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  • Chapter: For one in distress

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 125

    اللهُ اللهُ رَبِّي لا أُشْـرِكُ بِهِ شَيْـئاً


    English Translation:

    Allāh, Allāhu Rabbī lā ushriku bihi shay’a.

    Allah, Allah is my Lord. I do not associate anything with Him.

    Reference:
    Abu Dawud 2/87. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Mdjah 2/335.

  • Chapter: For one in distress

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 124

    لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت سُـبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْـتُ مِنَ الظّـالِميـن


    English Translation:

    Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka
    innī kuntu minaẓ-ẓālimīn.

    There is none worthy of worship but You, glory is to You.
    Surely, I was among the wrongdoers.

    Reference:
    At-Tirmidhi 5/529. Al-Hakim declared it authentic and Ath-Thahabi agreed
    with him 1/ 505. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/168.

  • Chapter: For one in distress

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 123

    اللّهُـمَّ رَحْمَتَـكَ أَرْجـو
    فَلا تَكِلـني إِلى نَفْـسي طَـرْفَةَ عَـيْن،
    وَأَصْلِـحْ لي شَأْنـي كُلَّـه
    لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت


    English Translation:

    Allāhumma raḥmataka arjū
    falā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata `ayn,
    wa aṣliḥ lī sha’nī kullah,
    lā ilāha illā ant.

    O Allah, I hope for Your mercy.
    Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment).
    Correct all of my affairs for me.
    There is none worthy of worship but You.

    Reference:
    Abu Dawud 4/324, Ahmad 5/42. Al-Albani graded it as good in Sahih Abu Dawud
    3/959.

  • Chapter: For one in distress

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 122

    لَا إلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
    الْعَظـيمُ الْحَلِـيمْ،
    لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
    رَبُّ العَـرْشِ العَظِيـمِ،
    لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا اللَّهْ
    رَبُّ السَّمَـوّاتِ ورّبُّ الأَرْضِ
    ورَبُّ العَرْشِ الكَـريم


    English Translation:

    Lā ilāha illallāh
    al-`Aẓīmul-Ḥalīm,
    lā ilāha illallāh
    Rabbu ‘l-`Arshi ‘l-‘Aẓīm,
    lā ilāha illallāh
    Rabbus-samāwāti wa Rabbu ‘l-arḍ
    wa Rabbu ‘l-`Arshi ‘l-Karīm.

    There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
    the Mighty, the Forbearing.
    There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
    Lord of the Magnificent Throne.
    There is none worthy of worship but Allah,
    Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth,
    and Lord of the Noble Throne.

    Reference:
    Al-Bukhari 8/154, Muslim 4/2092

  • Chapter: For anxiety and sorrow

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 121

    اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي أَعْوذُ بِكَ مِنَ
    الهَـمِّ وَ الْحُـزْنِ،
    والعًجْـزِ والكَسَلِ
    والبُخْـلِ والجُـبْنِ،
    وضَلْـعِ الـدَّيْنِ
    وغَلَبَـةِ الرِّجال


    English Translation:

    Allāhumma ‘innī ‘a`ūdhu bika
    mina ‘l-ḥammi wa ‘l-ḥuzn,
    wa ‘l-`ajzi wa ‘l-kasal,
    wa ‘l-bukhli wa ‘l-jubn,
    wa ḍala`id-dayn,
    wa ghalabatir-rijāl.

    O Allah, I seek refuge in you
    from grief and sadness,
    from weakness and from laziness,
    from miserliness and from cowardice,
    from being overcome by debt
    and overpowered by men (i.e. others).

    Reference:
    Al-Bukhari 7/158. See also Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/173.

