Al Hisn Al Hasin 07 - Morning, day, night

الْحِصْنُ الْحَصِينُ

al-Ḥiṣn al-Ḥaṣīn

THE IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS

From the Words of the Master of the Messengers

مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﷺ

IMAM IBN AL-JAZARĪ

Abū al-Khayr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ibn al-Jazarī · d. 833 AH 

وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ فَقَطْ:

wa-fī al-ṣabāḥi fa-qaṭ:

And in the morning only:

«يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ» [س، مس، ر].

«yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu, biraḥmatika ʾastaghīthu, ʾaṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullahu, wa-lā takilnī ʾilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿaynin» [س، مس، ر].

«O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, I seek relief through Your mercy. Set all my affairs right, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye» [س، مس، ر].

«اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ(١)، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي(٢)، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ» [خ، س].

«Allāhumma ʾanta rabbī, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, khalaqtanī wa-ʾanā ʿabduka, wa-ʾanā ʿalā ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu(1), ʾabūʾu laka biniʿmatika ʿalayya, wa-ʾabūʾu bidhanbī(2), fa-ighfir lī, fa-ʾinnahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba ʾillā ʾanta, ʾaʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu» [خ، س].

«O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity but You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as best I can(1). I acknowledge Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin(2), so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done» [خ، س].

«اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» [خ، س، د، ق، ي].

«Allāhumma ʾanta rabbī, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, khalaqtanī wa-ʾanā ʿabduka, wa-ʾanā ʿalā ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu, ʾaʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu, ʾabūʾu laka biniʿmatika ʿalayya, wa-ʾabūʾu bidhanbī, fa-ighfir lī, fa-ʾinnahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba ʾillā ʾanta» [خ، س، د، ق، ي].

«O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity but You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You» [خ، س، د، ق، ي].

«اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ مَنْ ذُكِرَ، وَأَحَقُّ مَنْ عُبِدَ، وَأَنْصَرُ مَنِ ابْتُغِيَ، وَأَرْأَفُ مَنْ مَلَكَ، وَأَجْوَدُ مَنْ سُئِلَ، وَأَوْسَعُ مَنْ أَعْطَى، أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَالْفَرْدُ لَا نِدَّ لَكَ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَكَ، لَنْ تُطَاعَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِكَ، وَلَنْ تُعْصَى إِلَّا بِعِلْمِكَ، تُطَاعُ فَتَشْكُرُ، وَتُعْصَى فَتَغْفِرُ،

«Allāhumma ʾanta ʾaḥaqqu man dhukira, wa-ʾaḥaqqu man ʿubida, wa-ʾanṣaru mani ubtughiya, wa-ʾarʾafu man malaka, wa-ʾajwadu man suʾila, wa-ʾawsaʿu man ʾaʿṭā, ʾanta al-maliku lā sharīka laka, wa-l-fardu lā nidda laka, kullu shayʾin hālikun ʾillā wajhaka, lan tuṭāʿa ʾillā bi-ʾidhnika, wa-lan tuʿṣā ʾillā biʿilmika, tuṭāʿu fa-tashkuru, wa-tuʿṣā fa-taghfiru,

«O Allah, You are the most worthy of all who are remembered and the most worthy of all who are worshipped; the most ready to grant victory of all whose help is sought; the most compassionate of all who rule; the most generous of all who are asked; and the most bountiful of all who give. You are the King with no partner, and the One with no rival. Everything will perish except Your Countenance. You are obeyed only by Your permission and disobeyed only with Your knowledge. You are obeyed and You show appreciation; You are disobeyed and You forgive.

أَقْرَبُ شَهِيدٍ، وَأَدْنَى حَفِيظٍ، حُلْتَ دُونَ النُّفُوسِ، وَأَخَذْتَ بِالنَّوَاصِي، وَكَتَبْتَ الْآثَارَ، وَنَسَخْتَ الْآجَالَ، الْقُلُوبُ لَكَ مُفْضِيَةٌ(٣)، وَالسِّرُّ عِنْدَكَ عَلَانِيَةٌ، الْحَلَالُ مَا أَحْلَلْتَ، وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمْتَ، وَالدِّينُ مَا شَرَعْتَ، وَالْأَمْرُ مَا قَضَيْتَ، وَالْخَلْقُ خَلْقُكَ، وَالْعَبْدُ عَبْدُكَ،

ʾaqrabu shahīdin, wa-ʾadnā ḥafīẓin, ḥulta dūna al-nufūsi, wa-ʾakhadhta bi-l-nawāṣī, wa-katabta al-ʾāthāra, wa-nasakhta al-ʾājāla, al-qulūbu laka mufḍiyatun(3), wa-l-sirru ʿindaka ʿalāniyatun, al-ḥalālu mā ʾaḥlalta, wa-l-ḥarāmu mā ḥarramta, wa-l-dīnu mā sharaʿta, wa-l-ʾamru mā qaḍayta, wa-l-khalqu khalquka, wa-l-ʿabdu ʿabduka,

You are the nearest Witness and the closest Guardian. You stand between souls, grasp them by their forelocks, record their deeds, and inscribe their appointed terms. Hearts lie open before You(3), and every secret is open to You. The lawful is what You have made lawful, the forbidden is what You have forbidden, the religion is what You have ordained, the command is what You have decreed, creation is Your creation, and the servant is Your servant.

