Next, he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would commence his recitation with many
kinds of supplications in which he would praise Allaah the Exalted, and glorify
and extol Him. He in fact ordered "the man who prayed badly" to do so, saying to
him: No person's prayer is complete unless he says takbeer, praises Allaah the Mighty
and Sublime and extols Him, recites of the Qur'aan what is easy for him ...98
He would say any one of the following supplications: -
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O Allaah! Separate me (far) from my sins as you have separated (far) the East and
West. O Allaah! Cleanse me of my sins as white cloth is cleansed from dirt. O Allaah!
Wash me of my sins with water, ice and snow.
He used to say this in obligatory prayers.99
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I have set my face towards the Originator of the heavens and the earth sincerely
[in Islam] and I am not among the Mushrikeen. Indeed my prayer, my sacrifice, my
living and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds: no partner has He. With
this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims (those who submit
to Him).100 O Allaah! You are the King, none has
the right to br worshipped but You, [You are the Most Perfect & all Praise is
for You] You are my Lord and I am Your slave101.
I have wronged myself, and have acknowledged my sins, so forgive all my sins, for
no-one forgives sins except You. Guide me to the best of characters, to which no-
one can guide except You, and save me from the worst of characters, from which no-one
can save except You. I am here and happy to serve you102.
All good is in your Hands, and evil is not from You.103
[The guided one is he who is guided by you.] I exist by your will and belong to You.
[There is no escape or shelter from You except to You.] You are blessed and exalted.
I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
He used to say this in obligatory and voluntary prayers104.
- Similar to the above, without
You are my Lord and I am Your slave to the end, with the following addition:
O Allaah! You are the King, there is no (true) deity except You, glorified be You
and praised.105
- Similar to no. 2 until
and I am the first of the Muslims, adding:
O Allaah, guide me to the best of characters and the best of actions, no one to which
can guide except You, and save me from the evil characters and actions, from which
no one except You can save (others) except You106.
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You are Glorified107, O Allaah, and Praised108; Your Name is Blessed109;
Your Majesty110 is Exalted, and none has the
right to worshipped but You.111
He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) also said, Indeed, the words most loved by Allaah
are when His slave says: You are glorified, O Allaah112
- Similar to the above, adding in prayer at night:
There is no true god except Allaah, three times, and
Allaah is the Greatest, Very Great, three times.
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Allaah is the Greatest, very great. Praise be to Allaah, again and again. Glorified
is Allaah morning and evening - one of the Companions commenced with this,
to which the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Wonderful for it
(the supplication) is that the doors of the heavens were opened for it.113
-
Praise be to Allaah, many, pure, blessed praises. Another man commenced with
this, to which he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: I saw twelve angels competing
as to which of them would take it up.114
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O Allaah, to You belongs all Praise. You are the Light115
of the heavens and the earth and all those in them; to You belongs all Praise. You
are the Maintainer116 of the heavens and the
earth and all those in them; [to You belongs all Praise. You are the King of the
heavens and the earth and all those in them] to You belongs all Praise. You are
the Haqq117; Your promise is haqq; Your saying
is haqq; meeting You is haqq; Paradise is haqq; the Fire is haqq; the Hour is haqq;
the Prophets are haqq; Muhammad is haqq. O Allaah! to You I have submitted; in You
I have placed my trust; in You I have believed; to You I have turned; for Your sake
I have fought; to You I have referred for judgement; [You are our Lord and to You
is the end of all journeys: so forgive me my earlier and later sins, what I have
concealed and what I have showed] [and whatever else You know about more than I.]
You are the Bringer- Forward and You are the Delayer; [You are my deity;] and none
has the right to worshipped but You.118 [and
there is no might nor power except with You].
He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to say this in prayer at night, as he did
the following supplications:119
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O Allaah, Lord of Jibraa'eel, Meekaa'eel and Israafeel, Creator of the heavens and
the earth, Knower of all that is hidden and open! It is You that will judge between
Your servants in those matters about which they used to differ. Guide me by Your
Grace to the Truth concerning that about which they differed, for indeed You guide
whomsoever You wish to a path that is straight.120
- He would say takbeer, tahmeed, tasbeeh, tahleel and istighfaar ten times each, and
then say,
O Allaah! forgive me and guide me and give me sustenance and [overlook my sins]
ten times, and then say:
O Allaah! I seek refuge with You from the distress of the Day of Account
ten times.121
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"Allaah is the Greatest [three times], Possessor of Kingdom, Power, Magnificence
and Might."122
Footnotes
98 Bukhaari , Muslim & Ibn Abi Shaibah (12/110/2).
It is given in Irwaa' (no. 8)
99Abu Daawood & Haakim, who declared it saheeh and
Dhahabi agreed.
