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: -
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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