What to Say Between The Two Prostrations

When you sit up between the prostrations, You should say:     /rabbi-ghfir  lee,  wa-rhamnee,  wa-aafinee  [wa-jburnee],  wa-hdinee,  wa-rzuqnee  [wa-rfa’nee]/

Translation

(O my Lord! Forgive me, have mercy on me, make me healthy, [help me], guide me, and provide for me [and raise me in rank]).

You can say:   /rabbi-ghfir  lee,  rabbi-ghfir  lee/

Translation

(O my Lord! Forgive me, O my Lord! Forgive me).

Adhkaar For Sujud (Prostration)

Adhkaar For Sujud (Prostration)

When prostrating, you can say three times:   /subhaana  rabbiyal-a’laa/

Translation

(Glory be to my Lord, the most High).

Instead, you can say three times:   /subhaana  rabbiyal-a’laa  wa-bihamdih/

Translation

(Glory and praise be to my Lord, the most High).

If you wish, you can add:

/subhaanakal-laahumma  wa-bihamdik(a),  allaahumma-ghfir  lee/

Translation

(O Allah! Glory and praise be to You, our Lord. O Allah! Forgive me).

You can also add:  /subbuuhun  qudduus,  rabbul-malaa-ikati  war-ruuh/

Translation

(You are the Ever-Exalted, the All-Holy, You are the Lord of Angels and the Soul [Jibreel]).

On reciting an Ayah requiring prostration, you can say the afore-mentioned Adhkaar. You can add :  /sajada  wajhee  lil-ladee  khalaqahu  wa-Sawwarah(u),  wa-shaqqa  sam’ahu  wa-baSrah(u),  tabaarakal-laahu  ahsanul-khaaliqeen/

Translation

(My face is prostrating foe the one Who has created it, formed it and provided its hearing and eyesight [by His Might and Power]. Blessed be Allah, the best Creator).

You can also add:

/allaahumma-ktub  lee  bihaa  indaka  ajra(w),  wa-Da’  bihaa  annee  wizra(w),  wa-j’alhaa  lee  indaka  dukhra(w),  wa-taqabbalhaa  minnee,  kamaa  taqbaltahaa  min  abdika  daawud/

Translation

(O Allah! With this (prostration), record for me a reward from You; remove one of my sins; save it for me for time of need; and accept it from me, as You accepted it from Your slave Dawood).

What to Say on Straightening up From The Rukuu’ Position

What to Say on Straightening up From The Rukuu’ Position

As you raise your head up from the Rukuu’ position, you should say:  /sami’al-laahu  liman  hamidah/

Translation

(Allah hears whoever praises Him).

Once straightened up, you should say:  /rabbanaa  wa-lakal-hamd/

Translation

(Our Lord! To You all praise is due).

You could say:

/rabbanaa  wa-lakal-hamd(u),  hamdan  katheeran  Tayyibam-mubaaran  feeh/

Translation

(Our Lord! To You belongs all praise that is great, good and blessed).

To this you can add:

/mil-as-samaawaati  wal-arD(i),  wa-mil-a  maa  shi’ta  min  shai-imba’d

Translation

(As much praise as the fill of the heavens, the earth, and everything else You wish).

You can also add if you wish:

/ahluth-thanaa-i-wal-majd(i),  ahaqqu  maa  qaalal-abd(u),  wa-kulluna  laka  abd/  alaahumma  laa  mani’a  lima  a’Taita,  wa-laa  mu’Tiya  lima  mana’t(a),  wa-laa  yanfa’u  dal-jaddi  minkal-jadd/

Translation

(You are worthy of praise, glory and the most truthful words a slave can ever say, and we are all Your slaves. O Allah! None can prevent what You bestow, nor can anyone bestow what You prevent. No fortune can be of benefit to its possessor against Allah’s Fortune).

The minimum you can say is: 

 /rabbanna  wa-lakal-hamd/

Translation

(O Our Lord! To You all praise is due).

Adhkaar for Rukuu’ (Bowing in Salah)

Adhkaar for Rukuu’  (Bowing in Salah)

In the Rukuu’ position, you should say three times:

/subhaana  rabbiyal-aZeem/

Translation

(Exalted be my Lord, the Greatest.)

