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Dhikr and Tasbih

37 supplications

Remembrance of Allah, blessings on the Prophet, and praise on every occasion.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin, wa ʿalā āli muḥammadin, kamā ṣallayta ʿalā ibrāhīma, wa ʿalā āli ibrāhīma, innaka ḥamīdun majīdun, allāhumma bārik ʿalā muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli muḥammadin, kamā bārakta ʿalā ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli ibrāhīma, innaka ḥamīdun majīd

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the followers of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibraheem and upon the followers of Ibraheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty. O Allah, send blessings upon Mohammad and upon the family of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon Ibraheem and upon the family of Ibraheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ. وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى أَزْواجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ. إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa ʿalā azwājihi wa dhurriyyatihi, kamā ṣallayta ʿalā āli ibrāhīm. wa bārik ʿalā muḥammadin wa ʿalā azwjihi wa dhurriyyatihi, kamā bārakta ʿalā āli ibrāhīm. innaka ḥamīdun majīd

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the wives and descendants of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon the family of Ibraheem, and send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the wives and descendants of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibraheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty.

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

Repeat 3x

Astaghfiru llāh

I ask Allah for forgiveness.

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Allāhumma anta as-salāmu, wa minka as-salāmu, tabārakta yā dhā l-jalāli wa-l-ʾikrām

O Allah, You are As-Salam and from You is all peace, blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Repeat 3x

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku walahu l-ḥamdu wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr

None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belong all sovereignty and praise, and He has power over all things.

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الجَدُّ

Allāhumma lā māniʿa limā aʿṭayta, walā muʿṭiya limā manaʿta, walā yanfaʿu dhā l-jaddi minka l-jaddu

O Allah, none can withhold what You give, none can give what You withhold, and no wealth or status can benefit its possessor against You.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَلاَ نَعْبُدُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ, لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الكَافِرُونَ

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku, walahu l-ḥamdu, wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr. lā ḥawla walā quwwata illā bi-llāhi, lā ilāha illā llāhu, walā naʿbudu illā iyyāhu, lahu an-niʿmatu walahu l-faḍlu walahu ath-thanāʾu l-ḥasanu, lā ilāha illā llāhu mukhliṣīna lahu ad-dīna walaw kariha l-kāfirūn

None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent. There is no might nor power except with Allah, none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and we worship none except Him. For Him is all favour, grace, and glorious praise. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and we are sincere in faith and devotion to Him although the disbelievers detest it.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

Repeat 33x

Subḥāna llāh

Glory be to Allah.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Repeat 33x

Wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāh

All praise is for Allah.

وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Repeat 33x

Wa-llāhu akbar

Allah is the Greatest.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku walahu l-ḥamdu wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr

None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belong all sovereignty and praise, and He has power over all things.

The following three Soorahs should be recited once after Zuhr,'Asr and'Ishaa prayers and thrice after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers.[Soorah al-Ikhlaas 112 ] [Soorah al-Falaq 113 ] [Soorah an-Naas 114 ]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ* اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ﴾،بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ﴾

Bismi llāh ar-raḥmān ar-raḥīm qul huwa llāhu aḥadun allāhu aṣ-ṣamadu lam yalid walam yūlad walam yakun llahu kufūan aḥadun bismi llāh ar-raḥmān ar-raḥīm qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaqi min sharri mā khalaqa wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba wamin sharri an-naffāthāti fī l-ʿuqadi wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada bismi llāh ar-raḥmān ar-raḥīm qul aʿūdhu birabbi an-nāsi maliki an-nāsi ilāhi an-nāsi min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannāsi alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri an-nāsi mina l-jinnati wa an-nās

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. 112:1 Say: He is Allah, the One. 112:2 Allah, the One on whom all depend. 112:3 He neither begets nor was born. 112:4 Nothing is comparable to Him. In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. 113:1 Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, 113:2 from the evil of what He created, 113:3 from the evil of darkness when it settles, 113:4 from the evil of those who blow upon knots, 113:5 and from the evil of an envier when he envies. In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. 114:1 Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind, 114:2 the King of humankind, 114:3 the God of humankind, 114:4 from the evil of the retreating whisperer, 114:5 who whispers into people’s hearts, 114:6 whether from the jinn or humankind.