وَأَنْتَ اللَّهُ الرَّؤُوفُ الرَّحِيمُ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ، وَبِكُلِّ حَقٍّ هُوَ لَكَ، وَبِحَقِّ السَّائِلِينَ عَلَيْكَ(٤) أَنْ تُقِيلَنِي فِي هَذِهِ الْغَدَاةِ(٥)، وَفِي هَذِهِ الْعَشِيَّةِ، وَأَنْ تُجِيرَنِي مِنَ النَّارِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ» [ط، طب].

wa-ʾanta Allāhu al-raʾūfu al-raḥīmu, ʾasʾaluka binūri wajhika alladhī ʾashraqat lahu al-samāwātu wa-l-ʾarḍu, wa-bikulli ḥaqqin huwa laka, wa-biḥaqqi al-sāʾilīna ʿalayka(4) ʾan tuqīlanī fī hādhihi al-ghadāti(5), wa-fī hādhihi al-ʿashiyyati, wa-ʾan tujīranī mina al-nāri biqudratika» [ط، طب].

You are Allah, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. I ask You by the light of Your Countenance, through which the heavens and earth shine, by every right that belongs to You, and by the right that those who ask have upon You(4), to pardon me this morning(5) and this evening, and to protect me from the Fire by Your power» [ط، طب].

(١) أَيْ مَا عَاهَدْتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَوَاعَدْتُكَ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ وَإِخْلَاصِ الطَّاعَةِ لَكَ، وَقِيلَ الْعَهْدُ مَا أُخِذَ فِي عَالَمِ الذَّرِّ، وَالْوَعْدُ مَا جَاءَ عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ: «إِنَّ مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»، وَمَعْنَى مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ مُدَّةُ دَوَامِ اسْتِطَاعَتِي.

(1) ʾay mā ʿāhadtuka ʿalayhi wa-wāʿadtuka mina al-ʾīmāni wa-ʾikhlāṣi al-ṭāʿati laka, wa-qīla al-ʿahdu mā ʾukhidha fī ʿālami al-dharri, wa-l-waʿdu mā jāʾa ʿalā lisāni al-nabiyyi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam: «ʾinna man māta lā yushriku bi-llāhi dakhala al-jannata», wa-maʿnā mā istaṭaʿtu muddatu dawāmi istiṭāʿatī.

(1) That is, what I covenanted and promised You regarding faith and sincere obedience to You. It is also said that this is the primordial covenant, while the promise is what came upon the tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): «Whoever dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.» “As best I can” means for as long as my ability endures.

(٢) مَعْنَى أَبُوءُ لَكَ: أَعْتَرِفُ وَأَلْتَزِمُ.

(2) maʿnā ʾabūʾu laka: ʾaʿtarifu wa-ʾaltazimu.

(2) “I acknowledge before You” means: I admit it and accept responsibility for it.

(٣) أَيْ مُنْكَشِفَةٌ لِلَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ يَرَاهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِيهِمَا وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُ حِجَابٌ. وَقِيلَ مُتَّسِعَةٌ مَشْرُوحَةٌ.

(3) ʾay munkashifatun li-llāhi subḥānahu yarāhā wa-yaʿlamu mā fīhimā wa-laysa baynahā wa-baynahu ḥijābun. wa-qīla muttasiʿatun mashrūḥatun.

(3) That is, hearts are laid bare before Allah—Glory be to Him. He sees them and knows what is within them, and no veil lies between them and Him. It is also said to mean that they are expansive and open.

(٤) قَالَ الشَّوْكَانِيُّ: حَقُّ السَّائِلِينَ عَلَى رَبِّهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذَا لَمْ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا أَدْخَلَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ،

(4) qāla al-shawkāniyyu: ḥaqqu al-sāʾilīna ʿalā rabbihim ʾannahum ʾidhā lam yushrikū bihi shayʾan ʾadkhalahumu al-jannata,

(4) Al-Shawkani said: the right that those who ask have upon their Lord is that if they do not associate anything with Him, He will admit them to Paradise.

وَيُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُرَادَ أَنَّ حَقَّ السَّائِلِينَ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُجِيبَ دُعَاءَهُمْ كَمَا وَعَدَهُمْ بِقَوْلِهِ: ﴿ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ﴾، وَبِقَوْلِهِ: ﴿وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ﴾.

wa-yumkinu ʾan yurāda ʾanna ḥaqqa al-sāʾilīna ʿalā Allāhi ʾan yujība duʿāʾahum kamā waʿadahum biqawlihi: ﴿udʿūnī ʾastajib lakum﴾, wa-biqawlihi: ﴿wa-ʾidhā saʾalaka ʿibādī ʿannī fa-ʾinnī qarībun ʾujību daʿwata al-dāʿi ʾidhā daʿāni﴾.

It may also mean that their right upon Allah is that He answer their prayer, as He promised them in His words: ﴿Call upon Me; I will answer you﴾, and in His words: ﴿When My servants ask you about Me, I am indeed near; I answer the prayer of the one who calls when he calls upon Me﴾.

(٥) مِنَ الْإِقَالَةِ، يُقَالُ أَقَالَ عَثْرَتَهُ إِذَا تَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ، فَالْمَعْنَى أَنْ تَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْ ذُنُوبِي فِي هَذِهِ الْغَدَاةِ.

(5) mina al-ʾiqālati, yuqālu ʾaqāla ʿathratahu ʾidhā tajāwaza ʿanhu, fa-l-maʿnā ʾan tatajāwaza ʿan dhunūbī fī hādhihi al-ghadāti.

(5) This derives from iqalah. It is said, “He overlooked his stumble,” when he pardoned him. Thus it means: that You pardon my sins this morning.

 

«حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ - سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ -» [ي].

«ḥasbiya Allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa, ʿalayhi tawakkaltu, wa-huwa rabbu al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīmi - sabʿa marrātin -» [ي].

«Allah is sufficient for me. There is no deity but Him. In Him I place my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne—seven times» [ي].

