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Supplications from the Qur窶卞］ and H@@adﾄｫth

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Compiled and Translated by

Dr Shehzad Saleem

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Contents

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Supplications from the Qur窶卞］ 1. Supplication for Guidance 4 2. Supplication for Sustained Guidance 4 3. Supplication for Good in the Herein and Hereafter 5 4. Supplications for Forgiveness 5 5. Supplications to have Pious Children 7 6. Supplication to have Patience 7 7. Supplication of Trust in God 8 8. Supplication for Diligence in the Prayer 8 9. Supplication for Mercy and Help 8 10. Supplication for Effective Communication 9 11. Supplication for Increase in Knowledge 9 12. Supplication for Childlessness 9 13. Supplication to avoid Evil Thoughts 9 14. Supplication for Forgiveness and Mercy 10 15. Supplication for Good Health 10 16. Supplication of Protection from Hell-Fire 10 17. Supplication for Comfort from the Family 11 18. Supplication for Forgiveness of Believers 11 19. Supplication in Want 11 20. Supplication to show Gratitude 12 21. Supplication for the Well-Being of Parents 12 22. Supplication for Embarking on a Journey 12 23. Supplication for Acceptance of Supplications 13

Supplications from the Qur’ān and H@adīth

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Supplications from the H@adīth 1. Supplication of Submission 14 2. Supplication for God’s Mercy 14 3. Supplication for a Deep Relationship with the Qur’ān 15 4. Supplication for Help 16 5. Supplication of Istikhārah 16 6. Supplication when Waking Up 17 7. Supplications for Forgiveness 17 8. Supplication for Embarking on Journey 19 9. Supplication at Tahajjud Time 20 10. Supplications at Funerals 20 11. Supplication for Entering and Leaving the Mosque 22 12. Supplication of Responding to the Ādhān 23 13. Supplication to acknowledge God’s Power 23 14. Supplication for the Holy Prophet (sws) 24 15. A Treasury of Supplications 24

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Supplications from the Qur’ān 1. Supplication for Guidance

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ٰ ۡ ﴾١ۙ ﴿ ۡ ‫ۡﻟﺤ ۡﻤﺪ ﷲ ٰ رب ۡ ٰﻟﻌﻠﻤ‬ ۡ ‫ﻳﻮم‬ ۡ ‫﴾ ٰﻣﻠﻚ‬٢ۙ ﴿ ‫ﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ‬ ۡ ﴾%٣﴿ ‫ﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ‬ ۡ ‫ﻳﺎك‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ ط ﻟ‬23‫﴾ ۡﻫﺪ ﻧﺎ ﻟ‬%٤﴿ ۡ ‫ﻧﺴﺘﻌ‬ ۡ ‫)ﻌﺒﺪ و ﻳﺎك‬ ۡ ‫ﻤﺴ‬ ‫ ط‬67 ﴾٥ۙ ﴿ ‫ﺘﻘﻴﻢ‬ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻤﻐ‬ ﴾٧﴿ ‫ﻀﻮب ﻋﻠ ۡﻴﻬۡﻢ و ﻵﻹ ﻟﻀﺂﻟ‬ ‫)ﻌﻤﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ>= ﻏ ? ﻟ‬ Gratitude is only for God, the Lord of the worlds; the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. [Lord!] It is only You whom we worship and it is only Your help that we seek. Bless us with the guidance of the straight path – the path of those you have blessed, not of those who have earned your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray. (1:1-6) Fātih@ah

2. Supplication for Sustained Guidance

ً ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ‫ﻫﺪﻳﺘﻨﺎ و‬ ۡ ‫ﻌﺪ ۡذ‬I ۡ ‫ﺗﺰغ‬ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ ﻵﻹ‬ ‫ ﻧﻚ ﻧﺖ‬O ‫رﺣﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﻫﺐ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﻚ‬ ۡ (٨:٣) ‫ﻟﻮﻫﺎب‬ Our Lord! Let not our hearts go astray after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

Fātih@ah

Supplications from the Qur’ān and H@adīth

Truly, You are the Bestower. (3:8) 3. Supplication for Good in the Herein and the Hereafter

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(٢٠١:٢) ‫ة ﺣﺴﻨﺔ و ﻗﻨﺎ ﻋﺬ ب ﻟﻨﺎر‬2S‫ ﻵﻹ‬TU ‫ ﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ و‬TU ‫ﺗﻨﺎ‬

ٰ ۤ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬

Our Lord! Grant us in this world what is good and in the Hereafter what is good, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire! (2:201)

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4. Supplications for Forgiveness

ۡ ^ ۡ ‫ ﻛﻤﺎ‬67 ۡ ‫ﺧﺬﻧﺎۤ ۡن‬ ۡ ‫ﺗﺤﻤﻞ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ رﺑﻨﺎو ﻵﻹ‬O ‫ﻧﺴﻴﻨﺎ ۤ ۡو ۡﺧﻄﺎۡﻧﺎ‬ ً ۡ ۤ ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ‬ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ ﻵﻹﺗﺆ‬ ‫ﺣﻤﻠﺘھ‬ ۡ ۡ T_‫ﻋ‬ ۡ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ۡ ‫ﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬ ‫ و‬c ‫ و ۡﻋﻒ ﻋﻨﺎ‬O ‫ رﺑﻨﺎ و ﻵﻹ ﺗﺤﻤﻠﻨﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻵﻹ ﻃﺎﻗﺔ ﻟﻨﺎ ٖﺑھ‬O‫ﻗﺒﻠﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫و‬c ‫ﻟﻨﺎ‬de‫ﻏ‬ ۡ ‫ﻟﻘﻮم ۡ ٰﻟﻜ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻨﺎﻓﺎﻧ‬fٰ‫ﻣﻮﻟ‬ ۡ ۡ T_‫ﻧﺎﻋ‬23 ۡ ‫ ﻧ ۡﺖ‬c‫رﺣﻤﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ۡ (٢٨٦:٢) ‫ﻳﻦ‬de Our Lord! Do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have the strength to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, have mercy on us. You are our Protector and help us against the disbelievers. (2:286)

