wa an tatooba a’layya innaka antat tawwaabur raheem
and that You forgive me as You are the Forgiver, the Merciful.
Source -Sahifa Radhvia. Abbas (servant of Imam Reza -as) says: I heard my master saying: “Whoever listens the azan of Morning and Maghrib should recite this supplication, then if he dies that night he would depart this world forgivenand would enter paradise.”
2.In between the Adhan and Iqamah make one sijdah and say :
سَجَدْتُ لَكَ خَاضِعاٍ خَاشِعَا ذَلِيْلا
Sajadto laka Khazein Khashia Zaleel
I prostrate to you in humility & abjectness
This act is benefecial for protection against opression
Reference :Falah as Sael Ibn Tawoos Vol 1 pg 152 |Al Wafi Vol 7 pg 389
3.Sit & recite this dua & ask for ones wishes as wishes sought between Adhan & iqamah are not rejected
اللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ قَلْبِي بَارّاً
allahumma ij`al qalbi barran
O Allah, (please) make my heart dutiful,
وَّ عَمَلِىْ سَارًا
wa amali sar'ran
my actions pleasing
وَعَيْشِي قَارّاً
wa `ayshi qarran
my livelihood delightful,
وَرِزْقِي دَارّاً
wa rizqi darran
my sustenance profuse,
وَّ اَوْلَادِىْ اَبْرَارًا
wa awladi bar'ran
my children righteous
وَٱجْعَلْ لِي عِنْدَ قَبْرِ نبيك
waj`al li `inda qabri nabiak
and make for me at the tomb of Your Messenger,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi
may Allah bless him and his Household,
مُسْتَقَرّاً وَقَرَاراً
mustaqarran wa qararan
an abode and a dwelling.
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
be rahmateka ya arrahemeen
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!
4.After the Iqamah, you may say the following:
اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ
allahumma ilayka tawajjahtu
O Allah, to You have I turned my face,
وَمَرْضَاتَكَ طَلَبْتُ
wa mardataka talabtu
Your pleasure have I sought,
وَثَوَابَكَ ٱبْتَغَيْتُ
wa thawabaka ibtaghaytu
for Your reward have I desired,
وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ
wa bika amantu
in You do I believe,
وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ
wa `alayka tawakkaltu
and on You do I rely.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَٱفْتَحْ مَسَامِعَ قَلْبِي لِذِكْرِكَ
waftah masami`a qalbi lidhikrika
open the ears of my hearts to remembering You,
وَثَبِّتْنِي عَلَىٰ دِينِكَ وَدِينِ نَبِيِّكَ
wa thabbitni `ala dinika wa dini nabiyyika
make me stand firmly on the religion of You and Your Prophet,
وَلاَ تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي
wa la tuzigh qalbi ba`da idh hadaytani
make not my hearts to deviate after You have guided me aright,
وَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً
wa hab li min ladunka rahmatan
and grant me from You mercy.
إِنَّكَ انْتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ
innaka anta alwahhabu
Surely, You are the most liberal Giver.
5. Between Iqamah And SalaatAbdul Rahman Ibn Najraan narrated on the authority of Imam Reza (a.s.) that he (a.s.) advised to recite this supplication :
allaahumma rabba haazehid da’watit taam-mate was salaatil qaaa-emate balligh mohammadan sallal laaho a’layhe wa aalehid darajata wal waseelata wal fazla wal fazeelata
O Allah! Lord of this perfect supplication and established prayer, assign to Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his progeny, the rank, right of mediation, excellence, and advantage.
bil-laahe astafteho wa bil-laahe astanjeho wa be-mohammadin rasoolil laahe wa aale mohammadin atawajjaho.
With Allah do I commence, from Allah do I seek success, and in the name of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his progeny, do I turn my face (towards Allah).
allaahumma salle a’laa mohammadin wa aale mohammadin waj a’lnee behim i’ndaka wajeehan fid dunyaa wal aakherate wa menal moqarrabeen.
