Dua Remembrance immediately after salam of the witr prayer - Dhikr and Dua Hisn al-Muslim

سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ(1) ، ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ والثَّالِثَةُ يَجْهَرُ بها ويَمُدُّ بها صَوتَهُ يقولُ: [رَبِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ] (2).

The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) would recite (the following chapters) during the witr prayer: ( Sabbih isma rabbika al-aAAla ….) [Al-aAAla] ( Qul ya ayyuha alkafiroon …..) [Al-kafiroon] ( Qul huwa Allahu ahad …..) [Al-ikhlas] …after giving salam he would supplicate three times: Subhanal-malikil-quddoos.(three times).
‘How perfect The King, The Holy One is.’ (three times) …on the third time he would raise his voice, elongate it and add: Rabbil-mala-ikati warrooh. ‘Lord of the angles and the Rooh (i.e. Jibra-eel).


(1) ثلاث مرات. (2) رواه النسائي، 3/ 244، برقم 1734، والدارقطني، 2/ 31، وغيرهما، وما بين المعقوفين زيادة للدارقطني 2/31، برقم 2، وإسناده صحيح، انظر: زاد المعاد بتحقيق شعيب الأرناؤوط وعبدالقادر الأرناؤوط، 1/337 .

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