ۡ ‫ۤ ۡﻣﺮﻧﺎ و‬TU ۡ ۡ ‫ﺛﺒﺖ ۡﻗﺪ ﻣﻨﺎ و‬ ۡ ‫ ﻟﻨﺎ‬de‫ﻏ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ‫ ﻓﻨﺎ‬2iۡ ‫ذﻧﻮﺑﻨﺎ و‬ T_‫ﻧﺎ ﻋ‬23‫ﻧ‬ ۡ ٰ ۡ ‫ﻟﻘﻮم‬ ۡ ۡ (١٤٧:٣) ‫ﻳﻦ‬de‫ﻟﻜ‬ Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and our excesses in © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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our affairs and ground our feet firmly, and help us against the disbelievers. (3:147)

ۡ ً ‫ﺧﻠﻘﺖ ٰﻫﺬ‬ ۡ ‫ﺳﺒ ٰﺤﻨﻚ ﻓﻘﻨﺎ ﻋﺬ ب ﻟﻨﺎر رﺑﻨﺎ ۤ ﻧﻚ‬ ۡ O ‫ﺑﺎﻃﻶﻹ‬ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ٰ ۤ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﻟﻨﺎر‬ ۡ ^ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻓﻘﺪ‬ ۡ ‫ﻧﺼﺎر رﺑﻨﺎ ﻧﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺳﻤﻌﻨﺎ‬ ‫ و ﻣﺎ ﻟﻠﻈﻠﻤ‬o ‫ﻳﺘھ‬pS ٍ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻳﻨﺎدي‬ ً ۡ ‫ ﻟﻨﺎ‬de ۡ‫ﻟﻶﻹﻳﻤﺎن ۡن ٰ ﻣﻨﻮ‬ ۡ ‫ﻓﺎﻏ‬ ‫ذﻧﻮﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ رﺑﻨﺎ‬r ‫ﺑﺮﺑﻜﻢ ﻓﺎﻣﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺎدﻳﺎ‬ ٰ ۡ ‫ﻵﻹﺑﺮ ر رﺑﻨﺎ و ٰ ﺗﻨﺎ ﻣﺎ‬ ٰ ‫وﻋﺪﺗﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ﺳﻴﺎﺗﻨﺎ و ﺗﻮﻓﻨﺎ ﻣﻊ‬ ۡ ‫و‬ ‫ رﺳﻠﻚ‬T_‫ﻋ‬ ‫ ﻋﻨﺎ‬de‫ﻛ‬ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ‫ﻳﻮم‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ﺗﺨﻠﻒ‬ ۡ ‫ﻧﺎ‬pw‫ﺗ‬ (١٩٤-١٩١ :٣) ‫ﻟﻤﻴﻌﺎد‬ ‫ ﻧﻚ ﻵﻹ‬o ‫ﻟﻘﻴﻤﺔ‬ ‫و ﻵﻹ‬ om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

Our Lord! You have not created [all] this without a purpose. Glory to You! Save us from the torment of the Fire. Our Lord! Indeed, those whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have humiliated them, and never will the unjust find any helpers. Our Lord! Indeed, we have heard a caller calling to faith: “Believe in your Lord,” and we believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and take away from us our evil deeds, and make us die with your loyal people. Our Lord! Fulfill the promises you made with us through Your messengers and disgrace us not on the Day of Judgement. Indeed, You never go back on your promise. (3:191-194)

ۡ ۡ ‫ ﻟﻨﺎ و‬de‫ﻐ‬y ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ٰ ۡ ‫ﻟﻨﻜﻮﻧﻦ ﻣﻦ‬ ۡ ‫ﺗﺮﺣﻤﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ و ۡن ۡﻟﻢ‬z ‫ﻇﻠﻤﻨﺎۤ ۡ)ﻔﺴﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‬2x‫ﻟﺨ‬ (٢٣:٧) Our Lord! We have been unjust to ourselves. If You do not forgive us and not have mercy on us, we shall certainly be among the losers. (7:23) © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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ۡ ۡ ‫ و ﻟﻮ ﻟﺪي و‬T~ۡ de‫ﻏ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻤﺆﻣﻨ‬ ۡ

ۡ ‫ﻳﻮم‬ ۡ (٤١:١٤ ) ‫}ﻘﻮم ﻟﺤﺴﺎب‬

Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and all the believers on the Day when accountability will be set up. (14:41)

ۡ ۤ

ٰ ۡ ‫ﻵﻹ ٰﻟھ ﻵﻹ ﻧﺖ‬ ۡ r ‫ﺳﺒﺤﻨﻚ‬ (٨٧:٢١) ‫ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻈﻠﻤ‬T• There is no deity except you. Glory be to you. I have been unjust [to myself]. (21:87) om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

5. Supplications to have Pious Children

ۡ ‫رب‬ ۡ T~ۡ ‫ﻫﺐ‬ ۡ ‫ ﻧﻚ‬O ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﻚ ذرﻳﺔ ﻃﻴﺒﺔ‬ (٣٨:٣) ‫ﺳﻤﻴﻊ ﻟﺪﻋﺂء‬ Lord! Grant me from Yourself a noble child. You are indeed the hearer of supplications. (3:38) (١٠٠ :٣٧)

ْ ‫رب‬ ‫ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤ‬T~ ‫ﻫﺐ‬

My Lord! Grant me pious children. (37:100) 6. Supplication to have Patience

ًۡ

ۡ ۡ ۤ

ۡ ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺻ‚? و ﺗﻮﻓﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ‫غ‬2„ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ (١٢٦:٧) ‫ﻣﺴﻠﻤ‬ Our Lord! Pour out on us patience, and make us die as Muslims. (7:126)

Supplications from the Qur’ān and H@adīth

7. Supplication of Trust in God

ۡ ۡ ‫ﻟﻌﺮش‬ ۡ o‫ﺣﺴ‡† ﷲ … ﻵﻹ ٰﻟھ ﻵﻹﻫﻮ‬ ۡ ‫ﻠﺖ وﻫﻮ رب‬‰‫ﻋﻠﻴھ ﺗﻮ‬ (١٢٩:٩) ‫ﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ‬ God is sufficient for me. There is no deity except God. In Him I trust and He is the Lord of the great Throne. (9:129) ْ

ْ ‫وإﻟﻴﻚ‬ ْ ‫أﻧﺒﻨﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻠﻨﺎ‬‰‫ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺗﻮ‬ ْ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ (٤ :٦٠) ? ‫وإﻟﻴﻚ ﻟﻤﺼ‬ om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