O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, and, in their names, make me worthy of regard in this world and in the Hereafter, and of those drawn near to You.0
6.When you intend to perform the prayer, you may say the following:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اقَدِّمُ إِلَيْكَ مُحَمَّداً
allahumma inni uqaddimu ilayka muhammadan
O Allah, I submit Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi
may Allah bless him and his Household,
بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَاجَتِي
bayna yaday hajati
to You before mentioning my needs,
وَاتَوَجَّهُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ
wa atawajjahu bihi ilayka
and I turn to You in his name;
فَٱجْعَلْنِي بِهِ وَجِْيهاً عِنْدَكَ
faj`alni bihi wajihan `indaka
so, (please) make me of high regard with You
فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
fi alddunya wal-akhirati
in this world and the Hereafter,
وَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
wa min almuqarrabina
and of those drawn near to You,
وَٱجْعَلْ صَلاَتِي بِهِ مَقْبُولَةً
waj`al salati bihi maqbulatan
and (please) decide, in his name, my prayer to be admitted,
وَذَنْبِي بِهِ مَغْفُوراً
wa dhanbi bihi maghfuran
my sin to be forgiven,
وَدُعَائِي بِهِ مُسْتَجَاباً
wa du`a'i bihi mustajaban
and my supplication to be responded.
إِنَّكَ انْتَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
innaka anta alghafuru alrrahimu
You are verily the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.
7. Imam al-Sadiq (as) is reported to have said: Imam `Ali (as) used to say:" Whoever says these words,Before commencing a ritual prayer will be added to the group of Muhammad and his Household:"
allahumma ij`alni ma`a muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, (please) make me with Muhammad and Muhammad’s Household
فِي كُلِّ عَافِيَةٍ وَبَلاَءٍ
fi kulli `afiyatin wa bala'in
in every item of wellbeing and tribulation
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
waj`alni ma`a muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
and make me with Muhammad and Muhammad’s Household
فِي كُلِّ مَثْوىًٰ وَمُنْقَلَبٍ
fi kulli mathwan wa munqalabin
in every place of returning and place of rest.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ مَحْيَايَ مَحْيَاهُمْ
allahumma ij`al mahyaya mahyahum
O Allah, (please) make me live their lives
وَمَمَاتِي مَمَاتَهُمْ
wa mamati mamatahum
and die their death,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مَعَهُمْ فِي ٱلْمَوَاطِنِ كُلِّهَا
waj`alni ma`ahum fi almawatini kulliha
include me with them in all situations,
وَلاَ تُفَرِّقْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ
wa la tufarriq bayni wa baynahum
and do not depart me from them.
إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun
Verily, You have power over all things.
9.Imam Sadiq(s) Prayer before the takbirah al-ihram statement
Safwan al-Jammal is reported to have said: I was once with Imam al-Sadiq (`a). He directed his face towards the kiblah direction (for performing a prayer) and said the following (i.e. the commencing statement of the ritual prayers)
اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُؤْيِسْنِي مِنْ رَوْحِكَ
allahumma la tu'yisni min rawhika
O Allah, (please) do not make me despair of Your soothing mercy,
وَلاَ تُقَنِّطْنِي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
wa la tuqannitni min rahmatika
do not make me lose hope of Your mercy,
وَلاَ تُؤْمِنِّي مَكْرَكَ
wa la tu'minni makraka
and do not make me feel secure against Your plans,
I have turned myself to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth,
عَالِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَادَةِ
`alimi alghaybi walshshahadati
the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed,
حَنِيفاً مُسْلِماً
hanifan musliman
[and I am] upright and Muslim
وَمَا انَا مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
wa ma ana min almushrikina
and I am not of the polytheists.
إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي
inna salati wa nusuki
Surely, my prayer, my sacrifice,
وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي
wa mahyaya wa mamati
my life, and my death
لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
lillahi rabbi al`alamina
are (all) for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ
la sharika lahu
No associate has He;
وَبِذٰلِكَ امِرْتُ
wa bidhalika umirtu
and this am I commanded,
وَانَا مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
wa ana min almuslimina
and I am of those who submit.
