DUAS
DUAS
DUAS
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ADHAAN
(Hasten to prayers)
Hayya'alal Falah - two
times
(Hasten to deliverance)
Hayya'ala Khayril 'Amal -
two times
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DUA AFTER NOON (ZUHR) PRAYERS
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Transliteration
Then recite ten times:[I take refuge with Allah, I rely upon Allah, I
confide my affairs to Allah.] Billahi i'tas'matu billahi athiqu al a'lallahi
atawakkalu"
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DUA AFTER AFTERNOON PRAYERS(ASR) PRAYERS
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I ask forgiveness of Allah, and there is no god save He, the ever living,
eternal, beneficent, merciful, owner of might and majesty. I beseech
Him to accept my repentance, the repentance an-insignificant,
submissive, destitute, needy, worried and helpless servant, seeking
protection, who on his own, neither can win nor lose, nor die, nor live,
nor come to life again.
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DUA AFTER EVENING PRAYERS(MAGHRIB) PRAYERS
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DUA AFTER EVENING PRAYERS(ISHA) PRAYERS
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Translation of Namaz
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim , I commence with the name of Allah, who is compassionate and merciful
Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil Alamin : Special Praise Be to Allah, the Lord of the universe.
Arrahmanir Rahim : The Compassionate the most Merciful
Maliki yaw middin : Master of the Day of Judgement.
Iyyaka na’abudu wa iyyaka nasta’een : You alone we worship, and from You alone we seek help.
Ihdinas siratal mustaqim : Guide us to the straight path
Siratal lazina anamta Alayhim : The path of those whom You have favored
Ghayril maghzubi alayhim walazzallin : Not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who
have gone astray
Subhana Rabbi yal A’la wa bihamdih (Sajda): Glory be to my Great Sustainer Who is free of any defect,
Most High, and I praise Him.
Sami �Allahu liman hamidah : Allah hears and accepts the praise of one who praises him
Astaghfirullaha Rabbi wa atubu ilayh : I seek forgiveness from Allah Who is my Sustainer, and I turn to
Him.
Bi haw lillahi wa quwwatihi aqumu wa aqud : I stand and sit with the help ad strenght of Allah.
4. Translation of Qunut
La ilaha illallahul Halimul karim : There is none worth worshipping but Allah Who is Forbearing and
Generous.
La ilaha illallahul Aliyyul Azim : There is none worth worshipping but Allah Who is Eminent and Great.
Subhanallahi Rabbis samawatis sab wa Rabbil arazinas sab : Glory be to Allah, Who is the Sustainer of
the seven heavens and of the seven earths.
Wama fi hinna wama bayna hunna, wa Rabbil arshil azim : And Who is the Sustainer of all the things in
them, and between them, and who is the Lord of the great Arsh (Divine Power).
Wal hamdu lillahi Rabbil Aalamin : And all praise for Allah, the Sustainer of al creatures.
5. Translation of Tasbihat Arbah (Four Tasbhihat)
Subhanallahi wal hamdu lillahi wa la ilaha lallahu wallahu Akbar : Glory be to Allah, and all praise is
for Him and there is no one worth worshipping other than Allah, and He is Greater than any description.
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6. Translation of Tashahhud and Salam
Al Hamdu lillah, Ash hadu an la ilaha illal lahu wahdahu la sharika lah : All praise is for Allah, and I
testify that there is none worth worshipping except Almighty Allah, Who is One and has no partner.
Wa Ashahdu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Rasuluh : And I testify that Muhammad is His servant and
messenger.
Alla humma salli ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammad : O Allah! Send Your blessings on Muhammad
and his progeny.
Wa taqqabal shafaatahu warfa� darajatahu : And accept his intercession, and raise his rank.
AsSalamu alayna ayyuhan Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh : O Prophet! Allah�s peace,
blessings and grace be upon you!
AsSalamu alayna wa ala ibadil lahis salihin : Allah’s peace be on us, those offering prayers and upon all
pious servants of Allah.
AsSalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh : Allahs peace, blessings and grace be on you
believers!
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has said, “ when a person recites the following ten times before
the sunrise and before the sunset every day, all his sins committed on that day will be
pardoned:
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Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) has said, “ One who recites the Salawat on
Prophet Mohammed (as) and his progeny ten times at dawn and repeats the
following words
And repeats the same at dusk, then he will be counted as those who are
busy supplicating to Allah throughout the day. And one who says allaho
Akbar a hundred times at dawn and at dusk, he will get Reward equal to
releasing a hundred slaves.
Imam Ali (as) has said that anyone who recited three times the following
words every morning and evening, then Allah will certainly enter him into
the Heaven:
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Namaz-e-Gufaila
The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Do not neglect the two rakat at the time of ghaflah (time of
inattentiveness), and they are between the Isha'ain prayers (maghrib/Isha).