Lord! In You we have put our trust; to You we turn, and to You we shall return. (60:4)

ْ ‫ﺣﺴﺒﻨﺎ ﷲ‬ ْ (١٧٣ :٣) ‫ﻴﻞ‬Œ‫و)ﻌﻢ ﻟﻮ‬ Sufficient for us is God and He is the best of Supporters. (3:173) 8. Supplication for Diligence in the Prayer

ۡ ‫ﻣﻘﻴﻢ ﻟﺼﻠﻮة و‬ ۡ †Ž‫ﺟﻌﻠ‬ ۡ ‫ رﺑﻨﺎ و‬r †•‫ذرﻳ‬ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫رب‬ (٤٠:١٤) ‫ﻘﺒﻞ دﻋﺂء‬y ‫ﻣﻦ‬ O my Lord! Make me one who is diligent in the prayer and my offspring also. Our Lord! And accept my supplication. (14:40) 9. Supplication for Mercy and Help

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ۡ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﻚ‬ ۡ ‫رﺣﻤﺔ و ﻫ• ‘† ﻟﻨﺎ‬ ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ ﺗﻨﺎ‬ (١٠:١٨) ‫ﻣﻦ ۡﻣﺮﻧﺎ رﺷﺪ‬ Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself and © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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facilitate our affairs for us in the right way! (18:10) 10. Supplication for Effective Communication

ً ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫رب‬ ۡ ۡ T~ۡ ‫ح‬2” ۡ ‫ﻋﻘﺪة‬ ۡ ۡ T•ۡ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﺴﺎ‬ ‫}ﻔﻘﻬﻮ‬ ‫ ﻣﺮي و ﺣﻠﻞ‬T~ 2x‫ﺻﺪري و ﻳ‬ ۡ ‫ﻗ ۡﻮ‬ (٢٨-٢٥ :٢٠) T~ O my Lord! Open for me my chest. And ease for me my task. And undo the knot of my tongue so that people may understand my words. (20:25-28)

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11. Supplication for Increase in Knowledge

ً T•ۡ ‫رب ز ۡد‬ (١١٤:٢٠) ‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎ‬ My Lord! Increase me in knowledge. (20:114) 12. Supplication for Childlessness

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ً ۡ T•ۡ ‫رب ﻵﻹ ﺗﺬر‬ (٨٩:٢١) ‫د و ﻧﺖ ﺧ ? ٰﻟﻮرﺛ‬2„ My Lord! Leave me not single [such that I die childless]. And indeed You are the Best of inheritors. (21:89) 13. Supplication against Evil Thoughts

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ٰ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ٰ ‫ﻫﻤﺰت‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻋﻮذ ﺑﻚ رب ۡن‬ ۡ ‫ﻋﻮذ ﺑﻚ‬ ۡ ‫ﻟﺸﻴﻄ ۡ و‬ ۡ ‫رب‬ ‫ون‬2˜‫ﻳﺤ‬

Supplications from the Qur’ān and H@adīth

(٩٨-٩٧ My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings of the devils. And I seek refuge with You that these [devils] come to me [to work mischief]. (23:97-98) 14. Supplication for Forgiveness and Mercy

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ۡ ۡ ‫ ﻟﻨﺎ و‬de‫ﻓﺎﻏ‬ ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ ﻣﻨﺎ‬ (١٠٩:٢٣) ‫رﺣﻤﻨﺎ و ﻧﺖ ﺧ ? ﻟﺮﺣﻤ‬ Our Lord! We have professed faith; so, forgive us and have mercy on us. And You are the best of all who show mercy! (23:109) 15. Supplication for Good Health

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ٰ ‫ﻳﻮب ذ‬ ۡ ‫و‬ ۡ ‫ﻧﺎدي رﺑھ‬ (٨٣:٢١) ‫ و ﻧﺖ ۡرﺣﻢ ﻟﺮﺣﻤ‬2˜‫† ﻟ‬Ž‫ ﻣﺴ‬T• And remember when Job cried out to His Lord: “I have been afflicted with ill-health and You are the Most Merciful.” (21:83) 16. Supplication of Protection from Hell-Fire

(٦٥ :٢٥) ‫ ًﻣﺎ‬2™ ‫ﺎن‬‰ ‫ ن ﻋﺬ ﺑﻬﺎ‬r ‫ف ﻋﻨﺎ ﻋﺬ ب ﺟﻬﻨﻢ‬67ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ [

Our Lord! Keep us away from the torment of Hell. Indeed, its torment is ever-clinging. (25:65)

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17. Supplication for Comfort from the Family

ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ً ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﺎﻣﺎ‬ ‫ة ۡﻋ ٍ و ﺟﻌﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻠﻤﺘﻘ‬2› ‫ﻣﻦ زو ﺟﻨﺎ و ذرﻳﺘﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻫﺐ ﻟﻨﺎ‬ (٧٤ :٢٥) Our Lord! Bestow on us the [comfort of the] coldness of the eyes from our wives and children, and make us the leaders of the pious. (25:74)

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18. Supplication for Forgiveness of Believers

ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫ﺳﺒﻘﻮﻧﺎ‬ ۡ ‫ﻵﻹﺧﻮ ﻧﻨﺎ‬ ۡ TUۡ ‫ﺗﺠﻌﻞ‬ ۡ ‫ﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ﺑﺎﻵﻹﻳﻤﺎن و ﻵﻹ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ ﻟﻨﺎ و‬de‫ﻏ‬ ً ٌ ۡ ‫ﻣﻨﻮ رﺑﻨﺎ ۤ ﻧﻚ‬ ٌ ۡ ‫رءوف‬ ۡ ‫ﻏﻶﻹ‬ ۡ ٰ ‫ﻟﻠﺬﻳﻦ‬ (١٠ :٥٩) ‫رﺣﻴﻢ‬ Our Lord! Forgive us and also forgive our brethren who accepted faith before us and do not put malice in our hearts for the believers. Our Lord! You are indeed very Compassionate and Merciful. (59:10) 19. Supplication in Want

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ۡ ۡ ۤ

ۡ T~ ‫ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻧﺰﻟﺖ‬T•ۡ ‫رب‬ (٢٤ :٢٨) ? ‫ﻣﻦ ﺧ ٍ? ﻓﻘ‬ My Lord! I am in need of whatever you grant me of good. (28:24)