«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ» [س، حب، أ، ط، ي].

«lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku, wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun. ʿashra marrātin» [س، حب، أ، ط، ي].

«There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, His is all praise, and He has power over all things—ten times» [س، حب، أ، ط، ي].

«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ» [د، عو] «وَبِحَمْدِهِ - مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ -» [م، د، ت، س، مص، حب، عو].

«subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi» [د، عو] «wa-biḥamdihi - miʾata marratin -» [م، د، ت، س، مص، حب، عو].

«Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent» [د، عو], «and praise be to Him—one hundred times» [م، د، ت، س، مص، حب، عو].

«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ: مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ: مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ: مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ: مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ» [ت].

«subḥāna Allāhi: miʾata marratin, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi: miʾata marratin, lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu: miʾata marratin, Allāhu ʾakbaru: miʾata marratin» [ت].

«Glory be to Allah: one hundred times; all praise is due to Allah: one hundred times; there is no deity but Allah: one hundred times; Allah is the Greatest: one hundred times» [ت].

وَيُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ [ط].

wa-yuṣallī ʿalā al-nabiyyi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam ʿashra marrātin [ط].

And he should invoke blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ten times [ط].

وَإِنِ ابْتُلِيَ بِهَمٍّ أَوْ دَيْنٍ

wa-ʾini ubtuliya bihammin ʾaw daynin

If he is afflicted by worry or debt,

فَلْيَقُلْ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ»(١) [د].

fa-lyaqul: «Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-hammi wa-l-ḥazani, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-ʿajzi wa-l-kasali, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-jubni wa-l-bukhli, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika min ghalabati al-dayni wa-qahri al-rijāli»(1) [د].

let him say: «O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sorrow; I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness; I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness; and I seek refuge in You from the burden of debt and the domination of men»(1) [د].

إِلَى هُنَا يُقَالُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَالْمَسَاءِ جَمِيعًا. وَلَكِنْ يُقَالُ فِي الْمَسَاءِ مَكَانَ (أَصْبَحَ): (أَمْسَى)، وَمَكَانَ (هَذَا الْيَوْمِ): (اللَّيْلَةِ)، وَمَكَانَ التَّذْكِيرِ: التَّأْنِيثُ، كَمَا كَتَبْنَاهُ بِالْحُمْرَةِ فَوْقَ كُلِّ كَلِمَةٍ(٢).

ʾilā hunā yuqālu fī al-ṣabāḥi wa-l-masāʾi jamīʿan. wa-lākin yuqālu fī al-masāʾi makāna (ʾaṣbaḥa): (ʾamsā), wa-makāna (hādhā al-yawmi): (al-laylati), wa-makāna al-tadhkīri: al-taʾnīthu, kamā katabnāhu bi-l-ḥumrati fawqa kulli kalimatin(2).

Everything up to this point is said both morning and evening. In the evening, however, “we have entered the evening” is said in place of “we have entered the morning,” “this night” in place of “this day,” and feminine forms in place of masculine forms, as we have written in red above each word(2).

وَيُزَادُ فِي الْمَسَاءِ فَقَطْ:

wa-yuzādu fī al-masāʾi fa-qaṭ:

The following is added in the evening only:

«أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي يُمْسِكُ

«ʾamsaynā wa-ʾamsā al-mulku li-llāhi, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi, ʾaʿūdhu bi-llāhi alladhī yumsiku

«We have entered the evening, and all dominion belongs to Allah this evening. All praise is due to Allah. I seek refuge in Allah, who holds back

(١) قَوْلُهُ: الْهَمُّ؛ هُوَ الْغَمُّ عَلَى الْفَائِتِ، قِيلَ: الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ أَنَّ الْهَمَّ إِنَّمَا يَكُونُ لِأَمْرٍ مُتَوَقَّعٍ وَأَنَّ الْحَزَنَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ وَقَعَ، وَقِيلَ إِنَّ الْفَرْقَ بَيْنَهُمَا أَنَّ الْحَزَنَ عَلَى الْمَاضِي وَالْهَمَّ لِلْمُسْتَقْبَلِ.

(1) qawluhu: al-hammu; huwa al-ghammu ʿalā al-fāʾiti, qīla: al-farqu bayna al-hammi wa-l-ḥazani ʾanna al-hamma ʾinnamā yakūnu li-ʾamrin mutawaqqaʿin wa-ʾanna al-ḥazana yakūnu min ʾamrin qad wa-qaʿa, wa-qīla ʾinna al-farqa baynahumā ʾanna al-ḥazana ʿalā al-māḍī wa-l-hamma li-l-mustaqbali.

(1) The word hamm means grief over what has been missed. It is said that the difference between worry and sorrow is that worry concerns something anticipated, whereas sorrow concerns something that has already occurred. It is also said that sorrow relates to the past and worry to the future.

وَقَوْلُهُ: الْعَجْزُ: الْعَجْزُ ضِدُّ الْقُدْرَةِ وَأَصْلُهُ التَّأَخُّرُ عَنِ الشَّيْءِ، اسْتُعْمِلَ فِي مُقَابَلَةِ الْقُدْرَةِ.

wa-qawluhu: al-ʿajzu: al-ʿajzu ḍiddu al-qudrati wa-ʾaṣluhu al-taʾakhkhuru ʿani al-shayʾi, ustuʿmila fī muqābalati al-qudrati.

The word ‘ajz means helplessness, the opposite of ability. Its root sense is falling behind something, and it came to be used as the opposite of ability.