100 It is thus in most of the narrations; in some, it
is wa ana min al-muslimeen ("I am one of the Muslims"). It is likely that
this is because of the mistake of one of the narrators, and other evidence points
to that, so the worshipper should say: wa ana min al-muslimeen ("I am the
first of the Muslims"). There is nothing wrong with that, contrary to what some
people say under the impression that this means "I am the first person who has this
quality, while the rest of the people do not." But it is not so; this phrase actually
represents competing to fulfil orders - similar to this is "Say: if the Merciful
God has a son, then I am the first of the worshippers" (Zukhruf 43:81)
and the saying of Moosa (`alaihis salam), "and I am the first of the believers."
(A`raaf 7:143)
101 Azhari said: i.e. `I do not worship anything other
than You.'
102 labbaik: I am firmly & continually present
in Your obedience; sa`daik: extremely happy under Your order and devoutly
following the deen which You have chosen.
103 i.e. Evil cannot be traced back to Allaah because
there is nothing bad in His actions, for they are all good, ranging from justice
to grace to wisdom, all of which are good with no bad in them. But evil is evil
because it cannot be traced back to Allaah. Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said:
"He is the Creator of good and evil, but the evil exists in some of His creatures,
not in His act of creating nor in His actions. Hence the Exalted is cleared of any
zulm, which is fundamentally to put something in other than its proper
place. He does not put anything except in its suitable place, so that is all good.
But evil is to put something in other than its proper place: when it is put in its
proper place it is not evil, so be sure that evil is not from Him. ...But if it
is said: Why did He create something which is evil? I would say: He did the creating,
and His action is good not evil, for creation and action is with Allaah, and it
is impossible for evil to be with, or attributed to, Allaah. Anything evil in the
created cannot be traced back to Allaah, but His actions and His creation can be
attributed to Him, so they are good." The rest of this important discussion as well
as its conclusion is to be found in his book Shifaa' al-`Aleel fi Masaa'il al-Qadaa'
wal-Qadr wat-Ta`leel (pp. 178-206).
104 Muslim, Abu `Awaanah, Abu Daawood, Nasaa'i Ibn Hibbaan,
Ahmad, Shaafi'i & Tabaraani; those who specify it to optional prayers are mistaken.
105 Nasaa'i with a saheeh isnaad.
106Nasaa'i & Daaraqutni with a saheeh isnaad.
107 i.e I glorify You, meaning I consider You totally
free from any deficiency.
108 i.e. we are submerged in Your praise.
109 i.e. the blessings of Your Name are great, for great
good springs from the remembrance of Your Name.
110 i.e. Your Glory and Might.
111 Abu Daawood & Haakim, who declared it saheeh
and Dhahabi agreed. `Uqaili said (p. 103): "this has been narrated via several routes
with good isnaads." It is given in 'Irwaa (no. 341) Transmitted by Ibn Mandah in
At-Tawheed (123/2) with a saheeh isnaad & Nasaa'i in al-Yawm
wal-Laylah as mawqoof and marfoo` ,
as in Jaami` al-Masaaneed of Ibn Katheer (vol. 3 part 2 p. 235/2)
112 Abu Daawood & Tahaawi with a hasan isnaad.
113 Muslim & Abu `Awaanah; declared saheeh by Tirmidhi.
Abu Nu`aim also narrated it in Akhbaar Isbahaan (1/210) from Jubair ibn
Mut`am who heard the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) saying it in voluntary
prayer.
114 Muslim & Abu `Awaanah.
115 i.e. You are the Giver of Light to them, and those
in them are guided by You.
116 i.e. the Protector and the constant Watcher over
them.
117 haqq: truth, reality.
118 Bukhaari , Muslim, Abu `Awaanah, Abu Daawood, Ibn
Nasr & Daarimi.
119Although that clearly does not rule out using them
in the obligatory prayers also, except for the imaam, so that he does not prolong
the prayer for the followers.
120 Muslim & Abu `Awaanah.
121 Ahmad, Ibn Abi Shaibah (12/119/2), Abu Daawood &
Tabaraani in Mu`jam al-Awsat (62/2) with one isnaad saheeh, and
another hasan.
122 Tayaalisi & Abu Daawood with a saheeh isnaad.
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