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20. Supplication to show Gratitude

ۤۡ ۤۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ‫ و‬T_‫)ﻌﻤﺖ ﻋ‬ ۡ 2ž‫† ۡن ۡﺷ‬Ž‫وزﻋ‬ ۡ ۡ †•‫ﻟ‬ ‫ و ﻟﺪي و ۡن ۡﻋﻤﻞ‬T_‫ﻋ‬ ‫)ﻌﻤﺘﻚ‬ ‫رب‬ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ً ۡ T•ۡ Ÿ †•‫ذرﻳ‬ ۡ ‫ﺻﺎﻟﺤﺎ‬ ۡ ۡ T~ۡ ‫ﺗﺮﺿھ و ۡﺻﻠﺢ‬ ‫ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤ‬T• ‫ﺗﺒﺖ ۡﻟﻴﻚ و‬ TU

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

(١٥ :٤٦) Lord! Take hold of me so that I can express my gratitude to You for the favours You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and to do righteous deeds that will please You. And in my progeny also grant me pious heirs. To You I turn and to You I submit. (46:15) 21. Supplication for the Well-Being of Parents

ًۡ

ۡ ‫رب‬ ۡ ٰ ‫رﺣﻤﻬﻤﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ‬ (٢٤ :١٧) ? ‫† ﺻﻐ‬Ž‫رﺑﻴ‬ My Lord! Have mercy on my parents the way they cared for me when I was small. (17:24) 22. Supplication for Embarking on a Journey

ۡ ^ ۡ ‫ﺳﺒﺤﻦ‬ ٰۡ ۡ ۡ ‫ رﺑﻨﺎ‬T~ٰ ۤ ‫ﻧ ۡ و ﻧﺎ‬d¢‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻟﻤﻨﻘﻠﺒﻮن‬ ‫ ﻟﻨﺎ ٰﻫﺬ و ﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺎ ﻟھ‬2w‫ﻟﺬي ﺳ‬ (١٤-١٣ :٤٣) Glory be to Him Who put this [means of transport] to our service. We would never have been able to subject them to our control. And to our Lord shall

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we return. (43:13-14) 23. Supplication for Acceptance of Supplications

ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ‫رﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ ﻧﻚ ﻧﺖ ﻟﺴﻤﻴﻊ‬o ‫ﻘﺒﻞ ﻣﻨﺎ‬y

ۡ (١٢٧: ٢) ‫ﻟﻌﻠﻴﻢ‬

Our Lord! Accept our supplications. Indeed you hear and know all. (2:127)

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Supplications from the H@@adīth 1. Supplication of Submission

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ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻓﻮﺿﺖ‬ ْ ‫أﺳﻠﻤﺖ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ْ ْ ‫أﻣﺮي‬ ْ £¤‫وﺟ‬ ‫إﻟﻴﻚ وأﻟﺠﺄت ﻇﻬﺮي إﻟﻴﻚ‬ ‫إﻟﻴﻚ و‬ ْ ً ْ ً ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻣﻨﻚ إﻵﻹ‬ ْ ‫ورﻫﺒﺔ‬ ‫إﻟﻴﻚ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ آﻣﻨﺖ‬ ‫إﻟﻴﻚ ﻵﻹ ﻣﻠﺠﺄ وﻵﻹ ﻣﻨﺠﻰ‬ ‫رﻏﺒﺔ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﺑﻜﺘﺎﺑﻚ ﻟﺬي أﻧﺰﻟﺖ وﺑﻨﺒﻴﻚ ﻟﺬي أرﺳﻠﺖ‬ O God! I have consigned myself to You and submitted my affairs to You and rested my back against You while fearing Your might and while moving towards You with fondness. There is no refuge and resting place after running away from You, and if ever there is, then it is with You. Lord! I professed faith in the Book that You have revealed and professed faith in the Prophet whom You have sent as a Messenger.1 2. Supplication for God’s Mercy

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻓﺔ ﻋ‬2¨ ْ †©‫)ﻔ‬ ‫ﻠھ‬‰ T•‫ ﺷﺄ‬T~ ‫وأﺻﻠﺢ‬ ‫† إﻟﻰ‬Ž‫ﻠ‬ª‫رﺣﻤﺘﻚ ْأرﺟﻮ ﻓﻶﻹ ﺗ‬ ٍ 1. Al-Bukhārī, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 1, 97, (no. 244). On the authority of al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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‫ﻵﻹ إﻟھ إﻵﻹ أﻧﺖ‬ O God! I am hopeful of Your mercy. Please do not consign me to my base desires for even a moment and reform all my affairs. Lord! There is no deity except You.2 3. Supplication for a deep Relationship with the Qur’ān

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ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ ﺣﻜﻤﻚ‬TU ‫ﻣﺎض‬ ٍ ‫ ﻋﺒﺪك و ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪك و ﺑﻦ أﻣﺘﻚ ﻧﺎﺻﻴ•† ﺑﻴﺪك‬T•‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ْ ً ‫ﻋﻠﻤﺘھ‬ ْ ‫)ﻔﺴﻚ ْأو‬ ْ ‫ ﻗﻀﺎؤك‬TU ‫ﻋﺪل‬ ٌ ْ ْ ‫ﻞ ْﺳﻢ ﻫﻮ ﻟﻚ‬ª‫أﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﺑ‬ ‫أﺣﺪ‬ ‫ﺳﻤﻴﺖ ﺑھ‬ ٍ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻋﻨﺪك‬ ْ ْ ‫ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻚ ْأو‬TU ‫أﻧﺰﻟﺘھ‬ ‫أن‬ ‫ ﻋﻠﻢ ﻟﻐﻴﺐ‬TU ‫ﺳﺘﺄﺛﺮت ﺑھ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻘﻚ أو‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻗﻠ‡† وﻧﻮر‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﺗﺠﻌﻞ‬ ®¯‫ وذﻫﺎب ﻫ‬T•pْ ‫ﺻﺪري وﺟﻶﻹء ﺣ‬ ‫آن رﺑﻴﻊ‬d¢‫ﻟ‬ O God! I am Your servant, the son of Your male servant and maid servant. My forehead is in Your hands. Your commands are implemented on me. Your decision about me is correct. By means of every name of Yours by which You have called Yourself or revealed in Your Book or taught to any of Your creations or adopted in knowledge specific to You, I request You to make the Qur’ān the season of spring for my heart, the radiance of my chest, the remedy of my sorrow and the solution of my difficulties.3 2. Abū Dā’ūd, Sunan, vol. 4, 324 (no. 5090). On the authority of Abū Bakrah (rta). 3. Ah@mad ibn H@anbal, Musnad, vol. 1 (Cairo: Mu’assasah alQurt@ubah, n.d.), 391, (no. 3712). On the authority of [