وَقَوْلُهُ: الْكَسَلُ: هُوَ التَّثَاقُلُ عَنِ الْأُمُورِ. وَقَوْلُهُ الْجُبْنُ: هُوَ صِفَةُ الْجَبَانِ، وَهُوَ الْمَهَابَةُ لِلْأَشْيَاءِ وَالتَّأَخُّرُ عَنْ فِعْلِهَا. وَإِنَّمَا تَعَوَّذَ مِنْهُ لِأَنَّهُ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى عَدَمِ الْقِيَامِ بِفَرِيضَةِ الْجِهَادِ وَالصَّدْعِ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنْكَارِ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ.

wa-qawluhu: al-kasalu: huwa al-tathāqulu ʿani al-ʾumūri. wa-qawluhu al-jubnu: huwa ṣifatu al-jabāni, wa-huwa al-mahābatu li-l-ʾashyāʾi wa-l-taʾakhkhuru ʿan fiʿlihā. wa-ʾinnamā taʿawwadha minhu liʾannahu yuʾaddī ʾilā ʿadami al-qiyāmi bifarīḍati al-jihādi wa-l-ṣadʿi bi-l-ḥaqqi wa-ʾinkāri al-munkarāti.

The word kasal means feeling too heavy to act. Jubn is the quality of a coward: fear of things and shrinking back from doing them. Refuge is sought from it because it leads to failure to fulfill the duty of jihad, proclaim the truth openly, and denounce wrongs.

وَقَوْلُهُ: وَقَهْرُ الرِّجَالِ: هُوَ شِدَّةُ تَسَلُّطِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ تَغَلُّبًا وَجَدَلًا.

wa-qawluhu: wa-qahru al-rijāli: huwa shiddatu tasalluṭihim bighayri ḥaqqin taghalluban wa-jadalan.

The phrase “the domination of men” means their forceful and unjust control through overpowering and contention.

(٢) هَذَا فِي النُّسَخِ الْمَخْطُوطَةِ، أَمَّا فِي هَذِهِ النُّسْخَةِ فَوُضِعَتْ بِحَرْفٍ صَغِيرٍ فَوْقَ كُلِّ كَلِمَةٍ.

(2) hādhā fī al-nusakhi al-makhṭūṭati, ʾammā fī hādhihi al-nuskhati fa-wuḍiʿat biḥarfin ṣaghīrin fawqa kulli kalimatin.

(2) This applies to the manuscript copies. In this edition, the forms have been placed in small type above each word.

 

السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ، مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَذَرَأَ وَبَرَأَ» [ط].

al-samāʾa ʾan taqaʿa ʿalā al-ʾarḍi ʾillā bi-ʾidhnihi, min sharri mā khalaqa wa-dharaʾa wa-baraʾa» [ط].

the sky from falling upon the earth except by His permission, from the evil of everything He has created, brought forth, and fashioned» [ط].

وَيُزَادُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ فَقَطْ:

wa-yuzādu fī al-ṣabāḥi fa-qaṭ:

The following is added in the morning only:

«أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءُ، وَالْعَظَمَةُ، وَالْخَلْقُ، وَالْأَمْرُ، وَاللَّيْلُ، وَالنَّهَارُ، وَمَا يَضْحَى(١) فِيهِمَا، لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَوَّلَ هَذَا النَّهَارِ صَلَاحًا، وَأَوْسَطَهُ فَلَاحًا، وَآخِرَهُ نَجَاحًا، أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ» [مص].

«ʾaṣbaḥnā wa-ʾaṣbaḥa al-mulku li-llāhi, wa-l-kibriyāʾu, wa-l-ʿaẓamatu, wa-l-khalqu, wa-l-ʾamru, wa-l-laylu, wa-l-nahāru, wa-mā yaḍḥā(1) fīhimā, li-llāhi waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, Allāhumma ijʿal ʾawwala hādhā al-nahāri ṣalāḥan, wa-ʾawsaṭahu fa-lāḥan, wa-ʾākhirahu najāḥan, ʾasʾaluka khayra al-dunyā wa-l-ʾākhirati, yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna» [مص].

«We have entered the morning, and all dominion belongs to Allah this morning. Grandeur, greatness, creation, command, night, day, and all that appears(1) within them belong to Allah alone, with no partner. O Allah, make the beginning of this day sound, its middle prosperous, and its end successful. I ask You for the good of this world and the Hereafter, O Most Merciful of the merciful» [مص].

«لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ، وَالْخَيْرُ فِي يَدَيْكَ، وَمِنْكَ وَإِلَيْكَ، اللَّهُمَّ مَا قُلْتُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ، أَوْ حَلَفْتُ مِنْ حَلِفٍ، أَوْ نَذَرْتُ مِنْ نَذْرٍ، فَمَشِيئَتُكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ، مَا شِئْتَ كَانَ، وَمَا لَمْ تَشَأْ لَا يَكُونُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،

«labbayka Allāhumma labbayka, labbayka wa-saʿdayka, wa-l-khayru fī yadayka, wa-minka wa-ʾilayka, Allāhumma mā qultu min qawlin, ʾaw ḥalaftu min ḥalifin, ʾaw nadhartu min nadhrin, fa-mashīʾatuka bayna yaday dhālika kullihi, mā shiʾta kāna, wa-mā lam tashaʾ lā yakūnu, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bika, ʾinnaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun,

«Here I am at Your service, O Allah, here I am. Here I am at Your service and eager to please You. All good is in Your hands, comes from You, and returns to You. O Allah, whatever words I have spoken, oath I have sworn, or vow I have made, Your will precedes all of it. Whatever You will comes to pass, and whatever You do not will does not come to pass. There is no power and no strength except through You. You have power over all things.

