follow them with righteousness until the Day of Judgment, and may He grant them abundant peace. To proceed:
This is an abridged version that I have summarized from my book: Adh-Dhikr wa Ad-Duā’ wa Al-‘Ilāj Bir-Ruqā min Al-Kitāb wa As-Sunnah" (Dhikr, Supplication, and Treatment with Ruqyahs from the Qur’an and Sunnah). [1] I have abridged the section on Adhkār (regular supplications) to make it easy to carry during travel. [1] The aforementioned original version has been published, and all praise is due to Allah, with its Hadīths extensively referenced in four volumes. "Hisn Al-Muslim" is in its first and second volumes.
I have limited myself to the text of Dhikr (remembrance) and sufficed in its Takhrīj (Hadith authentication) by mentioning one or two sources found in the original version. Whoever wishes to know the Companion or seeks further details in the Takhrīj should refer to the original version. I ask Allah Almighty by His excellent names and sublime attributes to make it sincerely for His sake, and to benefit me with it in my life and after my death, and benefit with it whoever reads it, prints it, or contributes to its dissemination; indeed, He is the Guardian of that and fully Capable of it. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them with righteousness until the Day of Judgment.
Author
Written in the month of Safar, 1409 AH.
The Merit of Dhikr (remembrance of Allah)
Allah Almighty says: {Therefore remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and do not be ungrateful} [2] [2] Surat al-Baqarah: 152.
{O you who believe, remember Allah much} [3] Surat al-Ahzāb: 41.
{And men and women who remember Allah much—Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward.} [4] [4] Surat al-Ahzāb: 35.
{And remember your Lord within yourself with humility and fear, without raising your voice, in the morning and evening, and do not be of those who are heedless} [5] Surat al-A‘raaf: 205.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember his Lord is like that of the living and the dead." [6] [6] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/208, no. 6407, and Muslim, 1/539, no. 779, with the wording: "The example of the house in which Allah is remembered and the house in which Allah is not remembered is like that of the living and the dead."
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Shall I not inform you of the best of your deeds and the purest in the sight of your Sovereign and the highest in your ranks, and better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than encountering your enemy so you strike their necks and they strike your necks?" They said: Yes. He said: "Dhikr (remembrance) of Allah Almighty." [7] [7] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi 5/459, no. 3377, and Ibn Mājah 2/124, no. 3790. See: Sahīh Ibn Mājah 2/316 and Sahīh At-Tirmidhi 3/139.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah Almighty says: ‘I am just as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group, I remember him in a group better than them. If he comes one span near to Me, I go one cubit near to him; and if he comes one cubit near to Me, I go a distance of a fathom (two outstretched arms) near to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’" [8] [8] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 8/171, no. 7405, and Muslim, 4/2061, no. 2675; this is the wording of Al-Bukhāri.
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Busr (may Allah be pleased with him), who reported that a man said: “O Messenger of Allah, indeed, the laws of Islam have become too much for me, so tell me of something to hold on to.” He said: "Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah" [9] [9] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/458, no. 3375, and Ibn Mājah, 2/1246, no. 3793; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi," 3/139, and "Sahīh Ibn Mājah," 2/317.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold. I am not saying that {Alif-Lām-Mīm} is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lām is a letter, and Mīm is a letter." [10] [10] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/175, no. 2910. Classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/9, and "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘ As-Saghīr", 5/340.
‘Uqbah ibn Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out while we were in As-Suffah (terrace of the mosque), and said: “Which of you would like to go out every morning to But'hān or Al-Aqīq and bring two large-humped she-camels without being guilty of sin or severing ties of kinship?” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, we would love that.” He said: "Would not any one of you go out in the morning to the mosque and learn or recite two verses of the Book of Allah Almighty? That is better for him than two she-camels, and three verses are better for him than three she-camels, and four verses are better for him than four she-camels, and so on."[11] [11] Narrated by Muslim, 1/553, no. 803.
And the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sits in a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah; and whoever lies down in a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah." [12] [12] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/264, no. 4856, and others. See: Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘ 5/342.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "No people sit in a gathering where they do not remember Allah and do not invoke blessings upon their Prophet, except that it will be a source of regret for them. If He wills, He will punish them; or if He wills, He will forgive them." [13] [13] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/461, no. 3380. Also see: Sahīh At-Tirmidhi, 3/140.
And the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No people leave a gathering in which they did not remember Allah except that it will be as if they are leaving the carcass of a donkey, and it will be a cause of regret for them." [14] [14] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd 4/264, no. 4855, and Ahmad 2/389, no. 10680. See: Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘, 5/176.
1. Adhkār for waking up from sleep
"Praise be to Allah Who gave us life after He caused us to die and to Him is the resurrection." [15] [15] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/113, no. 6314, and Muslim, 4/2083, no. 2711.
Al-hamdu lillāhi alladhi ahyāna ba‘da ma amātana, wa ilayhin-nushūr.
"There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belongs the dominion, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is Competent over all things. Glory be to Allah, and all praise is due to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. My Lord, forgive me." [16] [16] "Whoever says that, his sins will be forgiven; if he supplicates, his supplication will be answered; if he rises, performs ablution, and then prays, his prayer will be accepted." Narrated by Al-Bukhari with Al-Fath, 3/39, no. 1154, and others, and this is the wording of Ibn Mājah. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/335.
La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr. Subhānallāh, wal-hamdulillāh, wa la ilāha illallāh, wallāhu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billāh al-‘Aliyy al-‘Azhīm. Rabbi ighfirli.
"Praise be to Allah Who granted me wellness in my body, restored my soul to me, and permitted me to remember Him." [17] [17] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/473, no. 3401. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/144.
Al-hamdulillāh alladhi ‘āfāni fi jasadi wa radda ‘alayya rūhi wa adhina li bidhikrih.
{Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth and the alternation of the night and day are signs for people of understanding, those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and earth [saying], “Our Lord, you have not created all this in vain. Glory be to You. Protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, whoever You cause to enter the Fire, You have surely disgraced him, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers. Our Lord, we have heard the caller to faith calling, ‘Believe in your Lord,’ so we believed. Our Lord, forgive us our sins, expiate our misdeeds, and cause us to die among the righteous. Our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection, for You never break Your promise. Their Lord responded to them: “I will never waste the deeds of any doer among you, male or female; you are the same in reward. Those who migrated and were driven out of their homes and suffered for My sake, and fought and were killed – I will surely expiate their sins and admit them into gardens under which rivers flow, a reward from Allah, and with Allah is the best reward." Do not be deceived by the disbelievers' prosperity in the land, it is a brief enjoyment, then Hell will be their abode. What a terrible resting place! But for those who fear their Lord will be gardens under which rivers flow, abiding therein forever – a welcoming gift from Allah; and what is with Allah is best for the righteous. There are some among the People of the Book who believe in Allah and what has been sent down to you and what was sent down to them; humbling themselves before Allah. They do not sell Allah’s verses for a small price. It is they who will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allah is swift in reckoning} O you who believe, be patient and endure, stand on guard and fear Allah, so that you may be successful} [Surat Āl Imrān: 190-200] [18] [18] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 8/337, no. 4569, and Muslim, 1/530, no. 256.
2. Supplication for wearing a garment
"Praise be to Allah Who clothed me with this (garment) and gave it to me without any power or strength on my side..." [19] [19] Narrated by the authors of As-Sunan except An-Nasā’i: Abu Dāwūd, no. 4023, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3458, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3285. Al-Albāni graded it as Hasan (sound) in "’Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl", 7/47.
Al-hamdulillāhi alladhi kasāni hadha (ath-thawb) wa razaqanīh min ghayri hawlin minni walā quwwah.
3. Supplication for wearing a new garment
"O Allah, praise be to You, You clothed me therewith. I ask You for its good and the good of that for which it was made, and I seek refuge with You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for." [20] [20] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 4020, At-Tirmidhi, no. 1767, and Al-Baghawi, 12/40. See: Mukhtasar Shamā’il At-Tirmidhi by Al-Albāni, p. 47.
Allāhumma lakal hamdu anta kasawtanīhi, as’aluka khayrahu wa khayra ma suni‘a lahu wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni‘a lah.
4. Supplication for someone wearing a new garment
"May you wear it out and may Allah Almighty grant you another instead." [21] [21] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/41, no. 4020. See: "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 2/760.
Tubli wa yukhlifullāhu ta‘āla.
"Wear new clothes, live in a praiseworthy manner, and die as a martyr." [22] [22] Narrated by Ibn Mājah, 2/1178, no. 3558, and Al-Baghawi, 12/41. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/275.
Ilbas jadīdan wa ‘ish hamīdan wa mut shahīdan.
5. What one should say when taking off his garment
"In the name of Allah." [23] [23] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 2/505, no. 606, and others. See: "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl", no. 50, and "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 3/203.
Bismillāh.
6. Supplication for entering the bathroom
"In the name of Allah, O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the male and female devils." [24] [24] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/45, no. 142, and Muslim, 1/283, no. 375. The addition of: "In the name of Allah" at the beginning was narrated by Sa‘īd ibn Mansūr. See: "Fat'h Al-Bāri", 1/244.
[Bismillāh] Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika min al-khubthi wa al-khabā’ith.
7. Supplication for exiting the bathroom
"I seek Your forgiveness." [25] [25] Narrated by the authors of As-Sunan except for An-Nasā’i, who narrated it in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 79, Abu Dāwūd, no. 30, At-Tirmidhi, no. 7, and Ibn Mājah, no. 300. It was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Sunan Abi Dāwūd" 1/19.
Ghufrānaka.
8. Dhikr before ablution
"In the name of Allah." [26] [26] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 101, Ibn Mājah, no. 397, and Ahmad, no. 9418. See: "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl", 1/122.
Bismillāh.
9. Dhikr after completing the ablution
"I testify that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner, and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger..." [27] [27] Narrated by Muslim, 1/209, no. 234.
Ash-hadu alla ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh.
"O Allah, make me of those who are constantly repentant and those who constantly purify themselves." [28] [28] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi 1/78, no. 55. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi" 18/1.
Allāhumma ij‘alni min at-tawwābīn waj‘alni min al-mutatahhirīn.
"Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You." [29] [29] Narrated by An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", p. 173. See: "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl" 1/135, 3/94.
Subhānak allāhumma wa bihamdik, ash-hadu alla ilāha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atūbu ilayk.
10. Dhikr on leaving the house
"In the name of Allah, I rely upon Allah, and there is no might nor strength except through Allah." [30] [30] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/325, no. 5095, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/490, no. 3426. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/151.
Bismillāhi tawakkaltu ‘alallāh wala hawla wala quwwata illa billāh.
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You lest I go astray or cause someone to go astray, slip or cause someone to slip, do injustice or have injustice done to me, or act foolishly or be treated foolishly." [31] [31] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan: Abu Dāwūd, no. 5094, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3427, An-Nasā’i, no. 5501, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3884. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/152, and "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/336.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika an adilla aw udalla aw azilla aw uzalla aw azhlima aw uzhlama aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayya.
11. Dhikr upon entering the house
"In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave, and on Allah, our Lord, we rely, then one should greet his family." [32] [32] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/325, no. 5096, and its chain of narration was deemed sound by Shaykh Ibn Bāz in "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār", p. 28. In the Sahīh Collection: "When one mentions Allah's name upon entering his house, and when eating, the devil says: There is no night shelter nor supper for you here." [Narrated by Muslim, no. 2018]
Bismillāhi walajna wa bismillāhi kharajna wa‘alallāhi rabbina tawakkalna.
12. Supplication for going to the mosque
"O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light above me, light below me, light on my right, light on my left, light in front of me, and light behind me. And place light within my soul, magnify my light, make my light great, grant me light, and make me a source of light. O Allah, grant me light, place light in my nerves, in my flesh, in my blood, in my hair, and in my skin." [33] [33] Refer to all these expressions in Al-Bukhāri, 11/116, no. 3166, and Muslim, 1/526, no. 529, 530, and 763.
Allāhumma ij‘al fi qalbi nūra, wa fi lisāni nūra, wa fi sam‘i nūra, wa fi basari nūra, wa min fawqi nūra, wa min tahti nūra, wa ‘an yamīni nūra, wa ‘an shimāli nūra, wa min amāmi nūra, wa min khalfi nūra, wa ij‘al fi nafsi nūra, wa a‘zhim li nūra, wa ‘azhzhim li nūra, wa ij‘al li nūra, wa ij‘alni nūra. Allāhumma a‘tini nūra, wa ij‘al fi ‘asabi nūra, wa fi lahmi nūra, wa fi dami nūra, wa fi sha‘ri nūra, wa fi bashari nūra.
"O Allah, grant me light in my grave... and light in my bones." [34] "And increase me in light, increase me in light, and increase me in light." [35] "And bestow upon me light upon light." [36] [34] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/483, no. 3419. [35] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 695, p. 258; its chain of narrators is graded authentic by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 536. [36] Ibn Hajar mentioned it in "Fat'h Al-Bāri" and attributed it to Ibn Abi ‘Āsim in the Book of Supplication. See: "Al-Fat'h", 11/118, and he said: Thus, twenty-five characteristics were gathered from the differences in the narrations.
Allāhumma ij‘al li nūran fi qabri...wa nūran fi ‘izhāmi, Wa zidni nūran, wa zidni nūran, wa zidni nūran, Wa hab li nūran ‘ala nūr.
13. Supplication for entering the mosque
He begins with his right foot [37] and says: "I seek refuge with Allah, the Most Great, and with His Noble Face, and His eternal authority from the accursed devil." [38] [37] As Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “It is from the Sunnah that when you enter the mosque, you start with your right foot, and when you leave, you start with your left foot.” This was narrated by Al-Hākim (1/218), who classified it as Sahih (authentic) as per the conditions set by Muslim, and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him. It was also narrated by Al-Bayhaqi (2/442), and classified as Hasan (sound) by Al-Albāni in "Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah" (5/624), no. (2478). [38] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 466. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", no. 4591.
A‘ūdhu billāh-il ‘azhīm, wa bi-wajhihi-l-karīm, wa sultānihi-l-qadīm, min-ash-shaytān-ir-rajīm. "In the name of Allah, and may Allah’s blessings" [39] "and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah." [40] [39] Narrated by Ibn As-Sunni, no. 88, and was classified as Hasan (sound) by Al-Albāni in "Ath-Thamar Al-Mustatāb", p. 607. [40] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/126, no. 465. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 1/528.
Bismillāhi, was-salātu was-salāmu ‘ala rasūlillāh "O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy"[41]. [41] Narrated by Muslim (1/494), no. (713), and in Sunan Ibn Mājah in the Hadith of Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her): “O Allah, forgive my sins and open for me the doors of Your mercy.” Al-Albānī classified it as Sahih (authentic) due to its supporting narrations. See: Sahih Ibn Mājah (1/128), no. (129).
14. Supplication for leaving the mosque
He begins with his left foot [42] and says: In the name of Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, [42] Narrated by Al-Hākim, 1/218, and Al-Bayhaqi 2/442. Al-Albāni classified it as Hasan (sound) in the "Series of Authentic Hadīths", 5/624, no. 2478, and its reference was provided earlier.
Bismillāhi was-salātu was-salāmu ‘ala rasūlillāh O Allah, I ask You for Your favor,
Allāhumma inni as’aluka min fadlik O Allah, protect me from the accursed devil.” [43] [43] See the Takhrīj of the narrations of the previous Hadīth regarding the supplication for entering the mosque, no. (20). The addition: "O Allah, protect me from the accursed devil" is narrated by Ibn Mājah. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/129.
15. Adhkār of the Adhān (call to prayer)
One should repeat what the muezzin says except when saying: "Hayy ‘ala as-salāh" (come to prayer) and "Hayy ‘ala al-falāh" (come to success). Here, one should say: "There is no might or strength except through Allah." [44] [44] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/152, no. 611 and no. 613, and Muslim, 1/288, no. 383.
He should say: "And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without any partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Muhammad as a Messenger, and with Islam as a religion." [45] [45] Narrated by Muslim, 1/290, no. 386.
Wa ana ash-hadu alla ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lah wa anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh, radītu billāhi rabban wa bi Muhammadin rasūlan wa bil-islāmi dīnan. He says this after the muezzin (the one who calls to prayer) says the testimony of faith. [46] [46] Narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah, 1/220.