It is also from the Sunnah to recite Aayat ul-Kursee after each prayer: [Soorah al-Baqarah, Aayah 255]

﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūmu lā taʾkhudhuhu sinatun walā nawmun llahu mā fī as-samawāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu illā bi-idhnihi yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wamā khalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾin mmin ʿilmihi illā bimā shāʾa wasiʿa kursiyyuhu as-samawāti wa-l-ʾarḍa walā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīm

Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Everything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what lies before people and what lies beyond them, while they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Repeat 10x

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku walahu l-ḥamdu yuḥyī wa yumītu wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr

None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes death and He is over all things omnipotent.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْماً نافِعاً، وَرِزْقاً طَيِّباً، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

Allāhumma innī asʾaluka ʿilman nfiʿan, wa rizqan ṭayyiban, wa ʿamalan mutaqabbalā

O Allah, I ask You for knowledge which is beneficial and sustenance which is good, and deeds which are acceptable.

بَعْدَ السّلامِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الفَجْرِ

To be said after giving salam for the fajr prayer

والثَّالِثَةُ يَجْهَرُ بها ويَمُدُّ بها صَوتَهُ يقولُ:

On the third repetition, raise and prolong your voice, then add:

سُبْحَانَ المَلِكِ القُدُّوسِ

Repeat 3x

Subḥāna l-maliki l-quddūs

Glory be to the King, the Most Holy.

رَبِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ

Rabbi l-malāʾikati wa ar-rūḥ

Lord of the angels and the Spirit.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلاَكَ بِهِ، وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلاً

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī ʿāfānī mimmā ibtalāka bihi, wa faḍḍalanī ʿalā ka-thīrin mimman khalaqa tafḍīlā

All praise is for Allah Who saved me from that which He tested you with and Who most certainly favoured me over much of His creation.

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه قَاَلَ: كَانَ يُعَدُّ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الوَاحِدِ مِائَةُ مَرَّةٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَقُومَ:

Ibn ʿUmar said: It would be counted that the Messenger of Allah would say one hundred times at any one sitting before getting up:

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الغَفُورُ

Repeat 100x

Rabbi ighfir lī, watub ʿalayya, innaka anta at-tawwābu l-ghafūr

O my Lord, forgive me and turn towards me to accept my repentance. Verily You are The Oft-Returning. The Oft-Forgiving.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لاِ يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku, walahu l-ḥamdu, yuḥyī wa yumītu, wahuwa ḥayyun lʾi yamūtu, bi-yadihi l-khayru, wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr

None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His hand is all good and He is over all things, omnipotent.

Variation: When something pleasing happens

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَاهُ الْأَمْرُ يَسُرُّهُ قَالَ:

When something pleased the Prophet, he would say:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī bi-niʿmatihi tatimmu aṣ-ṣāliḥāt

All praise is for Allah, by whose grace good things are brought to completion.

Variation: When something displeasing happens

وَإِذَا أَتَاهُ الْأَمْرُ يَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ:

When something displeased him, he would say:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi ʿalā kulli ḥāl

All praise is for Allah in every circumstance.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم:

He PBUH also said:

لاَ تَجْعَلُوا قَبْرِي عِيداً وَصَلُّوا عَلَيَّ؛ فَإِنَّ صَلاَتَكُم تَبْلُغُنِي حَيْثُ كُنْتُمْ

‘Do not take my grave as a place of habitual ceremony. Send prayers upon me, for verily your prayers reach me wherever you are.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم:

The Prophet [PBUH] said:

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَلاَئِكَةً سَيَّاحِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يُبَلِّغُونِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي السَّلاَمَ

'Indeed Allah has angels who roam the earth and they convey to me the greetings or prayers of peace of my'Ummah nation.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم:

The Prophet [PBUH] said:

مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيَّ إِلاَّ رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ رُوحِيَ حَتَّى أَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ

'No one sends greetings or prayers of peace upon me but Allah returns my soul to me so that I may return his greetings

كَانَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَاهُ أَمْرٌ يَسُرُّهُ أَوْ يُسَرُّ بِهِ خَرَّ سَاجِداً شُكْراً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى

The Prophet PBUH would prostrate in gratitude to Allah upon receiving news which pleased him or which caused pleasure.

قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ قَالَ:

Whoever says:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Repeat 100x

Subḥāna llāhi wa bi-ḥamdih

How perfect Allah is and I praise Him.

فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْر

a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَنْ قَالَ

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever says:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Repeat 10x

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku, walahu l-ḥamdu, wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr

None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent.

عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ

Ten times; this is like freeing four persons from the descendants of Ishmael.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ:

Aboo Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah said:’ There are Two words, which are light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale and beloved to The Most Gracious:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

Subḥāna llāhi wa bi-ḥamdihi, subḥna llāhi l-ʿaẓīm

How perfect Allah is and I praise Him. How perfect Allah is, The Supreme.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لَأَنْ أَقُولَ

Aboo Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Saying:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Subḥāna llāhi, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi, walā ilāha illā llāhu, wa-llāhu akbar

How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Allah is the greatest.

أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمسُ

is more beloved to me than everything the sun has risen over.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم:

Sa’d said: ‘We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, and he said:

((أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُم أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ)) فَسَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ كَيْفَ يَكْسِبُ أَحَدُنَا أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟ قَالَ: ((يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ، فَيُكتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ أَوْ يُحَطُّ عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ))

‘Are any of you unable to gain a thousand good deeds each day?’ Somebody then asked him: How does one achieve a thousand good deeds? He replied: ‘He should say: How perfect Allah is. one hundred times, for a thousand good deeds are recorded for him or a thousand bad deeds are wiped away.

مَنْ قَالَ:

Jabbir related that the Prophet said: ‘Whoever says:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Subḥāna llāhi l-ʿaẓīmi wa bi-ḥamdih

How perfect Allah is. The Supreme, and I praise Him.

غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ

a palm tree is planted for him in paradise.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ))؟ فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: قُلْ

ʿAbdullah Ibn Qays related that the Prophet said to him: ‘ O ‘ʿAbdullah Ibn Qays, shall I not inform you of a treasure from the treasures of paradise?’ He then said: ‘Say:

لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ

Lā ḥawla walā quwwata illā bi-llāh

There is no might nor power except with Allah.

وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَحَبُّ الْكَلاَمِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ:

the most beloved words to Allah are four:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Subḥāna llāhi, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi, walā ilāha illā llāhu, wa-llāhu akbar

How perfect Allah is, all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and Allah is the greatest.

لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأتَ

it does not matter which of them you start with.

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلاماً أَقُولُهُ: قَالَ: قُلْ:

A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘Teach me words to say.’ He replied:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ

Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, allāhu akbaru ka-bi-yran, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi ka-thīran, subḥāna llāhi rabbi l-ʿālamīna, lā ḥawla walā quwwata illā bi-llāhi l-ʿazīzi l-ḥakīm

There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. Allah is the Greatest—supremely great. Abundant praise belongs to Allah. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

قَالَ: فَهَؤُلاَءِ لِرَبِّي، فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ: ((قُلْ:

The man then said, ‘These are for my Lord, but what is for me?’ He replied:

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي

Allāhumma ighfir lī, wa irḥamnī, wa ihdinī, wa irzuqnī

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide for me.

كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ:

Tariq Al-Ashjaʿee said: ‘When someone would embrace Islam, the Prophet would teach him how to perform prayer and then order him to supplicate with the following words:

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي

Allāhumma ighfiri lī, wa irḥamnī, wa ihdinī, wa ʿāfinī wa irzuqnī

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, give me health and grant me sustenance.

إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الدُّعَاءِ

The best supplication is:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Al-ḥamdu li-llāh

All praise is for Allah.

وَأَفْضَلَ الذِّكْرِ

And the best remembrance is:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ

Lā ilāha illā llāh

There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.

الباقيات الصالحات :

The good deeds which endure are

سبحان الله والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله،والله أكبر،و لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله

Sbḥn allāh wlḥmd li-llāh wl ilāh l allāh wllh kbr w l ḥwl wl qwh l bllh

'Glorified is Allah', and'The praise is for Allah', and'but There is none worthy of worship Allah', and'Allah is the Most Great', and'There is no power and no might except by Allah'