اللَّهُمَّ مَا صَلَّيْتُ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ فَعَلَى مَنْ صَلَّيْتَ، وَمَا لَعَنْتُ مِنْ لَعْنٍ فَعَلَى مَنْ لَعَنْتَ، ﴿أَنْتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ﴾ [يُوسُفَ: ١٠١]» [ي].

Allāhumma mā ṣallaytu min ṣalātin fa-ʿalā man ṣallayta, wa-mā laʿantu min laʿnin fa-ʿalā man laʿanta, ﴿ʾanta waliyyī fī al-dunyā wa-l-ʾākhirati tawaffanī musliman wa-ʾalḥiqnī bi-l-ṣāliḥīna﴾ [yūsufa: 101]» [ي].

O Allah, whatever blessing I have invoked, let it be upon whomever You have blessed; and whatever curse I have uttered, let it be upon whomever You have cursed. ﴿You are my Guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Let me die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous﴾ [يُوسُفَ: ١٠١]» [ي].

«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَا بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَبَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ(٢) بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَلَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ، وَشَوْقًا إِلَى لِقَائِكَ، فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ(٣)، وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ، أَوْ أَعْتَدِيَ أَوْ يُعْتَدَى عَلَيَّ، أَوْ أَكْسِبَ خَطِيئَةً أَوْ ذَنْبًا لَا تَغْفِرُهُ،

«Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka al-riḍā baʿda al-qaḍāʾi, wa-barda al-ʿayshi(2) baʿda al-mawti, wa-ladhdhata al-naẓari ʾilā wajhika, wa-shawqan ʾilā liqāʾika, fī ghayri ḍarrāʾa muḍirratin(3), wa-lā fitnatin muḍillatin, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika ʾan ʾaẓlima ʾaw ʾuẓlama, ʾaw ʾaʿtadiya ʾaw yuʿtadā ʿalayya, ʾaw ʾaksiba khaṭīʾatan ʾaw dhanban lā taghfiruhu,

«O Allah, I ask You for contentment after Your decree, the cool comfort of life(2) after death, the delight of gazing upon Your Countenance, and longing to meet You, without suffering harmful adversity(3) or a trial that leads astray. I seek refuge in You from wronging or being wronged, transgressing or being transgressed against, and committing an offense or a sin that You do not forgive.

اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ، فَإِنِّي أَعْهَدُ إِلَيْكَ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا، وَأُشْهِدُكَ - وَكَفَى بِكَ شَهِيدًا - أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، لَكَ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،

Allāhumma fāṭira al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi, ʿālima al-ghaybi wa-l-shahādati, dhā al-jalāli wa-l-ʾikrāmi, fa-ʾinnī ʾaʿhadu ʾilayka fī hādhihi al-ḥayāti al-dunyā, wa-ʾushhiduka - wa-kafā bika shahīdan - ʾannī ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, waḥdaka lā sharīka laka, laka al-mulku, wa-laka al-ḥamdu, wa-ʾanta ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun,

O Allah, Originator of the heavens and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Possessor of Majesty and Honor, I make a covenant with You in this worldly life and call You to witness—and You suffice as a witness—that I bear witness that there is no deity but You alone, with no partner. Yours is the dominion, Yours is all praise, and You have power over all things.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ وَعْدَكَ حَقٌّ، وَلِقَاءَكَ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا، وَأَنَّكَ تَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُورِ،

wa-ʾashhadu ʾanna muḥammadan ʿabduka wa-rasūluka, wa-ʾashhadu ʾanna waʿdaka ḥaqqun, wa-liqāʾaka ḥaqqun, wa-l-sāʿata ʾātiyatun lā rayba fīhā, wa-ʾannaka tabʿathu man fī al-qubūri,

I bear witness that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger. I bear witness that Your promise is true, meeting You is true, the Hour is surely coming with no doubt in it, and You will raise those who are in the graves.

وَأَنَّكَ إِنْ تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي، تَكِلْنِي إِلَى ضَعْفٍ وَعَوْرَةٍ، وَذَنْبٍ وَخَطِيئَةٍ، وَإِنِّي لَا أَثِقُ إِلَّا بِرَحْمَتِكَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي كُلَّهَا، إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ» [مس، أ، ط].

wa-ʾannaka ʾin takilnī ʾilā nafsī, takilnī ʾilā ḍaʿfin wa-ʿawratin, wa-dhanbin wa-khaṭīʾatin, wa-ʾinnī lā ʾathiqu ʾillā biraḥmatika, fa-ighfir lī dhunūbī kullahā, ʾinnahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba ʾillā ʾanta, wa-tub ʿalayya, ʾinnaka ʾanta al-tawwābu al-raḥīmu» [مس، أ، ط].

I bear witness that if You leave me to myself, You leave me to weakness, vulnerability, sin, and error. I trust in nothing but Your mercy, so forgive me all my sins, for none forgives sins but You, and accept my repentance. You are the Accepter of Repentance, the Most Merciful» [مس، أ، ط].

(١) أَيْ يَبْرُزُ وَيَظْهَرُ.

(1) ʾay yabruzu wa-yaẓharu.

(1) That is, comes forth and appears.

(٢) أَيِ الرَّاحَةُ الدَّائِمَةُ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ فِي الْبَرْزَخِ وَالْقِيَامَةِ. وَأَصْلُ الْبَرْدِ فِي الْكَلَامِ السُّهُولَةُ.

(2) ʾayi al-rāḥatu al-dāʾimatu baʿda al-mawti fī al-barzakhi wa-l-qiyāmati. wa-ʾaṣlu al-bardi fī al-kalāmi al-suhūlatu.