He invokes Allah's blessings upon the Prophet (ﷺ) after completing his response to the muezzin. [47] [47] Narrated by Muslim, 1/288, no. 384.
He should say: "O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad Al-Wasīlah (the highest position of Paradise) and the degree of superiority, and raise him to a Praiseworthy Position which You have promised him, [indeed, You never fail in Your promise]." [48] [48] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/152, no. 614, and what is between the brackets is narrated by Al-Bayhaqi, 410/1. Its chain of narration was classified as Hasan (sound) by the erudite scholar ‘Abdul-‘Azīz ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) in "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār", p. 38.
Allāhumma rabba hādhihi ad-da‘wati at-tāmmah was-salāti al-qā’imah, āti Muhammadan al-wasīlata wal-fadīlah wab‘ath'hu maqāman mahmūdan alladhi wa‘adtah, innaka la tukhlifu al-mī‘ād.
He should make Du‘ā for himself between the Adhān and the Iqāmah (second call to prayer), for Du‘ā is not rejected at that time. [49] [49] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3594 and no. 3595, Abu Dāwūd, no. 525, and Ahmad no. 12200. See: "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl" 1/262.
16. Istiftāh (Opening) supplication
"O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the east from the west. O Allah, purify me from my sins as the white garment is purified from dirt. O Allah, wash out my sins with snow, water, and hail." [50] [50] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/181, no. 744, and Muslim, 1/419, no. 598.
"Glory be to You, O Allah, and all praise is due to You, and blessed is Your Name and exalted is Your Majesty and no deity is worthy of worship but You." [51] [51] Narrated by Muslim, no. 399, and the four Sunan compilers: Abu Dāwūd, no. 775, At-Tirmidhi, no. 243, Ibn Mājah, no. 806, and An-Nasā’i, no. 899. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/77, and "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/135.
Subhānak Allāhumma wa bihamdika wa tabārak ismuka wa ta‘āla jadduka wa la ilāha ghayruk.
"I have turned my face in complete devotion to the One Who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not one of the polytheists. Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds; there is no partner with Him, and this is what I have been commanded (to profess and believe), and I am one of the Muslims. O Allah, You are the Sovereign; there is no deity worthy of worship but You. You are my Lord, and I am Your slave. I have wronged myself and have admitted my sin, so forgive all my sins, for no one forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of morals, for none can guide to them but You, and turn away from me the worst of morals, for none can deliver me from them but You. Here I am, responding to Your call, happy to serve You. All good is within Your Hands, and evil does not belong to You. I exist by You and I will return to You. Blessed and Exalted are You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You." [52] [52] Narrated by Muslim, 1/534, no. 771.
Wajjahtu wajhi lilladhi fatara as-samāwāti wal-ard hanīfan wa ma ana min al-mushrikīn, inna salāti wa nusuki wa mahyāya wa mamāti lillāhi rabbi al-‘ālamīn, la sharīka lah wa bidhālika ’umirtu wa ana min al-muslimīn. Allāhumma anta al-malik la ilāha illa ant, anta rabbi wa ana ‘abduk zhalamtu nafsi wa i‘taraftu bi dhambi faghfirli dhunūbi jamī‘an innahu la yaghfiru adh-dhunūba illa ant, wahdini li ahsan al-akhlāq la yahdi li ahsaniha illa ant, wasrif ‘anni say’aha la yasrifu ‘anni say’aha illa ant, labbayka wa sa‘dayka wal-khayru kulluhu bi yadayk wa ash-sharru lays ilayak, ana bika wa ilayk, tabārakta wa ta‘ālayt, astaghfiruka wa atūbu ilayak.
"O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Isrāfīl, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your slaves concerning that over which they used to differ. Guide me, by Your permission, to the truth concerning that over which they had differed. Verily, You guide whom You will to a straight path." [53] [53] Narrated by Muslim, 1/534, no. 770.
Allāhumma rabba Jibrā’īl wa Mīkā’īl wa Isrāfīl, fātira as-samāwāti wal-ardi, ‘ālima al-ghaybi wash-shahādah, anta tahkumu bayna ‘ibādika fima kānu fihi yakhtalifūn, ihdini lima ukhtulifa fīhi min al-haqqi bi’idhnik, innaka tahdi man tashā’u ila sirātin mustaqīm.
"Allah is the absolute Greatest, Allah is the absolute Greatest, Allah is the absolute Greatest; and abundant praise is due to Allah, abundant praise is due to Allah, abundant praise is due to Allah; and glory be to Allah in the morning and evening"
Allāhu akbaru kabīra, Allāhu akbaru kabīra, Allāhu akbaru kabīra, wal hamdu lillāhi kathīra, wal hamdu lillāhi kathīra, wal hamdu lillāhi kathīra, wa subhānallāhi bukratan wa asīla. Three times. “I seek refuge with Allah from the devil: from his arrogance, his poetry, and his madness.” [54] [54] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/203, no. 764, Ibn Mājah, 1/265, no. 807, and Ahmad, 4/85, no. 16739. Shu‘ayb al-Arnā’ūt said in his verification of "Musnad": Hasan (sound) due to other supporting narrations. ‘Abdul Qādir al-Arnā’ūt said in his referencing of "Al-Kalim At-Tayyib" by Ibn Taymiyyah, no. 78: It is a Sahīh (authentic) Hadīth with its supporting narrations. Al-Albāni mentioned it in "Sahīh Al-Kalim At-Tayyib," no. 62. It was also narrated by Muslim from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) with a similar narration, including a story, 1/420, no. 601.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytāni: min nafkhihi, wa nafthihi, wa hamzih.
“O Allah, praise is due to You; [55] You are the Light of the skies and the earth and all that is in them. Praise is due to You; You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. Praise is due to You; You are the Lord of the skies and the earth and all that is in them. Praise is due to You; to You belongs the dominion of the skies and the earth and all that is in them. Praise is due to You; You are the Sovereign of the skies and the earth. Praise is due to You; You are the Truth; Your promise is the truth; Your speech is the truth; and meeting You is the truth. Paradise is true, Hellfire is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad (ﷺ) is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, I submit to You, rely upon You, believe in You, turn to You in repentance, with Your help I argue, and refer judgment to You. So, forgive me my previous and future sins, what I have concealed and what I have declared, and what You know better than me. You are the Advancer and You are the Delayer. There is no god but You. You are my God, there is no god but You. There is no power and no strength except through Allah.” [56] [55] The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say this supplication when he woke up at night for the voluntary night prayer. [56] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 3/3, 11/116, 13/371, no. 423, 465, 1120, 6317, 7385, 7442, 7499, and Muslim in a similar wording in abbreviated form, 1/532, no. 769.
Allāhumma lakal-hamdu anta nūru as-samāwāti wal-ardi wa man fīhinn, wa lakal-hamdu anta qayyimu as-samāwāti wal-ardi wa man fīhinn, wa lakal-hamdu anta rabbu as-samāwāti wal-ardi wa man fīhinn, wa lakal-hamdu laka mulku as-samāwāti wal-ardi wa man fīhinn, wa lakal-hamdu anta maliku as-smāwāti wal-ard, wa lakal-hamdu, anta al-haqqu wa wa‘duka al-haqqu, wa qawluka al-haqqu, wa liqā’uka al-haqqu, wal-jannatu haqqun, wan-nāru haqqqun, wan-nabiyyūna haqqun, wa Muhammad—sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam—haqqun, was-sā‘atu haqq. Allāhumma laka aslamtu, wa ‘alayka tawakkaltu, wa bika āmantu, wa ilayka anabtu, wa bika khāsamtu, wa ilayka hākamtu faghfirli ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu wa ma asrartu wa ma a‘lantu, wa ma anta a‘lamu bihi minni, anta al-muqaddimu wa anta al-mu’akhkhiru la ilāha illa anta, anta ilāhi la ilāha illa anta, wala hawla wala quwwata illa billāh.
17. Supplication of Rukū‘ (bowing)
"Glory be to my Lord, the Most Magnificent."
Subhāna Rabbiya al-‘Azhīm. Three times [57]. [57] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan, and Ahmad: Abu Dāwūd, no. 870, At-Tirmidhi, no. 262, An-Nasā’i, no. 1007, Ibn Mājah, no. 897, and Ahmad, no. 3514. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/83.
"Glory and praise be to You O Allah, Our Lord. O Allah, forgive me." [58] [58] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/99, no. 794, and Muslim, 1/350, no. 484.
"You are the Most Glorious, the Most Holy, and the Lord of the angels and the Spirit." [59] [59] Narrated by Muslim, 1/353, no. 487 and Abu Dāwūd, 1/230, no. 872.
Subbūhun quddūs rabbul-malā’ikati war-rūh.
"O Allah, For You I bow, in You I believe, and for You I submit. My hearing, sight, brain, bones, sinews, [and what my feet have carried] are humbled before You." [60] [60] Narrated by Muslim, 1/534, no. 771, and the four except Ibn Mājah: Abu Dāwūd, no. 760 and no. 761, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3421, An-Nasā’i, no. 1049; and the wording within brackets is from Ibn Khuzaymah, no. 607, and Ibn Hibbān, no. 1901.
Allāhumma laka raka‘tu, wa bika āmantu, wa laka aslamtu, khasha‘a laka sam‘i, wa basari, wa mukhkhi, wa ‘azhmi, wa ‘asabi, wa ma istaqallat bihi qadami.
"Glory be to the Owner of the might, the dominion, the pride, and the greatness." [61] [61] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/230, no. 873, An-Nasā’i, no. 1131, and Ahmad, no. 23980; its chain of narration is Hasan (sound).
Subhāna dhil-jabarūt wal-malakūt wal-kibriyā’ wal-‘azhamah.
18. Supplication of rising from Rukū‘
"Allah hears whoever praises Him." [62] [62] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 2/282, no. 796.
Sami‘allāhu liman hamidah.
"Our Lord, and praise be to You, abundant, good, and blessed praise." [63] [63] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 2/284, no. 796.
Rabbana wa lakal-hamdu, hamdan kathīran tayyiban mubārakan fīh.
"That fills the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, and what fills anything You wish afterward. O Worthy of praise and glory, which is the most truthful thing to be said by a slave and we are all slaves to You. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and the greatness of the great will be of no avail to him against You." [64] [64] Narrated by Muslim, 1/346, no. 477.
Mil’a as-samāwāti wa mil’a al-ardi, wa ma baynahuma, wa mil’a ma shi’ta min shay’in ba‘d. Ahl ath-thanā’i wa al-majd, ahaqqu ma qāla al-‘abd, wa kulluna laka ‘abd. Allāhumma la māni‘a lima a‘tayta, wa la mu‘tiya lima mana‘ta, wa la yanfa‘u dhal-jaddi minka al-jadd.
19. Supplication of Sujūd (prostration)
"Glory be to my Lord, The Most High"
Subhāna Rabbiya al-A‘la. Three times. [65] [65] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan, and Ahmad: Abu Dāwūd, no. 870, At-Tirmidhi, no. 262, An-Nasā’i, no. 1007, Ibn Mājah, no. 897, and Ahmad, no. 3514. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/83.
"Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, Our Lord. O Allah, forgive me." [66] [66] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, no. 794, and Muslim, no. 484, and previously mentioned with no. 34.
"You are the Most Glorious, the Most Holy, and the Lord of the angels and the Spirit." [67] [67] Narrated by Muslim, 1/533, no. 487, and Abu Dāwūd, no. 872, and previously mentioned with no. 35.
Subbūhun, Quddūsun, Rabbul-malā’ikati war-rūh.
"O Allah, to You I have prostrated; in You I have believed; and to You I have submitted. My face has prostrated to the One Who created it and formed it, and brought forth its hearing and sight. Blessed is Allah, the best of those who create." [68] [68] Narrated by Muslim, 1/534, no. 771, and others.
Allāhumma laka sajadtu wa bika āmantu, wa laka aslamtu, sajada wajhiya lilladhī khalaqahu, wa sawwarahu, wa shaqqa sam‘ahu wa basarahu, tabāraka Allāhu ahsanu al-khāliqīn.
"Glory be to the Owner of the might, the dominion, the pride, and the greatness." [69] [69] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/230, no. 873, An-Nasā’i, no. 1131, and Ahmad, no. 23980; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/166, and previously referenced with no. 37.
Subhāna dhīl-jabarūt, wal-malakūt, wal-kibriyā’, wal-‘azhamah.
"O Allah, forgive me all my sins, small and great, first and last, public and secret." [70] [70] Narrated by Muslim, 1/230, no. 483.
Allāhumma ighfirli dhambi kullahu: diqqahu wa jillahu, wa awwalahu wa ākhirahu, wa ‘alāniyyatahu wa sirrahu.
"O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot count the praises You deserve. You are as You have praised Yourself." [71] [71] Narrated by Muslim, 1/352, no. 486.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu biridāka min sakhatik, wa bimu‘āfātika min ‘uqūbatik, wa a‘ūdhu bika minka, la ’uhsi thanā’an ‘alayk, anta kama athnayta ‘ala nafsik.
20. Supplication between the two prostrations
"O Allah, forgive me. My Lord, Forgive me." [72] [72] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/231, no. 874, and Ibn Mājah, no. 897. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/148.
"O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, console me, bestow wellness on me, give me provision, and raise me." [73] [73] Narrated by the authors of Sunan except An-Nasā’i: Abu Dāwūd, 1/231, no. 850, At-Tirmidhi, no. 284 and 285, and Ibn Mājah, no. 898. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/90, and "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/148.
Allāhumma ighfirli, warhamni, wahdini, wajburni, wa ‘āfini, warzuqni, warfa‘ni.
21. Supplication of Sujūd at-Tilāwah (prostration of recitation)
"My face has prostrated to the One Who created it and brought forth its hearing and sight by His Might and Power. {Blessed is Allah, the best of the Creators}." [74]
Sajada wajhiya lilladhi khalaqahu, wa shaqqa sam‘ahu wa basarahu bihawlihi wa quwwatihi, fatabāraka Allāhu ahsanu al-khāliqīn. [Surat al-Mu’minūn: 14] [74]. [74] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi 2/474, no. 3425, Ahmad 6/30, no. 24022, and Al-Hākim, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic), with Adh-Dhahabi concurring with him (1/220); and the addition in the narration is his.
"O Allah, record it for me as a reward with You, remove by it a sin for me, and store it for me with You, and accept it from me as You accepted it from Your servant [Prophet] David." [75] [75] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi 2/473, no. 579, and Al-Hākim, who graded it as Sahīh (authentic), and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him 1/219.
Allāhumma uktub li biha ‘indaka ajran, wada‘ ‘anni biha wizran, waj‘alha li ‘indaka dhukhran, wataqabbalha minni kama taqabbaltaha min ‘abdika Dāwūd.
22. Tashahhud (sitting position in prayer)
"Greetings, prayers, and good things are due to Allah. May the peace, blessings, and mercy of Allah be upon you, O Prophet. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger." [76] [76] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 2/311, no. 831, and Muslim, 1/301, no. 402.
23. Invoking peace upon the Prophet (ﷺ) after the Tashahhud.
"O Allah, bestow Your peace upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You bestowed Your peace upon Abraham and the family of Abraham; indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham; indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious." [77] [77] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/408, no. 3370, and Muslim, no. 406.
"O Allah, bestow Your peace upon Muhammad and his wives and offspring as You bestowed Your peace upon the family of Abraham. And bless Muhammad and his wives and offspring as You blessed the family of Abraham. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious" [78]. [78] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/407, no. 3369, and Muslim, 1/306, no. 407; this is his wording.
Allāhumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa ‘ala azwājihi wa dhurriyyatihi, kama sallayta ‘ala āli Ibrāhīm. Wa bārik ‘ala Muhammadin wa ‘ala azwājihi wa dhurriyyatihi, kama bārakta ‘ala āli Ibrāhīm. Innaka hamīdun majīd.
24. Supplication after the last Tashahhud before making Taslīm
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, from the punishment of Hellfire, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of Dajjāl (Anti-Christ)." [79]. [79] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 2/102, no. 1377, and Muslim ,1/412, no. 588; this is the wording of Muslim.
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, and I seek refuge with You from the trial of the Dajjāl (Anti-Christ), and I seek refuge with You from the trial of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sin and debt." [80] [80] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/202, no. 832, and Muslim, 1/412, no. 587.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhāb al-qabr, wa a‘ūdhu bika min fitnat al-masīh ad-dajjāl, wa a‘ūdhu bika min fitnat al-mahya wal-mamāt. Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika mina al-ma’thami wal-maghram.