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4. Supplication for Help

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ‚‫ﻟﺒﺨﻞ و ْﻟﺠ‬ ‫ﻟﻌﺠﺰ و ﻟﻜﺴﻞ و‬ ‫ن و‬p‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﻬﻢ و ﻟﺤ‬ ‫ أﻋﻮذ ﺑﻚ‬T•‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ْ ‫وﺿﻠﻊ‬ ‫ﻟﺪﻳﻦ وﻏﻠﺒﺔ ﻟﺮﺟﺎل‬ O God! I seek refuge with You from sorrow, distress, meekness, laziness, stinginess, cowardice, and from the burden of debt and from the dominance of people.4

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5. Supplication of Istikhārah

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫وأﺳﺘﻘﺪرك‬ ْ ‫ﻘﺪرﺗﻚ‬I ْ T•‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬ ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻌﻠﻤﻚ‬I ‫أﺳﺘﺨ ?ك‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫وأﻧﺖ ﻋﻶﻹم ْﻟﻐﻴﻮب ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﻘﺪر وﻵﻹ ْأﻗﺪر‬y ‫إن‬ ‫ﻌﻠﻢ وﻵﻹ أﻋﻠﻢ‬y‫و‬ ‫ﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﻓﺈﻧﻚ‬ ْ ْ ‫أﻣﺮي‬ ْ ‫ْﻛﻨﺖ‬ ْ ‫† وﻣﻌﺎ´† وﻋﺎﻗﺒﺔ‬Ž‫ دﻳ‬TU T~ ?ٌ ْ ‫ﻵﻻﻣﺮ ﺧ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻌﻠﻢ أن ﻫﺬ‬y T~ ‫ﻓﺎﻗﺪره‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ٌ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻛﻨﺖ‬ ْ ‫و‬ †Ž‫ دﻳ‬TU T~ 2” ‫ﻵﻻﻣﺮ‬ ‫ﻌﻠﻢ أن ﻫﺬ‬y ‫ ﻓﻴھ وإن‬T~ ‫ ﺛﻢ ﺑﺎرك‬T~ ‫ه‬2x‫ﻳ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻋﻨھ و‬ ْ ‫وﻣﻌﺎ´† وﻋﺎﻗﺒﺔ‬ ْ ?ْ ‫ ْﻟﺨ‬T~ ‫ﻗﺪر‬ ‫ﺣﻴﺚ‬ †Ž‫ﻓ‬67 ‫† و‬Ž‫ﻓھ ﻋ‬67‫ﻓﺎ‬ ‫أﻣﺮي‬ ‫† ﺑھ‬Ž‫ﺎن ﺛﻢ رﺿ‬‰ O God! I seek goodness through Your knowledge and through Your might I seek strength, and I request from You Your great blessings, because You ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (rta). 4. Al-Bukhārī, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 3, 1059, (no. 2736). On the authority of Anas ibn Mālik (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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have the might and I do not have the might. You know everything and I do not know, and You have knowledge of the unseen. God! If in Your knowledge this action [which I intend to do] is better with regard to my religion, my life and my fate, then destine it for me and make it easy for me and then add blessings to it for me. God! In Your knowledge if this action is evil for me, for my religion and for my fate, then turn it away from me and [God!] whatever is better for me, ordain that for me wherever it is, and then make me satisfied with it.5

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6. Supplication when Waking Up

ْ ‫أﺣﻴﺎﻧﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻟﺤﻤﺪ ﷲ ﻟﺬي‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻌﺪ ﻣﺎ أﻣﺎﺗﻨﺎ‬I ‫وإﻟﻴھ ﻟﻨﺸﻮر‬ Gratitude is for God alone who gave us life after death and one day towards Him shall be the return.6 7. Supplications for Forgiveness

ْ ْ ْ ً ْ †©‫)ﻔ‬ ْ ْ ‫ ﻟﺬﻧﻮب إﻵﻹ ْأﻧﺖ‬de‫}ﻐ‬ T~ de‫ﻓﺎﻏ‬ ‫ﻇﻠﻤﺎ ﻛﺜ ً? وﻵﻹ‬ ‫ ﻇﻠﻤﺖ‬T•‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ْ ْ ً ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻋﻨﺪك و‬ ‫† إﻧﻚ أﻧﺖ ﻟﻐﻔﻮر ﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ‬Ž‫رﺣﻤ‬ ‫ة ﻣﻦ‬de‫ﻣﻐ‬ O God! I have wronged my soul a lot and none except You can forgive my sins. So forgive me 5. Ibid., vol. 1, 391, (no. 1109). On the authority of Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (rta). 6. Ibid., vol. 5, 2326, (no. 5953). On the authority of H@udhayfah ibn al-Yamān (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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through Your compassion and have mercy on me. Indeed, You are Forgiving and Ever Merciful.7

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﺨﻄﺎﻳﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ‬ †‡‫ﻏﺴﻞ ﺧﻄﺎﻳﺎي ﺑﻤﺎء ﻟﺜﻠﺞ و ﻟ‚?د وﻧﻖ ﻗﻠ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﺜﻮب‬ ْ ‫ﻵﻻﺑﻴﺾ‬ ْ ‫وﺑﺎﻋﺪ‬ ْ ‫ﻳﻨﻘﻰ‬ ‫† وﺑ ﺧﻄﺎﻳﺎي ﻛﻤﺎ‬Ž‫ﺑﻴ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﺲ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ق و ﻟﻤﻐﺮب‬2½‫ﺑﺎﻋﺪت ﺑ ﻟﻤ‬

