Adhkaar For Acts of Worship (Salah Related Adhkaar)
When Preparing for Salah
[A] Getting
into the lavatory, you should
like the Prophet used to do, supplicate:
/allaahumma innee
a’uudu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khabaa-ith/
Translation
(O Allah! I seek refuge in You from male and female devils).
According to the Sunnah, you should
not do any supplication, speak to anyone, answer greetings, etc. When in the
toilet.
When you get
out of the toilet, you should
say: /ghufraanak!/
([O Allah, Grant me] Your
forgiveness).
[B] You should
start Wuduu’ (washing for
prayer) by saying: /bismil-laah/ (In the name of Allah
According to the Hadith, “No prayer
is valid without Wuduu’ (washing for salah), and no Wuduu’ is valid without
mentioning the name of Allah, the most High.”
[C] As soon as
you do Wuduu’, you should
supplicate: /ash-hadu allaa
ilaaha illal-laah, wahdahu
laa shareeka lah(u),
wa-anna muhammadan abduhu
wa-rasuuluh/
Translation
(I testify that there is no god but Allah,
alone without partners, and that Muhammad (pbuh) is His slave and Messenger).
The Prophet said, “If, after doing
Wuduu’ properly, one (sincerely) says, ‘I testify that there is no god but
Allah, and Muhammad (pbuh) is His slave and Messenger’, the eight gates of
Heaven will open for him to enter through whichever gate he likes.”
[D] Offer a Two Rak’ah Prayer After Wuduu’
The Prophet said, “If any of you
does Wuduu’ like mine, then offers a two-Rak’ah prayer during which he is not
distracted, all his previous sins will be forgiven.”
When washing from Jannabh (an act
that necessitates washing the whole body), or doing Tayammum, one should say
the Wuduu’-related Adhkaar.