The Prophet said, “If one saysduring Rukuu’, ‘Exalted be my Lord, the Greatest’ three times, one’s Rukuu’ is complete, yet it is the minimum.”

The Prophet also said, “As for Rukuu’, glorify your Lord in it.”

During Rukuu’, you can also say three times:

/subhaana  rabbiyal-aZeem(i)  wa-bihamdih/

Translated

(Exalted be my Lord, the Magnificent. Praise be to Him.)

You can add:

/subhaanakal-laahumma  wa-bi-hamdik(a),  allaahummma-ghfir  lee/

Translation

(O Allah! Glory and praise be to You, our Lord. O Allah! Forgive me.)

You can also add:

/subbuuhun  qudduus,  rabbul-malaa-ikati  wa-ruuh/

Translation

(You are the Ever-Exalted, the All-Holy, You are the Lord of angels and the Soul [Jibreel]).

It is worth mentioning that one should not recite Quranic Ayahs in the Rukuu’ or Sujuud positions.

Ali Ibn-Abi Taalib said, “Allah’s Messenger instructed me not to recite the Qur’an while in Rukuu’ or Sujuud.”

What to Say on Starting Swalah

What to Say on Starting Swalah

The following are some prayers from Sahih (sound) Hadiths. They are selected particularly for being easily memorized. One can say these prayers once he enters the Salah state, i.e. after the first Takbeer (Saying:  /allaahu  akbar/).   May Allah enable us to say them regulary.

[A] You can say:

/wajjahtu  wajhiya  lil-ladee  faTaras-samaawaati  wal-arDa  haneefa(w),  wa-maa  ana  minal-mushrikeen(a)  /inna  Salaatee  wa-nusukee,  wa-mahyaaya  wa-mamaatee,  lil-laahi  rabbil-aalameen(a),  laa  shareeka  lah(u),  wa-bidaalika  umert(u),  wa-ana  minal-muslimeen/

Translation

(“I have turned my face toward him who created the heavens and the earth, as one by nature upright, and I am not of the idolaters.” “My worship and, my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds. He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him).”

[B] You can say:

 /subhaanakal-laahumma  wa-bihamdik(a),  wa-tabaaraka-smuk(a),  wa-ta’aala  jadduk(a),  wa-laa  ilaaha  ghairuk/

Translation

(O Allah! Glory and praise be to You. Blessed be Your name, and Supreme be Your Fortune. There is no god but You.)

[C] You can add:

/allaahumma  baa’id  bainee  wa-baina  khaTaayaay(a),  kamaa  baa’atta  bainal-mashriqi  wal-maghrib/  allaahumma  naqqini  minal-khaTaayaa   kamaa  yunaqqa-aththauwbul-abyaDu  minad-danas(i)  /allaahumma-ghsil  khaTaayaay(a)  bil-maa-i  wath-ththalji  wal-barad/

Translation

(O Allah! Distance me from my sins, as you have distanced the east from the west, and wash away my sins with cool water, ice and hail, as a white garment is cleansed of all dirt.)

[D] You can also add:

/allaahumma  rabba  jibraa-eel(a)  wa-meekaa-eel(a)  wa-israfeel(a),  faaTiras-samaawaati  wal-arD(i),  aalimal-ghaibi  wash-shahaada(ti),  anta  tahkumu  baina  ibaadika  feema  kaanuu  feehi  yakhtalifuun(a),  ihdinee  lima-khtulifa  feehi  minal-haqqi  bi-idnik(a),  innaka  tahdee  man  tashaa-u  ilaa  SiraaTim-mustaqeem/

Translation

(O Allah! Lord of Gabriel, Mikhail and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, knower of the Unseen and the Seen. You will judge between Your slaves concerning matters wherein they differ. Guide me to the truth in those matters wherein they differ by Your permission, for You guide whom You will to the straight path.)

 

[E] Seeking Refuge in Allah From Satan, You Can Say The Well-Known Prayer:

 /a’uudu  bil-laahi  minash-shaiTaanir-rajeem/

Translation

(I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast.)

You Can Also Say:

/a’uudu  bil-laahis-samee’il-aleem(i),  minash-shaiTaanir-rajeem(i),  min  sharri  hamzih(i)  wa-nafkhih(i)  wa-nafthih/

Translation

(I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, All-knowing, from Satan, the outcast, and from his whispers, his blowing and his Nafth.)