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: -
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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