(74) On the authority of Jabir Ibn AAabdullah, he said: ’The Prophet would instruct us to pray for guidance in all of our concerns, just as he would teach us a chapter from the Quran.  He would say ’ If any of you intends to undertake a matter then let […]

(as-sabah) translated morning: after Fajr prayer until the sun rises, (al-masa) translated evening: after AAsr prayer until the sunsets, however some scholars say: after the sunsets and onwards. (75)  In the evening: أَمْسَيْـنا وَأَمْسـى المـلكُ لله وَالحَمدُ لله ، لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحدَهُ لا شَريكَ لهُ، لهُ المُـلكُ ولهُ […]

(95)      ‘When retiring to his bed every night, the Prophet would hold his palms together, spit (A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle) in them, recite the last three chapters (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) of the Quran and then wipe over his entire body as much […]

(108)    ‘AAa-isha رضي الله عنها narrated that the Messenger of Allah used to say at night if he turned during sleep: لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ اللهُ الـواحِدُ القَهّـار ، رَبُّ السَّـمواتِ وَالأرْضِ وَما بَيْـنَهـما ، العَزيـزُ الغَـفّار. La ilaha illal-lahul-wahidul-qahhar, rabbus-samawati wama baynahuma, alAAazeezul-ghaffar. ‘None has the right to be […]

(109)    أَعـوذُبِكَلِمـاتِ اللّهِ التّـامّـاتِ مِن غَضَـبِهِ وَعِـقابِهِ ، وَشَـرِّ عِبـادِهِ  وَمِنْ هَمَـزاتِ الشَّـياطينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضـرون. aAAoothu bikalimatil-lahit-tammat min ghadabih,waAAiqabih, washarri AAibadih, wamin hamazatish-shayateen, wa-an yahduroon. ‘I take refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger and punishment, and from the evil of His servants, and from the […]

(110)    ‘The righteous dream is from Allah and the bad dream is from the devil, so if anyone sees something which pleases him then he should only relate it to one whom he loves…’ Summary of what to do upon having a bad dream: Spit on your left three […]

*Al-Witr: Supplication made before or after bowing in the witr prayer (112)    اللّهُـمَّ اهْـدِنـي فـيمَنْ هَـدَيْـت، وَعـافِنـي فـيمَنْ عافَـيْت، وَتَوَلَّـني فـيمَنْ تَوَلَّـيْت ، وَبارِكْ لـي فـيما أَعْطَـيْت، وَقِـني شَرَّ ما قَضَـيْت، فَإِنَّـكَ تَقْـضي وَلا يُقْـضى عَلَـيْك ، إِنَّـهُ لا يَـذِلُّ مَنْ والَـيْت، [ وَلا يَعِـزُّ مَن عـادَيْت ]، تَبـارَكْـتَ […]

(115)    The Messenger of Allah would recite (the following chapters) during the witr prayer: Sabbih isma rabbika al-aAAla ….   سَبِّـحِ اسْمَ رَبِّـكَ الأعْـلى… [Al-aAAla] Qul ya ayyuha alkafiroon …..        قُـلْ يا أَيُّـها الكـافِرون…. [Al-kafiroon] Qul huwa Allahu ahad …..            قُـل هُوَ اللهُ أحد…..    [Al-ikhlas] …after giving salam he would […]

(116) اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي عَبْـدُكَ ابْنُ عَبْـدِكَ ابْنُ أَمَتِـكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَـدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤكَ أَسْأَلُـكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّـيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أِوْ أَنْزَلْتَـهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْـتَهُ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِـكَ أَوِ اسْتَـأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الغَيْـبِ عِنْـدَكَ أَنْ تَجْـعَلَ القُرْآنَ رَبِيـعَ قَلْبِـي، وَنورَ صَـدْرِي وجَلَاءَ حُـزْنِي وذَهَابَ […]

(118)    لَا إلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظـيمُ الْحَلِـيمْ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ العَـرْشِ العَظِيـمِ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا اللَّهْ رَبُّ السَّمَـوّاتِ ورّبُّ الأَرْضِ ورَبُّ العَرْشِ الكَـريم . La ilaha illal-lahul-AAatheemul-haleem, la ilaha illal-lahu rabbul-AAarshil-AAatheem, la ilaha illal-lahu  rabbus-samawati warabbul-ardi warabbul-AAarshil-kareem. ‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah Forbearing.  […]