Sayyid Humairi (R.A.), in context of a letter addressed to the holy threshold of Imam Mahdi (A.S.), asked his holiness: Is it permissible to recite a particular line before:
Imam said: “Read this line in this manner:
(إيماني بأمة إبراهيم ودين محمد ومسار علي بن أبي طالب ، وأصلي صلاتي بقبول قيادة ذرية محمد ، وأنا أعبد وأستسلم لله دون أن أنسب له شريكاً).
(I have faith upon the nation of Ibrahim and the religion of Mohammad and the path of Ali bin Abi Talib, and I offer my prayers accepting the leadership of Mohammad’s Progeny, while I worship and surrender before Allah, without ascribing any partner to Him).
14. Imam Mahdi (A.S.) wrote in reply to Humairi that:
“Paying attention to this supplication is not compulsory but the recommended precaution regarding it, which is also in accordance to the consensus of all the clerics, is the following:
wa jahtu wajhiya li l-ladhī faṭara s-samāwāti wa l-arḍa ḥanīfāan muslimāan ʿala millati ibrāhīma wa dīni Muḥammadin wa hud amīriālmu'minīna wa mā anā mina l-mushrikīna ,
I have directed my face towards the one who created the Heavens and the Earth while I am a worshipper who surrenders before Him, I have faith upon the nation of Ibrahim and the religion of Mohammad and the guidance of the Commander of the faithful,
al-lahumma ajʿalnī mina l-muslimīna , aʿūdhu bi l-lahi s-samīʿi l-ʿalīmi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīmi , bi smi l-lahi r-raḥmni r-raḥīm .
O’ Allah, regard me among the Muslims, I seek refuge in Allah, the Hearer, the Knower, from Satan, the expelled, in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.”
And recite Suratul Hamd after it.[1]
[1] Biharul Anwaar: 84/359, as per the narration of Al Ihtejaaj: 2/307 .
--Duas during Salah--
Before you begin with the recitation (qira'ah):in the prayers), you may say the statement of seeking protection (isti`adhah) in a low tone:
اعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
a`udhu bilalshshaytani alrrajimi
I pray Allah’s protection from Satan, the accursed.
It is recommended that] in the first and second rakʿahs of ẓuhr and ʿaṣr prayers, one recites ‘bismillāh’ aloud, and recites Sūrat al-Ḥamd and the other surah distinctly, and pauses at the end of every verse – i.e. he does not join it with the next verse – and while reciting Sūrat al-Ḥamd and the other surah, [it is recommended that] he pays attention to the meaning of the verses.
While performing prayers on his own/jamat, after he/imam has completed the recitation of Sūrat al-Ḥamd, [it is recommended that] he says:
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
alḥamdu lillāhi rabbil ʿālamīn
All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
and after completing the recitation of Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ, [it is recommended that] he either says:
كَذٰلِكَ اللهُ رَبِّي
kadhālikal lāhu rabbi
Such is Allah my Lord, or.
كَذٰلِكَ اللهُ رَبُّـنَا
kadhālikal lāhu rabbunā
Such is Allah our Lord.
Upon finishing reciting the second Surah,
you may also pause for a while that is as much as one breath. You may then raise your hands up to the lower part of your ears while uttering the Takbir statement. You may then genuflect(rukoo), opening up your fingers as if you are holding fast to your knees. You may also bow your back and stretch your neck at the level of your back,casting your sight on the space between your two feet and saying the following 3,5 or 7 times :
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
subhana rabbiya al`azimi wa bihamdihi
All glory be to my Lord, the All-great, and in praise of Him.
You may now raise your head from genuflection, stand erect, and say the following:
سَمِعَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ
sami`a allahu liman hamidahu
May Allah listen to him who praises Him.
You may now say the prostration statement. Then, you may raise your head from the position of prostration and sit down. While doing this, it is recommended to utter the Takbir statement and to sit on your hip, saying the following:
اسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّي وَاتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
astaghfiru allahu rabbi wa atubu ilayhi
I implore Allah, my Lord, for forgiveness and I repent to Him.
