Supplications
"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.]
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]