"O Allah, I have wronged myself too much, and none forgives sins but You. So, forgive me with forgiveness from You, and have mercy on me. Indeed, You are the Oft-Forgiving, The Most Merciful." [81] [81] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 8/168, no. 834, and Muslim, 4/2078, no. 2705.
Allāhumma inni zhalamtu nafsi zhulman kathīran, wala yaghfiru adh-dhunūba illa anta, faghfirli maghfiratan min ‘indika warhamni, innaka anta al-ghafūru al-rahīm.
"O Allah, forgive me for what I have done and what I have left undone, what I have concealed and what I have declared, what I have done with excess, and what You know better than me. You are the One Who sends forward and You are the One Who holds back. There is no deity worthy of worship but You." [82] [82] Narrated by Muslim, 1/534, no. 771.
Allāhumma ighfirli ma qaddamtu, wa ma akhkhartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma a‘lantu, wa ma asraftu, wa ma anta a‘lamu bihi minni. Anta al-muqaddimu, wa anta al-mu’akhkhiru la ilāha illa anta.
"O Allah, help me remember You, give thanks to You, and worship You properly." [83] [83] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/86, no. 1522, and An-Nasā’i, 3/53, no. 2302; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/284.
Allāhumma a‘inni ‘ala dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa husni ‘ibādatik.
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from stinginess; I seek refuge with You from cowardice; I seek refuge with You that I be returned to the most decrepit age; and I seek refuge with You from the temptation of the worldly life and the punishment of the grave." [84] [84] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/35, no. 2822, and no. 6390.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min al-bukhli, wa a‘ūdhu bika min al-jubni, wa a‘ūdhu bika min an uradda ila ardhali al-‘umuri, wa a‘ūdhu bika min fitnat ad-dunya wa ‘adhāb al-qabr.
"O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge in You from Hellfire." [85] [85] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 792, and Ibn Mājah, no. 910. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/328.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka al-jannata wa a‘ūdhu bika min an-nār.
"O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive so long as You know such life to be good for me and take my soul in death if You know death to be better for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You whether in secret or in public, and I ask You to keep me upon truth in speech, in times of pleasure and anger. I ask You to make me moderate in times of wealth and poverty, and I ask You for everlasting bliss and joy that never ceases. I ask You to make me pleased with what You have decreed and for an easy life after death. I ask You for the delight of looking at Your Face and for longing to encounter You without being struck by a calamity that brings about harm nor a trial that causes deviation. O Allah, beautify us with the adornment of faith and make us among those who guide others and are rightly guided." [86] [86] Narrated by An-Nasā’i, 3/54, 55, no.1304, Ahmad, 4/364, no. 21666; and it was judged as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh An-Nasā’i" 1/281.
Allāhumma bi’ilmika al-ghayba waqudratika ‘alā al-khalqi ahyini ma ‘alimta al-hayāta khayran li, watawaffani idhā ‘alimta al-wafāta khayran li. Allāhumma inni as’aluka khashyataka fi al-ghaybi wash-shahādati, wa as’aluka kalimata al-haqqi fi ar-rida wal-ghadabi, wa as’aluka al-qasda fi al-ghina wal-faqri, wa as’aluka na’īman la yanfadu, wa as’aluka qurrata ‘aynin la tanqati’, wa as’aluka ar-rida ba’da al-qadā’i, wa as’aluka barda al-‘ayshi ba’da al-mawti, wa as’aluka ladhdhata an-nazhari ila wajhika, wash-shawqa ila liqā’ika fi ghayri darrā’a mudirratin, wala fitnatin mudillatin. Allāhumma zayyinna bi-zīnati al-īmāni, waj’alna hudātan muhtadīn.
"O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, by Your being the One, the Only, the Eternal Refuge, Who neither begets nor is He begotten, nor is there any equivalent to Him, to forgive my sins. Indeed, You are The Oft-Forgiving, The Most Merciful." [87] [87] Narrated by An-Nasā’i, 3/52, no. 1300, with this wording, and Ahmad 4/338, no. 18974; it was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh An-Nasā’i", 1/280.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka ya Allāh bi’annaka al-wāhid al-ahad as-samad alladhi lam yalid wa lam yūlad, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad, an taghfira li dhunūbi innaka anta al-ghafūr ar-rahīm.
"O Allah, I ask You by the fact that all praise is due to You. There is no god but You, alone, without a partner, the Bestower of blessings, O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Owner of Majesty and Honor, O Ever-Living, O All-Sustaining. I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge in You from Hellfire." [88] [88] Narrated by the authors of Sunan: Abu Dāwūd, no.1495, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3544, Ibn Mājah, no. 3858, and An-Nasā’i, no. 1299. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/329.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka bi’anna laka al-hamda la ilāha illā anta wahdaka la sharīka laka, al-mannān, ya badī‘a as-samāwāti wal-ardi ya dhāl-jalāli wal-ikrām, ya hayyu ya qayyūm inni as’aluka al-jannata wa a‘ūdhu bika min an-nār.
"O Allah, I ask You by my testimony that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the Only One, the Eternal Refuge, Who neither begets nor is He begotten, and there is none comparable to Him." [89] [89] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/62, no. 1493, At-Tirmidhi, 5/515, no. 3475, Ibn Mājah, 2/1267, no. 3857, and An-Nasā’i, no. 1300 with this wording, and Ahmad, no. 18974; Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh An-Nasā’i", 1/280. See also: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/329, and "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/163.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka bi’anni ash'hadu annaka anta Allāh la ilāha illā anta al-ahad as-samad alladhi lam yalid walam yūlad walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad.
25. Adhkār after making Taslīm and ending the prayer
"I seek forgiveness from Allah
Astaghfirullāh (Three times). “O Allah, You are the Source of Peace and from You is the peace. Blessed are You, Owner of Majesty and Honor.” [90] [90] Narrated by Muslim, 1/414, no. 591.
Allāhumma antas-salām, wa minkas-salām, tabārakta ya dhal-jalāli wal-ikrām.
La ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer. [Three times]. O Allah, there is none who can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and the greatness of the great will be of no avail to them against You"[91]. [91] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/255, no. 844, and Muslim, 1/414, no. 593, with the addition in brackets from Al-Bukhāri, no. 6473.
La ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr. La hawla wa la quwwata illa billāh, la ilāha illallāh wa la na‘budu illa iyyāh, lahu an-ni‘matu wa lahu al-fadlu wa lahu ath-thanā’ al-hasan. La ilāha illallāh mukhlisīna lahu ad-dīn wa law kariha al-kāfirūn. “Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and Allah is the Greatest
Subhānallāh, Walhamdulillāh, Wallāhu Akbar (Thirty-three times), "There is no god but Allah, alone, with no partners. To Him belongs the sovereignty and all praise is due to Him, and He is Competent over all things." [93] [93] Narrated by Muslim, 1/418, no. 597, and it states: "Whoever says that after every prayer, his sins will be forgiven, even if they were as much as the foam of the sea."
{Say: “He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge} He neither begets nor is He begotten, and there is none comparable to Him.”} [Surat al-Ikhlās: 1-4]
{Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak, from the harm of all what He has created; from the harm of darkening [night] when it spreads around, from the harm of the sorceresses who blow on knots} and from the harm of the envier when he envies."} [Surat al-Falaq: 1-5].
{Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the harm of the lurking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of mankind, from among jinn and mankind.”} [Surat an-Nās: 1-6].
After every prayer. [94] [94] Abu Dāwūd, 2/86, no. 1523, At-Tirmidhi, no. 2903, and An-Nasa’i, 3/68, no. 1335. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 8/2. The three Surahs are referred to as Al-Mu‘awwidhāt. See: "Fat'h Al-Bāri", 9/62.
{Allah: there is no true god except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who is there that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what was before them and what will be after them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills. His Kursī [i.e., footstool] extends over the heavens and earth, and safeguarding of both does not weary Him, for He is the Most High, the Most Great.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 255] after each prayer. [95] [95] "Whoever recites it after each obligatory prayer will have nothing preventing his entry into Paradise except his death." Narrated by An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 100, and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 121. Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 5/339, and "Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah", 2/697, no. 972.
"There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is Competent over all things."
La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu yuhyi wa yumītu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr. Ten times after the Maghrib and Fajr prayers. [96] [96] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/515, no. 3474, and Ahmad, 4/227, no. 17990. See its Takhrīj in: "Zād Al-Ma‘ād", Vol. 1/300.
“O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good provision, and accepted deeds.”
Allāhumma inni as’aluka ‘ilman nāfi‘an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan. After making Taslīm from the Fajr prayer. [97] [97] Narrated by Ibn Mājah, no. 925, and An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 102. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/152, and "Majma‘ Az-Zawā’id", 10/111; it will come under no. 95.
26. Supplication of Istikhārah (guidance-seeking) prayer
Jābir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the Istikhārah in all matters just as he used to teach us a Surah of the Qur’an. He said: "When one of you intends to do something, let him perform two Rak‘ahs other than the obligatory prayer and then say: "O Allah, I consult You for Your knowledge, and I seek strength from You for Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. Indeed, You are Capable and I am not; You know and I do not; and You are the All-Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter—and he mentions his need—is good for me concerning my religion, my livelihood, and the consequences of my affairs—or he said: my immediate and future affairs—then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and then bless it for me. And if You know this matter is bad concerning my religion, my livelihood, and the consequences of my affairs—or he said: my immediate and future affairs—then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me pleased with it." [98] [98] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/162, no. 1162.
Allāhumma inni astakhīruka bi‘ilmika, wa-astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa-as’aluka min fadlika al-‘azhīm; fa innaka taqdiru wala aqdiru, wa ta‘lamu wala a‘lamu, wa anta ‘allāmul-ghuyūb, Allāhumma in kunta ta‘lamu anna hādha al-amra—and he mentions his need—khayrun li fi dīni wa ma‘āshi wa ‘āqibat amri—or he said: ‘ājilihi wa-ājilihi—faqdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma bārik li fīhi, wa in kunta ta‘lamu anna hādha al-amra sharrun li fi dīni wa ma‘āshi wa ‘āqibat amri—or he said: ‘ājilihi wa ājilihi—fasrifhu ‘anni wasrifni ‘anhu waqdur li al-khayra ḥaythu kāna, thumma ardini bih.
He who seeks guidance from the Creator, consults the believing creation, and is firm in his decision will not regret it, as Allah Almighty says: {...and consult them in important matters. But once you have made a decision, put your trust in Allah...} [99] [99] Surat Āl Imrān: 159.
27. The morning and evening Adhkār
Praise be to Allah alone, and may Allah's peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. [100] [100] Anas reported from the Prophet (ﷺ) that he said: "To sit with a group of people who remember Allah Almighty from the Fajr prayer until the sun rises is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves from the descendants of Ismā‘īl (Ishmael). And to sit with a group of people who remember Allah from the ‘Asr prayer until the sun sets is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves." [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 3667, and it was graded as Hasan (sound) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 2/698]
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan
{Allah: there is no true god except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who is there that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what was before them and what will be after them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills. His Kursī [i.e., footstool] extends over the heavens and earth, and safeguarding of both does not weary Him, for He is the Most High, the Most Great.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 255][101]. [101] Whoever recites it in the morning will be protected from the jinn until the evening, and whoever recites it in the evening will be protected from them until the morning. Narrated by Al-Hākim, 1/562, and classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh At-Targhīb Wa At-Tarhīb", 1/273, and attributed to An-Nasā’i and At-Tabarāni, and he said: The chain of narration of At-Tabarāni is good.
{Say: “He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is He begotten, and there is none comparable to Him.”} [Surat al-Ikhlās: 1-4].
{Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak, from the harm of all what He has created; from the harm of darkening [night] when it spreads around, from the harm of the sorceresses who blow on knots, and from the harm of the envier when he envies."} [Surat al-Falaq: 1-5]
{Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the harm of the lurking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of mankind from among jinn and mankind.”} [Surat an-Nās: 1-6] Three times. [102] [102] Whoever says this three times in the morning and in the evening will suffice him against everything. Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/322, no. 5082, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/567, no. 3575. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/182.
"We have reached the morning and in this morning all sovereignty belongs to Allah, and all praise is due to Allah. There is no god but Allah, alone, without a partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise and He is Competent over all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and woeful aging. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from torment in Hellfire and punishment in the grave." [103] [103] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2088, no. 2723.
Asbahna wa asbaha al-mulku lillāh, wal-hamdu lillāh, la ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu wahuwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr, rabbi as’aluka khayra ma fi hādha al-yawm wa-khayra ma ba‘dahu, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma fi hādha al-yawm wa sharri ma ba‘dahu, rabbi a‘ūdhu bika min al-kasali wa sū’i al-kibar, rabbi a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhābin fin-nāri wa ‘adhābin fil-qabr.
In the evening one should say: "We have reached the evening and in this evening all sovereignty belongs to Allah, and all praise is due to Allah. There is no god but Allah, alone, without a partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise and He is Competent over all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge with You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge with You from laziness and woeful aging. My Lord, I seek refuge with You from torment in Hellfire and punishment in the grave." [104]" [104] Ibid.
Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillāh, wal-hamdu lillāh, la ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu wahuwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr, rabbi as’aluka khayra ma fi hādhi al-laylati wa-khayra ma ba‘daha, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma fi hādhi al-laylati wa sharri ma ba‘daha, rabbi a‘ūdhu bika min al-kasali wa sū’i al-kibar, rabbi a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhābin fin-nāri wa ‘adhābin fil-qabr.
"O Allah, with Your Power we have reached the morning, with Your Power we reach the evening, with Your Power we live and we die, and to You will be the resurrection." [105] [105] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/466, no. 3391. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi," 3/142.
Allāhumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namūtu wa ilayka an-nushūr.
In the evening he says: "O Allah, with Your Power we have reached the evening, with Your Power we have reached the morning, with Your Power we live and we die, and to You will be the return." [106] [106] Ibid.
Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namūtu wa ilayka al-masīr
"O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your slave. I will abide by Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done. I admit [107] Your favor upon me and admit my sin. So, forgive me, for indeed, none forgives sins but You." [108] [107] I acknowledge and confess. [108] Whoever says it with firm faith in it in the evening and dies during the night will enter Paradise, and likewise if he says it in the morning. Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/150, no. 6306.
"O Allah, I have reached the morning and call on You, the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all of Your creation to bear witness that You are Allah, none has the right to be worshiped except You, alone without partner, and that Muhammad is Your slave and messenger."
Allāhumma inni asbahtu ’ush'hiduka, wa ’ush'hidu hamalata ‘arshika, wa malā’ikatika, wa jamī‘a khalqika, annaka anta Allāhu la ilāha illa anta wahdaka la sharīka laka, wa anna Muhammadan ‘abduka wa rasūluk. Four times. [109] [109] Whoever says it four times in the morning or evening, Allah will free him from Hellfire. Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/317, no. 5071, Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 1201, An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 9, and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 70. Shaykh Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) deemed the chain of narration of An-Nasā’i and Abu Dāwūd as Hasan (sound) in "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār", p. 23.
In the evening he says: "O Allah, I have reached the evening and call on You, the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all of Your creation to bear witness that You are Allah, none has the right to be worshiped except You, alone without partner, and that Muhammad is Your slave and Messenger."
Allāhumma inni amsaytu ’ush'hiduka, wa ’ush'hidu hamalata ‘arshika, wa malā’ikatika, wa jamī‘a khalqika, annaka anta Allāhu la ilāha illa anta wahdaka la sharīka laka, wa anna Muhammadan ‘abduka wa rasūluk. Four times. [110] [110] Ibid.
"O Allah, whatever blessing I or any of Your creation have in this morning, it is from You alone, without any partner; so, to You belongs all praise, and unto You is all thanks." [111] [111] Whoever says it in the morning has expressed full gratitude for the day, and whoever says it in the evening has expressed full gratitude for the night. Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/318, no. 5075, An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 7, Ibn As-Sunni, no. 41, and Ibn Hibbān, "Mawārid", no. 2361. Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) deemed its chain of narration sound in "Tuhfat al-Akhyār", p. 24.
Allāhumma ma asbaha bi min ni‘matin aw bi-ahadin min khalqika fa minka wahdaka la sharīka laka, fa laka al-hamdu wa laka ash-shukr.
