MORNING & EVENING

AZKĀR WITH BENEFICIAL NOTES

A TRANSLATION OF

AZKĀRUS SUBH WAL MASĀ MA‘A IDĀFĀT MUFĪDAH

OF HADRAT ‘ABDUL MANNĀN ‘ABDURRAZZĀQ,

COMPLIED BY‘ NU‘MĀN ‘ABDUL MANNĀN, MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH

TRANSLATOR: SULAYMĀN AL-KINDĪ Manage by: Cassim Paruk- Pietermaritzburg

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CONTENTS Page

1. Translation notes iii 2. Preface:‘Abdul Mannān bin ‘Abdirrazzāq iv 3. The Compiler and his family: v 4. Asmāullāh al-Husnā 1 5. al-Ism al-A‘zham: The Greatest Name 5 6. Deed for acceptance of du’ā 8 7. Du’ā after Fajr- and Maghrib Salāh 8 8. Masnūn Du‘ās after Salāh 17 9. Masnūn Qurānic passages after Salāh 21

10. Daily Practices و���� of the Saints 25

11. Nafl Salāh 27 12. Du’ā with Sajdah Āyāt 33 13. Tried & tested du‘ās 37 14. Munjīyāt – the saving āyāt 40 15. Du‘ās for marriage 42 16. Du‘ās for getting children 42 17. Du‘ās for abundance and ease 45 18. Du‘ās for good health 46 19. Āyāt of cure 51 20. Manzil 52 21. Du‘ā for the sick 60 22. Sundry Azkār 61 23. To avoid illicit glances 64 24. Du‘ā at ‘Arafāt 65 25. Visiting al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah 66 26. Regimen for living a good life 67

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Translation Notes

The following table shows the transliteration system used in this translation. Also note that contemporary ‘Arabic typing indicates a kasrah below the tashdīd and not below the letter as is used in

Indian-style prints of the Qurān, e.g. as-Sirāt ���اطا

Alif ا has been used instead of elongated fathah e.g. �� إBasmalah is the technical name for Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm

q ق Z ز a ا

k ك S س b ب

l ل Sh ش t ت

m م S ص th ث

n ن D ض j ج

w و T ط h ح

Zh � h ظ kh خ

y ى ‘ ع d د

- ~ Gh غ z ذ

F ف r ر

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PREFACE

All praise be to Allāh as is His right to be praised. Salutations and peace be upon the best of His creation, Muhammad, his family, his Companions and those who follow them in goodness until the Day of Reckoning.

� أ��ذ ��� �� � � � ا� ا � "�ن ا#� ��$� :ا &�%�ن ا أم آ-8� ش6)اء إذ �4 ی*�2ب ا "�ت إذ /�ل (-�, �� +*()ون �� �6 �*)ي؟ /� �ا ن*() إ B6 و إ , ��Aءك إ��ه�� و إس"*�< و إس>; إ

وا )ا و ن>� , �#F"�ن

Were you witnesses when death approached Ya‘qūb when he said to his sons, “Whom will you worship after me?” They said, “We shall worship your god and the god of your ancestors Ibrāhīm, Ismā’īI and Ishāq. We indeed submit unto Him.” [al-Baqarah:133] Abū Hurayrah � narrated that Rasūlullāh � said:

“When the slave [of Allāh] dies, all his deeds are terminated except three – perpetual charity, a deed through which others still benefit and a pious offspring who offer du’ā for him.” [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Ahmad, an-Nasāī, Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Bayhaqī, ad-Dāramī, Ibn Hibbān, Abū ‘Awānah, Abū Ya’lah, Ibn ‘Asākir, al-Miskāt, al-Adab al-Mufrad, Fadāiluz Zikr of Shaykhul Hadīth]

It has thus always been the concern of the Ambiyā ‘alayhimus salām and the pious predecessors that their descendants remain firm upon the Pure Dīn. Alhamdulillāh, with that desire in mind, this slave has made an effort in that direction. This book is a result of that. May Allāh Most Pure, accept it and make it a means of success in both worlds for this slave and the compiler Nu’mān; and especially for those who assist the Jāmi’ and those who read and practise upon

this book. May Allāh admit us all into Jannatul Firdaws.

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و صNF ا� �NF س�) اMو �� و ا�KLی��A�� B8" ��– ی� أر � ا �ا "�� –

Your servant, ‘Abdul Mannān ‘Abdurrazzāq Al-Haram, Makkah ash-Sharīfah

The COMPILOR AND HIS FAMILY: A BRIEF BACKGROUND

I am al-Hāfizh Nu’mān, son of ‘Abdul Mannān bin ‘Abdirrazzāq bin Allāh Dād bin Sardār bin Allāh Yār (Kulachī) bin Allāh Nawāz bin Dādullāh bin Khayrullāh bin Sāhib Jān bin ‘Abdillāh bin Qāsim bin Muhammad Nu’mān bin Hāmid bin ‘Abdil Hādī bin ‘Abdil Latīf bin ‘Abdil Karīm bin Nasrillāh bin Imdādillāh bin Muhammad Sharīf bin Sharīfid Dīn bin Salāhiddīn bin Rahīmillāh bin Asadillāh bin Muhammad bin ‘Abdir Rahīm bin Ibrāhīm bin Muhammad (Pandādan Khān) bin Zamān ‘Alī Shāh* bin Muhammad ‘Awn Qutb Shāh al-Baghdādī al-Qādirī (a khalīfah of Hadrat ‘Abdul Qādir al-Jīlānī) bin Ya’lā bin Hamzah bin Tāhir bin Qāsim bin ‘Alī bin Ja’far bin Hamzah bin Hasan bin Hāshim bin ‘Abdillāh bin Muhammad Ibn al-Hanafīyah bin ‘Ali bin Abī Tālib bin ‘Abdil Muttalib al-Hāshimī al-Qurashī. *Zamān ‘Ali Shāh of Khokar, the Bloodshedder, the undefeatable, conqueror of Kashmīr, Lahore and Delhi; builder of Shāhdarah; at the conquest of Somnāt he pierced the defence lines and it is famous today as Khokar Apār. I was born 22

nd Sha’bān 1408 (29

th March 1988) to an educated

family in Hyderābād, Sind. My father, ‘Abdul Mannān, is a civil engineer. His spiritual reformation connections are with Hadrat Mawlānā Ashraf Khān as-Sulaymāni of Peshāwar, Hadrat Faqīr Muhammad, Hadrat Qamruz Zamān Ilāhābādī – may Allāh grant him a long life. He has received Ijāzah and Khilāfah from these elders. Thus he attained the effulgence and blessings of three great spiritual personalities – al-Imām ar-Rabbānī Hadrat Mawlānā Rashīd Ahmad of Gangoh, Hadrat Hakīmul Ummah and Hadrat Mawlānā Fadlur Rahmān Ganj Murādābādī. This manifests itself from his teachings and from this book. My father’s permission in reciting of Hadīth includes for example: Our Shaykh Hadrat Mawlānā Qamruz Zamān has permitted me from Shāh Wasīullāh Ilāhābādī, from his Shaykh, the leader of

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Muhadithūn al-‘Allāmah Anwar Shāh al-Kashmīrī, from his Shaykh, Shaykhul Hind Mawlānā Mahmūd Hasan ad-Deobandī, from Shaykhil Mashāikh al-Hind al-‘Allāmah Rashīd Ahmad Gangohī, like that from al-‘Allāmah Habībur Rahmān al-A‘zhamī from his Shaykh al-‘Allāmah Abū al-Anwār Muhammad ‘Abdul Ghaffār al-Muawī from ash-Shaykh Hakīmul Ummah Ashraf ‘Alī Thanwī. From there, their chains are well known throughout the world. May Allāh have mercy on them all. He learnt Fiqh and Usūlul Fiqh from al-Muftī ‘Azīzur Rahmān (Formerly muftī of Jāmi’īyah Ashrafīyah, then he migrated to Makkah). My father hails from Kulāchī, Dayrah Ismāīl Khān, North-West Frontier Province. He belongs to a renowned religious, landowning family of the province who were zealous participants in the independence struggle. My father’s initial religious education (Arabic and Persian) was under the guidance of students of Hadrat Shaykhul Islām Mawlānā Husayn Ahmad Madanī. Hadrat Madanī had visited Kalāchī in 1365 Hijrī (1946). My family still speaks often of that event. My mother hails from this same area. Her father was Civil Engineer in Jāmshoro, Korī Berāj, Sind. Which is why she relocated there and I was born there. She graduated from Jāmshoro Medical College as a qualified lady doctor. Her Shaykh, Hadrat Sulaymānī used to say, “Her condition is better than that of ‘Abdul Mannān.” Her services to Hadrat Sulaymānī and Mawlānā Faqīr Muhammad in the Haramayn Sharīfayn were without limit. Mawlānā Faqīr Muhammad used to say, “My own daughters never served me as much as ‘Abdul Mannān’s wife did.” My mother attributed my birth to the du’ā of Mawlānā Faqīr Muhammad. My parents had been married for twelve years, yet had remained childless. In fact, in my mother’s family nobody has children till present. After living for a year and a half in Jāmshoro, my mother took to me to live with my father in Makkah al-Mukarramah. He was the Civil Engineer of the Haramayn Sharīfayn – a position he holds to the present day. As soon as I could start speaking, my respected father – my Allāh grant him a long life – taught me to recite du’ās. From the beginning of school I used to recite Sūrah Yāsīn and the duās contained that follow [in this book]. Alhamdulillāh, this habit continues until today. Alhamdulillāh, long before beginning school, my father made me start memorising the Qurān in the Haram Sharīf. Al-Qārī Muhammad Iqbāl Multānī was my teacher for this. He remains my teacher. In 1414 (1994) when I was five years old, my father admitted me into the Arabic “modern” school, Madāris al-Fadl al-Ilāhīyah. In 1419 (1999) I completed primary school at the age of ten. In that same year, I completed the memorisation of the Qurān on 1

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December 1999) in the Haram Sharīf, through the du’ās of the pious and elders. In the same year I had the good fortune to write these du’ās. The compilation was later captured on computer. In this way it came into the possession of certain people throughout the world. In 1422 (2002) I completed Middle School. That was also the year I visited Pākistān after a long separation. In 1425 (August 2004) I accompanied my father on a journey of spiritual reformation and Tablīgh to five nations. They were Britain, South Africa, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pākistān. It was a memorable journey wherein I saw and learnt much. It was at that time that this slave’s compilation of du’ās gained acceptance to a fair extent. Some seniors therefore commissioned me to provide references. Alhamdulillāh, not only did Allāh grant me the ability to complete that task, but beneficial and tested Masnūn azkār and actions were added for the benefit of the treader of the spiritual path at all stages. Besides this, my father has many Murīds (spiritual followers) throughout the world. It has been the responsibility of this slave to write the responses to their letters on their spiritual reformation. This function I still fulfil. It is also my good fortune to serve the guests who visit my father. During Ramadān al-Mubārak and the Hajj season their numbers are incalculable. My beloved younger brother, al-Hāfiz Sulaymān (may Allāh keep him safe) greatly helps me in this regard. Looking after the trusts of the guests of ar-Rahmān and returning them, are his special responsibilities. I completed school in 1426 (2005) the same year wherein I completed this book under the guidance of my respected father. I praise Allāh that my younger sister has also memorised the Qurān and that Sulaymān has also recently completed his memorisation in the Haram Sharīf. O Allāh, make our ends good in all our affairs and save us from the humiliation of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter. Nu’mān bin ‘Abdil Mannān

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Asmāullāh al-Husnā: The Most Beautiful Names of Allāh

N-#< /< اد��ا ا� او اد��ا ا � "� أی"� +)��ا FQ, اMس"�ء اSay: Call out saying Allāh or say ar-Rahmān. Whichever you say He has the most beautiful names. [al-Isrā:110]