(2) That is, lasting ease after death in the intermediate state (barzakh) and on the Day of Resurrection. The basic sense of “coolness” in this expression is ease.

(٣) الضَّرَّاءُ: الْحَالَةُ الَّتِي تَضُرُّ، وَهِيَ نَقِيضُ السَّرَّاءِ.

(3) al-ḍarrāʾu: al-ḥālatu allatī taḍurru, wa-hiya naqīḍu al-sarrāʾi.

(3) Darra’ means a condition that causes harm, and it is the opposite of prosperity.

 

فَإِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ:

fa-ʾidhā ṭalaʿati al-shamsu qāla:

When the sun rises, he should say:

«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَقَالَنَا(١) يَوْمَنَا هَذَا، وَلَمْ يُهْلِكْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا» [مو، م].

«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī ʾaqālanā(1) yawmanā hādhā, wa-lam yuhliknā bidhunūbinā» [مو، م].

«All praise is due to Allah, who has spared us(1) on this day of ours and has not destroyed us for our sins» [مو، م].

«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَهَبَنَا هَذَا الْيَوْمَ، وَأَقَالَنَا فِيهِ عَثَرَاتِنَا، وَلَمْ يُعَذِّبْنَا بِالنَّارِ» [مو، ط، ي].

«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī wahabanā hādhā al-yawma, wa-ʾaqālanā fīhi ʿatharātinā, wa-lam yuʿadhdhibnā bi-l-nāri» [مو، ط، ي].

«All praise is due to Allah, who has granted us this day, overlooked our stumbles during it, and has not punished us with the Fire» [مو، ط، ي].

ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ [ت، ط].

thumma yuṣallī rakʿatayni [ت، ط].

Then he should pray two rak‘ahs [ت، ط].

عَنِ اللَّهِ(٢): «ابْنَ آدَمَ، ارْكَعْ لِي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ أَكْفِكَ آخِرَهُ» [ت، د، س].

ʿani Allāhi(2): «ibna ʾādama, irkaʿ lī ʾarbaʿa rakaʿātin ʾawwala al-nahāri ʾakfika ʾākhirahu» [ت، د، س].

Allah says(2): «Child of Adam, perform four rak‘ahs for Me at the beginning of the day, and I will suffice you through its end» [ت، د، س].

مَا يُقَالُ فِي النَّهَارِ:

mā yuqālu fī al-nahāri:

What to Say During the Day:

«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ» [خ، م، ت، س، ق، مص]، مِئَتَيْ مَرَّةٍ [أ].

«lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku, wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun. miʾata marratin» [خ، م، ت، س، ق، مص], miʾatay marratin [أ].

«There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, His is all praise, and He has power over all things—one hundred times» [خ، م، ت، س، ق، مص], or two hundred times [أ].

«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ. مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ» [م، ت، س، مص].

«subḥāna Allāhi wa-biḥamdihi. miʾata marratin» [م، ت، س، مص].

«Glory and praise be to Allah—one hundred times» [م، ت، س، مص].

«مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللَّهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ؛ وَكَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مَلَكًا يَرُدُّ عَنْهُ الشَّيَاطِينَ» [ص].

«mani istaʿādha bi-llāhi fī al-yawmi ʿashra marrātin mina al-shayṭāni al-rajīmi; wakkala Allāhu bihi malakan yaruddu ʿanhu al-shayāṭīna» [ص].

«Whoever seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan ten times during the day, Allah appoints an angel over him to repel the devils from him» [ص].

«مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً، أَوْ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً - أَحَدَ الْعَدَدَيْنِ - كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ، وَيُرْزَقُ بِهِمْ أَهْلُ الْأَرْضِ» [ط].

«mani istaghfara li-l-muʾminīna wa-l-muʾmināti kulla yawmin sabʿan wa-ʿishrīna marratan, ʾaw khamsan wa-ʿishrīna marratan - ʾaḥada al-ʿadadayni - kāna mina alladhīna yustajābu lahum, wa-yurzaqu bihim ʾahlu al-ʾarḍi» [ط].

«Whoever seeks forgiveness every day for the believing men and women twenty-seven times, or twenty-five times—one of the two numbers—will be among those whose prayers are answered and through whom the people of earth are provided for» [ط].

«أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟! يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ، فَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ، أَوْ يُحَطُّ [م] - وَيُحَطُّ [ت، س، حب] - عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ» [م، ت، س، حب].

«ʾayaʿjizu ʾaḥadukum ʾan yaksiba kulla yawmin ʾalfa ḥasanatin?! yusabbiḥu miʾata tasbīḥatin, fa-yuktabu lahu ʾalfu ḥasanatin, ʾaw yuḥaṭṭu [م] - wa-yuḥaṭṭu [ت، س، حب] - ʿanhu ʾalfu khaṭīʾatin» [م، ت، س، حب].

«Is any one of you unable to earn one thousand good deeds each day? He glorifies Allah one hundred times, and one thousand good deeds are recorded for him, or [م]—and [ت، س، حب]—one thousand sins are removed from him» [م، ت، س، حب].

وَلْيَقُلْ عِنْدَ أَذَانِ الْمَغْرِبِ:

wa-lyaqul ʿinda ʾadhāni al-maghribi:

At the sunset call to prayer, let him say:

«اللَّهُمَّ هَذَا إِقْبَالُ لَيْلِكَ، وَإِدْبَارُ نَهَارِكَ، وَأَصْوَاتُ دُعَاتِكَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي» [د، ت، مس].

«Allāhumma hādhā ʾiqbālu laylika, wa-ʾidbāru nahārika, wa-ʾaṣwātu duʿātika, fa-ighfir lī» [د، ت، مس].

