Duas for Wudu and Salat - Goodword Islamic Books

Wudu
Ablution or minor ritual
washing of parts of one’s
body before the observan
ce
of a rite.
Duas for
Wudu and
Salat
Dua before Performing Wudu
In the name of Allah
Dua af ter Performing Wudu
Sa lat
prayers
The Salat or the five daily
am. After
is the second pillar of Isl
ith Salat
testifying the Article of Fa
portant
or prayer is the most im
numerous
among the four. Allah, in
ins the
places in the Quran, enjo
their
believers to be regular in
prayers.
I testify that there is no god but Allah and
that He is the absolute one and has no partner. And I testify that
Muhammad is the servent of Allah and His Messenger. O Allah!
Make me among those who always turn to you in repentance,
and make me among those who purify themselves.
Awesome Facts
Bilal al-Habashi was the first mu’azzin. He was born in
Abyssinia (Ethiopia). That is why he is known as Bilal
al-Habashi, for the old name of Abyssinia was Habash.
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Six A ct s of Ki nd ne ss
Duas for
Greetings and
Well-wishing
One believer should do six
r:
acts of kindness to anothe
n
He should greet him whe
he meets him; accept his
vited;
invitation when he is in
you’
say ‘Allah have mercy on
m
when he sneezes; visit hi
bier
when he is ill; follow his
r
when he dies; and like fo
mself.
him what he likes for hi
Th e Pr oph et Mu ham ma d ∆
As-s alam u Alay kum
Greeting a Muslim (Salam)
Peace be on you.
Replying to the Greeting (Salam)
Peace be on you and mercy of Allah.
Dua when Sneezing
All praise is due to Allah.
This is the form of Islamic greeting, meaning “Peace be on
hi
you.” The response is: wa ‘alaykumussalam (wa rahmatulla
wa barakatuhu), meaning “and on you be the peace (and
mercy of Allah and His blessings).” The phrase ‘salamun
alaykum’ occurs several times in the Quran. Allah says in
s
the Quran, “And when those who believe in Our revelation
s
come to you, then say: Peace be upon you!” The Quran urge
the believer to respond more courteously and pleasantly to
is
one who greets him. It says: “When a (courteous) greeting
s,
offered to you, meet it with a greeting still more courteou
s
or (at least) of equal courtesy.” This Islamic greeting show
that Islam is a religion of peace.
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Astag hfiru llah
Duas at
the Time
of Difficulty
Astaghfirullah (I seek forgiveness
of Allah) is an expression one uses
when one feels guilty or wants
to prevent oneself from doing
wrong. The Prophet Muhammad
∆ sought Allah’s forgiveness more
than seventy times a day. In fact,
seeking Allah’s forgiveness is one
of the prominent signs of the true
believers.
Wh
him), for
en
ak well (of
t h e y o u v i s i t a s i c k o r a d e a d p e r s on , s p e
angel
s say amin
to what you say.
The Prophet Muhammad ∆
The Patie nt Man
The Prophet Ayyub # (Job) was one of the great prophets
of Allah, born in Damascus, Syria. He was a rich and
prosperous man and had immense faith in Allah. People
felt that the Prophet Ayyub was such a faithful follower
of Allah because of his riches and that if his blessings
were taken away, he would not remain as faithful and
grateful to Allah. Allah put him to a test by destroying all
his riches, servants and family and afflicted him with an
illness which lasted for 18 years. But he remained patient
and held fast to his faith in Allah. All this pleased Allah
and He rewarded him more than before.
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Dua at the Time of Distress
There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the magnificent throne.
There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, and
Lord of the earth and Lord of the glorious throne.
O Allah! For Your mercy do I hope, so leave me not to
myself for an instant and set right for me all my affairs.
There is no god except You.
O Self-subsisting, O Eternal! For Your mercy do I appeal.
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Dua when a Loss or Death Occurs
Dua when Bitten by a Poisonous insect
‫ﭑ ﭒﭓﭔﭕ ﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚ‬
‫ﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟ ﭠﭡ ﭢﭣﭤ‬
‫ﭥﭦﭧ ﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭ‬
‫ﭮﭯﭰﭱ ﭲﭳﭴ‬
All praise is for Allah alone, the Lord of all
the worlds. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone do we worship,
and You alone do we resort to for help.
We belong to God and to Him we shall return.
Dua to Pay off the Debts
O Allah, save me from haram and make the halal sufficient
and by Your favour make me independent from others.
Guide us to the straight path— the path of those on
whom You have bestowed favours; and not
(the path of) those who have earned Your anger
nor of those who went astray.
I seek refuge for you in the perfect words of
Allah from every satan, every harmful creature
and from every evil eye.