ه�ا� Vا ,ا TUي ا �U ه�

Huwallāhu allazī lā ilāha illā huwa

He is Allāh besides Whom there is no god

Ar-Rahmān Most Merciful ا �U "�ن .1

2. �� U� Ar-Rahīm Merciful to all ا

3. BF" Al-Malik The King ا

Al-Quddūs Most Holy ا Y(2وس .4

As-Salām Free of defect ا #�FUم .5

6. ��Z" Al-Mumin Giver of safety ا

7. �"�6" اAl-Muhaymin Overseer over

all

ا *]ی] .8Al-‘Azīz Dominant over

all

ا \(�Uر .9Al-Jabbār Prevailing over

all

10. ��)]8" Al-Mutakabbīr Self-Magnificent ا

11. ; � Al-Khāliq Creator ا

12. Al-Bāri’ Giver of life ا (�رئ

13. Al-Musawwir Giver of shape ا "���ر

14. ا �UaرAl-Ghaffār Great Forgiver

of sin

15. Al-Qahhār Conqueror of all ا �U62ر

16. Al-Wahhāb Generous Giver ا �ه�U ب

17. Ar-Razzāq Sustainer ا �UزUاق

18. �U8ح Al-Fattāh Opener ا

19. ��F* Al-‘Alīm All Knowing ا

20. e��2 Al-Qābid Restrictor ا

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21. fس�) اAl-Bāsit Gives without

limit

22. eQ� Al-Khāfid He Who lowers ا

23. IQأU� Ar-Rāfi’ He Who raises ا

24. Y[*" Al-Mu‘izz Giver of Honour ا

25. YلT" اAl-Muzill Giver of

disgrace

26. I�"U# As-Samī‘ All Hearing ا

27. ���) Al-Basīr All Seeing ا

28. �]< Al-Hakam He Who decides ا

29. ا *)لAl-‘Adl He who grants

justice

30. ��%UF Al-Latīf Most Subtle ا

31. ��) Al-Khabīr All Informed ا

32. ��F< Al-Halīm Most Lenient ا

33. ��g* اAl-‘Azhīm Most

Magnificent

34. �ر a Al-Ghafūr Forgiver of sin ا

35. ا &U[�رAsh-Shakūr Most

Appreciative

36. YhF* Al-‘Alī Most High ا

37. ��)] Al-Kabīr Most Great ا

38. i� < Al-Hafīzh Great Protector ا

39. G�2" Al-Muqīt Giver of strength ا

40. J�#< Al-Hasīb All Accounting ا

41. >�F\ Al-Jalīl Most Majestic ا

42. � ا [�یAl-Karīm Noble and

Generous

43. J�/U� Ar-Raqīb Great Watcher ا

44. J�\" Al-Mujīb Accepter of Du’ā ا

45. I�اس اAl-Wāsi‘ He who opens

ways

46. ��]< Al-Hakīm Most Wise ا

47. Al-Wadūd Most Loving ا �دود

48. (�\" Al-Majīd Most Glorious ا

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49. j��) Al-Bā‘ith Resurrector ا

50. (�6U& Ash-Shahīd All Witnessing ا

51. Y;< Al-Haqq Supreme Truth ا

52. ا �آ�<Al-Wakīl Whose Will is

done

53. Y2�ي Al-Qawī Almighty ا

54. ��8" Al-Matīn Most Powerful ا

55. Yh � اAl-Walī True Friend and

Helper

56. (�"< اAl-Hamīd Most

Praiseworthy

57. N�<" اAl-Muhsī All

Encompassing

58. ا "()ئAl-Mubdi Brings into

existence

59. (�*" اAl-Mu‘īd Returns to

existence

60. N�<" Al-Muhyī Giver of life ا

61. G�"" Al-Mumīt Giver of death ا

62. Yh< Al-Hayy Eternal Living ا

63. Al-Qayyūm Maintainer of all ا 2�Y�م

64. Al-Wājid Finder of all ا �ا$)

65. ($�" Al-Mājid All Glorious ا

66. Al-Wāhid One ا �ا )

67. ( k Al-Ahad Unique ا

68. ("U� اAs-Samad Independent all

depend on Him

69. Al-Qādir Most Strong ا �2در

70. ا "82)رAl-Muqtadir Displayer of

Strength

71. Al-Muqaddim Brings forward ا "2)�م

72. ��KZ" Al-Muakhkhir Pushes back ا

73. Al-Awwal The First ا kوUل

74. �Kl Al-Ākhir The Last ا

75. Azh-Zhāhir The Apparent ا �Ugه�

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76. �m�) Al-Bātin The Hidden ا

77. h ا �اAl-Wālī Sovereign

Power

78. h �*8" Al-Muta‘ālī Highest Ranking ا

79. Y�) اAl-Barr Being of Good

Relations

80. ا U�U8ابAt-Tawwāb Accepter of

repentance

81. �28-" اAl-Muntaqim Exacter of

Revenge

82. Y�* Al-‘Afū Grants Pardon ا

83. Ar-Raūf Overlooks Sins ا �Uءوف

84. B ��BF" ا

Mālikul Mulk Master of Sovereignty

85. ذو ا \�Fل

و ا oآ�ام

Zul Jālāl wal Ikrām

Owner of Majesty and Nobility

86. f#2" Al-Muqsit Most Fair ا

87. I��\ Al-Jāmi‘ He Who unites ا

88. Yh-a Al-Ghanī Most Wealthy ا

89. Yh-a" اAl-Mughnī Grantor of

Wealth

90. Iن�" اAl-Māni‘ He Who

Prohibits

91. Yر�U4 Ad-Dārr Giver of harm ا

92. IQ�U- An-Nāfi‘ Giver of benefit ا

93. An-Nūr The Illuminating ا -Y�ر

94. Al-Hādī The Guide ا �6دى

95. Iی() اAl-Badī ‘ Creator without

prior example

96. h/�) اAl-Bāqī He Who will

remain

97. Al-Wārith The Inheritor ا �ارث

98. Ar-Rashīd Most Upright ا �Uش�)

99. As-Sabūr Most Patient ا �U(�ر

[Narration of Abū Hurayrah �; at-Tirmizī, al-Hākim; Ibn Hibbān; al-Bayhaqī]

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Abū Hurayrah � narrates that Rasūlullāh � said: “Verily Allāh has 99 Names. He who memorises them will enter Jannah, Allāh is an odd number and loves odd numbers, He will also fulfil all that person’s needs.” [al-Bukhārī; Muslim, Ibn Mardawīyah]

F 6�U ��س"��اN�F* B ا >#-N و ���+B ا N�"و ذه�ب ه hء ]ن �F$ و h)F/ I��ن رA�2 اس� B ان +\*< ا

Allāhumma bi asmāikal husnā wa sifātikal ‘ulyā, asaluka an taj‘alal Qurān rabī‘a qalbī wa jalāa huznī wa zihāba hammī O Allāh! Through Your Most Beautiful Names and Most High Qualities, I ask You to make the Qurān the freshness of my heart, that which polishes away my sorrow and takes away my worry. [al-Hisn al-Hasīn]

Recite the Names of Allāh, then the above du‘ā, then the morning and evening du’ās. Those following a Shaykh should seek his instructions.

ا3%- ا+12/-al-Ism al-A‘zham: The Greatest Name

There are several views regarding al-Ism al-A‘zham: 1. There is a hidden Name amongst the 99 Names. It is al-Ism al-A‘zham [al-Hisn al-Hasīn] Whoever recites them will have his du‘ā accepted [at-Tirmizī, Hākim]. Jannah is compulsory for that person who offers du‘ā by means of these Names. It is those Names through memorising them one enters Jannah and establishes Allāh is in His Unity. Allāh loves odd numbers in this deed. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Kitābul Azkār – narration of Abū Hurayrah �]

al-Imām Mālik and al-Imām Jarīr at-Tabarī too hold this view. [Manāqib Ibn Hibbān]

2. al-Imām ash-Sha‘bī, al-Imām Abū Hanīfah, al-Imām ash-Shāfi‘ī, al-Imām at-Tahāwī, al-Imām al-Khattābī, Imāmul Haramayn, al-Imām al-Ghazālī, ash-Shaykh ‘Abdul Qādir al-Jīlānī, al-‘Allāmah ash-Shāmī and al-‘Allāmah Shabbīr Ahmad al-‘Uthmānī all believed that al-Ism al-A‘zham is the word, “Allāh.” [at-Tahāwī, Raddul Mukhtār, Fathul Mulhim, Fadāiluz Zikr of Hadrat Zakariyyā, Bīs Bare Musalmān of ‘Abdurashīd Arshad.]

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3. � � إ �� إ �U ه� ا >Yh ا 2�Y�م أ ,UF ا Alif Lām Mīm. Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa. Al-Hayyūl Qayyūm. Alif Lām Mīm. Allāh, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Maintainer of all. [Muslim, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ahmad, Dārmi, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Mājah, Ibn Hibbān, al-Bayhaqī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, A’māl Qurānī of Hakīmul Ummah, Fadāiluz Zikr of Shaykhul Hadīth, Ma‘āriful Qurān]

4. Rasūlullāh � heard someone saying: آ�امo ی� ذا ا \�Fل و اYā zal Jalāli wal Ikrām. O Owner of Majesty and Nobility. Rasūlullāh � remarked, “Your du’ā will be accepted. Ask what you will.” [Ibn Mājah, at-Tirmizī, Kanzul ‘Ummāl, Ma’āriful Hadīth – narration of Anas �]

.Yā Arhamar Rāhimīn ی� ار � ا �Uا "�� .5 O Most Merciful of those who show mercy. A narration mentions that when a specially deputed angel hears someone reciting this thrice, he says, “Ask what you will.” [Hākim, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Kanzul ‘Ummāl – narration of Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī �]

6. According to Ibrāhīm bin Adham, al-Ism al-A’zham is

.Yā Hayyu yā Qayyūm ی� Yh ی� /�Y�م

O Ever-Living, O Maintainer of all. [al-Bidāyah wan-Nihāyah]

7. The du’ā in āyah 87 of Sūratul Ambiyā –

��" �Ug � إ �� إ �U أنG س(>�نB إن�h آ-G �� ا Lā ilāha illā Anta. Subhānaka. Innī kuntu minazhālimīn. There is no god but You. You are free of all defect. Verily I have been of the worng-doers. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Hākim, Ahmad, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, az-Zahabī]

8. Āyah 163 of Sūratul Baqarah

� إ �� إ �U ه�و إ �ه[� إ �� وUا )

�� U� ا �U "�ن اWa ilāhukum ilāhuwwāhid. Lā ilāha illāhuwar Rahmānur Rahīm. Your god is One Allāh, there is no god but He, Most Merciful and Merciful to all. [Muslim, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ahmad, ad-Dāramī, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ibn Hibbān, al-Bayhaqī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, A’māl Qurānī of Hakīmul Ummah, Fadāiluz Zikr of Shaykhul Hadīth, Ma’āriful Hadīth – narration of Asmā bint Yazīd.]

