Part 3

14, Supplication whilst prostrating (sujood) ())

Subhana rabbiyal -aAAla. (three times) “How perfect my Lord is, The Most High .’(three times)

(ey) Subhanakal-lahumma rabban a wabihamdik, all ahummagh - fir lee. “How perfect You are O All ah, our Lord, and I praise You . O Allah, forgive me .”

og tey AGS GAll gay Ahk CT GT, I GL, Gk ORILAN CT ail LS 6 0 ag Aes (Siig Allahumma laka sajadt, wabika amant, walaka aslamt, sajada wajhee lilla thee khalaqahu wa sawwarahu washaqqa samAAahu waba sarahu, tab arakal-lahu ahsanulkhaliqeen. ‘O Allah, unto You I have prostrated and in You I have believed, and unto You I have submitted. My face has prostrated before He Who created it and fashioned it, and brought forth its faculties of hearing and seeing . Blessed is All ah, the Best of creators .”

“How perfect He is, The Possessor of total power, sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur.’

Lo pg ASIDE go pal AT sy ¢ Atay AB. ATK 53 1 ae) A Allahummagh -fir lee thanbee kullah, diqqahu wajillah, wa -awwalahu wa -akhirah, wa - AAalaniyyatahu wa -sirrah.

“O Allah, forgive me all of my sins, the small and great of them, the first and last of them, and t he seen and hidden of them .’

Allahumma innee aAAoo thu biridaka min sakhatik, wa-bimuAAafatika min

AAugoobatik, wa -aAAoothu bika mink, 1a ohsee thana-an AAalayk, anta kam a

athnayta AAal a nafsik.

“O Allah, I take refuge within Your pleasure from Your displeasure and within Your

pardon from Your punishment, and I take refuge i n You from You. | cannot

enumerate Your praise, You are as You have praised Yourself

¥+, Supplication between the two prostrations

(A) Rabbigh -fir lee, rabbigh -fir lee. “My Lord forgive me, My Lord forgive me .

Allahummagh -fir lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, wajburnee, waAA afinee, warzuqnee warfaAAnee .

“O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, enrich me, give me health, grant me sustenance and raise my rank .”

¥\, Supplication when prostrating due to recitation of the Quran

SUL pag Hy AT pas 0 pets Aman Gilg oipee'y AGT gAll en'y Vee ORDA GLI 2h)

Sajada wajhee lilla thee khalaqahu washaqqa samAAahu waba sarahu bihawlihi

waquwwatih { tab araka Allahu ahsanu alkh aliqeen} .

“My face fell prostrate before He who created it and brought forth its faculties of

hearing and seeing by His might and power .<< So Blessed is All ah, the best of creators. >>?

‘O Allah, record for me a reward for this (prostration ), and remove from me a sin . Save it for me and accept it from me just as You had accepted it from Your servant Dawood.’

Tashahhud : what one says in the sitting position in prayer

Al Ak, Cl Ug Glile DG GL, Gi tall, i Glial

Attahiyyatu lillahi wassalawatu wattayyibat, assalamu AAalayka ayyuhan -nabiyyu

warahmatul-lahi wabarak atuh, assalamu AAalayn a waAAala AAibadil-lahis-saliheen.

Ash-hadu an Ia ilaha illal-lah, wa-ashhadu anna Mu hammadan AAabduhu warasooluh .

‘At-tahiyyat is for Allah. All acts of worship and good deeds are for Him . Peace and

the mercy and blessings of All ah be upon you O Prophet . Peace be upon us and all of

Allah’s righteous servants . I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped

except Allah and I bear witness that Mu hammad is His slave and Messenger .”

At-tahiyyat: all words which indicate the glorification of All ah. His eternal existence, His perfection and His sovereignty .