In the evening he says: "O Allah, whatever blessing I or any of Your creation have in this evening, it is from You alone, without any partner; so, to You belongs all praise, and unto You is all thanks." [112]. [112] Ibid.
Allāhumma ma amsa bi min ni‘matin aw bi-ahadin min khalqika fa minka wahdaka la sharīka laka, fa laka al-hamdu wa laka ash-shukr.
"O Allah, grant me wellness in my body. O Allah, grant me wellness in my hearing. O Allah, grant me wellness in my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from disbelief and poverty, and I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave. There is no deity worthy of worship except You."
Allāhumma ‘āfini fi badani, Allāhumma ‘āfini fi sam‘i, Allāhumma ‘āfini fi basari, la ilāha illa ant. Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min al-kufr wal-faqr, wa a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhāb al-qabr, la ilāha illa ant. Three times. [113] [113] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/324, no. 5092, Ahmad, 5/42, no. 20430, An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah," no. 22, Ibn As-Sunni, no. 69, and Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad," no. 701. Shaykh Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) classified its chain of narration as Hasan (sound) in "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār," p. 26.
"Allah is sufficient for me; no deity has the right to be worshiped except Him. Upon Him I rely, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne."
Hasbiyallāhu la ilāha illa huwa ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbu al-‘arshi al-‘azhīm. Seven times. [114] [114] Whoever says it in the morning and in the evening seven times, Allah will suffice him against whatever concerns him from the affairs of the worldly life and the Hereafter. Narrated by Ibn As-Sunni, no. 71 as Marfū‘ (ascribed to the Prophet), and Abu Dāwūd as Mawqūf (ascribed to a Companion), 4/321, no. 5081, and its chain of narration was classified as Sahih (authentic) by Shu‘ayb and ‘Abdul-Qādir al-Arnā’ūt. See: "Zād Al-Ma‘ād" 2/376.
"O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this life and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religious and worldly affairs, and my family and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and set at ease my dismay. O Allah, protect me from the front and from behind, and from my right and from my left and from above, and I seek refuge with Your Greatness lest I be destroyed from beneath me."[115] [115] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 5074, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3871. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/332.
"O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Possessor. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge with You from the evil of my own self, from the evil of Satan and his traps and temptations, and from committing wrong against myself or bringing it upon another Muslim." [116] [116] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3392, and Abu Dāwūd, no. 5067. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/142.
Allāhumma ‘ālim al-ghaybi wash-shahādah fātir as-samawāti wal-ard, rabba kulli shay’in wa malīkah, ash'hadu alla ilāha illa anta, a‘udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri ash-shaytāni wa sharakih, wa an aqtarifa ‘ala nafsi sū’an, aw ajurruhu ila muslim.
"In the Name of Allah, with Whose name nothing in the earth or the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
Bismillāhi alladhi la yadurru ma‘a ismihi shay’un fil-ardi wala fis-samā’i wa huwa as-samī‘u al-‘alīm. Three times. [117] [117] Whoever says this three times in the morning and three times in the evening, nothing will harm him. Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/323, no. 5088, At-Tirmidhi, 5/465, no. 3388, Ibn Mājah, no. 3869; and Ahmad, no. 446. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/332. Its chain of narration was deemed Hasan (sound) by the erudite scholar Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) in "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār", p. 39.
"I am pleased with Allah as the Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad (ﷺ) as a prophet."
Radītu billāhi rabban, wa bil-islāmi dīnan, wa bi Muhammadin sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam nabiyyan. Three times. [118] [118] Whoever says this three times in the morning and three times in the evening, it is rightful upon Allah to please him on the Day of Judgment. Narrated by Ahmad, 4/337, no. 18967, An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 4, Ibn As-Sunni, no. 68, Abu Dāwūd, 4/318, no. 1531, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/465, no. 3389, and it was deemed Hasan (sound) by Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) in "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār", p. 39.
"O the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek relief. Set right all my affairs and do not leave me to myself for the blink of an eye." [119] [119] Narrated by Al-Hākim and graded as Sahīh (authentic), with Adh-Dhahabi agreeing with him, 1/545. See also: "Sahīh At-Targhīb Wa At-Tarhīb", 1/273.
Ya hayyu ya qayyūm bi rahmatika astaghīth, aslih li sha’ni kullahu wala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn.
"We have reached the morning, and all dominion belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this day: its success, victory, light, blessing, and guidance; and I seek refuge with You from its evil and the evil of what comes after it." [120] [120] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/322, no. 5084. Shu‘ayb and ‘Abdul Qādir Al-Arnā’ūt classified its Isnād as Hasan (sound) in their verification of "Zād Al-Ma‘ād," 2/373.
Asbahna wa asbaha al-mulku lillāhi rabbi al-‘ālamīn, Allāhumma inni as’aluka khayra hādha al-yawm: fat'hahu, wa nasrahu, wa nūrahu, wa barakatahu, wa hudāh, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma fīhi wa sharri ma ba‘dahu.
And in the evening, he says: "We have reached the evening, and all dominion belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night: its success, victory, light, blessing, and guidance; and I seek refuge with You from its evil and the evil of what comes after it." [121] [121] Ibid.
Amsayna wa amsal mulku lillāhi rabbil ‘ālamīn, Allahumma inni as’aluka khayra hādhih-il laylah: fat-haha, wa nasraha, wa nūraha, wa barakataha, wa hudāha, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma fīha, wa sharri ma ba‘daha.
"We have reached the morning upon the natural disposition of Islam, upon the word of sincerity (the testimony of faith), upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), and upon the creed of our father Abraham, inclining toward truth, a Muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists." [122] [122] Narrated by Ahmad, 3/406, 407, no. 15360, and no. 15563, and Ibn As-Sunni in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 34. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 4/209.
Asbahna ‘ala fitrat al-Islām, wa ‘ala kalimat al-ikhlās, wa ‘ala dīni nabiyyina Muhammadin -sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam-, wa ‘ala millati abīna Ibrāhīma, hanīfan musliman wa ma kana min al-mushrikīn.
And in the evening he says: "We have reached the evening upon the natural disposition of Islam, upon the word of sincerity, upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), and upon the faith of our father Abraham, inclining toward truth, a Muslim, and he was not of the polytheists." [123] [123] Ibid.
Amsayna ‘ala fitrat-il-islām, wa ‘ala kalimatil ikhlās, wa ‘ala dīni nabiyyina Muhammadin sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, wa ‘ala millati abīna Ibrahīm, hanīfan musliman wa ma kāna minal mushrikīn.
"Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him"
Subhānallāh wa bihamdih. 100 times [124] [124] Whoever says it one hundred times in the morning and the evening, none would come on the Day of Judgment with deeds better than his, except one who said the like of what he said or more. Narrated by Muslim, 4/2071, no. 2692.
La ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr. Ten times [125], or once when feeling lazy [126]. [125] Narrated by An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 24. See: "Sahīh At-Targhīb Wa At-Tarhīb", 1/272, and "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār" by Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him), p. 44, and see its virtue in: p. 146, Hadīth no. 255. [126] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 5077, Ibn Mājah, no. 3798, and Ahmad, no. 8719. See also: "Sahīh At-Targhīb Wa At-Tarhīb", 1/270, "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 3/957, "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/331, and "Zād Al-Ma‘ād", 2/377.
"There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, and He is Competent over all things."
La ilāha illallāh, wahdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr. 100 times in the morning [127]. [127] Whoever says these words a hundred times in a day will have a reward equivalent to that of emancipating ten slaves, a hundred good deeds will be recorded to his credit, a hundred of his sins will be wiped out, and he will be safeguarded against the devil on that day till the evening; and no one will exceed him in doing more excellent good deeds except someone who has recited these words more than him. Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 4/95, no. 3293, and Muslim, 4/2071, no. 2691.
"Glory and praise be to Allah by the number of His creatures and His pleasure, and by the weight of His Throne and the ink of His Words."
Subhānallāh wa bihamdih: ‘adada khalqih, wa rida nafsih, wa zinata ‘arshih, wa midāda kalimātih. Three times in the morning. [128] [128] Narrated by Muslim (4/2090) no. (2726).
“O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good provision, and accepted deeds.”
Allāhumma inni as’aluka ‘ilman nāfi‘an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan. When he reaches the morning [129]. [129] Narrated by Ibn As-Sunni in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 54, and Ibn Mājah, no. 925; and its chain of narration was graded as Hasan (sound) by ‘Abdul-Qādir and Shu‘ayb al-Arnā’ūt in the verification of "Zād Al-Ma‘ād", 2/375, and previously mentioned as no. 73.
"I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him"
Astaghfirullāh wa atūbu ilayh. 100 times a day [130]. [130] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/101, no. 6307, and Muslim, 4/2075, no. 2702.
A‘ūdhu bi kalimātillāhi at-tāmmāti min sharri ma khalaq. Three times in the evening. [131] [131] Whoever says this supplication three times in the evening will not be harmed by any venom that night. Narrated by Ahmad 2/290, no. 7898, An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 590, and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 68. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi" 3/187, "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/266, and "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār" by Ibn Bāz, p. 45.
"O Allah, bestow Your peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad."
Allāhumma salli wa sallim ‘ala nabiyyina Muhammad. Ten times. [132] [132] "Whoever invokes peace and blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, my intercession will reach him on the Day of Judgment." Narrated by At-Tabarāni with two chains of narration, one of which is good. See: "Majma‘ Az-Zawā’id", 10/120, and "Sahīh At-Targhīb Wa At-Tarhīb", 1/273."
28. Adhkār of sleep
One should join his palms closely, blow breath in them, and recite in them: {Say: “He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge, He neither begets nor is He begotten, and there is none comparable to Him.”} [Surat al-Ikhlās: 1-4].
{Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak, from the harm of all what He has created; from the harm of darkening [night] when it spreads around, from the harm of the sorceresses who blow on knots, and from the harm of the envier when he envies."} [Surat al-Falaq: 1-5].
{Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the harm of the lurking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of mankind, from among jinn and mankind.”} [Surat an-Nās: 1-6]
Then one should wipe by them whatever he could reach of his body, starting with his head, face, and front parts of his body. (This is to be done three times) [133]. [133] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 9/62, no. 5017, and Muslim, no. 2192.
{Allah: there is no true god except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who is there that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what was before them and what will be after them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills. His Kursī [i.e., footstool] extends over the heavens and earth, and safeguarding of both does not weary Him, for He is the Most High, the Most Great.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 255][134]. [134] “Whoever recites it when he goes to bed, a guard will be appointed by Allah to protect him, and no devil will approach him till the morning.” Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 4/487, no. 2311.
{The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the believers. All of them believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.” Allah does not burden any soul greater than it can bear. For it is what it has earned, and against it is what it has incurred. “Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord, do not place on us such a burden as You have placed on those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with that which we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.”} [Surat al-Baqarah: 285-286][135]. [135] “Whoever recites them at night, they will suffice him (from all evil).” Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fath, 9/94, no. 4008, and Muslim, 1/554, no. 807.
"By Your name [136], my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, then have mercy on it, and if You send it back, then protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants." [137] [136] "When one of you rises from his bed and then returns to it, let him dust it off with the end of his lower garment three times and say: In the name of Allah, for indeed he does not know what has come to it after he had left. And when he lies down, let him say:..." The meaning of "with the end of his lower garment": its edge that is closest to its tip. "An-Nihāyah Fi Gharīb Al-Hadīth Wa Al-Athar" under the entry (sanf). [137] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/126, no. 6320, and Muslim, 4/2084, no. 2714.
Bismika rabbi wada‘tu janbi, wabika arfa‘uhu, fa in amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazh'ha bima tahfazhu bihi ‘ibādaka as-sālihīn.
"O Allah, You created my soul and You take it in death. To You belongs its death and its life. If You let it live, then protect it, and if You cause it to die, then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for wellness." [138] [138] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2083, no. 2712, and Ahmad with the same wording, 2/79, no. 5502.
Allāhumma innaka khalaqta nafsi wa anta tawaffāha, laka mamātuha wa mahyāha, in ahyaytaha fahfazhha, wa in amattaha faghfir laha. Allāhumma inni as’aluka al-‘āfiyah.
"O Allah, protect me [139] from Your punishment when You resurrect Your slaves." [140] [139] "When the Prophet (ﷺ) wanted to sleep, he would put his right hand under his cheek and then he would say: ..." (the Hadith). [140] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd in his own wording, 4/311, no. 5045, and At-Tirmidhi, no. 3398. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/143, and "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 3/240.
Allāhumma qini ‘adhābaka yawma tab‘athu ‘ibādak.
"By Your name, O Allah, I die and I live." [141] [141] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/113, no. 6324, and Muslim, 4/2083, no. 2711.
Bismika allāhumma amūtu wa ahya.
"Glory be to Allah"
Subhānallāh (Thirty-three times), And all praise is due to Allah
Wal hamdu lillāh (Thirty-three times). And Allah is the Greatest
Wallāhu Akbar (Thirty-four times)." [142] [142] Whoever says this when he goes to bed, it is better for him than (acquiring) a servant. Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fath, 7/71, no. 3705, and Muslim, 4/2091, no. 2726.
"O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Mighty Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Furqān (Qur’an), I seek refuge with You from the evil of all things that You seize by the forelock (i.e., You have full control over them). O Allah, You are the First and there is nothing before You; You are the Last and there is nothing after You; You are the Manifest and there is nothing above You; You are the Hidden and there is nothing beyond You. Settle our debt and spare us against poverty." [143] [143] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2084, no. 2713.
Allāhumma rabba as-samāwāti as-sab‘i wa rabba al-ardi, wa rabba al-‘arshi al-‘azhīm, rabbana wa rabba kulli shay’, faliqa al-habbi wa an-nawa, wa munzila at-tawrāti wal-injīli, wal-furqān, a‘ūdhu bika min sharri kulli shay’in anta ākhidhun bināsiyatih. Allāhumma anta al-awwalu falaysa qablaka shay’, wa anta al-ākhiru falaysa ba‘daka shay’, wa anta azh-zhāhiru falaysa fawqaka shay’, wa anta al-bātinu falaysa dūnaka shay’, iqdi ‘anna ad-dayna waghnina min al-faqr.
"Praise be to Allah Who gave us food and drink, provided for us sufficiently, and gave us shelter, for there are many who have no one to provide for them or give them shelter." [144] [144] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2085, no. 2715.
Al-hamdulillāhi alladhi at‘amana wa saqāna, wa kafāna, wa-āwāna, fa kam mimman la kāfiya lahu wa-la mu’wi.
"O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Possessor. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge with You from the evil of my own self and from the evil of the devil and his polytheism, and from committing wrong against myself or bringing it upon another Muslim." [145] [145] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/317, no. 5067, and At-Tirmidhi, no. 3629. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/142.
Allāhumma ‘ālima al-ghaybi wash-shahādati Fātira as-samāwāti wal-ard, Rabba kulli shay’in wa malīkah, ash-hadu alla ilāha illa ant, a‘ūdhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa-min sharri ash-shaytāni wa-shirkihi, wa an aqtarifa ‘ala nafsi sū’an, aw ajurrahu ila muslim.
Reciting {Alif-Lām-Mīm. The revelation} [Surat as-Sajdah], and {Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion} [Surat al-Mulk] [146]. [146] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3404, and An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 707. See also: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 4/255.
"O Allah [147], I have submitted myself to You, entrusted my affairs to You, turned my face to You, and committed my back to You, out of desire for You and fear of You. There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent." [148] [147] "When you go to bed, perform ablution like that for the prayer, then lie on your right side and say: …" the Hadīth. [148] The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the one who made that supplication: "If you die, you will die upon the Fitrah (sound natural disposition)." Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fath, 11/113, no. 6313, and Muslim, 4/2081, no. 2710.
Allāhumma aslamtu nafsi ilayk, wa fawwadtu amri ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilayk, wa alja’tu zhahri ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, la malja’a wa la manja minka illa ilayk, āmantu bikitābika alladhi anzalt, wa binabiyyika alladhi arsalt.
29. Supplication when turning over at night
"There is no god but Allah, the One, the Superb Vanquisher, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the All-Mighty, the Superb Forgiver." [149] [149] He says this when turning from side to side at night. Narrated by Al-Hākim, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic) and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him, 1/540, An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah," no. 202, and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 757. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 4/213.
