Dua Supplication at the start of the prayer (after takbeer) - Dhikr and Dua Hisn al-Muslim
اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْماءِ وَالْبَرَدِ (1).
Allahumma baAAid baynee wabayna khatayaya kama baAAadta baynal-mashriqi walmaghrib, allahumma naqqinee min khatayaya kama yunaqqath-thawbul-abyadu minad-danas, allahummagh-silnee min khatayaya biththalji walma/i walbarad.
‘O Allah, distance me from my sins just as You have distanced The East from The West, O Allah, purify me of my sins as a white robe is purified of filth, O Allah, cleanse me of my sins with snow, water, and ice.
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ (1).
Subhanakal-lahumma wabihamdika watabarakas-muka wataAAala jadduka wala ilaha ghayruk.
‘How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. Blessed be Your name, and lofty is Your position and none has the right to be worshipped except You.
وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي، وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ، لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ، وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَدَيْكَ، وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ، أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ، تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ (1).
Wajjahtu wajhiya lillathee fataras-samawati wal-arda haneefan wama ana minal-mushrikeen, inna salatee wanusukee wamahyaya wamamatee lillahi rabbil-AAalameen, la shareeka lahu wabithalika omirtu wa-ana minal-muslimeen. Allahumma antal-maliku la ilaha illa ant. anta rabbee wa-ana AAabduk, thalamtu nafsee waAAtaraftu bithanbee faghfir lee thunoobee jameeAAan innahu la yaghfiruth-thunooba illa ant.wahdinee li-ahsanil-akhlaqi la yahdee li-ahsaniha illa ant, wasrif AAannee sayyi-aha la yasrifu AAannee sayyi-aha illa ant, labbayka wasaAAdayk,walkhayru kulluhu biyadayk, washsharru laysa ilayk, ana bika wa-ilayk, tabarakta wataAAalayt, astaghfiruka wa-atoobu ilayk.
‘I have turned my face sincerely towards He who has brought forth the heavens and the Earth and I am not of those who associate (others with Allah). Indeed my prayer, my sacrifice, my life and my death are for Allah, Lord of the worlds, no partner has He, with this I am commanded and I am of the Muslims. O Allah, You are the Sovereign, none has the right to be worshipped except You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant, I have wronged my own soul and have acknowledged my sin, so forgive me all my sins for no one forgives sins except You. Guide me to the best of characters for none can guide to it other than You, and deliver me from the worst of characters for none can deliver me from it other than You. Here I am, in answer to Your call, happy to serve you. All good is within Your hands and evil does not stem from You. I exist by your will and will return to you. Blessed and High are You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent unto You.’ Allah does not create pure evil which does not have any good or contain any benefit, wisdom or mercy at all, nor does He punish anyone without having commited a sin. Something can be good in terms of its creation when viewed in a particular perspective and at the same time be evil when viewed in another way. Allah created the devil and by him, He tests His servants, so there are those who hate the devil, fight him and his way and they stand at enmity towards him and his followers and there are others who are at allegiance with the devil and follow his steps. So evil exists in His creatures by His will and wisdom, not in His actions or act of creating.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جَبْرَائِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ، اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ (1).
Allahumma rabba jibra-eel, wameeka-eel, wa-israfeel fatiras-samawati walard, AAalimal-ghaybi washshahadah, anta tahkumu bayna AAibadika feema kanoo feehi yakhtalifoon. ihdinee limakh-tulifa feehi minal-haqqi bi-ithnik, innaka tahdee man tasha-o ila siratin mustaqeem.
‘O Allah, Lord of Jibra-eel, Meeka-eel and Israfeel (great angles), Creator of the heavens and the Earth, Knower of the seen and the unseen. You are the arbitrator between Your servants in that which they have disputed. Guide me to the truth by Your leave, in that which they have differed, for verily You guide whom You will to a straight path.
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا (1).
Allahu akbaru kabeera, Allahu akbaru kabeera, Allahu akbaru kabeera, walhamdu lillahi katheera, walhamdu lillahi katheera, walhamdu lillahi katheera, wasubhanal-lahi bukratan wa-aseela. (three times) aAAoothu billahi minash-shaytani min nafkhihi wanafthihi wahamzih.