You may then say Takbir and prostrate again, doing the same as what you have done in the first prostration. You may then raise your head and sit for rest. You may then stand up saying,
بِحَوْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ اقُومُ وَاقْعُدُ
bihawli allah wa quwwatihi aqumu wa aq`udu
With the might of Allah and with His power, I stand up and sit down.
Second Rakat
Recite Surah al-Fatihah and another Surah, preferably Surah al-Tawhid, after which you may say the following three times:
كَذٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّي
kadhalika allahu rabbi
Such is Allah, my Lord.
Qunoot
You may then say the Takbir statement and raise your hands to the level of your face turning the inner surface (i.e. palm) of your hands towards the sky and combining all your fingers, except the thumb, together and say any of the Qunut supplications,( See qunoot Tab)
Ruling 1089. It is recommended that while saying tashahhud, one should sit with his weight placed on his left thigh, and place the front of his right foot on the sole of his left; and before tashahhud, he should say:
bismil lāhi wa billāhi wal ḥamdu lillāhi wa khayrul asmāʾi lillāh
In the name of Allah and by Allah. All praise is for Allah and the best names belong to Allah.
It is also recommended that one places his hands on his thighs, closes his fingers together, looks at his lap, and says after reciting ṣalawāt in tashahhud:
وَ تَـقَبَّلْ شَفَاعَتَهُ وَ ارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ
wa taqabbal shafāʿatahu war faʿ darajatah<
And accept his intercession and elevate his rank (referring the Holy Prophet)
Ruling 1000. In the third and fourth rakʿahs, it is recommended that after al-tasbīḥāt al-arbaʿah one seeks forgiveness by saying, for example:
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ.
Astaghfirullah Rabbi wa Atuubu Ilayh.
I seek forgiveness of Allah my Lord and I turn to Him
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي
allāhummagh fir lī
O Allah! Forgive me.
In the Ruku, of the last rakaat, after Zikr recite salawat in this way: “Allahumma Sali Ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad wa Taraham ala Aajizna wa Aghisna Bihakkihim.”
Ruling 1077. The following things are recommended when performing sajdah:
1. saying takbīr before going into sajdah. For someone who performs prayers standing, this should be performed after he has raised his head from rukūʿ and has stood perfectly straight; and for someone who performs prayers sitting, this should be performed after he has sat perfectly upright;
2. when one wants to go into sajdah, a man should place his hands on the ground first and a woman her knees first;
3. one should also place his nose on a turbah or on something on which it is permitted to perform sajdah;
4. when in sajdah, one should join his fingers together and place them in line with his ears such that the tips of his fingers face qibla;
5. one should supplicate in sajdah and seek from Allah that He fulfils his needs (ḥājāt), and he should recite this duʿāʾ:
yā khayral masʾūlīn wa yā khayral muʿṭīn, urzuqnī war zuq ʿiyālī min faḍlik, faʾinnaka dhūl faḍlil ʿaẓīm
O the Best of those who are Asked, and O the Best Giver! Grant me sustenance and grant my family sustenance with Your grace, for indeed, You are the Possessor of Great Grace;
Upon completing the two prostrations (of the last unit of prayer), you may sit down to utter the statements of tashahhud and taslim. It is recommended to sit on your hips and to say the following before the tashahhud statement:
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ
bismillahi wa billahi
In the Name of Allah (I begin) and in Allah (I trust).
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
walhamdu lillahi
All praise be to Allah.
وَخَيْرُ ٱلاسْمَاءِ لِلَّهِ
wa khayru al-asma'i lillahi
The most excellent names be to Allah.
اشْهَدُ انْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ اللَّهُ
ashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu
I bear witness that there is no god save Allah.
Longer duas before Ruku and Sujood
Before the zikr of Ruku -longer dua you may say the following:
ghayra mustankifin wa la mustakbirin wa la mustahsir
I am neither disdaining, nor arrogant, nor regretful.