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9. �U � إ �� إ ("< B ا Uنk� B kأس hإن� U�6UF B ا Bش�ی � أنG و )ك ا >-�Uن ا "-�Uن �)یI ا #U"�وات و ا kرض

ی� ذا ا \�Fل و ا oآ�ام ی� Yh ی� /�Y�م Allāhumma innī asaluka bianna lakal hamdu lā ilāha illā anta. Wahdaka lā sharīka laka. Al-Hannan al-Mannān Badī’us samāwāti wal ard. Yā Zal Jalāli wal Ikrām. Yā Hayyu Yā Quyyūm. O Allāh! I ask of You for all praise belongs to You. There is no god but You alone, You have no partner. You are Most Affectionate, Mindful in giving. You are the Creator of the heavens and earth. O Owner of Majesty and Nobility. O Ever-Living, O Maintainer of all. [Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, an-Nasāī, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Hibbān, al-Hākim, Ahmad, Ibn Abī Shaybah, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Anas bin Mālik �]

10. U�6F Bاkأس hإن� Uنk� ( � ی� � یF) و B انG ا UF, ا k ) ا �U") ا TUى � ی[� U, آ�ا أ ) و

Allāhumma Innī asaluka biannaka antallāhu al-Ahadus Samad allazī lam yalid wa lam yūlad wa lam yakullahū kufuwan ahad. O Allāh! I ask of You because You indeed are Allāh the Unique, the Independent, the one who neither begets not is begotten and there is none like unto Him. [Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Mājah, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ahmad, al-Hisn al-Hasīn

– narration of Buraydah �]

11. According to al-Imām as-Suyūtī, al-Ism al-A’zham is

�� � � ا� ا � "�ن ا#� Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. [al-Iklīl fī istinbātit Tanzīl]

12. Hadrat Mawlānā Ashraf Khān as-Sulaymānī of Peshāwar, said that according to Mawlānā Yūsuf Binnorī the following is al-Ism al-A’zham. It should be read before du’ā. Read each set thrice then the next set thrice……

� � Yā Allāh Yā Rahmān Yā Rahīm ی� ا UF, ی� ر "�ن ی� ر �

ی� Yh ی� /�Y�م � Yā Hayyu Yā Qayyūm

Yā Zal Jalāli wal Ikrām ی� ذا ا \�Fل و ا oآ�ام �

Yā Arhamar Rāhimīn ی� ار � ا �Uا "�� �[Sulūk Sulaymānī of Mawlānā Muhammad Ashraf]

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Deed for acceptance of du’ā Whoever recites the following 25-27 times daily will be included amongst those people whose du‘ās are accepted:

F h و Z"F�-�� و Z"F�-�ت و ا "#F"�� و ا "#F"�تا � uا U�6 ا k ��ء �-6� و ا k��ات

Allāhumaghfir lī wa lilmuminīna walmumināti walmuslimīna wal muslimāti, al-Ahyāu minhum wal amwāti. O Allāh! Forgive me, the male and female believers and the male and female Muslims – both the living and the dead amongst them. [at-Tabrānī, Ahmad, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Majma‘uz Zawāhid, al-Jāmi’ as-Saghīr

– narration of Abū ad-Dardā �]

Du’ā after Fajr- and Maghrib Salāh

�-8"UF� �� NF� ن>")ك ی� K�� ����ل و اآ�م �#Zول (-�و صF�ات ا �Uس�ل ا��� ا "-�$�ة ا "2(�ل �� /���ت

�F�, �� اF8K� ا �>�Q*&2(�ل و ان ص�ل(G ا �وع �� ا �)U��ر و ا �U ن#� B �"� س-�2ل و �-�U ا #ZYال و �-B ا 2(�لy

Nahmaduka yā khayra mamūlin wa akrama mas-ūlin ‘alā mā ‘allamtanā minal munājātil maqbūl min qurubātin ‘indallāhi wa salawātir Rasūl, fasalli ‘alayhi makhtalafad dabūr wal qabūl wansha‘abatil furū‘ minal usūl, thumma nas-aluka bimā sanaqūlu wa minnās suāl wa minkal qabūl. We praise You, O Best Being to place hope in and Noblest One who is asked. We praise You for the accepted communion You have taught us to gain closeness to Allāh and the salutations upon the Rasūl. So salutations be upon him for as long as times change and branches spread from their origins. We then ask You what we shall say. From us is the petition from You is the acceptance. [Munājāt Qabūl of Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī]

� Recite 7 times:

Nا$�ن U�6F �� ا -�Uرا Allāhumma ajirnī minannār O Allāh, save me from the Fire! [Ibn Mājah, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, al-Mishkāt, Zādul Ma‘ād – narration of Ibn Hārith at-Tamīmī �]

� The following is tried and tested to be effective against calamities. It is also a proven remedy against the effects of evil eye and magic. Recite 3 times:

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ا TUى � یI� Y�4 اس", شhء hQ ا �رض و � hQ ا #U"�ء �#� ا� � و ه� �F* ا #"U�I ا

Bismillāhillazī lā yadurru ma ‘asmihi shayun fil ardi wa lā fissamā, wa huwas Samī‘ul ‘Alīm. In the name of Allāh, with His Name nothing in the heavens or the earth can harm [the reciter]. He is the All-Hearing, All Seeing. [al-Bukhārī, at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, An-Nāsāī, Ahmad, Ibn Hibbān, al-Hākim, Ibn Abī Shaybah, al-Adab al-Mufrad, Abī Ya‘lā, al-Kalim at-Tayyīb, Zādul Ma‘ād, Kitābul Azkār, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of ‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān�]

� For protection against every harmful thing, especially snakes and scorpions, recite thrice:

ا �U��U8ت �� ش�� �� FK; ا��[F"�ت ا ��ذ A‘ūzu bikalimātillāhit tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq I seek the protection of Allāh’s complete words against the evil He created. [Muslim, at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, ad-Dāramī, Ahmad, Ibn Mājah, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ibnus Sunnī, Ibn Hibān, al-Hākim, al-Mishkāt, Kitābul Azkār, Zadul Ma‘ād, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Khawlah bint Hakīm]

� Allāh will reward the one who recites the following thrice so much that he will be pleased:

G�}� ���رض�ن( � ر�}� و �� �س�Fم دی-� و �">"U) رس� Radītu billāhi rabban, wa bil Islāmi dīnan, wa bi Muhammadin Rasūlan Nabīyan I am pleased with Allāh as my Rabb, with Islām as my Dīn and with Muhammad � as Rasūl and Nabī. [at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, Ahmad, Hākim, Ibn Hibbān, al-Bayhaqī, Ibnus

Sunnī – narration of Ubayy bin Ka’b � and Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī �]

� The following is a tried and tested remedy for repayment of debt and curing laziness, cowardice, sorrow and worry. Recite thrice:

�� B� �ذ�� ان�h ا6F 6�� و ا >]ن و ا��ذ B� �� ا *\] و ا [#< و ا ا �� B� ذ��< و ا��ذ Fu �� B�(| ا )Uی� و /6� ا ��$�لا ) ا \(� و ا

Allāhumma innī a‘ūzu bika minal hammi wal huzni. Wa a‘ūzu bika minal ‘ajzi wal kasli. Wa a‘ūzu bika minal jubni wal bukhli. Wa a‘ūzu bika min ghalabatid dayn wa qahrir rijāl O Allāh! I seek Your protection against worry and sorrow. I seek Your protection against helplessness and laziness. I seek Your protection against cowardice and miserliness. I seek Your protection against being overwhelmed by debt and being overpowered by men. [Ibn Abī Shaybah, al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, at-Tabrānī, al-Bayhaqī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Abū Sa‘id al-Khudrī � and Anas �]

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� Allāh will suffice for all affairs of the world and hereafter. In addition, Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī Thanwī advices in A‘māl Qurānī it is highly effective for diseases of the bones and joints. Recite seven times:

h)# ه� ا� �U �. V ا �� ا�g* �F�, +�آGFU و ه� ربY ا *�ش ا Hasbiyallāhu lā ilāha illa hū, ‘Alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul ‘arshil ‘azhīm Allāh is sufficient for me there is no god but He. Upon Him do I rely and He is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne. [Abū Dāwūd, Ibnus Sunnī, Kanzul ‘Ummāl, Zadul Ma‘ād, Kitābul Azkār – narration of Abud Dardā �]

� The narration states that recitation of the following du‘ā thrice provides protection against four afflictions until death – leprosy, insanity, blindness and paralysis. In addition Hakīmul Ummah noted that it protects against ear, nose and throat ailments.

��� ل و U�/ Vة اUVو �>")� و V � ا�س(>�ن Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi wa lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh Pure is Allāh with His praises! There is no ability to avoid evil and no power to do good except through Allāh. [Ahmad, at-Tabrānī, Ibnus Sunnī, Kanzul ‘Ummāl, Majma‘uz Zawāid, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of Ummul Muminīn Juwayrīyah and ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās �]

� Recite thrice for safety of limbs and organs. It is especially proven to help sight.

F ��hQ N-Q �)نNا U�و ��NQ N-Q س"*N و ��NQ N-Q ���ى 6 Gان �U V ا �� ا

Allāhumma ‘āfinī fī badanī wa ‘āfinī fī sam‘ī wa ‘āfinī fī basarī. Lā ilāha illā anta O Allāh! Give me ease in my body, give me ease in my hearing and give me ease in my sight. There is no god but You. [Abū Dawūd, an-Nasāī, Ibnus Sunnī, Ahmad, at-Tirmizī, Kitābul Azkār – narration of ‘Abdurrahmān bin Abī Bakarah �]

� For protection against disbelief, poverty (all forms of need) and punishment of the grave, recite thrice:

F �Tاب ا 2(� ا �� B� �ذ�2� و ا � و ا ] 6�U ان�N ا��ذ B� �� ا Gان �U V ا �� ا

Allāhumma innī a‘ūzu bika minal kufri wal faqri wa a‘ūzu bika min ‘azābil qabri. La ilāha illā anta O Allāh! Verily I seek Your protection against disbelief and poverty. I seek Your protection against the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You.

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[Ibn Abī Shaybah, ‘Abdurrazzāq, Ahmad, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Abī Hātim, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ibnus Sunnī, Hākim, al-Bazzār, at-Tabarī, al-Bayhaqī, at-Tahāwī, Adabul Mufrad, Ibn Hibbān – narration of Abū Bakr � and Ibn Abī Bakarah �]

� Recite “Sayyidul Istighfār” or the Chief of Seeking Forgiveness once. If the reciter dies that day or night he will enter Jannah.

F �6)ك و . 6�U انG ر��V N ا �� ا �U انGا NF�N-82FK و ان� �()ك و ان� G*%8ك �� اس(��UhF . ش�� �� ص-*Gا��ذ B� �� . و B8"*-� B ا��ء

Gان �U � ا YTن�ب ا aی V ,U�نQ N �u�Q N)نT� و ا��ء Allāhumma, anta Rabbī, lā ilāha illā anta. Khalaqtanī wa ana ‘abduka wa ana ‘alā ‘ahdika wa wa‘ dika mastata‘tu. Abūu laka bini‘matika ‘alayya wa abūu bizambī, faghfir lī, fa innahu lā yaghfiruz zunūba illā anta O Allāh! You are my Rabb, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your slave and am upon Your pledge and promise as far as I am able to. I seek Your protection from the evil I have done. I confess Your bounty upon me and I confess my sin. So Forgive me for there is none to forgive sins except You. [al-Bukhārī, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Ibnus Sunnī, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Hibbān, Ibn Mājah, al-Bayhaqī, Ibn Abid Dunyā, al-Mishkāt, Kitābul Azkār, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of Shaddād bin Aws �, Jābir � and ‘Abdullāh bin Buraydah � ]

� The following du‘ā is effective for gaining the blessings and being saved from the evils of that day. Recite once after Fajr:

BF" "�� �اص(>-� و اص(� ا �* .رب� ا +, و ه)ا��اس� K B�� هTا ا ��م 8Q>, و ن��� و ن�ر� و ��آ

و ا��ذ B� �� ش�� �� Q�, و ش�� �� �*)� Asbahnā wa asbahal mulku lillāhi rabbil ‘ālamīn. Asaluka khayra hāzal yawm, fathahu wa nasrahu wa nūrahu wa barakātahu wa hadāhu. Wa a‘ūzu bika min sharri mā fīhi wa sharri mā ba‘dahu We enter the morning and the kingdom of Allāh enters the morning belonging to Allāh, the Rabb of all the worlds. I ask You the goodness of this morning, its victory, help, light, blessings and guidance. I seek Your protection against the evil in it and the evil after it. Recite the following version once after Maghrib:

BF" "�� �ا�#�-� و ا�#N ا �* .رب� ا +�6 و ه)اه��اس� K B�� هT� ا UF�8Q |F>�6 و ن��ه� و ن�ره� و ��آ

و ا��ذ B� �� ش�� �� Q��6 و ش�� �� �*)ه� Amsaynā wa amsal mulku lillāhi rabbil ‘ālamīn. Asaluka khayra hāzihil laylah fathahā wa nasrahā wa nūrahā wa barakātahā wa hadāhā. Wa a‘ūzu bika min sharri mā fīhā wa sharri mā ba‘dahā

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We enter the evening and the kingdom of Allāh enters the evening belonging to Allāh, the Rabb of all the worlds. I ask You the goodness of this night, its victory, help, light, blessings and guidance. I seek Your protection against the evil in it and the evil after it. [Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Kitābul Azkār – narration of Ubayy bin Mālik al-Ash‘arī �]

� Talq bin Habīb narrates that an entire area of houses were burnt, but because of this du‘ā against calamity, the house of Abud Dardā � was untouched.