«O Allah, this is the arrival of Your night, the departure of Your day, and the voices of those who call to You, so forgive me» [د، ت، مس].

مَا يُقَالُ فِي اللَّيْلِ:

mā yuqālu fī al-layli:

What to Say at Night:

﴿آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ﴾ الْآيَتَيْنِ أَوَاخِرَ الْبَقَرَةِ [ع].

﴿ʾāmana al-rasūlu﴾ al-ʾāyatayni ʾawākhira al-baqarati [ع].

The two verses beginning ﴿The Messenger believes﴾ at the end of Surat al-Baqarah [ع].

(١) مَنَعَنَا وَأَبْعَدَنَا عَنِ الْهَلَاكِ.

(1) manaʿanā wa-ʾabʿadanā ʿani al-halāki.

(1) He protected us and kept us far from destruction.

(٢) حَدِيثٌ قُدْسِيٌّ.

(2) ḥadīthun qudsiyyun.

(2) This is a sacred hadith.

 

﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ [الْإِخْلَاصِ: ١] [خ، م، س].

﴿qul huwa Allāhu ʾaḥadun﴾ [al-ʾikhlāṣi: 1] [خ، م، س].

﴿Say: He is Allah, the One﴾ [الْإِخْلَاصِ: ١] [خ، م، س].

وَقِرَاءَةُ مِائَةِ آيَةٍ [مس].

wa-qirāʾatu miʾati ʾāyatin [مس].

And the recitation of one hundred verses [مس].

وَقِرَاءَةُ عَشْرِ آيَاتٍ [مس].

wa-qirāʾatu ʿashri ʾāyātin [مس].

And the recitation of ten verses [مس].

وَقِرَاءَةُ عَشْرِ آيَاتٍ: أَرْبَعٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْبَقَرَةِ، وَآيَةِ الْكُرْسِيِّ، وَآيَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا(١)، وَخَوَاتِيمِهَا [مو، ط].

wa-qirāʾatu ʿashri ʾāyātin: ʾarbaʿin min ʾawwali al-baqarati, wa-ʾāyati al-kursiyyi, wa-ʾāyatayni baʿdahā(1), wa-khawātīmihā [مو، ط].

And the recitation of ten verses: four from the beginning of Surat al-Baqarah, the Throne Verse, the two verses after it(1), and the closing verses of the surah [مو، ط].

وَقِرَاءَةُ «يٰسٓ» [حب].

wa-qirāʾatu «Yā Sīn» [حب].

And the recitation of «Ya Sin» [حب].

مَا يُقَالُ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ جَمِيعًا:

mā yuqālu fī al-layli wa-l-nahāri jamīʿan:

What to Say Both Night and Day:

«سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.

«sayyidu al-istighfāri: Allāhumma ʾanta rabbī, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, khalaqtanī wa-ʾanā ʿabduka, wa-ʾanā ʿalā ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu, ʾaʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu, ʾabūʾu laka biniʿmatika ʿalayya, wa-ʾabūʾu bidhanbī, fa-ighfir lī, fa-ʾinnahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba ʾillā ʾanta.

«The foremost formula for seeking forgiveness is: O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity but You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.

مَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا فَمَاتَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا، فَمَاتَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ» [خ، س].

man qālahā mina al-nahāri mūqinan bihā fa-māta, fa-huwa min ʾahli al-jannati, wa-man qālahā mina al-layli wa-huwa mūqinun bihā, fa-māta, fa-huwa min ʾahli al-jannati» [خ، س].

Whoever says it during the day with certainty in it and then dies is among the people of Paradise; and whoever says it during the night with certainty in it and then dies is among the people of Paradise» [خ، س].

«مَنْ قَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَلَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.

«man qāla: lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru, lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu, lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-lā sharīka lahu, lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, lahu al-mulku, wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi.

«Whoever says: There is no deity but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no deity but Allah alone. There is no deity but Allah, with no partner. There is no deity but Allah; His is the dominion and His is all praise. There is no deity but Allah, and there is no power and no strength except through Allah—

فِي يَوْمٍ، أَوْ فِي لَيْلَةٍ، أَوْ فِي شَهْرٍ، ثُمَّ مَاتَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، أَوْ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ، أَوْ فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرِ، غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ» [س].

fī yawmin, ʾaw fī laylatin, ʾaw fī shahrin, thumma māta fī dhālika al-yawmi, ʾaw fī tilka al-laylati, ʾaw fī dhālika al-shahri, ghufira lahu dhanbuhu» [س].

during a day, a night, or a month—and then dies during that day, that night, or that month, will have his sin forgiven» [س].

دَعَا ﷺ سَلْمَانَ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَمْنَحَكَ كَلِمَاتٍ مِنَ الرَّحْمَنِ، تَرْغَبُ إِلَيْهِ فِيهِنَّ، وَتَدْعُو بِهِنَّ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ صِحَّةً فِي إِيمَانٍ، وَإِيمَانًا فِي حُسْنِ خُلُقٍ، وَنَجَاحًا يَتْبَعُهُ فَلَاحٌ(٢)، وَرَحْمَةً مِنْكَ وَعَافِيَةً، وَمَغْفِرَةً مِنْكَ وَرِضْوَانًا» [طس].

daʿā ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam salmāna fa-qāla: «ʾinna nabiyya Allāhi yurīdu ʾan yamnaḥaka kalimātin mina al-raḥmāni, targhabu ʾilayhi fīhinna, wa-tadʿū bihinna fī al-layli wa-l-nahāri: Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka ṣiḥḥatan fī ʾīmānin, wa-ʾīmānan fī ḥusni khuluqin, wa-najāḥan yatbaʿuhu fa-lāḥun(2), wa-raḥmatan minka wa-ʿāfiyatan, wa-maghfiratan minka wa-riḍwānan» [طس].