‘Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, much praise is for Allah, much praise is for Allah, much praise is for Allah, and I declare the perfection of Allah in the early morning and in the late afternoon.’(three times) ‘I take refuge with Allah from the devil, from his pride, his poetry and his madness.
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ(1)، أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ]، [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ لَكَ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ]، [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ]، [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ] [أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ، وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ]، [اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ]، [وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي]، [أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ]، [أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ]، [وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ](2).
The prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) would say (as an opening supplication in prayer) when rising from sleep to perform prayers during the night: Allahumma lakal-hamd anta noorus-samawati wal-ardi waman feehin, walakal-hamd, anta qayyimus-samawati walardi waman feehin, [walakal-hamd, anta rabbus-samawati walardi waman feehin], [walakal-hamd, laka mulkus-samawati walardi waman feehin] [walakal-hamd, anta malikus-samawati walard] [walakal-hamd] [antal-haq, wawaAAdukal-haq, waqawlukal-haq, waliqa-okal-haq, waljannatu haq wannaru haq, wannabiyyoona haq, wa Muhammadun (Peace Be Upon Him) haq, wassaAAatu haq] [allahumma laka aslamt, waAAalayka tawakkalt, wabika amant, wa-ilayka anabt, wabika khasamt, wa-ilayka hakamt, faghfir lee ma qaddamt, wama akhkhart, wama asrart, wama aAAlant] [antal-muqaddim, wa-antal-mu-akhkhir, la ilaha illa ant] [anta ilahee la ilaha illa ant.
‘O Allah, to You belongs all praise, You are the Light of the heavens and the Earth and all that is within them. To You belongs all praise, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the Earth and all that is within them. To You belongs all praise. You are Lord of the heavens and the Earth and all that is within them. To You belongs all praise and the kingdom of the heavens and the Earth and all that is within them. To You belongs all praise, You are the King of the heavens and the Earth and to You belongs all praise. You are The Truth, Your promise is true, your Word is true, and the Day in which we will encounter You is true, the Garden of Paradise is true and the Fire is true, and the Prophets are true, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is true and the Final Hour is true. O Allah, unto You I have submitted, and upon You I have relied, and in You I have believed, and to You I have turned in repentance, and over You I have disputed, and to You I have turned for judgment. So forgive me for what has come to pass of my sins and what will come to pass, and what I have hidden and what I have made public. You are Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu-akhkhir. None has the right to be worshipped except You, You are my Deity, none has the right to be worshipped except You.’ Meaning of Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu-akhkhir: Allah puts forward and favours whom He wills from amongst His creation just as He defers and holds back whom He wills in accordance to His wisdom. E.g. Favouring man over the rest of creation, favouring the Prophets over the rest of mankind, favouring Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) over all the Prophets and Messengers…etc.
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ: مِنْ نَفْخِهِ، وَنَفْثِهِ، وَهَمْزِهِ (1).