F 6�U انG ر��V N ا �� ا �U انGا .��F�B +�آGFU و ه� ربY ا *�ش ا [�ی .� ی[� � ی&� �� UF, ا *�hF . �� ش�ء ا UF, آ�ن و �� �U و V �ل و U�/ Vة ا

��g* �NF آ<� شhء /)ی� و انU ا UF, /) ا. ا ,UF � انU اF� �ط �[<� شhء ا�"F� .Nان� U�6F # ا N و �� ش�� آ<� دا�U| انTKA G ا��ذ B� �� ش�� ن

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Allāhummā anta Rabbī lā ilāha illā anta. ‘alayka tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul ‘Arshil Karīm. Māshāallāhu kānā wa mā lam yasha lam yakun. Wa lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhil ‘Alīyil ‘Azhīm. A‘lamu annallāha ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr wa annallāha qad ahāta bikulli shayin ‘ilman. Allāhumma inni a‘ūzu bika min sharri nafsī wa min sharri kulli dābbatin anta ākhizun bināsiyatihā. Inna Rabbī ‘alā sirātim mustaqīm O Allāh! You are my Rabb, there is no god but You. Upon You do I rely and You are the Lord of the Noble Throne. What Allāh wills will be and what He does not will, will never be. There is no ability avoid evil and no power to do good except through Allāh, Most High, Most Mighty. I know that Allāh has power over everything and that Allāh’s encompasses everything in His knowledge. O Allāh, I seek Your protection from the evil of my self and the evil of every beast which You seize at the forelock. Verily my Rabb is upon the Straight Path. [Abū Dāwūd, Ibnus Sunnī, Kanzul ‘Ummāl, Majma‘ul Jawāmi‘

– narration of Abud Dardā �]

� Recite once after Fajr for fulfilment of the right of gratitude for all the day’s bounties:

F 6�U �� اصN� �) �� ن*"B8 او �� B-"Q B2FK �� ( و )ك V ش�یB ا BFQ B ا >") و B ا�]Y&

Allāhumma mā asbaha bī min ni‘matin aw biahadin min khalqika fa minka wahdaka, lā sharīka laka, falakal hamdu wa lakash shukr O Allāh! Every bounty upon me or any of Your creation this morning is indeed from You alone. You have no partner. All praise and thanks be to You. Recite once after Maghrib for fulfilment of the right of gratitude for all the night’s bounties:

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F 6�U �� ا�#N� N �� ن*"B8 او �� ) �� B-"Q B2FK و )ك V ش�یB ا BFQ B ا >") و �]Y& B ا

Allāhumma mā amsā bī min ni‘matin aw biahadin min khalqika fminka wahdaka, lā sharīka laka, falakal hamdu wa lakash shukr O Allāh! Every bounty upon me or any of Your creation this evening is indeed from You alone. You have no partner. All praise and thanks be to You. [Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ibn Hibbān, al-Mishkāt, Kitābul Azkār, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of ‘Abdullāh bin Ghannām al-Bayādī �]

� The following du‘ā of Anas � is for protection of life, wealth, family etc. It has also been noted to protect against tyrants and oppressive governments. After completing it (including Sūratul Ikhlās, with the Basmalah) blow in front of you. Thereafter blow behind, then to the right, then to the left, then above then down. Before each blowing first recite Sūratul Ikhlās, with the Basmalah.

� ا�اآ(� �#� ا�اآ(� ا�اآ(� ا�#� N-و دی N# �NF ا� �NF ن �#� N �NF آ<U شhء ا�%�نN ر��N ا�اهNF و �� . � ا��#

ا TUى V یI� Y�4 ا� �#�. رب� ا �رض و ا #U"�ء ا��#� . K��ا �س"�ء��F* �NF ا��#� . اس", ا )Uاء و ه� ا #"U�I ا G<88Qا�ا ,�F�+�آGFU و

��ك �� K��ك ا TUى V یZ+�, . ر��V N اش�ك �, ا )اا� ا� . � B اس����ذك و . �]U $�رك و $<y U-�ءك و V ا �� ا �U انu .G��ك NQ N-F*$ا

�$�ارك �� آ<� س�ء و ��$U� 6�U ان�N اس8\��ك �� . � ا &U�%�ن اUF اG2FK ءhآ<� ش ."$ B� و ا 8�سU�6-� �*� .�(/و اU� ی)ي�م �........

Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar. Bismillāhi ‘alā nafsī wa Dīnī. Bismillāhi ‘alā ahlī wa mālī. Bismillāhi ‘alā kulli shayin a‘tānī Rabbī. Bismillāhi khayril asmāi. Bismillāhillazī lā yadurru ma‘asmihid dāu wa Huwas samī‘ul ‘alīm. Bismillāhiftatahtu ‘alallāhi wa ‘alayhi tawakkaltu. Allāh, Allāhu Rabbī. Lā ushriku bihi ahadan. Asaluka bikhayrika min khayrikallazī lā yūtīhi ghayruka. ‘azza jāruka wa jalla thanāuka. Wa lā ilāha illā anta. Ij‘alnī fī ‘ayāzika wa jawārika min kulli sūin wa minash Shaytānir Rajīm. Allāhumma innī astajīruka min kulli shayin khalaqta. Wa ahtarisu bika jamī‘an minhunna. Wa uqaddimu bayna yadayya….. Allāh is the greatest. Allāh is the greatest. Allāhu is the greatest. With theName of Allāh upon my life and Dīn. With the Name of Allāh upon my family and wealth. With the Name of Allāh upon everything my Rabb gave me. With the Name of Allāh, the best of all names. With the Name of Allāh, Lord of the earth and sky. With the Name of Allāh, with Whose Name disease cannot harm. He is all-hearing, all-knowing. With the Name of Allāh I begin with Allāh. Upon Him do I rely. Allāh, Allāh is my Rabb. I do not associate any partner unto

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Him. I ask You through Your Goodness from that good which none besides You can give. How honourable to be Your neighbour. How majestic is Your praise. There is no god but You. Place me in Your protection and neighbourhood away from every evil and the accursed Devil. O Allāh I seek Your salvation from everything You created. I seek Your security against them all. I place before me…. (Sūratul Ikhlās)… [Ibn Sa‘d, Ibn ‘Asākir, Kanzul ‘Ummāl, Jam‘ul Jawāmi‘ - narration of ‘Abdullāh bin Abān ath-Thaqafī]

� Recite Sūratul Falaq including Basmalah thrice. � Recite Sūratun Nās including Basmalah thrice. Experience shows it protects against magic and plots. [at-Tirmizī, al-Mishkāt – narration of al-‘Abbās �]

It is experienced that al-Falaq protects against external evils and an-Nās against internal evils such as waswasah and promptings of the nafs. [Sahīh al-Jāmi‘, Muslim, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Ma‘āriful Hadīth]

� 70,000 Malāikah seek forgiveness for the reciter and if he dies that day he dies shahīd. Recite once:

� ��ا��ذ ��$U� � �� ا &U�%�ن ا�F* � ��ا��ذ �. ا #"U�I ا�F* ا #"U�I ا��$U� � ��ا��ذ �. �� ا &U�%�ن ا�$U� � �� ا &U�%�ن ا�F* .ا #"U�I ا

� ا a�J و ا &�6Uدة. ا TUى V ا �� ا �U ه� ا�ه� ��ه� ا �U "�ن . �� U� ا "BF ا Y(2وس ا #�FUم ا "Z�� . ا� ا TUى V ا �� ا �U ه� ه�. ا

�"�6" �"�U ی&�آ�ن ا� س(>�ن. ا "8[(�� ا *]ی] ا \(�Uر ا . ; ا (�رئ ا "���ر , ا �س"�ء ا >#-N ا�ه� � .ا

�. ی#(�� , �� NQ ا #U"�وت و ا �رض �]< و ه� ا *]ی] ا A‘ ūzu billāhis Samī‘il ‘Alīm minash Shatānir rajīm. A‘ūzu billāhis Samī‘il ‘Alīm minash Shatānir rajīm. A‘ūzu billāhis Samī‘il ‘Alīm minash Shatānir rajīm. Huwallāhullazī lā ilāha illā huwa. ‘Ālimul ghaybi wash shahādah, huwar Rahmānur Rahīm. Huwallāhullazī lā ilāha illā huwa. Al-Malikul Quddūs Salāmul Muminul Muhayminul ‘Azīzul Jabbārul Mutakabbir. Subhnānallāhi ‘ammā yushrikūn. Huwallāhul Khāliqul Bāriul Musawwiru lahul asmāul husnā. Yusabbihu lahu mā fis samāwāti wal ard. Wa huwal ‘Azīzul Hakīm. I seek the protection of Allāh, the All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed Shaytān. I seek the protection of Allāh, the All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed Shaytān. I seek the protection of Allāh, the All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed Shaytān. He is Allāh besides Whom there is no other god. The Knower of the unseen and the seen, He is Most Merciful and Merciful unto all. He is Allāh besides Whom there is no other god, the King, the Holy, the Giver of

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peace, the Giver of security, the Overseer of all, the Dominant over all, the Prevailing over all, the Self-Glorious. Pure is Allāh from that which they associate with Him! He is Allāh, the Creator, The Creator of life, the Fashioner of shapes. To Him belongs the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and earth declare his purity. He is the possessor of all honour and wisdom. [at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tabrānī, Ibnus Sunnī, Hākim, an-Nasāī, Ad-Dārشmī, Ibn Mājah, Ahmad, al-Mishkāt – narration of Ma‘qal bin Yassār �]

� Reciting the following once, compensates for the reward lost for the wird or daily recitations missed that day.

�� +"#�ن و �� +�(>�ن و , ا >") NQ ا #U"�وات و ا�Q#(>�ن �ج . ا �رض و �&�}� و U�6g+ ��ون �ج ا >Uh �� ا "��G و ی ی

�h< �$�ن. ا "��G �� ا + B و ی>�N ا �رض �*) ��+�6 و آTا Fasubhānallāhi hīna tumsūna wa hīna tusbihūn. Wa lahul hamdu fis samāwāti wal ardi wa ‘ashīyaw wa hīna tuzh-hirūn. Yukhrijul hayya minal mayyiti wa yukhrijul mayyita minal hayyi wa yuhyil arda ba‘da mawtihā. Wa kazālika tukhrajūn Declare the purity and glory of Allāh when you enter evening and when you enter morning. All praise belongs to Him in the heavens and earth, and in the late afternoon and when you pass midday. He brings the living from the dead and the dead from the living. He brings the earth to life after its death and similarly you will be brought out. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, an-Nasāī, Ibnus Sunnī – narration of ‘Abdullāh bin al-‘Abbās �]

� Recite thrice. According to the narration of Ummul Muminīn Juwayrīyah, the reciter receives more reward than the one who had engaged all day in zikr.