YY. Prayers upon the Prophet # after the tashahhud

Ji cole’s apalte Gil, LS crea’ JI oles sata’ Cle Sue aol LS cata’ Si cles cates ole UL il 6 apes Spee Gl coral ol

_ tees kee al) cael ol dt e's anal le CEL Allahumma salli AAala Muhammad, wa -AAala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta AAal a Ibraheema wa-AAala ali Ibraheem, innaka Hameedun Majeed, all ahumma barik AAala Muhammad, wa -AAala ali Muhammad, kama barakta AAala Ibraheema wa - AAala ali Ibraheem, innaka Hameedun Majeed . “O Allah, send prayers upon Mu hammad and the followers of Mu hammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibr aheem and upon the followers of Ibr aheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty . O Allah, send blessings upon Mo hammad and upon the family of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon Ibr aheem and upon the family of Ibraheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty .” send prayers : praise and exalt him in the highest and superior of gatherings __: that of the closest angels to All ah. (al) has been translated in it ’s broadest sense : some scholars are of the view that the meaning here is more specific and that it means : his 2 followers from among his family.

asta) J ole tha LS Sy tal side ate’ le Ue Sell SB) pal I te CRU LS cai yhy dal UILHey atea’s Ge ULL, Allahumma salli AAala Muhammad wa -AAala azwajihi wa thurriyyatihi kam a sallayta AAala ali Ibraheem, wabarik AAala Muhammad, wa -AAala azwajihi wa thurriyyatih, kama barakta AAala ali Ibraheem. innaka Hameedun Majeed .

“O Allah, send prayers upon Mu hammad and upon the wives and descendants of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon the family of Ibr_ aheem, and send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the wives and descendants of Mu hammad, just as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibr aheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty.’

him. He will appear from Asbahan, Iran at the time when the Muslims will conquer Constantinople. He will be given special powers and will make the truth seem false and vice versa. He will claim to be righteous and then he will claim prophethood and finally, divinity . From his features is that he will be blind in his right eye which is a definite proof that contradicts his claim to be All ah as it is a sign of imperfection . The word Kafir will be written between his eyes which every believer, literate or illiterate will recognise .

“O Allah, I take refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, and I take refuge in You from the temptation and trial of Al -Maseeh Ad-Daijal, and I take refuge in You

from the trials and tribulations of life and death . O Allah, I take refuge in You from

sin and debt .”

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Allahumma innee ¢halamtu nafsee thulman katheeran wal a yaghfiru th-thunooba illa

ant, faghfir lee maghfiratan min AAindik war hamnee, innaka antal -Ghafoorur-

‘O Allah, I have indeed oppressed my soul excessively and none can forgive sin

except You, so forgive me a forgiveness from Yourself and have mercy upon me

Surely, You are The Most -Forgiving, The Most -Merciful.’

From Yourself: i.e. from Your innermost grace without deserving it and a forgiveness

which is befitting to your tremendous generosity

(0A) 6 CHT Lege Site Les GS Ley AT Ley GUL I aed el Od Yay 554) Ga, Gama Gal Ae ay Ale] GH Le Allahummagh -fir lee ma qaddamtu, wama akhkhart, wama asrartu wama aAAlant, wama asraftt, wama anta aAAlamu bihi minnee, antal -muqaddimu wa -antal-muakhkhiru La ilaha illa ant. ‘O Allah, forgive me for those sins which have come to pass as well as those which shall come to pass, and those I have committed in secret as well as those I have made public, and where I have exceeded all bounds as well as those things about which You are more knowledgeable . You are A/-Mugaddim and Al-Mu-akhkhir. None has the right to be worshipped except You .” Meaning of Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu-akhkhir: Allah puts forward and favours whom He wills from amongst His creation just as He defers and holds back whom He wills in accordance to His wisdom . E.g. Favouring man over the rest of creation, favouring the Prophets over the r est of mankind, favouring Mu hammad # over all the Prophets and Messengers ...etc.

_ Ath, Ghia AS, Ss ole tel all Allahumma aAAinnee AAal a thikrik, washukrik, wa husni AAib adatik. “O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best of manners.”

tol ue higel, (Cea Ge Gh Syel'y SA Ce Gh gel 5) ae . eal Glae%, LSall 4a t Bye Gh dgclg cyan IOI

Allahumma innee aAAoo thu bika minal -bukhl, wa-aAAoothu bika minal -jubn, wa-

aAAoothu bika min an oradda il a arthalilAAumur, wa -aAAoothu bika min fitnatid -

“O Allah, I take refuge in You from miserliness and cowardice, I take refuge in You

lest I be returned to the worst of lives “i.e. old age, being weak, incap able and in a

state of fear”, and I take refuge in You from the trials and tribulations of this life and