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family for a better family, and his spouse for a better
spouse. Admit him into the Garden, protect him from the
punishment of the grave and the torment of the Fire.’
Visiting the graves
ال َلْھ َأ ْم ُك ْي َل َع ُملا ﱠس ال َ ي ﱢدا ِ ر َ ن ِم
ا
ِ
إ َو ، َنْي ِم ِل ْس ُملا َو َنْي ِن ِم ْؤ ُمل
ﱠ
نا ِ إ ْ ن
َ
شا َ ء ُ ﱠ ﷲ ُل َأ ْسَن ، َن ْوُق ِحلا ْم ُك ِب
َ
ﱠ ﷲ
ُم ُك َل َو ا َن َل ا
َ
ة َي ِفا َعل
As-Salāmu `Alaykum 'Ahla Ad-Diyāri Mina Al-
Mu'uminīna Wa Al-Muslimīna, Wa 'Innā 'In Shā'a
Allāhu Bikum Lāĥiqūna, Nas'alu Allāha Lanā Wa
Lakumu Al-`Āfiyata. ‘Peace
be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves, amongst the
believers and the Muslims. Verily we will, Allah willing,
be united with you, we ask Allah for well-being for us
and you.’
When visiting the sick
When the Prophet (SAW) would enter upon a sick
person, he would say:
ﺭْﻮُﻬﹶﻃ َﺱﹾﺄَﺑ ﻻٌ ﹺﺇﹾﻥ َﺷﺎ َﺀﺍﻟُﻪﱠﻠ
Lā Ba'sa Ţahūrun 'In Shā'a Al-Lhu
Upon Hearing The Adhan (Call to Prayer)
"When you hear the Mu'adhdhin (the person who calls to
prayer), repeat what he says. Then invoke a blessing on
me, for everyone who invokes a blessing on me will
receive ten blessings from Allah. Then beg from Allah
al-Wasilah for me, which is a rank in Paradise fitting for
only one of Allah's Servants, and I hope that I may be
that one. If anyone asks that I be given the Wasilah, he
will be assured of my intercession."
، ِة ﱠما ﱠ تلا ِة َو ْع ﱠدلا ِه ِذَھ ﱠب َر ﱠمُ ھ ﱠللا
ِ
تآ ، ِة َم ِئا َق ْلا ِة َلا ﱠصلا َو ًاد ﱠم َح ُم
ُه ْث َعْبا َو ، َة َلي ِضَف ْلا َو َة َلي ِس َو ْلا
ُ
هَ ت ْد َع َو ي ِذ ﱠلا ًادو ُم ْح َم ًاما َق َم.
لا َكﱠن ِإ
ِ
دا َعْي ِملا ُفِل ْخُت
'Allahumma rabba hadihi-d-da wati-t-tammati was salati-l qa'imati, ati
Muhammadani-l wasilata wa-l fadilata, wa-b-'athu maqamam mahmudani-l-
ladi wa 'adtahu. 'Innaka La Tukhlifu Al-Mi'ad.'
(O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and established prayer.
Grant Muhammad the intercession and favor, and raise
him to the honored station You have promised him. You
never fail in Your promise.)
Seeking forgiveness and repentance
‘Whoever says:
ِ
ف ْغَت ْس َأ
ُ
ر َ ﱠ ﷲ ا لا ي ِذ ﱠل َوُھ ﱠلا ِإ َ◌َه َل ِإ
ا ﱡي َحل ا
ِ
ه ْي َل ِإ ُب ْوُت َأ َو ُم ُو ﱡ ي َقل
'Astaghfiru Allāha Al-Ladhī Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā Huwa Al-
Ĥayyu Al-Qayyuwumu Wa 'Atūbu 'Ilayhi.
‘I seek Allah’s forgiveness, besides whom, none has the
right to be worshipped except He, The Ever Living, The
Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, and I turn to Him in
repentance.’ …Allah would forgive him even if he was
one who fled during the advance of an army.’
Supplication for seeking guidance (Al-Istikharah)
The Prophet (SAW) said ‘ If any of you intends to
undertake a matter then let him pray two supererogatory
units (two rakhats nafilah) of prayer and after which he
should supplicate
ﺍﻟﻬﱠﻠ ﱠﻢ ﹺﺇﱢﻧ ﻲ ﹺﺑ َﻙُﺮْﻴِﺨَﺘْﺳﹶﺃ َﺘْﺳﹶﺃَﻭ ،َﻚِﻤْﹾﻠِﻌ ﹾﻘ َﻙُﺭِﺪ
ﹸﻘﹺﺑ ْﺪ ِﻣ َﻚﹸﻟﹶﺄْﺳﹶﺃَﻭ ،َﻚِﺗَﺭ ْﻦ َﻚِﻠْﻀﹶﻓ ﺍ ﹺﺈﹶﻓ ،ﹺﻢْﻴِﻈَﻌﻟ ﱠﻧ َﻚ
