Opening supplications of the prayer
Opening supplications of the prayer: 6 supplications in Arabic with English translation and sources, from the Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim).
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اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْني مِنْ خَطَايَايَ، بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْماءِ وَالْبَرَدِ.
O Allah, put distance between me and my sins as You have put distance between the East and the West. O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow, water and hail.
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ.
Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You; blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You.
وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ حَنِيفَاً وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، إِنَّ صَلاَتِي، وَنُسُكِي، وَمَحْيَايَ، وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ المَلِكُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبي جَمِيعَاً إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ. وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الأَخْلاقِ لاَ يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِها إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا، لاَ يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ، وَالخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَـــــــدَيْكَ، وَالشَّـــــرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْــــــكَ، أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ، تَبارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَيْكَ.
I have turned my face, as a sincere believer, to Him who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not one of the polytheists. My prayer, my sacrifice, my life and my death belong to Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner: this is what I was commanded, and I am one of the Muslims. O Allah, You are the King: there is no god worthy of worship but You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant; I have wronged myself and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me all my sins, for none forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of character, for none guides to it but You, and turn away from me the worst of it, for none turns it away but You. Here I am at Your service, and all good is in Your hands; evil is not attributed to You. I am by You and I return to You. You are blessed and exalted; I ask Your forgiveness and I turn to You in repentance.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرَائِيلَ، وَمِيْكَائِيلَ، وَإِسْرَافِيلَ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ. اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقيمٍ.
O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika’il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your servants in what they used to differ about. Guide me, by Your permission, to the truth in what has been disputed, for You guide whom You will to a straight path.
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرَاً، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثيراً، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً ثَلاثاً أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ: مِنْ نَفْخِهِ، وَنَفْثِهِ، وَهَمْزِهِ.
Allah is the greatest, greatly so (three times). Praise be to Allah, abundant praise (three times). Glory be to Allah morning and evening (three times). I seek refuge with Allah from Satan: from his breath (arrogance), his spitting (poetry) and his whisper (madness).
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ] [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ لَكَ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ] [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ] [وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ] [أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ، وَمحَمَّدٌ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَقٌّ، وَالسّاعَةُ حَقٌّ] [اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حاكَمْتُ. فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ، وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ، وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ] [وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي] [أَنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ] [أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ] [وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ].
O Allah, to You belongs all praise: You are the light of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. To You belongs all praise: You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. [To You belongs all praise: You are the Lord of the heavens, the earth and all who are in them.] [To You belongs all praise: Yours is the dominion of the heavens, the earth and all who are in them.] [To You belongs all praise: You are the King of the heavens and the earth.] [To You belongs all praise.] [You are the Truth, Your promise is true, Your word is true, meeting You is true, Paradise is true, the Fire is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is true and the Hour is true.] [O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have placed my trust, in You I have believed, to You I turn, by You I argue and to You I bring my judgment. Forgive me what I have sent ahead and what I have left behind, what I have hidden and what I have declared.] [And what You know better than I.] [You are the One who brings forward and the One who puts back; there is no god worthy of worship but You.] [You are my God; there is no god worthy of worship but You.] [And there is no power and no might except with Allah.]
Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim), Sa‘id ibn ‘Ali al-Qahtani. MushafPlus translation made from the Arabic, not reviewed by a specialist.