#, ا�س(>�ن و �>")� �)د 2FK, و رضN ن ,+�"F�ش, و �)اد آ�و زن|

Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi, ‘adada khalqihi wa ridā nafsihi wa zinata ‘arshihi wa midāda kalimātihi Pure is Allāh with His praise to the number of His creation to the extent of His Pleasure, to the weight of His Throne, to the ink of His Words. [Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, al-Bayhaqī, Hākim, Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Ma‘āriful Hadīth, Fadāiluz Zikr]

� Recite ten times. Allāh appoints an angel who repels Shaytān.

� ��ا��ذ ��$U� �� ا &U�%�ن ا A ‘ūzu billāhi minash Shaytānir Rajīm I seek Allāh’s protection against the accursed Shaytān

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[Abū Ya‘lā, Ibn Tūlūn, Majma‘uz Zawāid, Kitābul Azkār, al-Kalim at-Tayyib, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Anas �]

� Recite once. Experience shows that it provides protection whilst travelling.

;U /)ر� و ا �رض $"�*� /(84, ی�م ا 2���|ا� و �� /)روا �"�U ی&�آ�ن N و ا #U"�وات �%�ی�Uت ��"�-, س(>�ن, و +*�

Wa mā qadarullāha haqqa qadrihi wal ardu jamī‘an qabdatuhu yawmal qiyāmati was samāwātu matwīyātum biyamīnih. Subhānahu wa ta‘ālā ‘ammā yushrikūn. They have not acknowledged the power of Allāh as is the right of His power. All of the earth is in His grip the Day of Resurrection and the heavens folded in His Right Hand. Pure and High is He from what they associate with Him. [Ibn Abī Shaybah, Rūhul Ma‘ānī – narration of Husayn �]

��ات A �; NQ���و +U)2< ه�ذ �U( -� و ا��6U+-� و اK�ان-� و اK�ا+-� و � ا-� و اص)/��ازوا$-� و او �دن� و �-�+-� و ا/��� -� ءن� و اس�+T+-� و �&��

��"F#" و "� اوص�ن� و اس8�ص�ن� و \"�I ا "Z�-�� و ا "Z�-�ت و ا �� و ا Kl�ی� و ا "#F"�ت �� ا \-U| وU�و .ا -�Uس �� ا

U>و ص ��] �NF س��) ا ,UF F�/�ت ص�Fة +#(; ا �aیGا " . -�ت و اآ�م ا �A��A ���A ��B8" �� � ی� ار � ا �Uا "��

Wa taqabbal hāzihid da‘awāt fī haqqi ābāinā wa ummahātinā wa ikhwāninā wa azwājinā wa awlādinā wa banātinā wa aqribāinā wa asātizatinā wa mashāikhanā wa asdiqāinā wa liman awsānā wastawsānā wa lijamī‘il muminīn wal mumināt wal muslimīn wal muslimāt minal jinnati wannāsi minal awwalīn wal ākhirīn. Wa sallallāhu ‘alā Sayyidil kāināt wa akramil makhlūqāt, salātan tasbiqul ghāyāt. Āmīn Āmīn Āmin. Birahmatika yā arhamar Rāhimīn. Accept these du‘ās in the right of our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, sons, daughters, relatives, teachers, spiritual instructors, friends, those who requested our du‘ā, our well-wishers and all male and female believers and male and female Muslims including Jinn and Mankind, from the first to the last generations. O Allāh, convey salutations upon the chief of all existences, the noblest of creation, salutations overtaking the outmost degree. Accept, acceحt, accept through Your mercy O Most Merciful of those who show mercy. [Munājāt Maqbūl of Mawlānā Thānwī]

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Rasūlullāh � has taught us to recite Āmīn after du‘ā. [al-Bukhārī,

Muslim]. Āmīn means, “O Allāh, accept my Du‘ā.” Rasūlullāh � said that saying, “Āmīn,” is a seal for the acceptance of du‘ā. [Abū

Dāwūd]Umm Salamah reports that the Malāikah recite Āmīn on the Du‘ā of a Mumin. By virtue of their Āmīn, the du‘ā will be accepted. Both the reciter and hearer of the du‘ā should say Āmīn.[Ibn Abī Shaybah, Abū Dāwūd, Al-Kharāyatī, Ibn Abīd-Dunyā – narration of Abud Dardā �, Ummud Dardā and Abū Hurayrah �]

Masnūn Du‘ās after Salāh

� Recite once for forgiveness of sins, and protection against calamities until the next Salāh:

� a8ا� اس � a8ا�اس � a8ا� اس. F 6�U انG ا #�Uم و �-B ا #�Uم +(�رآG ی� ذا ا \�Fل و ا �آ�ام ا

Astaghfirullāh. Astaghfirullāh. Astaghfirullāh. Allāhumma antas salām. Wa minkas salām. Tabārakta yā zal jalāli wal ikrām O Allāh I seek Your forgiveness. O Allāh I seek Your forgiveness. O Allāh I seek Your forgiveness. O Allāh, You are peace and from You is peace. Most blessed are You O One of majesty and nobility. [Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, al-Mishkāt, Ibn Mājah, at-Tabrānī, Ibnus Sunnī, Kitābul Azkār, Zādul Ma‘ād, al-Hisn al-Hasīn - narration of Thawbān �]

� To be in the neighbourhood of Rasūlullāh � in Jannah, recite once:

F �NF ذآ�ك و ش[�ك و #� �(�د+Bا N�-�6�U ا Allāhumma a‘innī ‘alā zikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibādatik O Allāh! Help me in remembering You; in being grateful unto You; and worshipping You in a beautiful manner. [Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ahmad, Ibn Hibbān, Hākim, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibnus Sunnī, az-Zahabī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Mu‘āz bin Jabal �]

� Recite once. One’s every deed and state (standing, sitting, sleeping, arising, dying etc) will all be for Allāh’s sake.

G*-� �" h%*� V و G�%� "� ا I��ن V U�6F ا Y(\ I ذا ا \)� �-B ا و V ی-

Allāhumma lā māni‘a limā a‘tayta. Wa lā mu‘tiya limā mana‘ta. Wa lā yanfa‘u zal jaddi minkal jadd O Allāh! None can prevent that which You give. None can give that which You prevent. No status and lineage can benefit the one of status and lineage against You. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, at-Tirmizī, al-Mishkāt, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ahmad, Ibnus Sunnī, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Khuzamah, Bazzār, Kitābul Azkār – narration of al-Mughīrah bin Shu bah �]

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� Recite once. Proven to save from every grief and worry until the next Salāh.

F 6�U و ا >]نا �-�N ا Jاذه �6 Allāhumma azhib ‘annnil hamma wal huzna O Allāh! Remove worry and grief from me. [Bazzār, at-Tabrānī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Anas �]

� Recite once.

F �F"� ن�Q*� و �"�FU)28� �F و رز/� m��(�ا B 6�U ان�N اس� Allāhumma innī asaluka ‘ilman nāfi‘an wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan wa rizqan tayyiban O Allāh! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, accepted deeds and pure sustenance. [Ibn Mājah, Abū Ya‘lā, at-Tabrānī, Ibnus Sunnī, Kitābul Azkār – narration of Umm Salamah]

� Recite once to gain Allāh’s special closeness.

j�a8اس B8" �� �مY�/ ی� Yh ی� . ,�Fآ Nش�ن N �Fاص N-�� |Q�m N# و N-F]+ V ا N ن

Yā Hayyu yā Qayyūm, birahmatika astaghīth. Aslih lī sha-nī kullihi wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī tarfata ‘aynī O Ever-Living! O Maintainer of all! Through Your mercy I seek help. Rectify all my affairs for me and do not entrust me to myself for the the duration of the blinking of an eye. [at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Bazzār, Hākim, al-Bayhaqī, al-Kharāitī, at-Tabrānī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Anas �]

1. Recite once for protection against poverty and need.

F �< ��< و ��[��6�U ا �هN و ا �� ا��اه�� و اس>�ق و ی*2�ب و ا �� $(�ا و اس�اQ�< اس� B ان +\8#�J د��+Q N�ن� ��%4�

JنT� N�ن�Q B8" �� N- و +*�"-NQ N دی-Q N�ن�NF8)� N و +-� �]#"8� N�ن�Q �2 �-�N ا N و +-

Allāhumma, ilāhī wa ilāha Ibrāhīmā wa Ishāqa wa Ya‘qūba wa ilāha Jibraīla wa Mīkāīla wa Isrāfīla, as-aluka an tastajība da‘watī fa-ana mudtarrun wa ta‘simanī fī dīnī fa-innī mubtalā wa tanālanī birahmatika fa-innī muznibun wa tanfiya ‘annīl faqra fa-innī mutamaskin O Allāh! God of Ibrāhīm, Ishāq and Ya‘qūb! God of Jibraīl, Mikāīl and Isrāfīl. I ask You to accept my call for I am helpless. Protect me in my dīn for I am afflicted. Give me through Your mercy for I am a sinner. Remove poverty from me for I am destitute. [Ibn Mardawīyah, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ibn Najjār, Ibnus Sunnī, Ibn ‘Asākir, ad-Daylamī, Abush Shaykh, Kanzul ‘Ummāl – narration of Anas �]

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2. Tried and tested during personal afflictions and that of the Ummah. Recite once. Qunūtun Nāzilah may be recited before the Rukū‘ in the final rak‘ah of a loud Salāh. Mawlānā Thānwī would also recite it after every fard Salāh, that the enemy might not perceive this to be a sign of weakness. [Malfūzhāt Hakīmul Ummah]

F � U�G و 6�U ا+ �"�Q �-U ��Q�G و +� �"�Q �-Q��اه)ن� Q�"� ه)یG و 2+ BU�نQ G�4/ �� Uو /-� ش� G�%�N4 و V یN42 ��رك -� Q�"� ا

��دیG و V یTلY �� و�F�B و ا �� Y[*ی V ,Uن �� NF� ("< ا �BFQ G اB� �ك و ن8�ب ا a8#ن G�4/

Allāhummahdinā fīman hadayta. Wa ‘āfinā fīman ‘āfayta. Wa tawallanā fīman tawallayta. Wa bāraik lanā fīman a‘tayta. Wa qinā sharra mā qadayta. Finnaka taqdī wa lā uqdā ‘alayka. Wa innahu lā ya‘izzu man ‘ādayta. Wa lā yazillu man wālayta. Falakal hamdu ‘alā mā qadayta. Nastaghfiruka wa natūbu ilayka. O Allāh! Make us guided amongst those whom You have guided. Grant us ease amongst those You have granted ease. Grant us Your friendship and help amongst those whom You have befriended and helped. Bless our belongings amongst those whom You have given. Save us from the harms of Your decree. For verily You decree and none can decree against You. Verily none can gain honour and victory who is Your enemy. The one who is Your friend cannot be humiliated. Praise be to You in what You have decreed. We seek Your forgiveness and return in repentance unto You. [Ibn Mājah, an-Nasāī, at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, al-Bayhaqī, ad-Dārmī, Ahmad, at-Tabrānī – narration of al-Hasan �]

3. Recite the entire Sūratul Fātihah, Āyatul Kursī and the āyāt below once. Whoever recites these after every Salāh, Allāh will forgive all his sins, grant him a great place in Jannah called, “Hazhīrayul Quds,” shower him in His mercy seventy times and filfill seventy of his needs, the least of which is forgiveness. In addition, the āyah Shahidallāh… is a proven remedy for ailments of the joints. [A‘māl Qurānī of Mawlānā Thānwī]

f#2ش6) ا� انV ,U اV� ا �U ه�و �� �"��/ �F* ا "�F�[| و ا �ا ا ��]< V ا �� ا �U ه� ا *]ی] ا

Shahidallāhu annahu lā ilāha illā huwa wal malāikatu wa ulul ‘ilm qāimam bil qist. Lā ilāha illā huwal ‘Azīzul Hakīm. Allāh bears witness that there is no god but He and the Malāikah and those of knowledge [also testify] that there is no god but He, Most Honourable, Most Wise.

