رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!
Category Archives: Duas
Tasbih (2)
Should you want to make tasbih, but not have your beads around, your fingers make a good alternative to the mustahab. Every finger has three bones, so it’s pretty easy to count 33 SubhanAllahs, 33 Alhamdulillahs and 33 Allahu Akbars, and your pointer finger is right there to finish it off with la ilaha il …
dua after takbeer, at the start of prayer
اللّهُـمَّ باعِـدْ بَيـني وَبَيْنَ خَطـايايَ كَما باعَدْتَ بَيْنَ المَشْرِقِ وَالمَغْرِبْ ، اللّهُـمَّ نَقِّنـي مِنْ خَطايايَ كَمـا يُـنَقَّى الثَّـوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسْ ، اللّهُـمَّ اغْسِلْنـي مِنْ خَطايـايَ بِالثَّلـجِ وَالمـاءِ وَالْبَرَدْ ‘O Allaah, distance me from my sins just as You have distanced The East from The West, O Allaah, purify me of my sins as a …
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Tasbih
Throughout Ramadan, we make every attempt to worship more, make more dhikr (rememberance) and dua (supplication). One tool that helps some people is the misbaha, which has three groups of 33 beads or stones or whatever; some are a single group of 33. This aids in reciting the tasbih: reciting SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar (Glory …
A couple of thoughts on Ramadan, after spending far too much time thinking about the silly parts of the world
Ramdan is expressly a month for worshiping God, for prayer (salat), rememberance (dhikr), and supplication (dua). He ordained fasting for us so that we might become Al Muttaqun, those people who are filled with taqwa, with piety and righteousness. At its best, the practice of self restraint in the month helps increase our patience, reminds …
Dua upon breaking the fast
ذَهَـبَ الظَّمَـأُ، وَابْتَلَّـتِ العُـروق، وَثَبَـتَ الأجْـرُ إِنْ شـاءَ الله “The thirst has gone and the veins are quenched, and reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.”
Dua for forgiveness and mercy
We all need it from time to time: وَقُل رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ rabbighfir warham wa-anta khayru arrahimeen My Lord (rabb), forgive (igfir) and (wa) have mercy (arham), and (wa) You are (anta) the best (khayru) of the merciful (arrahimeen). Surah Al-Mu’minūn, ayat 118