َﺗﹾﻘِﺪُﺭ ﻻَﻭ ﹶﺃﹾﻗ ﻻَﻭ ُﻢﹶﻠْﻌَﺗَﻭ ،ُﺭِﺪ ﹶﺃَﻭ ،ُﻢﹶﻠْﻋﹶﺃ ْﻧ ُﻡﱠﻼَﻋ َﺖ
ﺍ ،ﹺﺏْﻮُﻴُﻐﻟ ﺍﻟﻬﱠﻠ ﱠﻢ ﹺﺇﹾﻥ ﹸﻛْﻨ ﹶﺃ ُﻢﹶﻠْﻌَﺗ َﺖ ﱠﻥ ﺍﹶﺬَﻫ ﺍ َﺮْﻣَﻷ -
َﺴُﻳَﻭ ﱢﻤ ُﻪَﺘَﺟﺎَﺣ ﻲ - ﺮْﻴَﺧ ٌ ﻲِﺷﺎﻌَﻣَﻭ ﻲﹺﻨْﻳِﺩ ﻲِﻓ ﻲِﻟ
ﻲِﻟ ْﻙﹺﺭﺎَﺑ ﱠﻢﹸﺛ ﻲِﻟ ُﻩْﺮﱢﺴَﻳَﻭ ﻲِﻟ ُﻩْﺭِﺪﹾﻗﺎﹶﻓ ،ﻱﹺﺮْﻣﹶﺃ ِﺔَﺒِﻗﺎَﻋَﻭ
ﹺﺇَﻭ ،ِﻪْﻴِﻓ ﹾﻥ ﹸﻛْﻨ ﹶﺃ ُﻢﹶﻠْﻌَﺗ َﺖ ﱠﻥ ﺍﹶﺬَﻫ ﺍ ﺮَﺷ َﺮْﻣَﻷ ٌ ﻲِﻓ ﻲِﻟ
ﻲﱢﻨَﻋ ُﻪﹾﻓﹺﺮْﺻﺎﹶﻓ ،ﻱﹺﺮْﻣﹶﺃ ِﺔَﺒِﻗﺎَﻋَﻭ ﻲِﺷﺎَﻌَﻣَﻭ ﻲﹺﻨْﻳِﺩ
ْﺻﺍَﻭ ﹺﺮ ﺍَﻭ ُﻪْﻨَﻋ ﻲﹺﻨﹾﻓ ﹾﻗ ﻲِﻟ ْﺭِﺪ ﺍ ﹶﻛ ﹸﺚْﻴَﺣ َﺮْﻴﹶﳋ ﺎ ﹸﺛ ﹶﻥﱠﻢ
ِﻪﹺﺑ ﻲﹺﻨِﺿْﺭﹶﺃ
Al-Lahumma 'Innī 'Astakhīruka Bi`ilmika Wa
'Astaqdiruka Biqudratika Wa 'As'aluka Min Fađlika Al-
`Ažīmi Fa'innaka Taqdiru Wa Lā 'Aqdiru Wa Ta`lamu
Wa Lā 'A`lamu Wa 'Anta `Allāmu Al-Ghuyūbi Al-
Lahumma 'In Kunta Ta`lamu 'Anna Hādhā Al-'Amra-
Wa Yusammī Ĥājatahu - Khayrun Lī Fī Dīnī Wa
Ma`āshī Wa `Āqibati 'Amrī Fāqdirhu Lī Wa Yassirhu Lī
Thumma Bārik Lī Fīhi Wa 'In Kunta Ta`lamu 'Anna
Hādhā Al-'Amra Sharun Lī Fī Dīnī Wa Ma`āshī Wa
`Āqibati 'Amrī Fāşrifhu `Annī Wa Aşrifnī `Anhu Wāqdir
Lī Al-Khayra Ĥaythu Kāna Thumma 'Arđinī Bihi.
‘O Allah, I seek Your counsel by Your knowledge and
by Your power I seek strength and I ask You from Your
immense favour, for verily You are able while I am not
and verily You know while I do not and You are the
Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know this affair
-and here he mentions his need- to be good for me in
relation to my religion, my life, and end, then decree and
facilitate it for me, and bless me with it, and if You
know this affair to be ill for me towards my religion, my
life, and end, then remove it from me and remove me
from it, and decree for me what is good wherever it be
and make me satisfied with such.’
Bidding Farewell to Someone
When bidding someone farewell. the Prophet (S) would
say,
، َكَتَنا َم َأ َو َكَنْي ِد َ ﱠ ﷲ ُع ِد ْوَ ت ْس َأ
َ
ك ِل َم َع َمْي ِتا َو َخ َو
'Astawdi' laha deenaka wa'amanataka wa khatima
amaleek.'
(I entrust to Allah your belief, what you are responsible
for, and your final deeds.) (T)
Settling a debt
، َك ِما َر َح ْن َع َك ِللا َح ِب ي ِن ِف ْكا ﱠمھ ﱠللا
َ
ع َك ِل ْض َف ِب ي ِن ِن ْغ َأ َو
ﱠ
م ْ ن
َ
كا َو ِس
Al-Lahumma Akfinī Biĥ alā lika `AnĤ arā mika Wa
'Aghninī Bifađlika `Amman Siwā ka
‘O Allah, make what is lawful enough for me, as
opposed to what is unlawful, and spare me by Your
grace, of need of others.’
Instruction for the one nearing death
‘ He whose last words are:
ﻻ ﱠﻻﹺﺇ َﻪﹶﻟﹺﺇﺍﻟُﻪﱠﻠ
Lā 'Ilā ha 'Illā Al-Lhu
‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah.’
…will enter Paradise.’
Supplication for the expiation of sins said at the
conclusion of a sitting or gathering…etc
ُﺳْﺒ َﻚَﻧﺎَﺤ ﺍﻟﻬﱠﻠ ﱠﻢ ﹶﺃ ُﺪَﻬْﺷﹶﺃ ،َﻙِﺪْﻤَﺤﹺﺑَﻭ ﹾﻥ ﻻ
ﹶﺃ ﱠﻻﹺﺇ َﻪﹶﻟﹺﺇ ْﻧ ُﺏْﻮُﺗﹶﺃَﻭ َﻙُﺮِﻔْﻐَﺘْﺳﹶﺃ َﺖ
َﻚْﻴﹶﻟﹺﺇ
Subĥānaka Al-Lahumma Wa Biĥamdika 'Ash/hadu 'An
Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā 'Anta 'Astaghfiruka Wa 'Atūbu 'Ilayka
‘How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. I bear
witness that None has the right to be worshipped except
You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in
repentance.’