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.)