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On Gaining Con fiden ce
Moses said, ‘My Lord! open up my heart, and make my
task easy for me. Loosen the knot in my tongue, so that
they may understand my speech. (Ta Ha, 20:25-28)
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R ai n
Duas for
Special
Occasions
“We let
Allah says in the Quran:
rrents
the rain pour down in to
earth
and then We cleaved the
on to tell
asunder.” Then He goes
things
of the variety of growing
r their
which depend on rain fo
beings
survival and how human
m them.
and their cattle benefit fro
w, fills
Rain makes the rivers flo
ts alive. It
the lakes and keeps plan
d there
gives the purest water an
g it. Not
nothing wrong in drinkin
all living
only human beings, but
for their
creatures need rain water
Allah for
growth. We must thank
le thing.
providing such a valuab
Dua for Visiting a Sick Person
Mind it not! It is a purger if Allah so willed.
When Intending to do Something
If Allah wills
Dua on Hearing a Good News
All paise is due to Allah.
Insha-A lla h
Insha-Allah means God w
illing, or if Allah wills. Th
e
Quran commands the be
lievers never to say, “I w
ill do
it tomorrow,” without ad
ding, “If Allah wills.” Ad
ding
this phrase to such sent
ences means that the be
liever
truly accepts the will of
the Almighty about futu
re
happenings. While invit
ing his parents to come
to
Egypt, the Prophet Yusu
f (Joseph) used this phra
se.
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The Prophets and Messenger s
Mentioned in the Quran
Duas of Other
Prophets in
the Quran
Though all the prophets are not
mentioned in the Quran, we know
from the hadith that Allah sent
about one lac and twenty-four
thousand prophets from the time
of Adam to that of the Prophet
Muhammad ∂. Adam was the first
prophet of Allah. And after him
the long chain of prophets ended
with the prophethood of the
Prophet Muhammad ∂. Therefore,
the Prophet Muhammad ∂ is
known as K
or the ‘Seal of the Prophets’.
Allah would not send any more
prophets after him.
Pro ph et A dam #
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and ga
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and told them that thos
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sc
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ould enter Paradise, whi
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pa
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tru
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who fo
n would be punished.
those who followed Sata
Dua of the Prophet Adam #
‫ﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖ ﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛ ﭜﭝ‬
Our Lord, we have wronged our souls; if You do not forgive us
and have mercy on us, we shall be among the lost. (Al-Araf, 7: 23)
The Use of # and ∂
It is a part of the Muslims’ duty to convey the greeting or
salam while uttering or hearing the name of a prophet. When
a prophet other than the Prophet Muhammad ∂ is mentioned,
# (alayhis-salam) is said after his name. it means ‘peace be
upon him.’ And when the name of the Prophet Muhammad ∂
is mentioned, the phrase ∆ (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is said.
This phrase means ‘peace and blessings of Allah be upon him’.
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het
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father’s name was Haran.
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believed in Allah’s messa
Dua of the Prophet Shuayb #
‫ﮄ ﮅ ﮆ ﮇ ﮈﮉ ﮊ ﮋ ﮌﮍ ﮎ ﮏ ﮐ‬
‫ﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗ‬
Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge.
Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide
between us and our people in truth, and You are
the best of those who give decision. (Al-A‘raf, 7:89)
Dua of the Prophet Lut #
‫ﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵ ﯶﯷ‬
He said, “My Lord, support me against
the corrupting people.” (Al-Ankabut, 29:30)
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followers of the Prophet
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th
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all
iti
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The people of
faith,
rned away from the true
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on
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measure and weight, de
to reform them. But
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they ignored him, denyin
drive the Prophet Shuayb
to
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wrongdoing. Th
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Sa lat Ja na za h
Duas for
Salat
Janazah
Kee
p vi
siting
prayer
Salat Janazah is a special
l of
performed at the funera
a Muslim. It is a collective
s to
obligation upon Muslim
r the
perform funeral prayer fo
deceased person.
graveyards. It is the mos
of the Hereafter.
reminder
e
v
i
t
ec
t eff
The Prophet Muhammad ∆
Dua at the Time of Death
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is
the messenger of Allah.
When Death Approaches
O Allah! Help me to overcome the agonies
of death and the pangs of death.
Dua for One who Hears the News of
his Brother’s Death
Fi ve Rights
According to a hadith, Ab
u Hurayrah reported that
Allah’s Messenger said:
“A Muslim has five right
s upon
other Muslims: respondi
ng to his greeting, answ
ering
his invitation (to food), m
aking tashmeet i.e., sayin
g
‘yarhamukallah’ when he
sneezes, visiting him whe
n he is
sick, and following his Jan
azah (funeral) when he di
es.”
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To Allah do we belong and to Him shall we return and surely
our final return is to our Lord.
Awesome Facts
The funeral prayer of Abu Bakr was led by Umar and he
was buried in Madinah next to his lifelong friend, his
beloved Prophet.
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