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O God! Wash my sins with water of snow and hail and cleanse my heart of sins the way a white cloth is cleansed of dirt and distance me from my sins the way you have distanced the East and the West from one another.8

ْ T_‫وﺟﻬ‬ ْ †•‫ ﺧﻄﻴﺌ‬T~ de‫ﻏ‬ ْ ‫أﻣﺮي وﻣﺎ ْأﻧﺖ‬ ْ TU TU 2i‫وإ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ †Ž‫أﻋﻠﻢ ﺑھ ﻣ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻲ‬À‫ وﺧﻄ‬T~‫ ﺟﺪي وﻫ ْﺰ‬T~ de‫ﻏ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﻞ ذﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﺪي ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬‰‫وﻋﻤﺪي و‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ت وﻣﺎ‬2S‫أ‬ ْ ‫أﻋﻠﻨﺖ وﻣﺎ ْأﻧﺖ‬ ْ ‫ ﻣﺎ‬T~ de‫ﻏ‬ ْ ‫ﻗﺪﻣﺖ وﻣﺎ‬ ْ ْ ‫أﻋﻠﻢ ﺑھ‬ ‫رت وﻣﺎ‬2i‫أ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ٌ ‫´†ء‬ ‫ﻗﺪﻳﺮ‬ ٍ ْ ‫ﻞ‬‰ ‫ وأﻧﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ‬2S‫† أﻧﺖ ﻟﻤﻘﺪم وأﻧﺖ ﻟﻤﺆ‬Ž‫ﻣ‬ O God! Forgive my mistakes and foolishness and my excesses I commit in my affairs and all those things which You are more aware of than me. O God! Forgive whatever I have done with seriousness and whatever I have done in jest, whatever I have done intentionally and whatever I have done un7. Ibid., vol. 1, 286, (no. 799). On the authority of Abū Bakr al-S@iddīq (rta). 8. Muslim, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 4, 2078, (no. 2704). On the authority of ‘Ā’ishah (rta) © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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intentionally. All this is from me. O God! Forgive whatever I have sent forward and whatever I have left behind and whatever I have concealed and whatever I have done openly and that also which You know more than me. It is You Who sends forward and it is You Who relegates backwards and You have power over all things.9 8. Supplication for Embarking on Journey

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻧ وإﻧﺎ إﻟﻰ رﺑﻨﺎ ﻟﻤﻨﻘﻠﺒﻮن‬d¢‫ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻫﺬ وﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺎ ﻟھ ﻣ‬2w‫ﺳﺒﺤﺎن ﻟﺬي ﺳ‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إﻧﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻟﺘﻘﻮى و‬ ْ ‫ﻣﻦ ْﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﺗﺮﺿﻰ‬ ‫ﻧﺎ ﻫﺬ ﻟ‚? و‬de‫ ﺳ‬TU ‫ﻧﺴﺄﻟﻚ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ْ ‫ﻧﺎ ﻫﺬ و ْﻃﻮ ﻋﻨﺎ‬de‫ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺳ‬ ْ ‫ﻫﻮن‬ TU ‫ﻌﺪه ﻟﻠﻬﻢ أﻧﺖ ﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ‬I ْ ْ TU ‫ و ْﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔ‬de‫ﻟﺴ‬ ْ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ْ ‫ أﻋﻮذ ﺑﻚ‬T•‫ﻵﻻﻫﻞ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ‫ﺂﺑﺔ‬‰‫ و‬de‫وﻋﺜﺎء ﻟﺴ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ ْﻟﻤﺎل و‬TU ‫ﻤﻨﻘﻠﺐ‬ ‫ﻵﻻﻫﻞ‬ ‫ وﺳﻮء ﻟ‬dÂ‫ﻟﻤﻨ‬ Glory be to He Who has made this [means of] transport subservient to us otherwise we would not have been able to make it subservient to us, and in indeed we are to return to our Lord. O God! We ask from You piety and virtue in this journey of ours and ask from You [to make us do] deeds which please You. Lord! Make this journey of ours easy for us and shorten its length. O God! You are the companion in this journey and the guardian for the family left behind. O God! I seek refuge with You 9. Ibid., vol. 4, 2087, (no. 2719). On the authority of Abū Musā al-Ash‘arī (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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from the hardships of this journey and from any evil sight that I may see and from any evil which may await me when I return to my family and my wealth.10 9. Supplication at Tahajjud Time

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

ْ TÄ‫ﻋﻦ أ‬ ‫† ﷲ ﻋﻨھ أن رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴھ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎل‬Ã‫ﻫﺮﻳﺮة ر‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﺣ‬ ‫ﻳﺒﻘﻰ ﺛﻠﺚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﻠﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻟﺴﻤﺎء‬ ٍ ْ ‫ﻞ‬‰ ‫ﻌﺎﻟﻰ‬y‫ل رﺑﻨﺎ ﺗﺒﺎرك و‬ÅÆ‫ﻳ‬ ْ ‫ }ﻘﻮل ﻣﻦ‬2S‫ﻟﻠﻴﻞ ْﻵﻼ‬ ْ †Ž‫ﻳﺴﺄﻟ‬ ْ T•‫ﻳﺪﻋﻮ‬ ْ ‫ﻓﺄﺳﺘﺠﻴﺐ ﻟھ ﻣﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻓﺄﻋﻄﻴھ ﻣﻦ‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ ﻟھ‬de‫ ﻓﺄﻏ‬T•de‫ﻳﺴﺘﻐ‬ Abū Hurayrah reports that God’s Messenger said: “Every night, the Almighty directs His attention at our sky when one-third of the night remains, saying: ‘Who is there to supplicate before me that I can respond to him; who is it that can ask from Me so that I grant him; who is it that seeks mercy so that I forgive him.’”11 10. Supplications at Funerals

