Assalaamu alaikum
Alhamdulillah wasalaatu wasalaamu ala rasulilkareem. Below is a
continuation of the lessons on salaah from the classic text of Sheickh
al-Albaani ( may Allah shower him with mercy). Choose the ones easy for you and
continue to learn the rest inshaAllah. May Allah increase us in knowledge.
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: -
[Allahumma baa'id
baynee wabayna khataayaya kama baa'ad ta baynal mashriq wal maghrib, Allahumma
naqqinee min khataayaya kama yunaqqa thaubal abyadh mina danass,
Allahumma-ghsilnee min khataayaya bi maa'e wa thalji wal barad]
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
[Wa jahtu wajhee
lilladhee fatara samawaati wal ardha haneefa, (muslima), wa maa ana minal
mushrikeen, inna salaatee wa nuskee wa mahyaaya wa mamaatee lillaahi rabbil
aalameen, laa shareekalah, wa bidhaalika umirtu wa ana awwalal muslimeen.
Allahumma antal malik, laa ilaaha illa anta, subhaanaka wa bihamdika, anta
rabbee wa ana abduka, dhalamtu nafsee, wa'taraftu bi dhanbee, faghfirlee
dhanbee jamee'an innahu laa yaghfirudhunuba illa anta, wahdinee li ahsanil
akhlaaq laa yahdi liahsaniha illa anta, wasrifi 'annee sayyi aha laa yasrifu
'annee sayyi aha illa anta, labbaika wa sa'daika, wal khairu kulluhu fee
yadaika, wa sharru laisa ilaika, wal mahdiyyu man hadayta, anaa bika wa
ilaika, laa manja walaa malja a illaa ilaika, tabaarakta wata'aalaika,
astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika]
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 be 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
[anta rabbi wa anaa abduka]
You are my Lord and I am Your slave to
the end, with the following addition:
[Allahumma antal maliku, laa ilaaha illa anta, subhaanaka wabihamdika]
O
Allaah! You are the King, there is no (true) deity except You, glorified be
You and praised.105
- Similar to no. 2 until
[wa ana awwalal muslimeen]
and I am the first of the Muslims,
adding:
Allahumma ahdinee li
ahsanil akhlaaq wa ahsanil a'maali laa yahdi li ahsaniha illa anta, wasrifi
'annee sayyi akhlaaq wal a'maali laa yaqee 'annee sayyi aha illa anta
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.
[Subhaanaka allahumma
wa bihamdika wa tabaaraka ismuka wa ta'aala jadduka wa laa ilaaha
ghairuka]
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:
[Laa ilaaha illah]
There is no true god except Allaah, three times,
and
[Allahu Akbarr kabeera]
Allaah is the Greatest, Very Great, three
times.
[Allahu akbar kabeera,
walhamdulillahi katheera, wa subhanallahi bukratan wa aseela]
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
[Alhamdulillahi hamdan katheeran thayyeeban mubaarakan feehi]
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
[Allahumma
lakal hamdu, anta nuuru samawaati wal ardi waman feehim, anta qayyimu
samawaati wal ardi wa manfee hinna, (wa lakal hamdu anta maliku samawaati wal
ardhi wa man fee him), wa lakal hamdu antal haqq, wa wa'dukal haqq, wa
qawlukal haqq, wa liqaa'ukal haqq, wal jannatu haqq, wannaaru haqq, wassa'atu
haqq, wannabiyyuna haqq, wa Muhammadu haqq, Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa alayka
tawa kkaltu, wa bika amantu, wa ilaika anabtu, wabika khaasamtu, wa ilaika
haakamtu, (anta rabbunaa wa ilaikal maseer, faghfirlee maaqadamtu wa maa
akhartu, wa maa asrartu wa maa a'alantu), (wa ma anta a'alamubihee minnee),
antal muqaddimu wa antal mu akhhiru (anta ilahee), laa ilaaha illa
anta]
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 Haqq
(Truth)117; 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
Allahumma rabba Jibraa
eel wa meekaa eel wa israafeel, faatira samawaati wal ardhi, aalimul ghaibi
washahada, anta tahkumu bayna ibaadika feemaa kaannuu feehi yakhtalifuun,
ihdinee limakhtulifa feehi minal haqq bi idhnika, innka tahdee manta shaa u
ilaa siraatun mustaqeem
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,
[Allahumma ighfirlee,
wahdinee, warzuqnee, (wa aafinee)]
O Allaah! forgive me and guide me and
give me sustenance and [overlook my sins] ten times, and then say:
[Allahumma innee a'
uuthubika mina dheeqi yaumal hisaab]
O Allaah! I seek refuge with You
from the distress of the Day of Account ten times.121
[Allahu Akbar (three
times) dhul malakuuti wal jabaruuti wal kibriyaa i wal athama]
"Allaah
is the Greatest [three times], Possessor of Kingdom, Power, Magnificence and
Might."122