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  • Chapter: At a sitting or gathering

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 195

    عن ابن عمر قال : كان يعد لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في المجلس الواحد مائة مرة من قبل أن يقوم
    “رب اغفر لي
    وتب علي
    إنك أنت التواب الغفور”


    English Translation:

    Ibn Umar (ra) said: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to repeat in a single sitting:
    Rabbigh’fir lī
    wa tub `alayy
    innaka antat-Tawwābu ‘l-Ghafūr.

    Ibn Umar (ra) said: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to repeat in a single sitting:

    My Lord, forgive me,
    and accept my repentance,
    You are the Ever-Relenting, the All-Forgiving.

    Reference:
    Sahih Ibn Majah 2/321. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/153.

  • Chapter: Upon seeing someone in trial or tribulation

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 194

    الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الّذي عافاني مِمّا ابْتَـلاكَ بِهِ،
    وَفَضَّلَـني عَلى كَثيـرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَـقَ تَفْضـيلا


    English Translation:

    Alhamdu lillāhi ‘l-ladhī `āfānī mimmab-talāka bihi
    wa faḍḍalanī `alā kathīrin mimman khalaqa tafḍīlā.

    Praise is to Allah Who has spared me what He has afflicted you with,
    and preferred me greatly above much of what He has created.

    Reference:
    At-Tirmidhi 5/493,4. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/153.

  • Chapter: When angry

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 193

    أَعـوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْـطانِ الرَّجيـم


    English Translation:

    A`ūdhu billāhi minash-Shayṭānir-rajīm.

    I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.

    Reference:
    Al-Bukhari 7/99, Muslim 4/2015.

  • Chapter: Before sexual intercourse with the wife

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 192

    بِسْمِ الله
    اللّهُـمَّ جَنِّبْنا الشَّيْـطانَ،
    وَجَنِّبِ الشَّـيْطانَ ما رَزَقْـتَنا


    English Translation:

    Bismillāh.
    Allāhumma jannibnash-Shayṭān,
    wa jannibish-Shayṭāna mā razaqtanā.

    With the Name of Allah.
    O Allah, keep the Devil away from us,
    and keep the Devil away from that which You provide for us.

    Reference:
    Al-Bukhari 6/141, Muslim 2/1028.

  • Chapter: On the wedding night or when buying an animal

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 191

    إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً، أَوْ إِذَا اشْتَرَى خَادِماً فَلْيَقُلْ:
    (اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا،
    وَخَيْرَ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ،
    وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا،
    وَشَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ)،
    وَإِذَا اشْتَرَى بَعِيراً فَلْيَأْخُذْ بِذِرْوَةِ سَنَامِهِ وَلْيَقُلْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.


    English Translation:

    When any of you marries a woman or purchases a maid-servant then let him say:
    Allāhumma innī as’aluka khayrahā
    wa khayra mā jabaltahā `alayh,
    wa a`ūdhu bika min sharrihā
    wa sharri mā jabaltahā `alayh.

    When any of you marries a woman or purchases a maid-servant then let him say :

    O Allah, I ask You for the goodness of her,
    and the goodness upon which You have created her,
    and I seek refuge in You from the evil of her,
    and from the evil upon which You have created her.

    If you purchase a camel then take hold of the top of its hump and say the same.

    Reference:
    Abu Dawud 2/248 and Ibn Majah 1/617. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah
    1/324.

  • Chapter: To the newlywed

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 190

    بارَكَ اللّهُ لَك،
    وَبارَكَ عَلَـيْك،
    وَجَمَعَ بَيْـنَكُما في خَـيْر


    English Translation:

    Bārakallāhu lak,
    wa bāraka `alayk,
    wa jama`a baynakumā fī khayr.

    May Allah bless you,
    and shower His blessings upon you,
    and join you together in goodness.

    Reference:
    Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and At-Tirmidhi. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi
    1/316.

  • Chapter: When a disbeliever praises Allah after sneezing

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 189

    يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ بالَـكُم


    English Translation:

    Yahdīkumullāhu wa yuṣliḥu bālakum.

    May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order

    Reference:
    At-Tirmidhi 5/82, Ahmad 4/400, Abu Dawud 4/ 308. See also Al-Albani, Sahih
    At-Tirmidhi 2/354.

  • Chapter: Upon sneezing

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 188

    إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُم فَلْيَقُلِ (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، وَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ أَخُوهُ أَوْ صَاحِبُهُ: (يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ)، فَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُ: (يَرحَمُكَ اللَّهُ)، فَلْيَقُلْ: (يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ)


    English Translation:

    When you sneeze , then say :
    Alḥamdulillāh

    Your companion should say :
    Yarḥamukallāh

    When someone says Yarḥamukallāh to you then you should say:
    Yahdīkumu ‘llāhu wa yuṣliḥu bālakum.

    When you sneeze, then say:
    All praises and thanks are to Allah.

    Your companion should say:
    May Allah have mercy upon you.

    When someone says Yarḥamukallāh to you then you should say:
    May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order.

    Reference:
    Al-Bukhari 7/125.

  • Chapter: Upon seeing the early or premature fruit

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 187

    اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا في ثَمَـرِنا،
    وَبارِكْ لَنا في مَدينَتِنـا،
    وَبارِكْ لَنا في صاعِنـا،
    وَبارِكْ لَنا في مُدِّنا


    English Translation:

    Allahumma bārik lanā fī thamarinā,
    wa bārik lanā fī madīnatinā
    wa bārik lanā fī ṣā`inā,
    wa bārik lanā fī muddinā.

    O Allah, bless us in our dates and bless us in our town,
    bless us in our Sa’ and in our Mudd.

    Reference:
    Muslim 2/1000 (Sa’ and Mudd are both dry measures used for agricultural
    produce by the Arabs in the Prophet’s time. Of the two, the So.’ was the
    larger measure.) (Translator)

  • Chapter: When insulted while fasting

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 186

    إِنِّي صَائِمٌ،
    إِنِّي صَائِمٌ


    English Translation:

    Innī ṣā’im,
    innī ṣā’im.

    I am fasting.
    I am fasting.

    Reference:
    Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-BAri 4/103, Muslim 2/806.