More Adhkar and Duas from Hisn al-Muslim
- When waking up
- When leaving the home
- Supplication for when the mounted animal (or mean of transport) stumbles
- Supplication of the traveller for the resident
- Supplication of the resident for the traveller
- Remembrance while ascending or descending
- Prayer of the traveller as dawn approaches
- Stopping or lodging somewhere
- While returning from travel
- What to say upon receiving pleasing or displeasing news
- Excellence of sending prayers upon the Prophet
- Excellence of spreading the Islamic greeting
- Upon entering the home
- Returning a greeting to a Kafir
- Supplication said upon hearing a rooster crow or the braying of an ass
- Supplication upon hearing the barking of dogs at night
- Supplication said for one you have insulted
- The etiquette of praising a fellow Muslim
- The Talbiyah
- At the black stone
- Supplication said between the Yemeni corner and the black stone (at the KaAAbah)
- Supplication said when at Mount Safa & Mount Marwah
- Supplication when going to the mosque
- The Day of AAarafah
- At the Sacred Site (Al-MashAAar Al-Haram)
- When throwing each pebble at the Jamarat
- What to say at times of amazement and delight
- What to do upon receiving pleasant news
- What to say and do when feeling some pain in the body
- What to say when in fear of afflicting something or someone with one’s eye
- What to say when startled
- When slaughtering or offering a sacrifice
- Upon entering the mosque
- What is said to ward off the deception of the Obstinate Shaytans
- Seeking forgiveness and repentance
- Excellence of remembrance and glorification of Allah
- How the prophet made tasbeeh
- Etiquette of retiring for the night
- Upon leaving the mosque
- Supplications related to the athan (the call to prayer)
- Supplication at the start of the prayer (after takbeer)
- While bowing in prayer (rukooAA)
- Upon rising from the bowing posision
- Supplication whilst prostrating (sujood)
- Supplication when wearing a garment
- Supplication between the two prostrations
- Supplication when prostrating due to recitation of the Quran
- The Tashahhud
- Prayers upon the Prophet after the tashahhud
- Supplication said after the last tashahhud and before salam
- Remembrance after salam
- Supplication for seeking guidance in forming a decision or choosing the proper course…etc (Al-Istikharah)
- Remembrance said in the morning and evening
- Remembrance before sleeping
- Supplication when turning over during the night
- Supplication said when wearing a new garment
- Upon experiencing unrest, fear, apprehensiveness and the like during sleep
- Upon seeing a good dream or a bad dream
- Qunoot Al-Witr
- Remembrance immediately after salam of the witr prayer
- Supplication for anxiety and sorrow
- Supplication for one in distress
- Upon encountering an enemy or those of authority
- Supplication made against an enemy
- What to say when in fear of a people
- Supplication said to someone wearing a new garment
- Supplication for one afflicted with doubt in his faith
- Settling a debt
- Supplication for one afflicated by whisperings in prayer or recitation
- Supplication for one whose affairs have become difficult
- Upon committing a sin
- Supplication for expelling the devil and his whisperings
- Supplication when stricken with a mishap or overtaken by an affair
- Placing childen under Allah’s protection
- Before undressing
- When visiting the sick
- Excellence of visiting the sick
- Supplication of the sick who have renounced all hope of life
- Instruction for the one nearing death
- Supplication for one afflicted by a calamity
- When closing the eyes of the deceased
- Supplication for the deceased at the funeral prayer
- Supplication for the advancement of reward during the funeral prayer
- Condolence
- Placing the deceased in the grave
- Before entering the toilet
- After burying the deceased
- Visiting the graves
- Prayer said during a wind storm
- Supplication upon hearing thunder
- Supplication for rain
- Supplication said when it rains
- After rainfall
- Asking for clear skies
- Upon sighting the crescent moon
- Upon breaking fast
- After leaving the toilet
- Supplication before eating
- Upon completing the meal
- Supplication of the guest for the host
- Supplication said to one offering a drink or to one who intended to do that
- Supplication said when breaking fast in someone’s home
- Supplication said by one fasting when presented with food and does not break his fast
- When insulted while fasting
- Supplication said upon seeing the early or premature fruit
- Supplication said upon sneezing
- What is said to a Kafir when he sneezes
- When starting ablution
- Supplication said to the newlywed
- The groom’s supplication on the wedding night or when buying an animal
- Supplication before sexual intercourse
- When angry
- Supplication said upon seeing someone in trial or tribulation
- Remembrance said at a sitting or gathering…etc
- Supplication for the expiation of sins said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering…etc
- Returning a supplication of forgiveness
- Supplication said to one who does you a favour
- Protection from the Dajjal
- Upon completing the ablution
- Supplication said to one who pronounces his love for you, for Allah’s sake
- Supplication said to one who has offered you some of his wealth
- Supplication said to the debtor when his debt is settled
- Supplication for fear of shirk
- Returning a supplication after having bestowed a gift or charity upon someone
- Forbiddance of ascribing things to omens
- Supplication said when mounting an animal or any means of transport
- Supplication for travel
- Supplication upon entering a town or village…etc
- When entering the market
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