La ilāha illallāh al-wāhid al-qahhār, rabbu as-samāwāti wal-ardi wa ma baynahuma al-‘azīz al-ghaffār.
30. Supplication for waking up frightened and those afflicted with loneliness
“I seek refuge with Allah’s perfect words from His anger, His punishment, His evil slaves, and from the incitements of devils, and that they be present with me.” [150] [150] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 4/12, no. 3893, and At-Tirmidhi, no. 3528. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/171.
A‘ūdhu bikalimātillāhi at-tāmmāti min ghadabihi wa ‘iqābihi, wa sharri ‘ibādihi, wa-min hamazāti ash-shayātīni wa an yahdurūn.
31. What to do when seeing a vision or a dream
"He should blow to his left," (three times). [151] [151] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1772, no. 2261.
"He should seek refuge with Allah from the devil and from the evil of what he saw", (three times). [152] [152] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1772, 1773, no. 2261, and no. 2262.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān-ir-rajīm
"Not to tell anyone about it." [153] [153] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1772, no. 2261, and no. 2263.
"He should change the side he was on." [154] [154] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1773, no. 2261.
"He stands to pray if he wishes to do so." [155] [155] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1773, no. 2263.
32. Supplication of Qunūt in the Witr prayer
"O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, grant me wellbeing among those whom You have granted wellbeing, protect me among those whom You have protected, bless for me what You have given me, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. Verily, You decree and none can decree against You. Indeed, the one You have supported is not humiliated, [and the one You have taken as an enemy is not honored]. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted." [156] [156] Narrated by the authors of the four Sunan, Ahmad, Ad-Dārimi, and Al-Bayhaqi: Abu Dāwūd, no.1425, At-Tirmidhi, no. 464, An-Nasā’i, no. 1744, Ibn Mājah, no. 1178, Ahmad, no. 1718, Ad-Dārimi, no. 1592, Al-Hākim, 3/172, and Al-Bayhaqi, 2/209; the portion in brackets is from Al-Bayhaqi. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/144, "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/194, and "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl" by Al-Albāni, 2/172.
Allāhumma ihdini fīman hadayt, wa ‘āfini fīman ‘āfayt, wa tawallani fīman tawallayt, wa bārik li fīma a‘tayt, wa qini sharra ma qadayt; fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alayk, innahu la yadhillu man wālayt, [wa la ya‘izzu man ‘ādayt], tabārakta rabbana wa ta‘ālayt.
"O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot count the praises You deserve. You are as You have praised Yourself." [157] [157] Narrated by the authors of the Four Sunan and Ahmad: Abu Dāwūd, no.1427, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3566, An-Nasā’i, no.1746, Ibn Mājah, no. 1179, and Ahmad, no. 751. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/180, "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/194, and "Al-Irwā’", 2/175.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu biridāka min sakhatik, wa bimu‘āfātika min ‘uqūbatik, wa a‘ūdhu bika mink, la ’uhsi thanā’an ‘alayk, anta kama athnayta ‘ala nafsik.
"O Allah, You alone we worship, and to You we pray and prostrate, and to You we strive and hasten. We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment; indeed, Your punishment will overtake the disbelievers. O Allah, we seek Your help, and we seek Your forgiveness, and we praise You with all goodness, and we do not deny You. We believe in You, and we submit to You, and we renounce those who disbelieve in You." [158] [158] Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in "As-Sunan Al-Kubra", and he authenticated its Isnād, 2/211. Shaykh Al-Albāni said in "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl": "And this Isnād is Sahīh (authentic)," 2/170. It is Mawqūf on ‘Umar.
Allāhumma iyyāka na‘bud, wa laka nusalli wa nasjud, wa ilayka nas‘ā wa nahfid, narju rahmataka, wa nakhsha ‘adhābak, inna ‘adhābaka bil-kāfirīna mulhiq. Allāhumma innā nasta‘īnuk, wa nastaghfiruka, wa nuthni ‘alayka al-khayra, wa la nakfuruka, wa nu’minu bika, wa nakhda‘u lak, wa nakhla‘u man yakfuruk.
33. Dhikr after Taslīm from the Witr
"Glory be to the King, the Most Holy"
Subhān-al-malik-il-quddūs Three times And the third time, he should raise his voice and prolong it, saying: "The Lord of the angels and the Spirit." [159] [159] Narrated by An-Nasā’i, 3/244, no. 1734, Ad-Dāraqutni, 2/31, and others. The addition within brackets is from Ad-Dāraqutni, 2/31, no. 2, and its Isnād is Sahīh (authentic). See: "Zād Al-Ma‘ād", verified by Shu‘ayb al-Arnā’ūt and ‘Abdul-Qādir al-Arnā’ūt, 1/337.
Rabbil malā’ikati war-rūh
34. Supplication for anxiety and grief
"O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave; my forelock is in Your Hand, Your Command over me is forever executed, and Your Decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You named Yourself with, or You revealed in Your Book, or You taught any of Your creation, or You preserved in the Knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness, and the reliever of my distress." [160] [160] Narrated by Ahmad, 1/391, no. 3712, and it was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah", 1/337.
Allāhumma inni ‘abduk, ibnu ‘abdik, ibnu amatik, nāsiyati biyadik, mādin fiyya hukmuk, ‘adlun fiyya qadā’uk, as’aluka bikulli ismin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw anzaltahu fi kitābik, aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqik, aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm al-ghaybi ‘indak, an taj‘ala al-Qur’āna rabī‘a qalbi, wa nūra sadri, wa jalā’a huzni, wa dhahāba hammi.
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from anxiety and grief, incapacity and slackness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by men." [161] [161] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/158, no. 2893. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite this supplication frequently. See: "Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fath", 11/173, and it will be mentioned on p. 89, no. 137.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika mina al-hammi wa-al-hazan, wal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala‘i ad-dayni wa ghalabati ar-rijāl.
35. Supplication for Distress
"There is no god but Allah, the Most Great, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the Honorable Throne." [162] [162] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/154, no. 6345, and Muslim, 4/2092, no. 2730.
La ilāha illallāhu al-‘azhīmu al-halīm, la ilāha illallāhu rabbu al-‘arshi al-‘azhīm, la ilāha illallāhu rabbu as-samāwāti wa rabbu al-ardi wa rabbu al-‘arshi al-karīm.
"O Allah, Your mercy is what I hope for, so do not leave me to myself for the blink of an eye, and set aright all my affairs for me. There is no true god but You." [163] [163] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/324, no. 5090, and Ahmad, 5/42, no. 20430; Al-Albāni classified it as Hasan (sound) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 3/959.
Allāhumma rahmataka arjū, fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn, wa aslih li sha’ni kullah, la ilāha illa ant.
"None has the right to be worshiped except You, Glory be to You; I have been among the wrongdoers." [164] [164] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/529, no. 3505, and Al-Hākim, who graded it as Sahīh (authentic) and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him, 1/505. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/168.
La ilāha illa anta subhānaka inni kuntu mina azh-zhālimīn.
"Allah, Allah is my Lord; I do not associate anything with Him." [165] [165] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/87, no. 1525, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3882. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/335.
Allāhu Allāhu rabbi la ’ushriku bihi shay’a.
36. Supplication for encountering the enemy and one in power
"O Allah, we place You before them, and we seek refuge with You against their evil." [166] [166] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/89, no. 1537; Al-Hākim classified it as Sahīh (authentic) and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him, 2/142.
Allāhumma inna naj‘aluka fi nuhūrihim, wa na‘ūdhu bika min shurūrihim.
"O Allah, You are my Supporter and my Helper. With Your help I get strength, and with Your help I attack the enemy, and with Your help I fight." [167]" [167] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/42, no. 2632, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/572, no. 3584. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi," 3/183.
Allāhumma anta ‘adudi, wa anta nasīri, bika ahūlu wa bika asūl, wa-bika ’uqātil.
{Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the best Protector.} [168] [168] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 5/172, no. 4563.
Hasbunallāhu wa ni‘ma al-wakīl.
37. Supplication for fearing the ruler's tyranny
"O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Mighty Throne, be for me a Protector against so-and-so and his allies among Your creation, lest any of them should oppress or transgress against me. Your support is mighty; Your praise is exalted, and there is no god but You." [169] [169] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad," no. 707; it was judged as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad," no. 545.
Allāhumma rabb as-samāwāti as-sab‘, wa rabb al-‘arsh al-‘azhīm, kun li jāran min fulān ibn fulān, wa ahzābihi min khalā’iqik, an yafruta ‘alayya ahadun minhum aw yatgha, ‘azza jāruk, wa jalla thanā’uk, wala ilāha illa ant.
"Allah is the Greatest, Allah is mightier than all His creation, Allah is mightier than what I fear and dread. I seek refuge with Allah, there is no god but He, the One Who holds the seven heavens from falling upon the earth except by His permission, from the evil of Your servant so-and-so, and his soldiers, followers, and supporters from among the jinn and mankind. O Allah, be for me a Protector against their evil. Exalted is Your praise, mighty is the one You protect, blessed is Your name, and there is no god other than You."
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu a‘azzu min khalqihi jamī‘an, Allāhu a‘azzu mimma akhāfu wa ahdhar, a‘ūdhu billāhi alladhi la ilāha illa huwa, al-mumsiki as-samāwāti as-sab‘i an yaqa‘na ‘ala al-ardi illa bi’idhnihi, min sharri ‘abdika fulān, wa junūdihi wa atbā‘ihi wa ashyā‘ih, min al-jinni wal-ins, Allāhumma kun li jāran min sharrihim, jalla thanā’uka wa ‘azza jāruk, wa tabāraka ismuk, wa la ilāha ghayruk. Three times. [170] [170] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 708. Al-Albāni judged it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 546.
38. Supplication against the enemy
"O Allah, Revealer of the Book, Swift in Reckoning, defeat the confederates. O Allah, defeat them and shake them." [171] [171] Narrated by Muslim, 3/1362, no. 1742.
Allāhumma munzil al-kitāb, sarī‘ al-hisāb, ihzim al-ahzāb, Allāhumma ihzimhum wa zalzilhum.
39. What one says when fearing a people
"O Allah, suffice me against them with what You will." [172] [172] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2300, no. 3005.
Allāhumma ikfinīhim bima shi’t.
40. Supplication for one afflicted with an obsession about faith
"Seek refuge with Allah." [173] He should say: (I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil) [173] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/336, no. 3276, and Muslim, 1/120, no. 134.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān ar-rajīm
"Stop thinking about what he whispered about." [174] [174] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/336, no. 3276, and Muslim, 1/120, no. 134.
He should say: (I believe in Allah and His messengers) [175] [175] Narrated by Muslim, 1/119-120, no. 134.
Āmantu billāhi wa rusulih.
"Recite the words of Allah Almighty: {He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is All-Knowing of everything} [Surat al-Hadīd: 3] [176]. [176] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/329, no. 5110; Al-Albāni classified it as Hasan (sound) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 3/962.
41. Supplication for settling debts
"O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful against what You have made unlawful, and make me with Your bounty in no need of others." [177] [177] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/560, no. 3563. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/180.
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from anxiety and grief, incapacity and slackness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by men." [178] [178] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/158, no. 2893, and previously mentioned on p. 83, no. 121.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min al-hammi wal-hazan, wal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala‘i ad-dayni wa ghalabati ar-rijāl.
42. Supplication for obsessive whispering during prayer and recitation
"I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil,
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān ar-rajīm. and spit to your left (three times)." [179] [179] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1729, no. 2203, from the Hadīth of ‘Uthmān ibn Abi al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him), and it includes: So I did that, and Allah removed it from me.
43. Supplication of one who finds a matter difficult
"O Allah, there is no ease except that which You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if You will." [180] [180] Narrated by Ibn Hibbān in his Sahīh, no. 2427 (Mawārid), and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 351. Al-Hāfizh said: This is a Sahīh (authentic) Hadith. It was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by ‘Abdul-Qādir al-Arnā’ūt in "Takhrīj Al-Adhkār" by An-Nawawi, p. 106.
Allāhumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahla, wa anta taj‘alu al-hazna idha shi’ta sahla.
44. What one should say and do if one committed a sin
"There is no servant who commits a sin, then makes a perfect purification, then gets up and offers two Rak‘ahs, then seeks forgiveness from Allah, except that Allah will forgive him." [181] [181] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/86, no. 1521, and At-Tirmidhi, 2/257, no. 406; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/283.
45. Supplication for expelling the devil and his whispers
"Seeking refuge with Allah from him." [182] [182] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/203, and Ibn Mājah, 1/265, no. 807; previously referenced no. 31. See: Surat al-Mu’minūn: 97-98.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān-ir-rajīm
"The Adhān." [183] [183] Narrated by Muslim, 1/291, no. 389, and Al-Bukhāri, 1/151, no. 608.
"The Adhkār (Allah's remembrances) and recitation of the Qur’an."
"Do not turn your houses into graves. Indeed, the devil runs away from the house in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited."[184] [184] Narrated by Muslim (1/539) no. (780).
Among the practices that expel the devil are the morning and evening supplications, the supplications upon sleeping and waking, the supplications upon entering and leaving the house, the supplications upon entering and leaving the mosque, and other prescribed supplications, such as reciting Āyat al-Kursi at bedtime, the last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah, and whoever says: There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, and He is Competent over all things.
La ilāha illallah wahdahu la sharīka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr, a hundred times, he will be safeguarded against the devil on that whole day [185], Likewise, the Adhān expels the devil. [185] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri (4/126), no. (3293).
46. Supplication when something displeasing happens or when one is overpowered in a matter
"Allah’s decree, and He does what He wills." [186] [186] "A strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in both. Adhere to whatever brings you benefit, seek help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If something befalls you, do not say: Had I done such-and-such, it would have been such-and-such. Rather, say: Allah has decreed, and He does whatever He wills. Indeed, (saying) 'if' opens the way for the devil to act." [Narrated by Muslim, 4/2052, no. 2664].
47. Congratulating for the newborn and response to it
"May Allah bless for you what you have been granted, and may you thank the Giver, and may he reach maturity, and may you be granted his righteousness." [187] [187] Mentioned from the words of Al-Hasan al-Basri. See: "Tuhfat Al-Mawdūd" by Ibn al-Qayyim, p. 20, and attributed to Ibn al-Mundhir in "Al-Awsat".
Bārakallāhu laka fil mawhūbi laka, wa shakartal wāhiba, wa balagha ashuddahu, wa ruziqta birrah. The one being congratulated replies to him, saying: "May Allah bless for you and bless upon you, and may Allah reward you with goodness, and may He grant you the like of it, and may He increase your reward." [188]" [188] An-Nawawi mentioned this in "Al-Adhkār," p. 349. See also: "Sahīh Al-Adhkār" by An-Nawawi, by Salīm al-Hilāli, 2/713, and the complete referencing in "Dhikr, Supplication, and Treatment with Ruqyah" by the author, 1/416.
Bārakallāhu laka wa bāraka ‘alayka, wa jazākallāhu khayran, wa razaqa-kallāhu mithlahu, wa ajzala thawabak.
48. Seeking Allah's refuge for children
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to seek Allah’s refuge for Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with both of them). "I seek refuge for both of you with Allah’s perfect words from every devil and poisonous creature and from every evil eye." [189] [189] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 4/119, no. 3371, from the Hadīth of Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father).
’U‘īdhukuma bi kalimātiallāh at-tāmmah min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ‘aynin lāmmah.
49. Supplication for the patient during visitation
"No harm, it will be purification from sins, Allah willing." [190]. [190] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 10/118, no. 3616.
La ba’sa tahūrun in shā’allāh.
As’alullāha al-‘azhīm, rabbal-‘arshi al-‘azhīm an yashfiyak. Seven times. [191] [191] "There is no Muslim servant who visits a sick person whose time of death has not yet come and says seven times...except that he will be cured." Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 2083, and Abu Dāwūd, no. 3106. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 2/210, and "Sahīh Al-Jāmi’", 5/180.
50. The merit of visiting the sick
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When a man visits his Muslim brother, he walks in the meadows of Paradise until he sits, and when he sits, mercy envelops him. If he visits in the morning, seventy thousand angels invoke blessings upon him until evening, and if he visits in the evening, seventy thousand angels invoke blessings upon him until morning." [192] [192] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 969, Ibn Mājah, no. 1442, and Ahmad, no. 975. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/244 and "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/286. It was also classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Ahmad Shākir.