  • Chapter: For anxiety and sorrow

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 120

    اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي عَبْـدُكَ
    ابْنُ عَبْـدِكَ
    ابْنُ أَمَتِـكَ
    نَاصِيَتِي بِيَـدِكَ
    مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ
    عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤكَ
    أَسْأَلُـكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ
    سَمَّـيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ
    أِوْ أَنْزَلْتَـهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ
    أَوْ عَلَّمْـتَهُ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِـكَ
    أَوِ اسْتَـأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الغَيْـبِ عِنْـدَكَ
    أَنْ تَجْـعَلَ القُرْآنَ رَبِيـعَ قَلْبِـي
    وَنورَ صَـدْرِي
    وجَلَاءَ حُـزْنِي
    وذَهَابَ هَمِّـي


    English Translation:

    Allāhumma innī `abduk,
    ibnu `abdik,
    ibnu amatik,
    nāsiyatī biyadik,
    māḍin fiyya ḥukmuk,
    `adlun fiyya qaḍā’uk,
    as’aluka bikullis’min huwa lak,
    sammayta bihi nafsak,
    aw anzaltahu fī kitābik,
    aw `allamtahu aḥadan min khalqik,
    aw‘ista’tharta bihi fī `ilmil-ghaybi `indak,
    an taj`ala ‘l-Qur’āna rabī`a qalbī,
    wa nūra ṣadrī,
    wa jalā’a ḥuznī,
    wa dhahāba hammī.

    O Allah, I am Your slave,
    and the son of Your male slave,
    and the son of your female slave.
    My forehead is in Your Hand (i.e. you have control over me).
    Your Judgment upon me is assured,
    and Your Decree concerning me is just.
    I ask You by every Name that You have named Yourself with,
    revealed in Your Book,
    taught any one of Your creation,
    or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You,
    to make the Qur’an the spring of my heart,
    and the light of my chest,
    the banisher of my sadness,
    and the reliever of my distress.

    Reference:
    Ahmad 1/391, and Al-Albani graded it authentic.

  • Chapter: Immediately after salam of the witr prayer

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 119

    “سبحان الملك القدوس”
    ثلاث مرات والثالثة يجهر بها ويمد بها صوته
    “ربِّ الملائكةِ والرّوح”


    English Translation:

    Subḥāna ‘l-Maliki ‘l-Quddūs.
    [Recite three times, and raise and extend the voice on the third time and say…]
    Rabbi ‘l-Malā’ikati war-rūh.

    Glory is to the King, the Holy.
    [Recite three times in Arabic, and raise and extend the voice on the third time and say…]
    Lord of the angels and the Spirit.

    Reference:
    An-Nasa’i 3/244, Ad-Daraqutni and others. The final addition is from
    Ad-Daraqutni’s version 2/ 31 and its chain of narration is authentic. See
    the checking of Zadul-Ma’ad by Shu’aib Al-Arna’ut and ‘Abdul-Qadir
    Al-Arna’ut 1/337.

  • Chapter: Qunoot Al-Witr

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 118

    اللّهُـمَّ إِيّـاكَ نعْـبُدْ،
    وَلَـكَ نُصَلّـي وَنَسْـجُد،
    وَإِلَـيْكَ نَسْـعى وَنَحْـفِد،
    نَـرْجو رَحْمَـتَك،
    وَنَخْشـى عَـذابَك،
    إِنَّ عَـذابَكَ بالكـافرين ملْحَـق.
    اللّهُـمَّ إِنّا نَسْتَعـينُكَ
    وَنَسْتَـغْفِرُك،
    وَنُثْـنـي عَلَـيْك الخَـيْرَ،
    وَلا نَكْـفُرُك،
    وَنُـؤْمِنُ بِك،
    وَنَخْـضَعُ لَكَ
    وَنَخْـلَعُ مَنْ يَكْـفرُك


    English Translation:

    Allāhumma iyyāka na`bud,
    wa laka nuṣallī wa nasjud,
    wa ilayka nas`ā wa naḥfid,
    narjū raḥmatak,
    wa nakhshā `adhābak,
    inna `adhābaka bilkāfirīna mulḥaq.
    Allāhumma innā nasta`īnuk,
    wa nastaghfiruk,
    wa nuthnī `alaykal-khayr,
    wa lā nakfuruk,
    wa nu’minu bik,
    wa nakhḍa`u lak,
    wa nakhla`u man yakfuruk.

