Part 6

(7) The messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever says in the morning:

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| OS pall Gye OLS Ley Lele We Bal Lil Le GC e’y Asbahna AAala fitratil-islam, waAAala kalimatil-ikhlas, waAAala deeni nabiyyin a Muhammad # waAAala millati abeen a Ibraheem, haneefan musliman wam a kana minal-mushrikeen . “We rise upon the fitrah of Islam, and the word of pure faith, and upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad % and the religion of our forefather Ibr aheem, who was a Muslim and of true faith and was not of those who associate others with All ah.’ fitrah: the religion of Isl am, the way of Ibr aheem #2). pure faith : the Shah ada. Note: for the evening, one reads amsayn a instead of a sbahna.

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(4) ‘AAabdullah Ibn Khubaib said: ‘The Messenger of Allah # said to me ‘Recite!’ I replied ‘O Messenger of Allah, what shall I recite? ’ he said ‘Recite:

...in the evening and the morning three times for it will suffice you of all else .’

YA, Remembrance before sleeping

‘When retiring to his bed every night, the Prophet # would hold his palms together, spit (A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle) in them, recite the last three chapters (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) of the Quran and then wipe over his entire body as much as possible with his hands, beginning with his head and face and then all parts of the body, he would do this three times .’

The Prophet #8 also said: ‘When you are about to sleep recite ayat-al-kursee (The verse of the foot-stool, chapter ¥:¥¢¢) till the end of the verse for there will remain over you a protection from Allah and no devil will draw near to you until morning.’

The Prophet also said: ‘Whoever recites the last two verses of Soorat Al -Baqarah at night, those two verses shall be sufficient for him (i.e. protect him from all that can cause him harm).’

(4) ‘If one of you rises from his bed and then returns to it he should dust it with the edge of his garment three times for he does not know what has occurred in his absence and when he lies down he should supplicate :

Opallcall Chie oy bes Ly LEE LE Bismika rabbee wa daAAtu janbee wabika arfaAAuh, fa -in amsakta nafsee far hamha, wa-in arsaltah a fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi AAib adakas-saliheen. ‘In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so _if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants .”

Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa -anta tawaff aha, laka mam atuha wamahyaha in

ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa-in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as-alukal-

“O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take it’s life, to You belongs

it’s life and death . If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should

take it’s life then forgive it .O Allah, I ask You to gra nt me good health .’

The Prophet would place his right hand under his cheek when about to sleep and supplicate:

(CY), hic Ca hs Ade 8 Sa Allahumma qinee AAa thabaka yawma tabAAathu AAib adak. (three times). ‘O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected .’ (three times)

otal Gg d Bt Gh Bismikal-lahumma amootu wa -ahya. “In Your name O All ah, I live and die .”

‘Shall I not direct you both (The Prophet # was addressing Ali and Fatimah-may Allah be pleased with themwhen they approached him for a servant) to something better than a servant? When you go to bed say :

Subhanal-lah. (thirty-three times) (GfK te) ail ween “How Perfect All ah is.’ (thirty-three times)

Alhamdu lillah. (thirty-three times) (OSD s GG) at Leal “All praise is for All ah.” (thirty-three times)

Allahu akbar . (thirty-four times) (CADE, Lal) Si Gil

“Allah is the greatest .” (thirty-four times) ..for that is indeed better for you both than a servant .’

Furgan: One of the many names of the Qur an, means: The Criterion which distinguishes between truth and falsehood .

Aththahir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance of every single creation in respect to His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes .

Al-Batin: Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and the most intimate of things just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which befits His majesty .

“All praise is for All ah, Who fed us and gave us drink, and Who is sufficient for us and has sheltered us, for how many have none to suffice them or shelter them.”

(ss) AS ates ob US Gy Gey Sl sled) bls sal Sa, Gael pile Aetll AS a GUTH 8 yey eh pe Gh Sel oa Yay UF Aa 5 abe 04 Ali o gu eo ole GY Ss Allahumma AA alimal-ghaybi washshah adah, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabba kulli shayin wamaleekah, ashhadu an | a ilaha illa ant, aAAoo thu bika min sharri nafsee wamin sharrish -shaytani washirkih, wa -an aqtarifa AAal a nafsee soo -an aw ajurrahu ila muslim. “‘O Allah, Knower of the see n and the unseen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You . I take refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil and shirk of the devil, and from c ommitting wrong against my soul or bringing such upon another Muslim .” shirk: to associate others with All ah in those things which are specific to Him . This can occur in (‘) belief, e.g. to believe that other than All ah has the power to benefit or harm, (¥) speech, e.g. to swear by other than All ah and (*) action, e.g. to bow or prostrate to other than All ah.

(Oca) ‘The Prophet #8 never used to sleep until he had recited Soorat As -Sajdah (chapter FY) and Soorat Al-Mulk (chapter 7Y).’

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“O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You _ . Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You . I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent .”

..df you then die, you will die upon the fi trah.’