Before Sujood longer dua- You then stretch your palms and put them on the ground before you put your knees on the ground. You may prostrate on a prostration-clay made of the soil taken from Imam al-Husayn’s tomb. While prostrating yourself, you should utter the statement of prostration once although it is better to repeat it seven, five, or three times. Before that, you may say the following:
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ
allahumma laka sajadtu
O Allah, to You (alone) do I prostrate,
وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ
wa bika amantu
in You do I have faith,
وَلَكَ اسْلَمْتُ
wa laka aslamtu
to You do I submit,
وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ
wa `alayka tawakkaltu
in You do I put trust,
وَانْتَ رَبِّي
wa anta rabbi
and You are my Lord.
سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ
sajada wajhi lilladhi khalaqahu
My face is prostrating the One Who has created it
وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ
wa shaqqa sam`ahu wa basarahu
and split its hearing and sight.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
alhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alamina
All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ احْسَنُ ٱلْخَالِقِينَ
tabaraka allahu ahsanu alkhaliqina
Blessed be Allah, the most excellent of all creators.
1. Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the life to come and keep us safe from the torment of the Fire (2:201)
2. Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance and make our foothold sure and give us help against those who reject faith. (2:250)
3. Our Lord! Take us not to task if we forget or fall into error. (2:286)
4. Our Lord! Lay not upon us such a burden as You did lay upon those before us. (2:286)
5. Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear, grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us. You are our Protector. Help us against those who deny the truth. (2:286)
6. Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from the truth after You have guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Your grace. Verily You are the Giver of bounties without measure. (3:8)
7. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and the lack of moderation in our doings, and make firm our steps and succour us against those who deny the truth.(3:147)
8. Our Lord! Whomsoever You shall commit to the Fire, truly You have brought [him] to disgrace, and never will wrongdoers find any helpers (3:192)
9. Our Lord! Behold we have heard a voice calling us unto faith: "Believe in your Lord" as we have believed. (3:193)
10. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and efface our bad deeds and take our souls in the company of the righteous. (3:193)
11. Our Lord! And grant us that which you have promised to us by Your messengers and save us from shame on the Day of Judgement. Verily You never fail to fulfill Your promise. (3:194)
12. Our Lord! We have sinned against ourselves, and unless You grant us forgiveness and bestow Your mercy upon us, we shall most certainly be lost! (7:23)
13. Our Lord! Place us not among the people who have been guilty of evildoing. (7:47)
14. Our Lord! Lay open the truth between us and our people, for You are the best of all to lay open the truth. (7:89)
15. Our Lord! Pour out on us patience and constancy, and make us die as those who have surrendered themselves unto You. (7:126)
16. Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the evildoing folk, and save us by Your mercy from people who deny the truth (10:85-86)
17. Our Lord! You truly know all that we may hide [in our hearts] as well as all that we bring into the open, for nothing whatever, be it on earth or in heaven, remains hidden from Allah (14:38)
18. Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Your presence and dispose of our affairs for us in the right way. (18:10)
19. Our Lord! Grant that our spouses and our offspring be a comfort to our eyes, and give us the grace to lead those who are conscious of You. (25:74)
20. Our Lord! You embrace all things within Your Grace and Knowledge, forgive those who repent and follow Your path, and ward off from them the punishment of Hell. (40:7)
21. Our Lord! Make them enter the Garden of Eden which You have promised to them, and to the righteous from among their fathers, their wives and their offspring, for verily You are alone the Almighty and the truly Wise. (40:8)
22. Our Lord! Relieve us of the torment, for we do really believe. (44:12)
23. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins as well as those of our brethren who preceded us in faith and let not our hearts entertain any unworthy thoughts or feelings against [any of] those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness and Most Merciful (59:10)
24. Our Lord! In You we have placed our trust, and to You do we turn in repentance, for unto You is the end of all journeys. (60:4)
25. Our Lord! Perfect our light for us and forgive us our sins, for verily You have power over all things. (66:8)