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F B ا "N+Z+ BF ا "BF �� +&�ء و +-]ع ا "BF /< ا�� U�6�U"ء�&+ � �NF آ<� شhء /)ی� و +*]Y �� +&�ء و BUان �� . +TلY �� +&�ء ��)ك ا

G��" �ج ا >Uh �� ا � ا UF�NQ > ا -�6Uر و +� � ا -�6Uر NQ ا UF�< و +�+��a� و +�زق �� +&�ء �h< �ج ا "��G �� ا #�ب و +

Qulillāhumma Mālikal mulki tu-til mulka mimman tashāu wa tanzi‘ul mulka man tashāu wa tu‘izzu man tashāu wa tuzillu man tashāu, biyadikal khayr, innaka ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr. Tūlijul layla fin nahār wa tūlijun nahāra fillayli wa tukhrijul hayya minal mayyiti wa tukhrijul mayyita minal hayyi. Wa tarzuqu man tashāu bighayri hisāb. Say: O Allāh! Master of Sovereignty! You grant sovereignty to who You desire and remove sovereignty from whom You desire. You honour whom You desire to and disgrace whom You desire to. In Your hands is all good. Verily You have power over all things. You make night enter into day and the day enter into night. You take the living from the dead and the dead from the living. You grant sustenance to whom You will without measure. [Musnad al-Hārith, Tafsīr al-Baghawī, Tafsīr al-Bahr al-Madīd of Ibn ‘Ajībah - narration of ‘Alī � and ‘Amr bin al-‘Ās �]

� Whoever recites the following will have his sins forgiven even if they are as numerous as the foam on the ocean.

33 times ا�س(>�ن Subhānallāh Pure is Allāh

33 times ("< Alhamdulillāh All Praise belongs to Allāh ا�ا

33 times �اآ(� ا Allāhu Akbar Allāh is the greatest

*Once �U , اV� ا �� ا Bش�ی V �( و. , ا >") و ه� �NF آ<� شhء /)ی� , ا "BF و

Lā ilāha illallāhu wahdahu lā sharīka lahu. Lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr There is no god but Allāh alone Who has no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He has power over all things. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of Abū Hurayrah �]

* Recite the Fourth Kalimah 10 times after each Salāh for ten rewards, forgiveness of ten sins and rising of ten ranks. [Kitābul Azkār, Fadāiluz Zikr]

For the ease of beginners on the spiritual path, my father advises, 33 times Subhānallāh, 33 times Alhamdulillāh, 34 times Allāhu Akbar, thrice Salāt ‘alān Nabī, thrice istighfār, thrice Kalimah Tayyibah and once Āyatul Kursī. *For Reciting the fourth Kalimah once in the market one receives 10,000 rewards, one’s rank is raised by 10,000 and Allāh prepares a magnificent palace in Jannah. [at-Tirmizī, Ahmad, Ibn Mājah, Hākim, Ibnus Sunnī – narration of ‘Umar �]

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Masnūn Qurānic passages after Salāh Recite Sūrah Yāsīn after Fajr. Rasūlullāh � has said: � “Yāsīn is the heart of the Qurān. Whoever reads it for Allāh and the Ākhirah is forgiven.” [an-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, Abū Dāwūd, al-Bayhaqī, ad-Dāramī, Ibn Mardawīyah – narration of Anas � and Ma‘qal �]

� He who recites Yāsīn once receives the reward of reciting the Qurān ten times. [at-Tirmizī, ad-Dāramī, al-Bayhaqī – narration of Anas � and Abū Hurayrah �]

� He who recites Yāsīn every night, dies as a shahīd. [at-Tabrānī, Ibn Mardawīyah - narration of Anas �]

� He who recites it at the beginning of the day will have his needs fulfilled and if he offers du‘ā it will be accepted. [ad-Dāramī – narration of ‘Atā bin Abī Ribāh]

� Whoever reads it in the morning will have all his tasks eased until night. Whoever reads it in the evening will have all his tasks eased until morning. [ad-Dāramī – narration of Ibn ‘Abbās �]

� If the reciter is in fear he will find safety, if he is sick he will be cured, if he is hungry he will be satiated. [Musnad Hārith bin Usāmah, al-Bayhaqī, Fadāilul Qurān – narration of Abū Qilābah]

After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

� �F�6ر صU- 6�U ا$*< اوUل ه�ذا اF . و اوس%, �FQ � و KA�� ن\� �ارب� اس� K B�NQ �� � . اس� K B�� ا )Yن�� و ا Kl�ة ی� ار � ا �Uا "��

�(*� �� ��K �م و� ه�ذا اAllāhummaj‘al awwala hāzan nahāra salāhan wa awsatahu falāhan wa ākhirahu najāhan. As-aluka khayrad dunyā wal ākhirati yā Arhamar Rāhimīn. Rabbi as-aluka khayra mā fī hāzal yawmi wa khayra mā ba‘dahu O Allāh! Make the beginning of this day piety, its middle salvation and its end success. I ask You the goodness of this world and the Ākhirah O Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

Recite Sūratul Fath after Zhur Rasūlullāh � has said: � Sūratul Fath is more beloved to more than all things the sun has shone upon. [al-Bukhārī, an-Nasāī, at-Tirmizī – narration of ‘Umar �]

� Tonight such a Sūrah [al-Fath] was revealed to me which is better than everything of the world. [al-Bukhārī]

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According to Abū Bakr �, when Rasūlullāh � departed from Makkah, he recited the small part of the Sūrah which had been revealed till then. This Sūrah protects against hateful and jealous people. It causes domination against all enemies. [Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī]

After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

F �UhF و ا�[� N و V ا ��-+ V و Nو ان��ن UhF� �*+ V و ���6�U ا UhF� Na� �� NF� Nو ان��ن N �UhF و اه)نN و ی#�� ا 6)ى �]"+

Allāhumma a‘inni wa lā tu‘in ‘alayya wansurnī wa lā tansur ‘alayya wamkur lī wa lā tamkur ‘alayya wahdinī wa yassiril hudā lī wansurnī ‘alā man baghā ‘alayya O Allāh! Assist me and do not assist against me. Help me and do not help against me. Plan for me and do not plan against me. Guide me and ease guidance for me. Help me against those wrong me. Recite Sūratunba after ‘Asr This is a tried and tested formula of the elders for the bounties of the world and Ākhirah and opening of ways. [Bayānul Qurān of Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī] It is said that all the achievements, progress and ways which opened for ash-Shaykh ‘Abdul Qādir al-Jīlānī were due to this Sūrah. [Manāqibush Shaykh of Ibnul Jawzī]

After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

6�U ان�N اس�UF B ا \-U| و ن*�"�6 و �� /�Uب ا ��6 �� /�ل او �"< ا Allāhumma innī as-alukal jannata wa na‘īmahā wa mā qarraba ilayhā min qawlin aw ‘amalin O Allāh! Verily I ask You Jannah and its comforts and what will draw me closer to it by word or deed. Recite Sūratul Wāqi‘ah after Maghrib After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish. Rasūlullāh � has said: � He who recites Sūratul Wāqi‘ah every night will never suffer from hunger. He who is continous in its recitation will through the grace of Allāh never suffer from neediness. Read it yourselves and teach it to your children. [Ibn ad-Darīs, Ibn Mardawīyah, Abū ‘Ubayd, Abū Ya‘lā, Ibnus Sunnī, al-Bayhaqī – narration of ‘Abdullāh bin Mas‘ūd �]

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� He who recites it every night will not suffer from neediness. [Ibn ‘Asākir, Ibnus Sunnī, al-Bayhaqī – narration of ‘Abdullāh bin al-‘Abbās �]

When ‘Abdullāh bin Mas‘ūd � neared death, ‘Uthmān � asked him, “What have you left for your children?” He replied, “I have left them Sūratul Wāqi‘ah. It will never leave them in need. [Ibn Abī Shaybah – narration of Abul ‘Āliyah]

According to the narration of Ibn Mas‘ūd �, the Sūrah is called, “Sūratul Ghinā,” (the Sūrah of wealth) in the heavens. After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

F �يا�� N-u ي و�-u B 6�U انNU اس� . UhF� B/رز Iا$*< اوس U�6UF اNU-آ(� س (-� ��KA �ى"� ��K >*$�ى و ا"�و ان2%�ع

,�Q �2ك �"K NF�ا+", و K�� ایN��U ی�م ا ��K و Allāhumma innī as-aluka ghināya wa ghinā mawlāya. Allāhumaj‘al awsa‘a rizqika ‘alayya ‘inda kibari sinnī wanqitā‘ ‘umri waj‘al khayra ‘umrī ākhirahu wa khayra ‘amalī khawātimahu wa khayra ayyāmī yawma alqāka fīhi O Allāh! I ask You for my wealth and the wealth of my benefactor. O Allāh! Grant the most abundant part of Your sustenance to me during my old age and the end of my life and make the best part of my life its last part. Make my best deed my concluding deed, and the best day the day I meet You. For Reciting Sūrah Alif Lām Mīm Sajdah & Sūratul Mulk [after Maghrib] one receives the reward of Laylatul Qadr as well as 70 virtues and 70 evils are removed. [at-Tirmizī, Ahmad, ad-Dārmī, Hākim, Ibn Mardawīyah – narration Ibn ‘Umar�]

After completing the Sūrahs, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

F �-�N ا ���Q � * ��� +>YJ ا BUان U�6 Allāhumma innaka ‘afūwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa‘fu ‘annī O Allāh, You are Most Pardoning, You love to pardon, pardon me.

Recite Sūratul Mulk after ‘Ishā It provides protection against all punishments of the world and Ākhirah, especially that of the grave. [Abū Dāwūd, Ahmad, an-Nasāī – narration of al-‘Abbās �]

Rasūlullāh � has said: “I desire that this Sūrah be in the heart of every Mumin.” [i.e. that every Mumin memorises it] [Hākim]

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This Sūrah continues to beg for the forgiveness of its reciter until he is forgiven. [Ibn Hibbān – narration of Abū Hurayrah �]

After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

F 2(6��U ان�N ا��ذ ا �Tاب ا �� B� .Gان �U V ا �� ا Allāhumma innī a‘ūzu bika min ‘azābil qabri. Lā ilāha illa anta O Allāh! Verily I seek Your protection against the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You. Recite Sūratul Kahf Yawmul Jumu‘ah For protection against the tribulations of ad-Dajjāl. Rasūlullāh � has said that a light is established until the next Jumu‘ah for the one who recites it on the day of Jumu‘ah. [Hākim, al-Bayhaqī – narration of Abū Sa ‘īd al-Khudrī �]

He who recites its first ten āyāt will be protected from the tribulations of ad-Dajjāl. [Ahmad, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, at-Tirmizī, al-Bayhaqī, Ibn Hibbān, Ibn Mardawīyah, Ibnud Darīs, Hākim – narration of Abud Dardā �]

He who recites its last ten āyāt will be protected from the power of ad-Dajjāl. [Ahmad, Muslim, at-Tabrānī, Abū ‘Ubayd, an-Nasāī, ar-Rūyānī, Ibnud Darīs, Abū Ya‘lā – narration of Abud Dardā � and Thawbān]

Whoever recites the Sūrah during the night of Jumu‘ah a light is created for him equal to the distance between him and the Ka‘bah. [ad-Dārmī, al-Bayhaqī, Ibn Mardawīyah, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Diyā, Hākim – narration of Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī �]

Whoever reads it every Jumu‘ah his sins until the next Jumu‘ah are

forgiven. [Ibnud Darīs narration of Abul Muhallib �]

Whoever reads it every Jumu‘ah before the Imām arrives, his sins since the previous Jumu‘ah are forgiven. [Musnad Sa‘īd bin Mansūr – narration of Khālid bin Ma‘dān]

After completing the Sūrah, it is recommended to recite the following du‘ā. Ask whatever other du‘ā you wish.