Imam alBaqir (AS)said, "Iblees disperses his soldiers; the night soldiers after the sun sets
till the setting of twilight, and his day soldiers from dawn until the rising of the sun. The
Prophet used to say, "increase remembrance of Allah (dhikr) at these times, and seek
refuge in Allah from the evil of Iblees and his soldiers, and invoke the protection of Allah
for your young ones at these two hours for they are hours of inattentiveness (ghaflah)
783. Ghufayla prayers is one of the Mustahab prayers which is offered between Maghrib
and Isha prayers.
In its first Rak'at after Surah al-Hamd , instead of any other Surah, the following verses
should be recited:
س ْبحَا َنكَ ِإنّي ُ تَ ضبًا َفظَنّ أَن لّن نّ ْق ِدرَ عََل ْي ِه فَنَادَى فِي الظُّلمَاتِ أَن لّ إِلَهَ ِإلّ أَن ِ ب ُمغَا
َ ََوذَا النّونِ إِذ ذّه
َج ْينَا ُه مِنَ ا ْل َغمّ َو َكذَِلكَ نُنجِي ا ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِين
ّ ج ْبنَا لَهُ َو َن
َ س َت
ْ ن فَا
َ ن الظّاِلمِي
َ ِت م
ُ كُن
"And Dhun ـNoon, when he went forth enraged and thought that We would have no
power over him; then he called out in the darkness: "There is no god but You, Glory be to
You, I was one of the unjust. " So We answered him, and delivered him out of grief. Thus
do We deliver the believers."
In the second Rak'at after Surah al-Fatiha , instead of other Surah, the following verse
should be recited:
Wa 'indahu mafatihul ghaybi la ya'lamuha illa huwa wa ya'lamu ma fil barri wal
bahri wa ma tasqutu min waraqatin illa ya'lamuha wa la habbatin fi dhulumatil
ardh wa la ratbin wa la yabisin illa fi kitabim mubin. (6:59)
حبّ ٍة
َ لَ ل َيعَْل ُمهَا َوّ ط مِن َورَقَةٍ ِإ
ُ ُحرِ َومَا َتسْق
ْ ل َيعَْل ُمهَا ِإلّ ُهوَ َو َيعَْلمُ مَا فِي ا ْل َبرّ وَا ْل َب
َ ب
ِ ْوَعِندَ ُه مَفَاتِحُ ا ْل َغي
ٍب ّمبِين
ٍ ل فِي ِكتَا ّ ل رَطْبٍ َولَ يَابِسٍ ِإ َ لرْضِ َو َ فِي ظُُلمَاتِ ا
"With Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them but He . He knows what is on
the land and on sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. Not a grain in the earth's darkness,
not anything wet or dry, but it is in a book manifest."
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اللهم اني اسالك بمفاتيح الغيب اللتي ل يعلمها ال انت ان تصلي على محمد وآل محمد وان تفعل بي
)وتطلب حاجتك.... )
"O'Allah! I ask You, by the keys of the unseen that none knows but You, to bless
Muhammad and his household, and do for me [ask for your wishes].
"O Allah! You are the guardian of my bounties, and the one able to grant my requests.
You know my needs, therefore I ask you by Mohammad and the Progeny of Mohammad,
blessings be upon him and them that you grant me it.
MERITS
Imam Jaffar Sadiq (a.s.) quotes Imam Ali (as) as saying that the Prophet
(saww) said that a person who prays Salatul-Layl gets the following 24
kinds of benefits:
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19. Provides one with light on the Day of Judgment.
20. Forms a barrier against the fire of Hell.
21. Gets Allah’s pardon on the Day of Judgment.
22.Increases the weight of good deeds on the scale.
23. Helps one crossing the Bridge of “Siraat” without any difficulty.
24. Forms the key to the Paradise.
METHOD
In the last one Rak’at, Qunoot is recited before Rukuu and the
Salat is completed as usual with Tashahud and Salaam. The last
one Rak’at is prayed as follows:
Hold Tasbih in the right hand for keeping count of the dhikr
mentioned below to be recited.
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Note: If one does not know the last two Surahs mentioned above, then it is
sufficient to recite Surah Qul Huwallahu Ahad, three times.
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Say Takbir and raise both hands for Qunoot.:-
You may recite any Dua. However, it is recommended to recite
the following Dua.
Then, while holding the Tasbih in the right hand, raise the left
hand and pray for forgiveness of forty [40] or more
Mu’mineen/Mu’minaat who are either dead or living in the
following manner.
Continuing with the Qunoot, while still raising the left hand,
recite the following Istighfar seventy [70] times:
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I seek forgiveness of Allah my Lord and I turn to Him
Still continuing further while raising the left hand, recite the
following Dua seven [7] times:
Continuing yet further while still raising the left hand, recite
three hundred [300] times: -
Al-'Afwa (I ask for) forgiveness َ
ْوَف
ْعَل
ا
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