51. Supplication of the patient who has despaired of his life
"O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the exalted companions." [193] [193] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/10, no. 4435, and Muslim, 4/1893, no. 2444.
Allāhumma ighfirli, warhamni, wa alhiqni bir-rafīq al-a‘la.
The Prophet (ﷺ) at the time of his death would insert his hands into the water and wipe his face with them, and say: “There is no god but Allah”
La ilāha illallāh. “Indeed, death has its throes.” [194] [194] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 8/144, no. 4449, and the tooth-stick is mentioned in the Hadīth.
"There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah alone. There is no god but Allah alone Who has no partner. There is no god but Allah, to Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise. There is no god but Allah, and there is no power nor strength except through Allah." [195] [195] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3430, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3794; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/152, and "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/317.
La ilaha illallāhu wallāhu akbar, la ilaha illallāhu wahdahu, la ilaha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, la ilaha illallāhu lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, la ilaha illallāhu wala hawla wala quwwata illa billāh.
52. Exhorting the dying person
“He whose last words are: There is no god but Allah
La ilāha illallāh. will enter Paradise." [196] [196] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/190, no. 3116. See also: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 5/432.
53. Supplication of one afflicted by calamity
"Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me for my calamity, and give me something better instead." [197] [197] Narrated by Muslim, 2/632, no. 918.
Inna lillāhi wa inna ilayhi rāji‘ūn, allāhumma ’jurni fi musībati, wa a’khlif li khayran minha.
54. Supplication when closing the eyes of the deceased
"O Allah, forgive so-and-so (by name) and raise his rank among those who are rightly-guided, and be his successor in his descendants who remain. Forgive us and him, O Lord of the worlds. Make his grave spacious for him and illuminate it for him." [198] [198] Narrated by Muslim, 2/634, no. 920.
Allāhumma ighfir li (name of the deceased) warfa‘ darajatahu fi al-mahdiyyīn, wakhlufhu fi ‘aqibihi fi al-ghābirīn, waghfir lana wa lahu ya rabbal-‘ālamīn, wa afsih lahu fi qabrih, wa nawwir lahu fīh.
55. Supplication for the deceased when praying over him
"O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, grant him wellness, and pardon him. Make his resting place honorable, and make his entry place spacious. Wash him with water, snow, and hail, and purify him from sins as You purify a white garment from dirt. Give him in exchange a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him to Paradise and protect him from the torment of the grave [and the torment of Hellfire]." [199] [199] Narrated by Muslim, 2/663, no. 963.
Allāhumma ighfir lahu warhamhu, wa ‘āfihi, wa‘fu ‘anh, wa akrim nuzulah, wa wassi‘ mudkhalah, waghsilhu bil-mā’i wath-thalji wal-barad, wa naqqihi min al-khatāya kama naqqayta ath-thawba al-abyada min ad-danas, wa abdilhu dāran khayran min dārih, wa ahlan khayran min ahlih, wa zawjan khayran min zawjih, wa adkhilhu al-jannah, wa a‘idh'hu min ‘adhāb al-qabri wa ‘adhāb an-nār.
"O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those of us who are present and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whoever of us You give life, let him live upon Islam, and whoever of us You take in death, let him die in a state of faith. O Allah, deprive us not of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him." [200] [200] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 3201, At-Tirmidhi, no. 1024, An-Nasā’i, no. 1985, Ibn Mājah, 1/480, no. 1498, and Ahmad, 2/368, no. 8809. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/251.
Allāhumma ighfir lihayyina wa mayyitina, wa shāhidina wa ghā’ibina, wa saghīrina wa kabīrina, wa dhakarina wa ’unthāna. Allāhumma man ahyaytahu minna fa’ahyihi ‘ala al-Islām, wa man tawaffaytahu minna fatawaffahu ‘ala al-īmān, Allāhumma la tahrimna ajrahu, wa la tudillana ba‘dah.
"O Allah, so-and-so the son of so-and-so is under Your protection and mercy. Protect him from the trial of the grave and the torment of Hellfire. You are worthy of fulfilling promises and worthy of the truth. Forgive him and have mercy upon him, as You are the Most Forgiving and the Most Merciful." [201] [201] Narrated by Ibn Mājah, no. 1499. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/251, and narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/211, no. 3202.
Allāhumma inna fulān ibn fulān fi dhimmatik, wa habli jiwārik, faqihi min fitnat al-qabr, wa ‘adhāb an-nār, wa anta ahlul-wafā’ wal-haqq, faghfir lahu wa arhamhu innaka anta al-ghafūr ar-rahīm.
"O Allah, Your slave and the son of Your female slave needs Your mercy, and You do not need his torment. If he was pious, then increase his rewards, and if he was a sinner, then pardon him." [202] [202] Narrated by Al-Hākim and he classified it as Sahīh (authentic), and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him, 1/359. See: "Ahkām Al-Janā’iz" by Al-Albāni, p. 125.
Allāhumma ‘abduka wa ibnu amatika ihtāja ila rahmatik, wa anta ghaniyyun ‘an ‘adhābih, in kāna muhsinan fazid fi hasanātih, wa in kāna musī’an fatajāwaz ‘anh.
56. Supplication for the deceased child in prayer over him
"O Allah, protect him from the punishment of the grave." [203] [203] "Sa‘īd ibn al-Musayyib said: I prayed behind Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) over a child who had never sinned, and I heard him say..." the Hadīth. Narrated by Mālik in "Al-Muwatta’", 1/288, Ibn Abi Shaybah in "Al-Musannaf", 3/217, and Al-Bayhaqi, 4/9. Its Isnād was authenticated by Shu‘ayb al-Arna’ūt in his verification of "Sharh As-Sunnah" of Al-Baghawi, 5/357.
Allāhumma a‘idh'hu min ‘adhāb al-qabr.
And if someone says: "O Allah, make him a reward in wait and a treasure in store for his parents, and an accepted intercessor. O Allah, make their scales heavy and their rewards great on account of him, join him with the righteous believers, put him under the care of Abraham, and save him by Your mercy from the punishment of Hellfire, and grant him a home better than his home, and a family better than his family. O Allah, forgive our predecessors, our deceased young ones, and those who preceded us in faith."
Allāhumma ij‘alhu faratan wa dhukhran liwālidayhi, wa shafī‘an mujāban, Allāhumma thaqqil bihi mawāzīnahuma, wa a‘zhim bihi ujūrahuma, wa alhiqhu bisālihi al-mu’minīn, wa ij‘alhu fi kafālati Ibrāhīm, wa qihi birahmatika ‘adhāb al-jahīm, wa abdilhu dāran khayran min dārih, wa ahlan khayran min ahlih, Allāhumma ighfir li-aslāfina, wa afrātina, wa man sabaqana bil-īmān. Then it is good. [204] [204] See: "Al-Mughni" by Ibn Qudāmah, 3/416, and "Ad-Durūs Al-Muhimmah li-‘Āmmat Al-Ummah" by Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him), p.15.
"O Allah, make it for us a forerunner, a predecessor, and a reward." [205] [205] Al-Hasan used to recite Al-Fātihah over the child and would say... the Hadīth. Narrated by Al-Baghawi in "Sharh As-Sunnah", 5/357, and by ‘Abdul-Razzāq, no. 6588, and mentioned by Al-Bukhāri as Mu‘allaq (suspended) in the Book of Funerals, 65, Chapter: Reciting Al-Fātihah over the deceased, 2/113, before Hadīth no. 1335.
Allāhumma ij‘alhu lana faratan, wa salafan, wa-ajran.
57. Supplication of consolation
"To Allah belongs what He takes, and to Him belongs what He gives, and He sets for everything a specific term... So have patience and seek the reward from Allah." [206] [206] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 2/80, no. 1284, and Muslim, 2/636, no. 923.
Inna lillāhi ma akhadh, walahu ma a‘ta, wakullu shay’in ‘indahu bi ajalin musamma... faltasbir waltahtasib.
And if someone says: "May Allah give you a great reward, provide you with excellent solace, and forgive your deceased one"
A‘zhamallāhu ajrak, wa ahsana ‘azā’ak, wa ghafara limayyitik. Then it is good [207]. [207] "Al-Adhkār" by An-Nawawi, p. 126.
58. Supplication when placing the deceased in the grave
"In the name of Allah and upon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah." [208] [208] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/314, no. 3215, with an authentic chain of narration, and Ahmad, no. 5234 and no. 4812 with the wording: "In the name of Allah and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah," and its chain of narration is authentic.
Bismillāhi wa ‘ala sunnati rasūlillāh.
59. Supplication after the burial of the deceased
"O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, make him firm." [209] [209] The Prophet (ﷺ) would stand by the grave upon finishing the burial of a dead person and say: "Ask forgiveness for your brother and ask Allah to make him firm, for he is being questioned now." Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/315, no. 3223, and Al-Hākim, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic) with Adh-Dhahabi agreeing with him, 1/370.
Allāhumma ighfir lah, Allāhumma thabbit'h.
60. Supplication of visiting the graves
"Peace be upon you, dwellers of these abodes from amongst the believers and Muslims. We, Allah willing, shall definitely join you. [May Allah have mercy upon those of us who have died and those who will die later]. I ask Allah to grant well-being to us and you." [210] [210] Narrated by Muslim, 2/671, no. 975, and Ibn Mājah, 1/494, and this is his wording, no. 1547, on the authority of Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him), and what is between the brackets is from the Hadīth of ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated by Muslim, 2/671, no. 975.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum ahla ad-diyār, min al-mu’minīna wal-muslimīn, wa inna in shā’allāhu bikum lāhiqūn, [wa-yarhamullāhu al-mustaqdimīna minna wal-musta’khirīn] as’alullāha lana walakumu al-‘āfiyah.
61. Supplication of the wind
"O Allah, I ask You for its goodness and I seek refuge with You from its evil." [211] [211] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/326, no. 5099, and Ibn Mājah, 2/1228, no. 3727. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/305.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka khayraha, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharriha.
"O Allah, I ask You for its good and the good of what is in it and the good for which it was sent; and I seek refuge with You from its evil and the evil of what is in it and the evil for which it was sent." [212] [212] Narrated by Muslim, and this is his wording, 2/666, no. 899, and Al-Bukhāri, 4/76, no. 3206, and no. 4829.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka khayraha, wa khayra ma fīha, wa khayra ma ’ursilat bih, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ma fīha, wa sharri ma ’ursilat bih.
62. Supplication of thunder
"Glory be to the One by Whose praise the thunder glorifies Him and the angels as well out of fear of Him." [213] [213] ‘Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to stop speaking when he heard thunder and would say:... the Hadīth. Narrated in "Al-Muwatta’", 2/992, and Al-Albāni classified it in "Sahīh Al-Kalim At-Tayyib", 157, as Sahīh Isnād, Mawqūf (authentic chain of narration, ascribed to the Companion).
Subhāna alladhi yusabbihu ar-ra‘du bihamdihi wal-malā’ikatu min khīfatih.
63. From the Supplications of Istisqā’ (rain-seeking)
"O Allah, send upon us rain that comes with relief, wholesome, productive, useful not harmful, sooner rather than later." [214] [214] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/303, no. 1171. Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/216.
Allāhumma asqina ghaythan mughīthan marī’an marī‘a, nāfi‘an ghayra dārr, ‘ājilan ghayra ājil.
"O Allah, bless us with rain; O Allah, bless us with rain; O Allah, bless us with rain." [215] [215] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/224, no. 1014, and Muslim, 2/613, no. 897.
"O Allah, give water to Your servants and Your livestock, spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land." [216] [216] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 1/305, no. 1178. Al-Albāni classified it as Hasan (sound) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/218.
Allāhumma asqi ‘ibādak, wa bahā’imak, wanshur rahmatak, wa ahyi baladaka al-mayyit.
64. Supplication upon seeing the rain
"O Allah, may it be beneficial rain." [217] [217] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 2/518, no. 1032.
Allāhumma sayyiban nāfi‘an.
65. Dhikr after rainfall
"We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah." [218] [218] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/205, no. 846, and Muslim, 1/83, no. 71.
Mutirna bifadlillāhi wa rahmatih.
66. From the supplications of Istishā’ (seeking clear sky)
"O Allah, around us and not upon us. O Allah, on the hills and mountains, the bottoms of the valleys, and where the trees grow." [219] [219] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 1/224, no. 933, and Muslim 2/614, no. 897.
67. Supplication for sighting the crescent
"Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, bring us the new moon in peace, faith, well-being, and Islam, and guide us to what You love, our Lord, and are pleased with. Our Lord and your Lord is Allah." [220] [220] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/504, no. 3451, and Ad-Dārimi with the same wording, 1/336. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/157.
Allāhu akbar, allāhumma ahillahu ‘alayna bil-amni wal-īmān, was-salāmati wal-islām, wat-tawfīqi lima tuhibbu rabbana wa tarda, rabbuna wa rabbukallāh.
68. Supplication when breaking the fast
"Thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed by Allah’s will." [221] [221] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd 2/306, no. 2359, and others. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 4/209.
Dhahaba azh-zhama’u wabtallat al-‘urūq, wa thabata al-ajru in shā’allāh.
"O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy, which encompasses all things, to forgive me." [222] [222] Narrated by Ibn Mājah, 1/557, no. 1753 from the supplication of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), and it was judged as Hasan (sound) by Al-Hāfizh in "Takhrīj Al-Adhkār." See: "Sharh Al-Adhkār," 4/342.
Allāhumma inni as’aluka birahmatika allati wasi‘at kulla shay’in an taghfira li.
69. Supplication before having food
"When one of you eats food, let him say: In the name of Allah,
Bismillāh If one forgets to say it before eating, let him say: In the name of Allah at its beginning and at its end". [223] [223] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/347, no. 3767, and At-Tirmidhi, 4/288, no. 1858. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 2/167.
Bismillāhi fi awwalihi wa ākhirih.
"Whoever Allah provides with food, let him say: O Allah, bless it for us and provide us with something better than it,
Allāhumma bārik lana fīhi wa at‘imna khayran minh And whoever Allah provides with milk, let him say: O Allah, bless it for us and grant us more of it." [224] [224] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/506, no. 3455. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/158.
Allāhumma bārik lana fīhi wa zidna minh.
70. Supplication upon completion of the meal
"Praise be to Allah Who fed me and provided me with this food without any power or strength on my side." [225] [225] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan except An-Nasā’i: Abu Dāwūd, no. 4025, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3458, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3285. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/159.
Al-hamdulillāhi alladhi at‘amani hādha, wa razaqanīhi, min ghayri hawlin minni wala quwwah.
"Praise be to Allah, abundant, good, and blessed praise. He is in no need of any of His creation and to Him alone is a never-ending praise, a praise that we will never bid farewell to and an indispensable praise, O our Lord." [226] [226] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 6/214, no. 5458, and by At-Tirmidhi in similar wording, 5/507, no. 3456.
Al-hamdulillāhi hamdan kathīran tayyiban mubārakan fīhi, ghayra makfiyyin wala muwadda‘, wala mustaghnan ‘anhu rabbana.
71. Supplication of the guest for the host
"O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them with, and forgive them and have mercy on them." [227] [227] Narrated by Muslim, 3/1615, no. 2042.
Allāhumma bārik lahum fīma razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum.
72. Indirect supplication for requesting food or drink
"O Allah, Provide food to those who have fed me, and give drink to those who have given me drink." [228] [228] Narrated by Muslim, 3/1626, no. 2055.
Allāhumma at‘im man at‘amani, wasqi man saqāni.
73. Supplication when breaking the fast at someone's house
"May the fasting people break their fast in your house, and may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels ask forgiveness and mercy for you." [229] [229] "Sunan Abi Dāwūd", 3/367, no. 3856, Ibn Mājah, 1/556, no. 1747, and An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah," no. 296-298, stating that the Prophet (ﷺ) would say this when breaking his fast at someone's house. Al-Albāni authenticated it in "Sahih Abi Dāwūd," 2/730.
Aftara ‘indakum as-sā’imūn, wa akala ta‘āmakum al-abrār, wa sallat ‘alaykum al-malā’ikah.
74. Supplication of the fasting person when food is present and he has not broken his fast
"If any of you is invited, let him answer the invitation. If he is fasting, let him pray (for the host); if he is not fasting, let him eat." [230] The meaning of "let him pray" is: let him supplicate. [230] Narrated by Muslim, 2/1054, no. 1150.