UF �Tاب ا -�Uر و 8Q-| ا -�Uر و 8Q-| ا 2(� و �Tاب ا �� B� �ذ�6�U ان�N ا2� و �� ش�� 8Q-| ا "#�� ا )�U$Uل ا 2(� و ش�� 8Q-| ا N-a و ش�� 8Q-| ا

|-8Q �� ت و�"" ا ">�� و ا Allāhumma innī a‘ūzu bika min ‘azābin nāri wa fitnatin nāri wa fitnatil qabri wa ‘azābil qabri wa sharri fitnatil ghinā wa sharri fitnatil faqri wa min sharri fitnatil masīhid Dajjāl wa min fitnatil mahyāwal mamāt O Allāh! Verily I seek Your protection against the punishment of the Fire and the tribulations of the Fire, the tribulations of the grave and the punishment of the grave, the evil tribulation of wealth, the evil

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tribulation of poverty, the evil tribulation of the deceiving anti-Christ and the tribulations of life and death. Recite Sūratul A’lā during the night of Jumu‘āh Rasūlullāh � emphasised its reading at that time and was fond of this Sūrah. [Ahmad, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Muslim, Bazzār, Ibn Mardawīyah, Hākim, Ibn Mājah, Ibnud Darīs – narration of ‘Alī � and Abū ‘Utbah al-Khawlānī �]

Daily Practices of the Saints � Recite as much Qurān as possible. One who has memorised the Qurān should recite as least 3 Juz. � BEFORE FAJR: The 12 Tasbīhāt – Lā ilā illallāh 200 times, illallāh 400 times, Allāh (with two “Darb” – consult shaykh) 600 times, Allāh 100 times) � FAJR: Sūratul Fātihah 41 times. Istighfār 100 times. Between the Sunnah and Fard of Fajr

� ا�و �>")� س(>�ن ا�س(>�ن a8اس ��g* ا�ا Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi subhānallāhil ‘azhīm. Istaghfirullāh Pure is Allāh with His praise pure is Allāh Most Magnificent. I seek Allāh’s forgiveness. Then recite Kalimah Tayyibah 100 times, followed by Salāt ‘alan Nabī � (Darood) 100 times. � ZHUR: Kalimah Tayyibah 100 times, followed by Salāt ‘alan Nabī

� (Darood) 100 times, then �ا ("U� ا Allāhus Samad 500 times.

� ‘ASR: The du’ā of Yūnus � 100 times

�� G-آ hإن� Bس(>�ن Gأن �U � إ �� إ��" �Ug ا Lā ilāha illā Anta. Subhānaka. Innī kuntu minazhālimīn. There is no god but You. You are free of all defect. Verily I have been of the worng-doers. [Āyah 87 of Sūratul Ambiyā] � MAGHRIB: Kalimah Tayyibah 100 times, followed by Salāt ‘alan Nabī � 100 times. � ISHĀ: Kalimah Tayyibah 100 times, followed by Salāt ‘alan Nabī � 100 times. In addition, complete a section of Munājāt Maqbūl daily. NB: Recite whatever Salāt ‘alan Nabī � is easiest. Kalimah Tayyibah refers to Lā ilāha illallāh Muhammadur Rasūlullāh. [Munājāt Māqbūl]

Recite Allāh Allāh slightly loud 3,000-24,000 times within each 24 hours. [Mashāikh Chist]

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Complete a recitation of Allāh 5,000 times from the heart within 24 hours. Move the tongue and keep the eyes closed. Practise Pās

Nafās, the breathing zikr of ا� ه� Allāh Hu. When drawing inhaling,

recite ا� and ponder that that is the Being with whom my heart is

being enlightened. When exhaling recite ه� and ponder that that is

the Being with whom the entire world is being enlightened. [Mashāikh Naqshband]

Mawlānā Rashīd Ahmad Gangohī said, “The Chistī way is beneficial for youngsters and the Naqshbandī way is beneficial for the elderly.” [Tazkiratur Rashīd]

TO VISIT AL-MADĪNAH AL-MUNAWWARAH Recite excessive Salāt ‘alan Nabī �, whichever is easiest, during the day and night of Jumu‘ah. A minimum quota of 300 times daily is required to be considered of those who frequesntly recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī �. [Mawlānā Rashīd Ahmad Gangohī]

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Nafl Salāh � Tahajjud Rasūlullāh � said, “The night Salāh is the most virtuous Salāh after the Fard Salāh just as the fast of Āshūrā is the most virtuous after the fast of Ramadān.” [Muslim, Ibn Abid Dunyā, Ma’āriful Hadīth – narration of Abū Hurayrah �]

Some elders emphasise the fast of Shawwāl because its reward is given with that of the Fard fasts. [Mawā‘izh Ashrafīyah – Ashraf Alī Thānwī ]

Tahajjud consists of 2-12 Rak‘āt. � Ishrāq Rasūlullāh � said, “He who peforms Fajr with Jamā‘āh then sits engaged in Zikrullāh until after sunrise and then performs two rak‘āt receives the reward of a Hajj and ‘Umrah.” [at-Tirmizī, Abush Shaykh, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Anas �]

If for some necessity you have to leave the Masjid, perform the two rak‘āt after sunrise. It will not be bereft of reward. � Duhā (Chāst) A Hadīth Qudsī narrates Allāh as saying, “O Sons of Ādam! Perform four Rak‘āt for My sake in the beginning of the day, I shall suffice you until the end of the day,” (ease all your difficulties). [Ahmad, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, al-Mishkāt – narration of Anas � and Abud Dardā �]

Rasūlullāh � said, “Charity is obligatory on each joint of the body. Two rak‘āt of Duhā suffices for this.” [Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, ad-Dāramī, Ahmad, al-Mishkāt, Ibn Hibbān - narration of Abū Zarr � and Buraydah �]

Rasūlullāh � said that Jannah has a gate called, “ad-Duhā.” Whoever is punctual with this Salāh will enter through this gate. [at-Tabrānī, Ibn ‘Asākir – narration of Abū Hurayrah � and Anas �]

Rasūlullāh � said that he who is regular with this Salāh will have all his sins forgiven even if they are as numerous as the foam of the sea. [Ahmad, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Shāhīn – narration of Abū Hurayrah �] Duhā consists of 2-12 Rak‘āt

� Awwābīn Rasūlullāh � said that he who performs six Rak‘āt after Maghrib, receives the reward of 12 years of ‘Ibādah. This is on condition that he neither commits any evil nor utters any useless speech in between. [Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Bayhaqī, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of Abū Hurayrah �]

If one cannot perform six, perform four or at least two.

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To gain additional closeness to Allāh, one may institute multiple intentions during nafl Salāh. Therefore add these intentions in at the least the last two Rak‘āt of your nafl. 1. Salātut Tawbah – repent of all minor and major sins. 2. Salātul Hājah – for your current and future needs and that of all friends, family, beloved ones and Muslims 3. Salātush Shukr – gratitude for all bounties, those we are aware of and those we are not. 4. Salātul Istikhārah – seeking goodness in all one’s work for

the day. If you recite the du‘ā, replace ��Vان ه�ذا ا with

ا�� اي Ayy amrin.

� Salātul Hājah (Need) Rasūlullāh � said: When you have any need from Allāh or any person, perform wudū well. Perform two Rak‘āt. After Sālam praise Allāh and convey salutations upon me. Then recite

�U � ا [�ی� اV� ا �� ا�F< �. ا�g* F,ا >") . س(>�ن ا� رب� ا *�ش ا ��" �* �+B و ا a-�"| �� . رب� ا a� ��[�اس� B ��$(�ت ر "B8 و

�yآ<� ا �� |��FU# �+, و V ه"}� ا V �U +)ع N ذن. آ<� ��� و ا u �U (� ا B رضN ا �U /4��68 ی� ار � ا �Uا "�� Nه |$� V 8, و$U�Q

Lā ilāha illallāhul Halīmul Karīm. Subhānallāhi Rabbil ‘Arshil ‘Azhīm. Alhamdu lillāhi Rabbil ‘Ālamīn. As-aluka mūjibāti rahmatika wa ‘azāima maghfiratika wal ghanīmata min kulli birrin was salāmata min kulli ithmin. Lā tada‘ lī zamban illā ghafartahu wa lā hamman illā farrajtahu wa lā hājatan hiya laka ridan illā qadaytahā, yā Arhamar Rāhimīn There is no god but Allāh, Most Lenient and Generous. All praise be to Allāh, Lord of the worlds. I ask of You that which will secure for me Your mercy; those resolves which will earn me Your forgiveness; the wealth of all pious deeds and safety from all sin. Do not leave any sin of mine except that You forgive it, no worry except that You relieve it and no need pleasing to You except that You fulfil it. O Most Merciful of those who show mercy. [at-Tirmizī, Ibn Mājah, Hākim, Ibn Hibbān, Ibn Najjār, Bazzār, Ibn Mandah, al-Amālī of al-Mukhlis – narration of ‘Abdullāh bin Abī Awfā � and Abū Hurayrah �]

Thereafter beg Allāh with full humility for your need. � Salātul Istikhārah (seeking guidance and goodness) Jābir bin ‘Abdillāh �, Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī � and Abū Hurayrah � all narrate, “Rasūlullāh � taught us Istikhārah just as he used to teach us a Sūrah of the Qurān.” [al-Bukhārī, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Hibbān, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Abī Shaybah, al-Kharāitī, al-Bayhaqī, an-Nasāī]

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Rasūlullāh � said, “He who performs Istikhārah will neither be humiliated nor suffer loss.” [at-Tabrānī, Tarīkh Baghdād – narration of ‘Alī � and Anas �]

He also said, “Performance of Istikhārah is a sign of good intentions. Failing to perform Istikhārah is a misfortune.” [at-Tirmizī, Hākim – narration of Sa‘d �]

He also said that when an important matter arises, perform two Rak‘āt nafl, not of the Fard Salāh, and recite:

��ك �*B"F و اس28 6�U ان�N اس8F BF4Q �� B )رك 2�)ر+B و اس� ا��g* ��UFم ا a��ب. ا Gو ان �F�� و V اF*+ ا/)ر و V 2)ر و+ BU�نQ .

|)/�� NQ N دی-N و �*�شN و ��K ��� � انU ه�ذا اF*+ G-ان آ U�6F ا� انU ه�ذا F*+ G-و ان آ .,�Q N �U ��رك y N ا��ى �Q/)ر� N و ی#��� �-�N و ,Q�ص�Q ا��ى |)/��ا ��� ش�� NQ N دی-N و �*�شN و