ْ ْ ‫ووﺳﻊ‬ ْ ْ ‫ ﻟھ و‬de‫ﻏ‬ ْ ْ ‫رﺣﻤھ وﻋﺎﻓھ و ْﻋﻒ ﻋﻨھ و‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺪﺧﻠھ‬ ‫م ﻧﺰﻟھ‬2È ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﺜﻮب‬ ْ ‫)ﻘﻴﺖ‬ ْ ‫ﻟﺜﻠﺞ و ْﻟ‚?د و)ﻘھ ﻣﻦ ْﻟﺨﻄﺎﻳﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻵﻻﺑﻴﺾ‬ ‫و ﻏﺴﻠھ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺎء و‬ 10. Muslim, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 2, 978, (no. 1342). On the authority of ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (rta). 11. Al-Bukhārī, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 1, 384, (no. 1094). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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ْ ْ ًْ ْ ًْ ْ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﺲ و ْﺑﺪﻟھ د ًر ﺧ ً? ﻣﻦ د ره و‬ ?ً ‫وزوﺟﺎ ﺧ‬ ‫ﻫﻶﻹ ﺧ ً? ﻣﻦ ْﻫﻠھ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻋﺬه ﻣﻦﻋﺬ ب‬ ْ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﻘ‚? و ﻣﻦ ﻋﺬ ب ﻟﻨﺎر‬ ‫زوﺟھ و ْدﺧﻠھ ﻟﺠﻨﺔ و‬

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

O Lord! Forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him prosperity and pardon him, and be a good host to him. Broaden his grave and wash him with water and with snow and with hail. Cleanse him of his sins just as a white piece of cloth is cleansed from filth. [O Lord!] Grant him a better house in place of his own house and a better family than his own family and a spouse better than his own and protect him from the punishment of the grave or the Fire.12

ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﻧﺎ‬2È‫ﺒ ?ﻧﺎ وذ‬Œ‫ﺒﻨﺎ وﺻﻐ ?ﻧﺎ و‬É‫ ﻟﺤﻴﻨﺎ وﻣﻴﺘﻨﺎ وﺷﺎﻫﺪﻧﺎ وﻏﺎ‬de‫ﻏ‬ ْ ْ ‫أﺣﻴﻴﺘھ ﻣﻨﺎ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻓﺄﺣﻴھ ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ْ ‫ﻵﻺﺳﻶﻹم‬ ْ ‫وﻣﻦ‬ ْ ْ ‫وأﻧﺜﺎﻧﺎ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻮﻓﻴﺘھ ﻣﻨﺎ‬ ْ ‫ﻀﻠﻨﺎ‬y ‫أﺟﺮه وﻵﻹ‬ ْ ‫ﻣﻨﺎ‬2‫ﺗﺤ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻓﺘﻮﻓھ ﻋﻠﻰ ْﻵﻺﻳﻤﺎن ﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻵﻹ‬ ‫ﻌﺪه‬I O Lord! Forgive our living and our dead, those [who are] present [here] and those who are not and forgive our young ones and old ones, our men and our women. Lord! Whoever you give life, give him life such that he [follows] Islam and whoever you give death, let him die on faith. Lord! Do not deprive us of the reward of this deceased person and do not lead us astray after him.13 12. Muslim, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 2, 662, (no. 963). On the authority of ‘Awf ibn Mālik (rta). 13. Ibn Mājah, Sunan, vol. 1, 480, (no. 1498). On the authority of Abū Hurayrah (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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ْ ْ ‫ﻓﺘﻨﺔ‬ ْ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ْ ْ ‫وﺣﺒﻞ ﺟﻮ رك ﻓﻘھ‬ ْ ‫ ذﻣﺘﻚ‬TU ‫ﻓﻶﻹن‬ ?‚‫ﻟﻘ‬ ٍ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إن ﻓﻶﻹن ﺑﻦ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫وأﻧﺖ ْأﻫﻞ ْﻟﻮﻓﺎء و ْﻟﺤﻖ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ‫ ﻟھ و ْرﺣ ْﻤھ إﻧﻚ أﻧﺖ‬de‫ﻓﺎﻏ‬ ‫وﻋﺬ ب ﻟﻨﺎر‬ ْ ‫ﻟﻐﻔﻮر ﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ‬

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

Lord! Such-and-such a person who is the son of such-and-such a person is in your refuge and in the covenant of your asylum. So, protect him from the trial of the grave and the torment of the Fire. Only You are worthy of the truth and of the fulfillment of your promises. So, O God! Forgive him and have mercy on him. Indeed, you are Forgiving and EverMerciful.14 11. Supplication for Entering and Leaving the Mosque

‫أﺳﻴﺪ ﻗﺎل ﻗﺎل رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴھ وﺳﻠﻢ إذ دﺧﻞ‬ ٍ ْ TÄ‫ﻋﻦ أ‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ ْأﺑﻮ ب‬T~ ‫ﻓﺘﺢ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻢ‬Œ‫أﺣﺪ‬ ْ ْ ‫ج‬2S ‫رﺣﻤﺘﻚ وإذ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ‬ ‫ﻓﻠﻴﻘﻞ‬ ‫ﻓﻠﻴﻘﻞ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ْ ْ T•‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ‫أﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬ Abū Usayd stated the God’s Messenger (sws) said: “When anyone among you enters a mosque, he ْ ْ ‫( ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬O God! Open for ْ ‫ ْﺑﻮ ب‬T~ ‫ﻓﺘﺢ‬ should say: ‫رﺣﻤﺘﻚ‬ me the doors of your mercy) and when he leaves it, ْ ْ ْ T•‫( ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬O God! I seek he should say: ‫ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬ ‫أﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ 14. Abū Dā’ūd, Sunan, vol. 3, 211, (no. 3202). On the authority of Wāthilah ibn al-Asqa‘ (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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from you your blessings).”

12. Supplication of Responding to the Ādhān

ْ ً ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ رب ﻫﺬه‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻟﻮﺳﻴﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻤﺔ آت‬É‫ﻟﺪﻋﻮة ﻟﺘﺎﻣﺔ و ﻟﺼﻶﻹة ﻟﻘﺎ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻣﺤﻤﻮد ﻟﺬي‬ ً ‫ﻌﺜھ‬I ً ْ ‫ﻣﻘﺎﻣﺎ‬ ‫وﻋﺪﺗھ‬ ‫و ﻟﻔﻀﻴﻠﺔ و‬

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

O Lord of this complete call and of the prayer which stands as its result! Bless Muh@ammad and grant him a rank of nearness and raise him up on the Day of Judgement in a manner that he earns the praise of the people – something which you had promised him.16 13. Supplication to acknowledge God’s Power

ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻣﻌﻄﻲ ﻟﻤﺎ‬ ْ ‫أﻋﻄﻴﺖ وﻵﻹ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻵﻹ ﻣﺎﻧﻊ ﻟﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﻌﺖ وﻵﻹ ﻳﻨﻔﻊ ذ ﻟﺠﺪ ﻣﻨﻚ‬ ْ ‫ﻟﺠﺪ‬ O Lord! Whomsoever You have given, no one can stop him [from receiving it], and no one can give the one whom You stop giving, and the greatness and majesty of none can save him from Your grasp.17 15. Muslim, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 1, 494, (no. 713). On the authority of Abū Usayd (rta). 16. Al-Bukhārī, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 1, 222, (no. 589). On the authority of Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (rta). 17. Muslim, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 1, 414, (no. 593). On the authority of Mu‘āwiyyah (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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14. Supplication for the Holy Prophet (sws)

ْ ‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻛﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻠﻴﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ آل ْإﺑﺮ ﻫﻴﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ آل‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ٍ ٍ ْ ْ TU ‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﺎرﻛﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ آل ْإﺑﺮ ﻫﻴﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ آل‬ ‫وﺑﺎرك ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ٍ ٍ ٌ ‫ﺣﻤﻴﺪ ﻣ‬ ٌ ‫ْﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤ إﻧﻚ‬ ‫ﺠﻴﺪ‬ om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

O God! Be merciful to Muh@ammad and his clan the way you have been merciful to Abraham’s clan and bless Muh@ammad and his clan the way you have blessed Abraham’s clan in this whole world. Indeed, You are great and possess all worthy attributes.18 15. A Treasury of Supplications

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻐﻴﺐ‬ ْ ‫ﻟﺨﻠﻖ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻌﻠﻤﻚ‬I ‫ﻋﻠﻤﺖ ﻟﺤﻴﺎة‬ ‫† ﻣﺎ‬Ž‫أﺣﻴ‬ ‫وﻗﺪرﺗﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫† إذ‬Ž‫ وﺗﻮﻓ‬T~ ?ً ْ ‫ﺧ‬ ْ ‫ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬T~ ?ً ‫ﻋﻠﻤﺖ ﻟﻮﻓﺎة ﺧ‬ TU ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﺧﺸﻴﺘﻚ‬ ْ ‫ ﻟﺮﺿﺎ و ْﻟﻐﻀﺐ‬TU ‫ﻠﻤﺔ ْﻟﺤﻖ‬‰ ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ْ ‫ﻟﻐﻴﺐ و ﻟﺸﻬﺎدة‬ ْ ْ ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻘﺼﺪ‬ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻳﻨﻔﺪ‬ ْ ‫ و ْﻟﻐﻨﻰ‬d¢‫ﻟﻔ‬ ً ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ‫ة ﻋ ٍ ﻵﻹ ﺗﻨﻘﻄﻊ‬2› ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ‫)ﻌﻴﻤﺎ ﻵﻹ‬ TU ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻌﺪ ﻟﻘﻀﺎء‬I ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﻟﺮﺿﺎء‬ ْ ْ ‫ﻟﻤﻮت‬ ْ ‫ﻌﺪ‬I ‫ﻟﻌﻴﺶ‬ ْ ‫ﺑﺮد‬ ْ ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ‫وأﺳﺄﻟﻚ‬ ْ ْ ْ ‫ إﻟﻰ‬dÂ‫ﻟﺬة ﻟﻨ‬ ْ ‫وﺟﻬﻚ و‬ ‫ﻓﺘﻨﺔ‬ ‫ ء‬6Í ? ‫ ﻏ‬TU ‫ﻚ‬É‫ﻟﺸﻮق إﻟﻰ ﻟﻘﺎ‬ ٍ ٍ ‫ة وﻵﻹ‬2˜‫ﻣ‬ 18. Ibid., vol. 1, 305, (no.405). On the authority of Abū Mas‘ūd al-Ans@ārī (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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ْ ْ ْ ‫ﺟﻌﻠﻨﺎ ﻫﺪ ًة‬ ‫ﻣﻬﺘﺪﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻀﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﻬﻢ زﻳﻨﺎ ﺑﺰﻳﻨﺔ ْﻵﻺﻳﻤﺎن و‬ ٍ

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w

O God! Through the help of Your knowledge of the unknown and Your might over Your Creation give me life till the time You deem it appropriate for me, and give me death when You deem it appropriate for me. O God! And I seek humility towards You in open and in private, and want to be guided to the truth in happiness and in sorrow and request You to make me a moderate person between poverty and affluence and want a blessing which will never end and the contentment of the eyes which will never cease, and seek the courage to be happy at Your decisions and seek the serenity of life after death, and seek from You the fondness of meeting You and the joy of seeing You in a manner that I do not remain in hardships which are harmful and in a trial which leads [a person] astray. O God! Please grant us the grace of faith, and make us such that we ourselves remain among the guided and are a source of providing guidance to others.19

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫)ﻔﺲ ﻵﻹ‬ ‫وﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﺨﺸﻊ‬ ‫ﻵﻹ‬ ‫ﻗﻠﺐ‬ ‫وﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻨﻔﻊ‬ ‫ﻵﻹ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻢ‬ ‫ أﻋﻮذ ﺑﻚ ﻣﻦ‬T•‫ﻟﻠﻬﻢ إ‬ ٍ ٍ ٍ ْ ْ ‫دﻋﻮة ﻵﻹ‬ ْ ‫ﺗﺸﺒﻊ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺘﺠﺎب ﻟﻬﺎ‬ ٍ ْ ‫وﻣﻦ‬ O God! I seek refuge with You from knowledge which is not beneficial, from the heart which is 19. Abū ‘Abd al-Rah@mān Ah@mad ibn Shu‘ayb al-Nasā’ī, Sunan, 2nd ed., vol. 3 (H@alab: Maktab al-mat@bū‘āt alislāmiyyah, 1986.), 54, (no. 1305). On the authority of ‘Ammār ibn Yāsir (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."

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devoid of humility, from the soul whose [greed] is never quenched and from the supplication which is never accepted.20 __________________

om i.c id am rg gh d.o ad wri hm a da l-m ve .a .ja w w ww w w 20. Muslim, Al-Jāmi‘ al-s@ah@īh@, vol. 4, 2088, (no. 2722). On the authority of Zayd ibn Arqam (rta). © "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."