    O Allah, You alone do we worship,
    and to You we pray and bow down prostrate.
    To You we hasten to worship and to serve.
    Our hope is for Your mercy,
    and we fear Your punishment.
    Surely, Your punishment of the disbelievers is at hand.
    O Allah, we seek Your help and Your forgiveness,
    and we praise You beneficently.
    We do not deny You and we believe in You.
    We surrender to You
    and renounce whoever disbelieves in You.

    Reference:
    Al-Bayhaqi graded its chain authentic in As-Sunan Al-Kubra. Al-Albani said
    in ‘Irwa’ul-GhaliL 2/170 that its chain is authentic as a statement of
    ‘Umar.

  • Chapter: Qunoot Al-Witr

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 117

    اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَعـوذُ بِرِضـاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِـك،
    وَبِمُعـافاتِـكَ مِنْ عُقوبَـتِك،
    وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْـك،
    لا أُحْصـي ثَنـاءً عَلَـيْك،
    أَنْـتَ كَمـا أَثْنَـيْتَ عَلـى نَفْسـِك


    English Translation:

    Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu biriḍāka min sakhaṭik,
    wa bimu`āfātika min `uqūbatik,
    wa a`ūdhu bika mink,
    lā uḥṣī thanā’an `alayk,
    Anta kamā athnayta `alā nafsik.

    O Allah, I seek refuge with Your Pleasure from Your anger.
    I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment.
    I seek refuge in You from You.
    I cannot count Your praises,
    You are as You have praised Yourself.

    Reference:
    Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, An-Nasa’i, At-Tirmidhi, Ahmad. See Al-Albani, Sahih
    At-Tirmidhi 3/180, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/194, and ‘Irwa’ul-Ghalil. 2/ 175.

  • Chapter: Qunoot Al-Witr

    Status Reference : Hisn al-Muslim 116

    اللّهُـمَّ اهْـدِنـي فـيمَنْ هَـدَيْـت،
    وَعـافِنـي فـيمَنْ عافَـيْت،
    وَتَوَلَّـني فـيمَنْ تَوَلَّـيْت،
    وَبارِكْ لـي فـيما أَعْطَـيْت،
    وَقِـني شَرَّ ما قَضَـيْت،
    فَإِنَّـكَ تَقْـضي وَلا يُقْـضى عَلَـيْك ،
    إِنَّـهُ لا يَـذِلُّ مَنْ والَـيْت،
    [ وَلا يَعِـزُّ مَن عـادَيْت ]،
    تَبـارَكْـتَ رَبَّـنا وَتَعـالَـيْت


    English Translation:

    Allāhumma’hdinī fī man hadayt,
    wa `āfinī fī man `āfayt,
    wa tawallanī fī man tawallayt,
    wa bārik lī fī mā a`atayt,
    wa qinī sharra mā qaḍayt,
    fa innaka taqḍī wa lā yuqḍā `alayk,
    innahu lā yadhillu man wālayt,
    [wa lā ya`izzu man `ādayt] ,
    tabārakta Rabbanā wa ta`ālayt.

    O Allah, guide me with those whom You have guided,
    and strengthen me with those whom You have given strength.
    Take me to Your care with those whom You have taken to Your care.
    Bless me in what You have given me.
    Protect me from the evil You have ordained.
    Surely, You command and are not commanded,
    and none whom You have committed to Your care shall be humiliated
    [and none whom You have taken as an enemy shall taste glory].
    You are Blessed, Our Lord, and Exalted.

    Reference:
    Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, An-Nasa’i, At-Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Ad-Darimi, Al-Hakim,
    and Al-Bayhaqi. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 1/144, Sahih Ibn
    Majah 1/194, and ‘Irwa’ul-GhaW. 2/ 172.