"And
remember your Lord by your tongue and within yourself,
humbly
and with fear without loudness in words in the mornings,
and in the afternoons and
be not of those who are neglectful.
Surely, those who are with your Lord
(angels)
are
never too proud to perform acts of worship to Him,
but they glorify His Praise and
prostrate before Him."
The Noble
Qur'an - Al-A'raf 7:205-206
"Supplication
is the pith of worship."
Tirmidhi, Narrated Anas ibn
Malik
"No one offers a supplication without Allah
bringing him what he asks
or
keeping away from him a like amount of evil,
provided he does not ask for something
sinful or for breaking ties of relationship."
Tirmidhi,
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah
"If
anyone finds pleasure in receiving an answer from Allah in times of
difficulty,
he should
make many supplications when times are easy."
Tirmidhi, Narrated
AbuHurayrah, gharib tradition
Waking Up
Alhamdu
lillahil-ladhi ahyaana ba'da ma amaatana wa ilaihin nushur.
Praise is
to Allah Who bring us lifes after He has brought us death and unto Him
is the return. [Abu
Dawud 4/264, Ahmad 2/389]
Getting Dressed
Alhamdu
lillahil-ladhi kasaani hadha (aththauba) wa razaqaneehi min ghairi
haulim-minni wa la quwwatin.
Praise is to Allah who has clothed
me with this (garment) and provided it for me, though I was powerless
myself and incapable. [Bukhari,
Muslim, Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmidhi]
Getting Undressed
Bismillah.
By/In the
Name of Allah. [At-Tirmidhi
2/505]
Before Eating
Bismillah.
By/In the
Name of Allah. [Ibn
Majah 1/557, see also An-Nawawi, Kitabul Adhkar 4/342]
If you forgot to say the above before
eating, then say the following as soon as you remember:
Bismilaahi 'awwalihi wa aakhirihi.
In
the Name of Allah, over the beginning of it and the end of it.
[Recorded
by al-Tirmidhi, According to al-Hilaali, this hadith is sahih
due to its supporting evidence. See al-Hilaali, vo. 2, pp. 580-581]
After Sneezing
The muslim who sneezed should
immediately say:
Alhamdulillah
All praises and thanks are (due) to
Allah.
The muslim who hears a
sneezer say "Alhamdulillah" should then say:
Yar hamu-kAllah
May Allah have mercy upon you.
The original sneezer may then say:
Yahdeekumu-llaahu wa yuslihu baalakum.
May Allah
guide you and set your affairs in order.
[Bukhari
7/125]
When a disbeliever
sneezes, the Muslim says:
Yahdeekumu-llaahu wa yuslihu baalakum.
May Allah
guide you and set your affairs in order. [At-Tirmidhi 5/82, Ahmad 4/400,
Dawud 4/308]
Before
Entering the Toilet
[Bismillahi] Allahumma inna 'audhu
bika minal khubthi wal khabaa'ith.
[By the
Name of Allah]. Oh Allah, I seek protection in You from unclean
spirits, male and female. [Abu Dawud 4/264, Ahmad 2/389]
After
Leaving the Toilet
Ghufraanak(a).
I seek
Your forgiveness.
Hadith
- Al-Tirmidhi, Narrated 'Aisha, r.a.
When
Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came out from the privy, he said:
(I seek) forgiveness from Thee. [Transmitted
by Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi]
Before Sleeping
Bismika Rabbi wada'tu
janbi, wa bika arfa'uhu, fa'in amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha
fahfazha, bima tahfazu bihi 'ibaadakas saaliheen.
With Your
Name my Lord, I lay myself down; and with Your Name I rise.
And if my soul You take, have mercy on it, and if You send it
back then preserve it as you preserve Your righteous slaves.
[Bukhari
11/126, Muslim 4/2083]
Bismika
Allahuma amootu wa ahya.
In Your Name, Oh Allah, I die and I
live. [Dying
and living are metaphors for sleep and wakefulness, Allahu Alam.
See Qur'an 2:258, 3:156, 7:158, Al-Asqalani, Fath Al-Bari
11/113, Muslim 4/2083]
Brief Alertness During Sleep
(i.e. stirring in the bed, turning over in the bed)
La ilaha illallahul Wahidul Qahharu,
Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa ma bainahumal Azeezul Ghaffaru.
There
is no deity but Allah, the One, the Victorious, Lord of the heavens and
the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty, the
All-Forgiving. [Al-Hakim, An-Nasa'i, see also
Al-Albani]
Waking Up from a Bad Dream
A'udhu bikalimaatil
lahit taammaati min ghadabihi wa 'iqaabihi, wa sharri ibaadihi, wa min
hamazatish shayaateeni wa an yahdurun.