75. What the fasting person says if insulted by someone
"I am indeed fasting, I am indeed fasting." [231] [231] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 4/103, no. 1894, and Muslim, 2/806, no. 1151.
76. Supplication upon seeing the first fruits of the season
"O Allah, bless for us our fruit, bless for us our town, bless for us our Sā‘ (unit of dry measure), and bless for us our Mudd (unit of dry measure)." [232] [232] Narrated by Muslim, 2/1000, no. 1373.
Allāhumma bārik lana fi thamarina, wa bārik lana fi madīnatina, wa bārik lana fi sā‘ina, wa bārik lana fi muddina.
77. Supplication of sneezing
"When one of you sneezes, he should say: All praise be to Allah,
Al-hamdulillāh His brother or his companion should say to him: May Allah have mercy upon you,
Yarhamukallāh If he says to him: may Allah have mercy upon you, he should then reply: May Allah guide you and set your condition right." [233] [233] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/125, no. 5870.
Yahdīkumullāh, wa yuslihu bālakum.
78. What should be said if the disbeliever sneezes and praises Allah
"May Allah guide you and set your condition right." [234] [234] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/82, no. 2741, Ahmad, 4/400, no. 19586, and Abu Dāwūd, 4/308, no. 5040. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 2/354.
Yahdīkumullāhu wa yuslihu bālakum.
79. Supplication for one who got married
"May Allah bless you, and bless upon you, and unite you both in goodness." [235] [235] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan except for An-Nasā’i: Abu Dāwūd, no. 2130, At-Tirmidhi, no. 1091, Ibn Mājah, no.1905, and An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 259. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 1/316.
Bārakallāhu laka, wa bāraka ‘alayka, wa jama‘a baynakuma fi khayr.
80. Supplication of the newlywed and the purchase of a mount or a vehicle
"When one of you marries a woman, or when he purchases a servant, let him say:" "O Allah, I ask You for her goodness and the goodness of what You have created her upon, and I seek refuge with You from her evil and the evil of what You have created her upon,"
Allāhumma inni as’aluka khayraha, wa khayra ma jabaltaha ‘alayhi, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ma jabaltaha ‘alayh. If he purchases a camel, let him take hold of the top of its hump and say the same." [236]. [236] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/248, no. 2160, and Ibn Mājah, 1/617, no. 1918. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/324.
81. Supplication before approaching the wife
"In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep us away from Satan, and keep Satan away from what You have provided us." [237] [237] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 6/141, no. 141, and Muslim, 2/1028, no. 1434.
Bismillāh, Allāhumma jannibna ash-shaytān, wa jannib ash shaytana ma razaqtana.
82. Supplication of anger
"I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil." [238]. [238] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/99, no. 3282, and Muslim, 4/2015, no. 2610.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān-ir-rajīm
83. Supplication of seeing an afflicted person
"Praise be to Allah Who has spared me what He has afflicted you with, and favored me greatly above most of those He created." [239] [239] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/494 and 5/493, no. 3432. Also see: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/153.
Al-hamdu lillāhil-ladhi ‘āfāni mimma ibtalāka bihi, wa faddalani ‘ala kathīrin mimman khalaqa tafdīla
84. What is said in the gathering place
Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It was counted for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a single gathering, one hundred times before he would stand up: "O Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. Surely, You are the Accepting of Repentance and the All-Forgiving." [240] [240] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3434, and Ibn Mājah, no. 3814. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/153, and "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/321, and this is the wording of At-Tirmidhi.
Rabbi ighfir li, wa tub ‘alayya, innaka anta at-tawwabul ghafūr
85. Expiation of a gathering
"Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You." [241] [241] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan: Abu Dāwūd, no. 4858, At-Tirmidhi, no. 3433, An-Nasā’i, no. 1344. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/153. It has been authentically reported that ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never sat in a gathering, recited the Qur’an, or performed a prayer without concluding it with certain words..." the Hadīth. Narrated by An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 308, Ahmad, 6/77, no. 24486. It was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Dr. Fārūq Hamādah in his verification of "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah" of An-Nasā’i, p. 273.
Subhānaka Allāhumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu alla ilāha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atūbu ilayk.
86. Supplication for one who said: May Allah forgive you
"Likewise." [242] [242] Narrated by Ahmad, 5/82, no. 20778, and An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", p. 218, no. 421, verified by Dr. Fārūq Hamādah.
Walak
87. Supplication for one who did you a favor
"May Allah reward you with goodness." [243] [243] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 2035. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 6244, and "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 2/200.
Jazakallāhu khayran
88. Means by which Allah guards against Dajjāl (Antichrist)
“Whoever memorizes the first ten verses of Surat al-Kahf will be protected from the Anti-Christ.”[244], Seeking refuge with Allah from his trial after the final Tashahhud of every prayer. [245] [245] See: Hadīth no. (55), and Hadīth (56) (p. 41) of this book. [244] Muslim (1/555) no. (809), and in a narration: from the end of Al-Kahf (1/556) no. (809).
89. Supplication for the one who says: I love you for the sake of Allah
"May He love you for Whose sake you love me." [246] [246] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/333, no. 5125; it was classified as Hasan (sound) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Sunan Abi Dāwūd," 3/965.
Ahabbaka alladhi ahbabtani lah.
90. Supplication for one offering you his wealth
"May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth." [247] [247] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 4/288, no. 2049.
Bārakallāhu laka fi ahlika wa mālik
91. Supplication for the lender at the time of repayment
"May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth. Indeed, the reward of lending is commending and repayment." [248] [248] Narrated by An-Nasā’i in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", p. 300, and Ibn Mājah, 2/809, no. 2424. See also: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/55.
Bārakallāhu laka fi ahlika wa mālik
92. Supplication of the fear of Shirk (polytheism)
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from associating partners with You while knowing, and I seek Your forgiveness for doing so while not knowing." [249] [249] Narrated by Ahmad, 4/403, no. 19606, and Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 716. See also: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 3/233 and "Sahīh At-Targhīb Wa At-Tarhīb" by Al-Albāni, 1/19.
Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika an ushrika bika wa ana a‘lamu, wa astaghfiruka li ma la a‘lam
93. Supplication for one who said: May Allah bless you
"And may Allah bless you too." [250] [250] Narrated by Ibn As-Sunni, p. 138, no. 278. See also: "Al-Wābil As-Sayyib" by Ibn Al-Qayyim, p. 304, verified by Bashīr Muhammad ‘Uyūn.
Wa fīka barakallāh
94. Supplication of disliking Tiyarah (belief in bad omens)
"O Allah, there is no omen but Your omen, and no good but Your good, and there is none worthy of worship but You." [251] [251] Narrated by Ahmad, 2/220, no. 7045, and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 292; Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah", 3/54, no. 1065. As for the good omen, it was liked by the Prophet (ﷺ); thus, when he heard a good word from a man, he was pleased and said: "We have taken your good omen from your mouth." Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 3719, and Ahmad, no. 9040; Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah", 2/363, as mentioned by Abu Ash-Shaykh in "Akhlāq An-Nabiyy", p. 270.
Allāhumma la tayra illa tayruk, wa la khayra illa khayruk, wa la ilāha ghayruk
95. The riding supplication
"In the Name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah."
Bismillāh, wal hamdu lillāh. {Glory be to Him Who has subjected this for us, for we could not have done it by ourselves.
Subhānal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hādha, wa ma kunna lahu muqrinīn It is to our Lord that we will surely return.}
Wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibūn "Praise be to Allah; praise be to Allah; praise be to Allah. Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to You, O Allah, I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for none can forgive sins but You." [252] [252] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 3/34, no. 2602, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/501, no. 3446. See also: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/156. The two verses are from Surat az-Zukhruf: 13-14.
Al-hamdu lillāh, Al-hamdu lillāh, Al-hamdu lillāh, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, subhānaka allāhumma inni zhalamtu nafsi faghfir li; fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunūba illa ant
96. The travel supplication
"Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest."
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar {Glory be to Him Who has subjected this for us, for we could not have done it by ourselves.
Subhānal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hādha, wa ma kunna lahu muqrinīn It is to our Lord that we will surely return.}
Wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibūn "O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for goodness and piety, and for deeds that are pleasing to You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and make its distance short for us. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor in the family behind. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the journey's hardships, the terrible sight, and a misfortunate return to our property and family."
Allāhumma inna nas’aluka fi safarina hādha al-birra wat-taqwa, wa minal ‘amali ma tarda, Allahumma hawwin ‘alayna safarana hādha watwi ‘anna bu‘dahu, Allāhumma antas-sāhibu fis safari, wal khalīfatu fil ahli, Allāhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min wa‘thā’is-safar, wa ka’ābatil manzhar, wa sū’il munqalabi fil māli wal ahl. Upon returning, one says the same supplication with the following addition: "We are returning, repenting, worshiping, and praising our Lord." [253] [253] Narrated by Muslim, 2/978, no. 1342.
Āyibūn, tā’ibūn, ‘ābidūn, lirabbina hāmidūn
97. Supplication for entering a village or a town
"O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and what they cover, Lord of the seven earths and what they carry, Lord of the devils and what they mislead, Lord of the wind and what it scatters, I ask You for the good of this village, the good of its people, and the good of what is in it, and I seek refuge with You from its evil, the evil of its people, and the evil of what is in it." [254] [254] Narrated by Al-Hākim, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic), and Adh-Dhahabi concurred, 2/100, and Ibn As-Sunni, no. 524. Al-Hāfizh graded it as Hasan (sound) in "Takhrīj Al-Adhkār", 5/154. The erudite scholar Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: Narrated by An-Nasā’i with a good chain of narration. See: "Tuhfat Al-Akhyār", p. 37.
Allāhumma rabba as-samāwati as-sab‘i wa ma azhlalna, wa rabba al-aradīna as-sab‘i wa ma aqlalna, wa rabba ash-shayātīni wa ma adlalna, wa rabba ar-riyāhi wa ma dharayna, as’aluka khayra hādhihi al-qaryati, wa khayra ahliha, wa khayra ma fīha, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ahliha, wa sharri ma fīha
98. Supplication for entering the market
"There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is the Ever-Living Who does not die, in His Hand lies all good, and He is Competent over all things." [255] [255] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3428, Ibn Mājah, 5/291, no. 3860, and Al-Hākim, 1/538; classified as Hasan (sound) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/21 and "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/152.
La ilāha illallāh wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd, yuhyi wa yumīt, wa huwa hayyun la yamūt, biyadihil khayr, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr.
99. Supplication when one's mount trips
"In the name of Allah." [256] [256] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/296, no. 4982; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 3/941.
Bismillāh
100. The traveler's supplication for the resident
"I entrust you to Allah with Whom trusts are never lost." [257] [257] Narrated by Ahmad, 2/403, no. 9230, and Ibn Mājah, 2/943, no. 2825. See also: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 2/133.
Astawdi‘ukumullāh alladhi la tadī‘u wadā’i‘uh
101. Supplication of the resident for the traveler
"I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust, and your final deeds." [258] [258] Narrated by Ahmad, 2/7, no. 4524, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/499, no. 3443; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Sunan At-Tirmidhi", 3/419.
Astawdi‘ullāha dīnaka, wa amānataka, wa khawātīma ‘amalik
"May Allah provide you with piety, forgive your sin, and facilitate goodness for you wherever you may be." [259] [259] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3444. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/155.
Zawwadakallāhu at-taqwa, wa ghafara dhanbaka, wa yassara lakal khayra haythu ma kunt.
102. Takbīr (proclaiming Allah's greatness) and Tasbīh (glorifying Allah) while traveling
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whenever we ascended, we would say: Allāhu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), He should say: (Allah is the Greatest)
Allāhu Akbar And whenever we descended, we would say: Subhānallah (Glory be to Allah)." [260]. He should say: (Glory be to Allah) [260] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/135, no. 2993.
Subhānallāh
103. Traveler's supplication at dawn
"May a listener hear Allah's praise and His excellent favor upon us. Our Lord, accompany us and bestow upon us, seeking refuge in Allah from the Fire." [261] [261] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2086, no. 2718. The meaning of "sami‘a sāmi‘un" is: that a witness testifies to our praise of Allah Almighty for His blessings and good trials. The meaning of "samma‘a sami‘un" is: that a listener conveys my statement to others and says the same, as a reminder of Dhikr during the pre-dawn hours and supplication. "Commentary of An-Nawawi on Sahīh Muslim", 17/39.
Samma‘a sāmi‘un bihamdillāhi, wa husni balā’ihi ‘alayna, rabbana sāhibna, wa afdil ‘alayna, ‘ā’idhan billāhi minan-nār.
104. Supplication when one alights at a place during travel or otherwise
"I seek refuge with the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created." [262] [262] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2080, no. 2709.
105. Dhikr upon returning from a journey
"One should say Takbīr three times upon every elevated place, then say: None has the right to be worshiped except Allah alone, Who has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion, to Him belongs all praise, and He is Competent over all things. We are returning, repenting, worshiping, and praising our Lord. Allah fulfilled His promise, gave victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates alone." [263] [263] The Prophet (ﷺ) would say it when he returned from a battle or Hajj. Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/163, no. 1797, and Muslim, 2/980, no. 1344.
La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahul mulku, wa lahul hamdu, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr, āyibūn, tāibūn, ‘ābidūn, li rabbina hāmidūn, sadaqal-lāhu wa‘dahu, wa nasara ‘abdahu, wa hazamal-ahzāba wahdah.
106. What one should say when something pleasant or unpleasant happens to him
Whenever something pleasing happened to the Prophet (ﷺ), he would say: "Praise be to Allah, by Whose favor good things are accomplished."
Al-hamdu lillāhil-ladhi bini‘matihi tatimm-us-sālihāt When something he disliked befell him, he would say: "Praise be to Allah in all circumstances." [264] [264] Narrated by Ibn As-Sunni in "‘Amal Al-Yawm Wa Al-Laylah", no. 377, and Al-Hākim, 499/1, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic). It was also classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 4/201.
Al-hamdu lillāhi ‘ala kulli hāl
107. The virtue of invoking peace and blessings upon the Prophet (ﷺ)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever invokes blessings upon me once, Allah will send blessings upon him ten times." [265] Such as saying: (O Allah, bestow Your peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad). [265] Narrated by Muslim, 1/288, no. 384.
Allāhumma salli wa sallim ‘ala nabiyyina Muhammad
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not make my grave a place for celebration, and invoke blessings of Allah upon me, for they will reach me wherever you are." [266] [266] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/218, no. 2044, and Ahmad, 2/367, no. 8804. Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 2/383.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned, but he does not invoke Allah's blessings upon me." [267] [267] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/551, no. 3546, and others. See also: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 3/25, and "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/177.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah has angels traveling around on earth conveying to me the greetings of my Ummah." [268] [268] Narrated by An-Nasā’i, 3/43 no. 1282, and Al-Hākim, 2/421; classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh An-Nasā’i", 1/274.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whenever someone greets me, Allah restores my soul to me so that I return his greeting." [269] [269] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, no. 2041; Al-Albāni classified it as Hasan (sound) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/383.
108. Spreading Salām (greeting of peace)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I tell you of something which, if you do it, will make you love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves." [270] [270] Narrated by Muslim, 1/74, no. 54, and Ahmad, no. 1430, and this is his wording, while Muslim's wording is: "You will not enter..."
"There are three qualities, whoever possesses them has gathered faith: being just with oneself, spreading greeting of peace to the world, and giving in charity despite scarcity." [271] [271] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 1/82, no. 28, on the authority of ‘Ammār (may Allah be pleased with him), as Mawqūf (ascribed to a Companion) and Mu‘allaq (suspended).
Abdullāh ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ): "Which deed in Islam is the best?" He said: "Feeding people and extending the greeting of peace to those you know and those you do not know." [272]. [272] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 1/55, no. 12, and Muslim, 1/65, no. 39.
109. How to return the greeting to a disbeliever if he greets you
"If the People of the Book greet you, say: And upon you." [273] [273] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/42, no. 6258, and Muslim, 4/1705, no. 2163.