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) summoned Salman and said: «The Prophet of Allah wishes to grant you words from the Most Compassionate with which you may turn to Him and supplicate night and day: O Allah, I ask You for bodily health accompanied by faith, faith accompanied by good character, success followed by ultimate felicity(2), mercy and well-being from You, and forgiveness and pleasure from You» [طس].

(١) أَيْ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ.

(1) ʾay sūratu al-baqarati.

(1) That is, Surat al-Baqarah.

(٢) قَوْلُهُ: صِحَّةً فِي إِيمَانٍ: أَيْ صِحَّةً فِي بَدَنِي مَعَ إِيمَانٍ فِي قَلْبِي، وَقَوْلُهُ: إِيمَانًا فِي حُسْنِ خُلُقٍ: أَيْ أَسْأَلُكَ إِيمَانًا يَتْبَعُهُ حُسْنُ خُلُقٍ.

(2) qawluhu: ṣiḥḥatan fī ʾīmānin: ʾay ṣiḥḥatan fī badanī maʿa ʾīmānin fī qalbī, wa-qawluhu: ʾīmānan fī ḥusni khuluqin: ʾay ʾasʾaluka ʾīmānan yatbaʿuhu ḥusnu khuluqin.

(2) The words “bodily health accompanied by faith” mean health in my body together with faith in my heart. “Faith accompanied by good character” means: I ask You for faith followed by good character.

وَقَوْلُهُ: وَنَجَاحًا يَتْبَعُهُ فَلَاحٌ: النَّجَاحُ حُصُولُ الْمَطْلُوبِ وَالْفَلَاحُ الْفَوْزُ بِالْغَايَةِ.

wa-qawluhu: wa-najāḥan yatbaʿuhu fa-lāḥun: al-najāḥu ḥuṣūlu al-maṭlūbi wa-l-falāḥu al-fawzu bi-l-ghāyati.

The words “success followed by ultimate felicity” mean that success is obtaining what is sought, while felicity is attaining the final goal.

 

وَإِذَا دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ

wa-ʾidhā dakhala baytahu fa-lyaqul

When he enters his home, let him say:

«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ، وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ، بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَبِاسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا. ثُمَّ لِيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ» [د].

«Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka khayra al-mawliji, wa-khayra al-makhraji, bi-ismi Allāhi wa-lajnā, wa-bi-ismi Allāhi kharajnā, wa-ʿalā Allāhi rabbinā tawakkalnā. thumma liyusallim ʿalā ʾahlihi» [د].

«O Allah, I ask You for the best entrance and the best exit. In the name of Allah we enter, in the name of Allah we leave, and in Allah our Lord we place our trust.» Then he should greet his family with peace [د].

«إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ، فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ، وَعِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ، قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ: لَا مَبِيتَ لَكُمْ وَلَا عَشَاءَ.

«ʾidhā dakhala al-rajulu baytahu, fa-dhakara Allāha ʿinda dukhūlihi, wa-ʿinda ṭaʿāmihi, qāla al-shayṭānu: lā mabīta lakum wa-lā ʿashāʾa.

«When a man enters his home and mentions Allah upon entering and at his meal, Satan says, “You have no lodging and no dinner.”

وَإِذَا دَخَلَ، فَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ، قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ: أَدْرَكْتُمُ الْمَبِيتَ. وَإِذَا لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ، قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ: أَدْرَكْتُمُ الْمَبِيتَ وَالْعَشَاءَ» [م، د، ت، س، ق، ي].

wa-ʾidhā dakhala, fa-lam yadhkuri Allāha ʿinda dukhūlihi, qāla al-shayṭānu: ʾadraktumu al-mabīta. wa-ʾidhā lam yadhkuri Allāha ʿinda ṭaʿāmihi, qāla al-shayṭānu: ʾadraktumu al-mabīta wa-l-ʿashāʾa» [م، د، ت، س، ق، ي].

But if he enters without mentioning Allah upon entering, Satan says, “You have secured lodging.” If he does not mention Allah at his meal, Satan says, “You have secured lodging and dinner”» [م، د، ت، س، ق، ي].

«إِذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ(١) اللَّيْلِ، فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ(٢)، فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْعِشَاءِ، فَخَلُّوهُمْ،

«ʾidhā kāna junḥu(1) al-layli, fa-kuffū ṣibyānakum(2), fa-ʾinna al-shayāṭīna tantashiru ḥīnaʾidhin, fa-ʾidhā dhahaba sāʿatun mina al-ʿishāʾi, fa-khallūhum,

«When the first part(1) of the night comes, keep your children in(2), for the devils spread out at that time. Once an hour of the evening has passed, let them go.

وَأَغْلِقْ بَابَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَأَطْفِئْ مِصْبَاحَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَأَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَخَمِّرْ إِنَاءَكَ(٣)، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا(٤)» [ع].

wa-ʾaghliq bābaka, wa-udhkuri isma Allāhi, wa-ʾaṭfiʾ miṣbāḥaka, wa-udhkuri isma Allāhi, wa-ʾawki siqāʾaka, wa-udhkuri isma Allāhi, wa-khammir ʾināʾaka(3), wa-udhkuri isma Allāhi wa-law ʾan taʿruḍa ʿalayhi shayʾan(4)» [ع].

Close your door and mention Allah’s name; extinguish your lamp and mention Allah’s name; tie your waterskin and mention Allah’s name; and cover your vessel(3) and mention Allah’s name, even if only by laying something across it(4)» [ع].