I seek
refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from His anger and His punishment,
from the evil of His slaves and from the taunts of jinn and from their
presence. [Abu
Dawud 4/12. See also Al-Albani]
Upon Entering the Marketplace
laa 'ilaaha 'illa-llaahu wahdahu laa shareeka
lahu lahu-lmulku wa lahu-l-hamdu yuhyee wa yumeetu wa huwa hayyun laa
yamootu biyadihi-l-khairu wa huwa 'ala kulli shai
'in qadeer.
There is none worthy of worship except
Allah, alone, without any partner with Him. For Him is the Dominion and
to Him is the praise. He gives life and He brings about death; He is
living and does not die. In His hand is all good and He has power over
all things. [Recorded
by al-Tirmidhi. According to al-Albani, this hadith is hasan.
See al-Albani, Sahih al-Jaami, vol. 2, p. 1070]
When Someone Does a Good Deed for Another
jazaaku-llaahu khairan
May Allah reward you well.
[Recorded by Abu Dawood and
al-Tirmidhi. According to al-Albani, this hadith is sahih.
See al-Albani, Sahih al-Jaami, vol. 2, p. 1089]
Calamity
Inna lillahi wa inna
ilaihi raji'un
We belong to Allah and to Him we shall
return.
The
Prophet
as saying, "If
any Muslim man or woman suffers a calamity and keeps it in his memory,
even if it happened a long time ago, saying each time it is remembered,
'We belong to Allah and to Him do we return,' Allah, who is Blessed and
Exalted will give a fresh reward each time it is said, equivalent to
the reward when it happened." [Tirmidhi: Ahmad and Bayhaqi,
in Shu'ab al-Iman, transmitted it.]
Meeting an Adversary or Powerful Ruler or
Fearing a People
Allahumma inna naj'aluka fee nuhoorihim wa na'udhu bika min
shuroorihim.
Oh Allah, we ask you to restrain them by
their necks and we seek refuge in you from their evil.
[Dawud
2/89, Al-Hakim 2/142]
Allahumma
Anta adudi, wa Anta naseeri, bika ajoolu, wa bika asoolu, wa bika
oqaatilu.
Oh Allah, You are my strength and You are
my victory. For Your sake I go forth and for Your sake I
stand firm and for Your sake I fight.
[Dawud
3/42, At-Tirmidhi 5/572]
When Breaking the fast
dhahaba-DHama 'u wabtallati-l-'urooqu wa
thabata-l-ajru 'insha 'allaah.
The thirst has gone, the veins have
become moist and the reward is confirmed, Allah willing.
[Dawood,
al-Nasaai in al-Kubra, ibn al-Sunee and others. Declared hasan by
scholars such as al-Hilaali. See al-Hilaali vol. 1, p. 493.]
Committing a Sin
Perform
wudu and then perform two Rak'ah, and finally ask Allah for
forgiveness. Surely he will be forgiven.
[Dawud
2/86, At-Tirmidhi 2/257]
Loving Another
When one brother loves another for the sake
of Allah, swt, he should inform him of that by saying,
'Innee 'uhibbuka fee-laah.
"I love
you for the sake of Allah"
His
brother's response should be,
'ahabbaka-lladhee 'ahbabtanee lah(u)
"May
the One for whose sake you love me love you."
[Abu
Dawud. According to al-Albani, this hadith is sahih.
See al-Albani, Sahih Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 3, pl.
965]
Stricken by Setback or if Something
Displeasing Happens to a Person
Qaddara-llaahu wa ma shaa'a fa'al(a).
What
Allah decreed and what He wishes will be done. [Muslim 4/2052]
"And
avoid using the word, "if," for that opens the door for the acts of
Satan."
[Recorded by ibn al-Sunee.
According to al-Salafi, this hadith is sahih. See al-Salafi, p. 126.]
Last Words Before Dying
La ilaha illallahu.
There
is no deity but Allah. [Dawud
3/190]
When the Wind Blows
Allahumma inni
as'aluka khairaha, wa a'udhu bika min sharriha.
Oh Allah,
I ask you for the good of it and seek refuge in You against its evil.
[Dawud
4/326, Ibn Majah 2/1228, See also Al-Albani]
When Hearing Thunder
Subhanalladhi
yusabbihur ra'du bi hamdihi wal malaa'ikatu min kheefatihi.
Glory to
Him whom thunder and angels magnify with their praise, who are before
Him awestruck. [Malik,
Al-Muwatta' 2/992]
Before Marital Relations
Bismillah. Allahumma
jannibnash shaitaana, wa jannibish shaitaana ma razaqtana.
By the
Name of Allah. Oh Allah, cause the shaytaan to pass us by and cause the
devil to pass by that which You provide for us [Bukhari 6/141, Muslim 2/1028]
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