(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 […]
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Upon seeing a good dream or a bad dream
(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 […]
Qunoot Al-Witr
*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 […]
Remembrance immediately after salam of the Witr prayer
(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 […]
Supplication for anxiety and sorrow
(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 […]
Supplication for one in distress
(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. […]
Upon encountering an enemy or those of authority
(122) اللّهُـمَّ إِنا نَجْـعَلُكَ في نُحـورِهِـم، وَنَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرورِهـمْ . Allahumma inna najAAaluka fee nuhoorihim wanaAAoothu bika min shuroorihim. ‘O Allah, we place You before them and we take refuge in You from their evil.’ (123) اللّهُـمَّ أَنْتَ عَضُـدي، وَأَنْتَ نَصـيري، بِكَ أَجـولُ وَبِكَ أَصـولُ وَبِكَ […]
Supplication for one afflicted with doubt in his faith
(125) He should seek refuge in Allah He should renounce that which is causing such doubt. (126) He should say: آمَنْـتُ بِاللهِ وَرُسُـلِه. Amantu billahi warusulih. ‘I have believed in Allah and His Messenger.’ (127) He should also recite the following verse: هُوَ الأوَّلُ، وَالآخِـرُ، وَالظّـاهِـرُ، وَالْبـاطِـنُ، […]
Settling a debt
(128) اللّهُـمَّ اكْفِـني بِحَلالِـكَ عَنْ حَـرامِـك، وَأَغْنِـني بِفَضْـلِكِ عَمَّـنْ سِـواك . Allahummak-finee bihalalika AAan haramik, wa-aghninee bifadlika AAamman siwak. ‘O Allah, make what is lawful enough for me, as opposed to what is unlawful, and spare me by Your grace, of need of others.’ (129) اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي […]
Supplication for one afflicated by whisperings in prayer or recitation
(130) ‘othman Ibn Al-AAas narrated: I said ‘O Messenger of Allah, verily the devil comes between me and my prayer and recitation making me confused’ The Messenger of Allah replied ‘That is a devil called Khanzab, so if you sense his presence then seek refuge in Allah from him […]