Wa‘alaykum
110. Supplication upon hearing the crowing of rooster and braying of donkey
"When you hear the crowing of a rooster, ask Allah from His bounty, for it has seen an angel," Such as saying: (O Allah, I ask You for Your favor)
Allāhumma inni as’aluka min fadlik. And when you hear the braying of a donkey, seek refuge with Allah from the devil, for it has seen a devil." [274] Such as saying: (I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil). [274] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/350, no. 3303, and Muslim, 4/2092, no. 2729.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān ar-rajīm
111. Supplication upon hearing the barking of dogs at night
"When you hear the barking of dogs and the braying of donkeys at night, seek refuge with Allah from them, for indeed they see what you do not see." [275] Such as saying: (I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil). [275] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 4/327, no. 5105, and Ahmad, 3/306, no. 14283. Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 3/961.
A‘ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaytān ar-rajīm"
112. Supplication for one you insulted
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "O Allah, any believer I insulted, make that a means of nearness for him to You on the Day of Judgment." [276] [276] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/171, no. 6361, and Muslim, 4/2007, no. 396, and his wording is: "So make it for him a purification and mercy."
113. What a Muslim should say when praising another Muslim
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If any of you must praise his companion, let him say: I think so-and-so, and Allah knows him well, and I do not certify anyone before Allah. I think him—if he knows that—to be such-and-such." [277] [277] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2296, no. 3000.
114. What a Muslim should say when praised
"O Allah, do not hold me accountable for what they say, and forgive me for what they do not know, [and make me better than what they think of me]." [278] [278] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri in "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 761; its chain was authenticated by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", no. 585. The addition in brackets is from Al-Bayhaqi in "Shu‘ab Al-Īmān", 4/228 through another narration.
Allāhumma la tu’ākhidhni bima yaqūlūn, waghfir li ma la ya‘lamūn, [waj‘alni khayran mimma yazhunnūn]
115. How the pilgrim makes the Talbiyah during Hajj or ‘Umrah
"I respond to Your call, O Allah, I do respond. I respond to Your call, You have no partner, I do respond. Indeed, praise, blessing, and sovereignty belong to You, You have no partner." [279] [279] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 3/408, no. 1549, and Muslim, 2/841, no. 1184.
Labbayk Allāhumma labbayk, labbayk la sharīka laka labbayk, innal hamda, wan-ni‘mata, laka wal mulk, la sharīka lak
116. Saying Takbīr when approaching the Black Stone
"The Prophet (ﷺ) performed Tawaf around the House on the back of a camel; whenever he came to the (black stone) corner, he would point to it with something he had and say the Takbir." [280] [280] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 3/476, no. 1613, and the meaning of "something" is: the curved-end stick. See: "Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h", 3/472.
117. Supplication between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone
{...Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire} [281] [281] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/179, no. 1894, Ahmad, 3/411, no. 15398, and Al-Baghawi in "Sharh As-Sunnah", 7/128. Al-Albāni classified it as Hasan (sound) in "Sahīh Abi Dāwūd", 1/354, the verse is from Surat al-Baqarah: 201.
Rabbana ātina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil ākhirati hasanatan, wa qina ‘adhāban-nār
118. Supplication while standing on Safa and Marwah
When the Prophet (ﷺ) came close to Safa, he recited: "{Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah...} I start with what Allah has started.”
Innas-safa wal-marwata min sha‘ā’irillāh..., abda’u bima bada’allāhu bih. He then began with Safa and ascended it until he saw the House (Ka‘bah), then he faced the Qiblah, declared the oneness of Allah, proclaimed His greatness, and said: “None has the right to be worshiped except Allah alone, Who has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion, to Him belongs all praise, and He is Competent over all things. None has the right to be worshiped except Allah alone. He fulfilled His promise, gave victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates alone,”
La ilāha illāllah wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr, La ilāha illallāhu wahdah, anjaza wa‘dah, wa nasara ‘abdah, wa hazamal-ahzāba wahdah. Then he supplicated to Allah in between, uttering the like of this three times." The Hadīth. And it states: “He did on Marwah as he did on Safa” [282]. [282] Narrated by Muslim (2/888), no. (1218), Surat al-Baqarah: 158.
119. Supplication on the Day of ‘Arafah
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The best supplication is the supplication on the Day of ‘Arafah, and the best statement I and the prophets before me have said is:" There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, and He is Competent over all things." [283] [283] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3585; classified as Hasan (sound) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/184, and in "Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah", 4/6.
120. Dhikr at Al-Mash‘ar Al-Harām (in Muzdalifah)
“The Prophet (ﷺ) mounted Al-Qaswā’ (his she-camel) until he came to Al-Mash‘ar Al-Harām. He faced the Qiblah, invoked Allah, proclaimed His greatness, glorified Him, and declared His oneness. He remained standing until it became very bright, and then he departed before the sun rose.” [284] [284] Narrated by Muslim, 2/891, no. 1218.
121. Making Takbīr upon throwing the Jamrahs with every pebble
"He says Takbīr with each pebble he throws at the three Jamrahs. Then, he advances and stands to supplicate, facing the Qiblah, raising his hands after the first and second Jamrahs. As for Jamrat al-‘Aqabah, he throws it, saying Takbīr with each pebble, and then departs without standing there." [285] [285] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 3/583, no. 1751, and see its wording there. Also, Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 3/583, 3/584, and 3/581, no. 1753, and also narrated by Muslim, no. 1218.
122. Supplication of amazement and delightful matter
"Glory be to Allah!" [286] [286] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fath, 1/210, 390, and 414, no. 115, no. 3599, and no. 6218, and Muslim, 4/1857, no. 1674.
Subhānallāh
"Allah is the Greatest!" [287] [287] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 8/441, no. 4741 and no. 3062, At-Tirmidhi, no. 2180, An-Nasā’i in "Al-Kubra", no. 11185. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 2/103 and 2/235, and "Musnad Ahmad", 5/218, no. 21900.
Allāhu akbar
123. What one should do when something pleasant occurs
"Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) received good news or was pleased by something, he would fall down in prostration out of gratitude to Allah, Blessed and Exalted." [288] [288] Narrated by the authors of the Sunan except An-Nasā’i: Abu Dāwūd, no. 2774, At-Tirmidhi, no. 1578, and Ibn Mājah, no. 1394. See: "Sahīh Ibn Mājah", 1/233 and "Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl", 2/226.
124. What to do and say when one feels pain in his body
“Place your hand on the part of your body where you feel the pain and say:" In the name of Allah,
Bismillāh Three times, And say seven times: I seek refuge with Allah and His power from the evil of what I find and what I fear." [289]. [289] Narrated by Muslim, 4/1728, no. 2202.
125. Supplication if one fears to affect something with an evil eye
"If any of you sees something from his brother, himself, or his wealth which he finds amazing, let him invoke blessings for it, for the evil eye is certainly true." [290] [290] Narrated by Ahmad in his "Musnad", 4/447, no. 15700, Ibn Mājah, no. 3508, and Mālik, 3/118-119. Al-Albāni classified it as Sahīh (authentic) in "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 1/212. See: the verification of "Zād Al-Ma‘ād" by Al-Arnā’ūt, 4/170.
126. Dhikr at times of panic
"There is no god but Allah." [291] [291] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 6/381, no. 3346, and Muslim, 4/2208, no. 2880.
127. What to say upon slaughtering or sacrificing
"In the name of Allah and Allah is the Greatest. [O Allah, it is from You and for You]. O Allah, accept it from me." [292] [292] Narrated by Muslim, 3/1557, no. 1967, Al-Bayhaqi, 9/287, and the part in brackets is from Al-Bayhaqi, 9/287, and others. The last sentence is paraphrased from the narration of Muslim.
Bismillāhi wallāhu akbar, [Allāhumma minka wa lak] Allāhumma taqabbal minni
128. What to say to repel the plots of the rebellious devils
"I seek refuge with the perfect words of Allah that neither a righteous nor a wicked person can exceed: from the evil of what He created, and originated, and spread, and from the evil of what descends from the heaven, and from the evil of what ascends therein, and from the evil of what He spread in the earth, and from the evil of what comes out of it, and from the evil of the trials of the night and the day, and from the evil of every visitor except for one that knocks with good, O Most Merciful." [293] [293] Narrated by Ahmad, 3/419, no. 15461, with a Sahīh (authentic) chain of narration, and by Ibn As-Sunni, no. 637. Its chain of narration was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Arnā’ūt in his Takhrīj of "At-Tahāwiyyah", p. 133. See also: "Majma‘ Az-Zawā’id", 10/127.
A‘ūdhu bi kalimātillāhit-tāmmāt-il-lati la yujāwizuhunna barrun wa la fājir: min sharri ma khalaqa, wa bara’a wa dhara’, wa min sharri ma yanzilu minas-samā’, wa min sharri ma ya‘ruju fīha, wa-min sharri ma dhara’a fil-ardi, wa min sharri ma yakhruju minha, wa min sharri fitan-il-layli wan-nahār, wa min sharri kulli tāriqin illa tāriqan yatruqu bi khayrin ya Rahmān.
129. Istighfār (seeking forgiveness) and repentance
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "By Allah, I ask Allah for forgiveness and repent to Him more than seventy times a day." [294] [294] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/101, no. 6307.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "O people, repent to Allah, for I repent to Him one hundred times a day." [295] [295] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2076, no. 2702.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Whoever says: I seek forgiveness from Allah the Magnificent. There is none worthy of worship except Him. He is the Ever-Living and the Sustainer of all existence. And I do repent to Him,
Astaghfirullāhal-‘Azhīm, alladhi la ilāha illa huwa al-Hayyul-Qayyūmu, wa-atūbu ilayh Allah will forgive him even if he has fled from the battlefield." [296] [296] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, 2/85, no. 1517, At-Tirmidhi, 5/569, no. 3577, and Al-Hākim who classified it as Sahīh (authentic) and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him, 1/511. Al-Albāni also classified it as Sahīh (authentic). See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/182, and "Jāmi‘ Al-Usūl li Ahādīth Ar-Rasūl" (ﷺ), 4/389-390, verified by Al-Arnā’ūt.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The nearest the Lord to a servant is in the middle of the last part of the night. So, if you can be among those who remember Allah at that hour, then do so." [297] [297] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 3579, An-Nasā’i, 1/279, no. 572, and Al-Hākim, 1/309. See: "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/183 and "Jāmi‘ Al-Usūl", verified by Al-Arnā’ūt, 4/144.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The nearest a slave is to his Lord when he is prostrating, so engage in supplication diligently." [298] [298] Narrated by Muslim, 1/350, no. 482.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Sometimes I perceive a veil covering my heart, and I ask Allah for forgiveness a hundred times a day.” [299] [299] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2075, no. 2702. Ibn al-Athīr said: "I perceive a veil covering my heart," meaning it is covered and overshadowed, i.e., forgetfulness; for he (ﷺ) was constantly engaged in Dhikr, closeness, and continuous vigilance. If he forgot or neglected any of these at times, he considered it a sin upon himself and hastened to seek forgiveness. See: "Jami‘ Al-Usūl", 4/386.
130. The merit of Tasbīh (glorifying Allah), Tahmīd (praising Him), Tahlīl (proclaiming His oneness), and Takbīr (proclaiming His greatness)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever says: Glory be to Allah and His is the praise
Subhānallāhi wa bihamdih one hundred times a day, his sins will be erased even if they were as much as the foam of the sea." [300]. [300] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/168, no. 6405, and Muslim, 4/2071, no. 2691. See also: The merit of saying it one hundred times in the morning and the evening, p. 65 of this book.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever says: There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the sovereignty, to Him belongs the praise, and He is Competent over all things.
"La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahul-mulku, wa-lahul-hamd, wa-huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr" ten times, it will be as though he emancipated four slaves from the offspring of Ismā‘īl (Ishmael)." [301] [301] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/67, no. 6404, and Muslim with his wording, 4/2071, no. 2693. See also: The merit of saying it one hundred times a day: Supplication no. 93, p. 66 of this book.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy on the scale, and dear to the Most Merciful: "Glory be to Allah and praise is His, glory be to Allah the Most Magnificent" [302]. [302] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri, 7/168, no. 6404, and Muslim, 4/2072, no. 2694.
Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi, subhānallāh-il-‘azhīm
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "For me to say: Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,
Subhānallāh, wal-hamdulillāh, wa la ilāha illallāh, wallāhu akbar is dearer to me than everything upon which the sun rises." [303] [303] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2072, no. 2695.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Is anyone of you unable to earn a thousand good deeds each day?” One of those present asked him: "How can one of us earn a thousand good deeds?" He replied: “He glorifies Allah a hundred times, and thus a thousand good deeds will be recorded for him, or a thousand sins will be erased from him.” [304]. [304] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2073, no. 2698.
Subhānallāh
"Whoever says: Glory and praise be to Allah the Most Magnificent
Subhānallāh-il-‘azhīmi wa bihamdih, a date palm will be planted for him in Paradise." [305] [305] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/511, no. 3464, and Al-Hākim, 1/501, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic), and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 5/531, and "Sahīh At-Tirmidhi", 3/160.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “O Abdullah ibn Qays, shall I guide you to one of the treasures of Paradise?” I said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He said: "Say: There is no might or strength except through Allah." [306] [306] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 11/213, no. 4206, and Muslim, 4/2076, no. 2704.
And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The most beloved words to Allah are four: Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,
Subhānallāh, wal-hamdu lillāh, wa la ilāha illallāh, wallāhu akbar It does not matter which one you say first." [307] [307] Narrated by Muslim, 3/1685, no. 2137.
A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "Teach me words that I can say." He said: "Say: There is no god except Allah, the One, and He has no partner; Allah is Most Great and greatness is for Him. Abundant praise is due to Him. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. There is no might nor power save with Allah, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise."
La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, Allāhu akbaru kabīra, wal-hamdu lillāhi kathīra, subhānallāhi rabbil-‘ālamīn, la hawla wa-la quwwata illa billāhil-‘Azīzil-Hakīm He said: “So these are for my Lord; then what is for me?” He said: "Say: O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide me with sustenance." [308]. [308] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2072, no. 2696, with an addition by Abu Dāwūd, 1/220, no. 832: When the Bedouin turned away, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He has filled his hands with goodness."
Allāhumma ighfir li, warhamni, wahdini, warzuqni
When someone embraced Islam, the Prophet (ﷺ) would teach him how to pray, then order him to supplicate to Allah by these words: "O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, bestow wellness upon me, and provide me with sustenance." [309] [309] Narrated by Muslim, 4/2073, no. 3697, and in another narration by him: "For indeed, these gather for you your worldly life and your Hereafter."
Allāhumma ighfir li, warhamni, wahdini, wa‘āfini warzuqni
"Indeed, the best supplication is: All praise be to Allah
Al-hamdu lillāh And the best Dhikr is: There is no god but Allah." [310] [310] Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 5/462, no. 3383, Ibn Mājah, 2/1249, no. 3800, and Al-Hākim, 1/503, who classified it as Sahīh (authentic), and Adh-Dhahabi agreed with him. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 1/362.
"The lasting righteous deeds are: Glory be to Allah, all praise is due to Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no might or power except through Allah." [311] [311] Narrated by Ahmad, no. 513, according to the arrangement of Ahmad Shākir. See: "Majma‘ Az-Zawā’id", 1/297, and attributed by Ibn Hajar in "Bulūgh Al-Marām" from the narration of Abu Sa‘īd to An-Nasā’i in "Al-Kubra", no. 10617, and classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Ibn Hibbān, no. 840, and Al-Hākim, 1/541.
Subhānallāh, wal-hamdulillāh, wa la ilāha illallāh, wallāhu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billāh
131. How did the Prophet (ﷺ) glorify Allah?
Abdullāh ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them) reported: "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) counting Tasbīh," with an additional wording: "with his right hand" [312]. [312] Narrated by Abu Dāwūd with its wording, 2/81, no. 1502, and At-Tirmidhi, 5/521, no. 3486. See: "Sahīh Al-Jāmi‘", 4/271, no. 4865. It was classified as Sahīh (authentic) by Al-Albāni in "Sahīh Sunan Abi Dāwūd", 1/411.
132. Types of goodness and comprehensive etiquette
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When the night falls–or when it is evening–restrain your children, for the devils spread out at that time. When an hour of the night has passed, release them, and close the doors while mentioning the name of Allah, for the devil does not open a closed door. Fasten your waterskins and mention the name of Allah, cover your vessels and mention the name of Allah, even if you only place something over them, and turn off your lamps." [313] [313] Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with Al-Fat'h, 10/88, no. 5623, and Muslim, 3/1595, no. 2012.
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions.
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