,-� N-Q�اص .,� N-ارض U�y آ�ن j� �� و ا/)ر N ا Allāhumma innī astakhīruka bi ‘ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa as-aluka min fadlikal ‘azhīm. Fa-innaka taqdiru wa lā aqdiru. Wa ta ‘lamu wa lā a‘lamu. Wa Anta ‘allāmul ghuyūb. Allāhumma in kunta ta‘lam anna hāzal amr khayrul lī fī dīnī wa ma‘āshī wa ‘āqibati amrī faqdirhu lī wa yassirhu lī thumma bārik lī fīhi. Wa in kunta ta‘lam anna hāzal amr sharrul lī fī dīnī wa ma‘āshī wa ‘āqibati amrī fasrifhu ‘annī wasrifnī ‘anhu. Waqdir liyal khayra haythu kāna thumma ardinī bihi O Allāh! Verily I seek from You goodness through Your knowledge and I seek strength from You through Your strength and I ask of Your immense bounty. For Verily You have strength and I have no strength. You have knowledge and I have no knowledge. You are the Knower of everything unseen. O Allāh! If You know this matter to be good for me in my Dīn, my life and the end of my affair, decree it for me, ease it for me and bless me in it. If however You know this matter to be bad for me in my Dīn, my life and the end of my affair, avert it from me and avert me from it. Decree good for me wherever it may be and make me pleased with it. [Musnad Abī Hanīfah, al-Bukhārī, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, Ibn Hibbān ‘Abd bin Humayd, Abū Ya‘lā, ‘Abdur Razzāq, Ibn Abī Shaybah, al-Kharāitī, al-Bayhaqī, an-Nasāī, Ibnus Sunnī, Bazzār, at-Tabrānī, Ibn ‘Asākir, Ibn Mājah, ash-Shāmī, Ibn Abid Dunyā, Ibn Rushd, al-Baghawī, Tarīkh Baghdād – narration of Ibn Mas‘ūd �, Jābir � and Abū Hurayrah �]

Mention the need in place of the underlined words or at least ponder over it when reading the underlined words. When an important decision has to be made, e.g. marriage, employment etc, seek goodness from Allāh in this manner. Inshāallāh there will be no problem in the matter. The Sunnah is to perform Istikhārah oneself, not to ask others to perform it on one’s behalf. It is however Sunnah to consult with others. Continue Istikhārah as long as indecision remains. Do not

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implement anything as long as there is no inclination to any particular decision. Rasūlullāh � had said, “When faced with an important matter perform Istikhārah seven times. Thereafter act on what your heart says.” [Ibnus Sunnī, ad-Daylamī – narration of Anas �]

If a decision has to be hastily reached and there is no time for Salāh etc, recite one of these two du‘ās several times inshāallāh Allāh will guide you:

F N ا �8Kو ا N �K U�6 Allāhumma khir lī wakhtir lī O Allāh! Give me goodness and You choose for me. [at-Tirmizī, al-Bayhaqī, Abū Ya‘lā – narration of Abū Bakr �]

�N-"�F ی� K(�� اK(�نN ی� رش�) ارش)نNی� ��F� Yā ‘Alīmu ‘allimnī. Yā Khabīru akhbirnī. Yā Rashīdu arshidnī. O All-Knowing, let me know. O All-Informed, inform me. O Guide, guide me. When faced with important decisions, the Mashāikh would recite the Istikhārah du‘ā after fard Salāh, in addition to the above practices. � Salātut Tasbīh Rasūlullāh � taught this special Salāh to his paternal uncle, al-‘Abbās � and said, “If you do this Allāh will forgive all your sins, be they past or future, old or new, unintended or deliberate, minor or major.” [at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, Ibn Khuzaymah, Hākim, at-Tabrānī, Ibn ‘Asākir, Hulyatul Awliyā of Abū Nu‘aym, al-Bayhaqī, al-Mishkāt – narration of Ibn al-‘Abbās �, Ibn ‘Umar � and Abū Rāfi‘ �]

There is no stipulated time for this Salāh. However, it is better if is performed after Zawāl of Yawmul Jumu‘ah, before the Khutbah. Method: Make your intention of 4 Rak‘āt Salāh. Recite 75 times in each Rak‘āh

س(>�ن ا� و ا >") � و V ا �� ا �U ا� و ا� اآ(�Subhānallāh. Walhamdu lillāh. Wa lā ilāha illallāhu wallāhu Akbar Allāh is most pure. All praise belongs to Allāh. There is no god but Allāh. Allāh is the greatest. Some elders prefer to add the following as well:

� �U � ��و V �ل و U�/ Vة ا�g* ا *�hF ا Wa lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhil ‘Alīyil ‘Azhīm There is no ability avoid evil and no power to do good except through Allāh, Most High, Most Mighty.

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In the first Rak‘āt after the thanā, Fātihah and Qirāah, recite it 15 times. Thereafter 10 times each as follows. 10 times during rukū‘ after the Masnūn recitation. 10 times in qawmah (standing after ruku‘). 10 times in each Sajdah after the Masnūn recitation. 10 times whilst sitting between the two Sajdahs. After the second Sajdah sit and recite 10 times. [The 75 are now completed]. Thereafter arise for the second Rak‘ah without repeating Allāhu Akbar. Complete 75 in each Rak‘āh the same way. In the second and fourth Rak‘āt recite 10 times whilst sitting after the second Sajdah then recite at-Tahīyāt. [Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, al-Bayhaqī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn, Ma‘āriful Hadīth – narration of Ibn al-‘Abbās �]

� Memorisation of the Qurān Whoever wishes to memorise the Qurān should perform the following during the last third of the night before Jumu‘ah. If unable to, then after half the night has passed. If unable to do that as well, then at the beginning of the night. Perform 4 Rak‘āt, reciting al-Fātihah in each. In the first Rak’ah recite the entire Yāsīn after al-Fātihāh. Similarly ad-Dukhān (Juz 25) in the second, Alif Lām Mīm Sajdah (Juz 21) in the third and al-Mulk (Juz 29) in the fourth. In the final Tashshahud praise Allāh and convet salutations upon Rasūlullāh � and all the Ambiyā. Seek forgiveness for yourself and all male and female believers, especially those brethren who are deceased. Then offer the following du‘ā.

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� آ�ام و ا *]Uة ا V N8U +�ام اس� B ی� ا� ی� و ا �رض ذا ا \�Fل و اi آB��8 آ"� �N-8"UF و N)F/ م[F+ ان B6$و ن�ر و B �F\� ر "�ن

�-�Nارز/-N ان ا/�ا� �NF ا -U>� ا TUى B�ی�ض. U�6UF �)یI ا #U"�وات او ا *]Uة ا V N8U +�ام اس� B ی� ا� ی� و ا �رض ذا ا \�Fل و ا �آ�ام B و ن�ر وB6$ ان�F\� ر "�ن ,� ;F%+ ���ى و ان B��8]� ر��-+

��ج � #�نN و ان + ,� >#a+ و ان +&�ح �, ص)رى و ان N(F/ �� , Gان �U �NF ا >;� u��ك و V یZ+�, ا N--�*ی V ,U�نQ N�ل و �)ن V و

��g* �� UF, ا *�hF ا �U U�/ Vة ا

Allāhummār hamnī bitarkil ma‘āsī abadam mā abqaytanī warhamnī an atakallafa mā lā ya‘nīnī warzuqnī khayran nazhari fīmā yurdīka ‘annī. Allāhumma Badī‘as Samāwāti wal ardi Zal Jalāli wal Ikrāmi wal ‘izzatillatī lā turāmu as-aluka yā Allāh yā Rahmān bijalālika wa nūri wajhika an tulzima qalbī hifzha kitābika kamā ‘allamtanī warzuqnī an iqra-ahu ‘alan nahwillazī yurdīka ‘annī. Allāhumma Badī‘as Samāwāti wal ardi Zal Jalāli wal Ikrāmi wal ‘izzatillatī lā turāmu as-aluka yā

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Allāh yā Rahmān bijalālika wa nūri wajhika an tunawwira bikitābika basarī wa tutliqa bihi lisānī wa an tufarrija bihi ‘an qalbī wa an tashraha bihi sadrī wa an taghsila bihi badanī fa-innahu lā yu‘īnunī ‘alāl haqqi ghayruka wa lā yutīhi illā anta. Wa lā hawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhil ‘Alīyil ‘Azhīm O Allāh! Have mercy on me that I leave disobedience forever for as long as You make me live. Have that I do not pursue matters meaningless to me. Bless me with good gazes which please You with me. O Allāh! Creator of the heavens and earth. Possessor of majesty, nobility and honour which never leaves! I ask You O Allāh! O Most Merciful! Through Your majesty and the light of Your Countenance that You keep my heart firm in the memorisation of Your Book as You taught me. Grant that I read it in a manner pleasing unto You. O Allāh! Creator of the heavens and earth. Possessor of majesty, nobility and honour which never leaves! I ask You O Allāh! O Most Merciful! Through Your majesty and the light of Your Countenance that You lighten my sight with Your Book, that through it You make my tongue flow, that through it You relieve my heart, that through it You expand my chest, that through it You cleanse my body. Verily there is none to aid me in the truth besides You. None gives it besides You. There is no ability avoid evil and no power to do good except through Allāh, Most High, Most Mighty. [at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Hākim, at-Tabrānī, ad-Dārqutnī, Ibnus Sunnī, Ibn Mardawīyah, Jāmi‘ul Akhlāq of al-Khatīb al-Baghdādī, Ibnud Diyā, al-‘Aqīlī, Ibn Kathīr, Ibn ‘Asākir, Siyar A‘lāmun

Nubalā of az-Zahabī, al-Mishkāt, Fadāilul Qurān – narration of ‘Alī � and Ibn ‘Abbās �]

This deed should be done for seven nights (before Jumu‘āh) without losing any week in between. The best is if one can recite these Sūrahs in Salāh as described. If one cannot recite from memory, recite the four Sūrahs from the Qurān as described, between Maghrib and ‘Ishā. � It is said that through the blessings of this deed, Mawlānā Anwar Shāh Kashmīrī wrote from memory, thousands of pages which he had read. � A student complained to Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī about weak memory. Mawlānā instructed him to perform this deed for seven weeks. After the seven weeks he perceived no difference. Mawlānā asked him, “With what intention did you perform the deed?” “For a good memory,” replied the student. Mawlānā said, “Your intention should be for the pleasure of Allāh and following the Sunnah of Rasūlullāh �. Thereafter you may consider any further benefits.” � According to Mawlānā Thānwī, Mawlānā Anwar Shāh Kashmīrī and my father, this deed may be performed together with Awwābīn. � For a good memory, place your hand on your forehead after every Fard Salāh and recite the following name of Allāh 11 times:

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Yی� /�ي Yā Qawīyu O Most Strong! [Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī, Anfās ‘Īsā]

� Another practice for good memory is to recite the following āyāt and blow on any food or drink, especially sweet things, before consuming them:

Uم و�F/�رض �� ش\�ة ا � ا (>� ی")Y� �� �*)� س(*| ا�> � انNQ �"U ا�)ت آF"�ت ا� انU ا� �]ی] [� � . ��U ن � ا �U آ-]�*� V و �]2FK ��

���� I�"ا� س Uة ان( Uو Law annamā fil ardi min shajaratin aqlāmuw wal bahru yamudduhu mim ba‘dihi sab‘atu abhrim mā nafidat kalimātullāhi innallāha ‘azīzun hakīm. Mā khalqukum wa lā ba‘thukum illā kanafsiw wāhidatin innāllāha samī‘un basīr Were all the trees on earth pens and the sea and thereafter another seven seas ink, the Words of Allāh would never be depleted. Allāh is Most Mighty, Most Wise. Neither your creation nor your resurrection is any more [greater to Him] than that of a single soul. Allāh is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. [A‘māl Qurānī of Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī]

� ‘Alī � said that three things assist one’s memory, Miswāk, fasting and recitation of the Qurān. [Ihyāul ‘Ulūm, Fadāilul Qurān]

Du’ā with Sajdah Āyāt

At-Tahtāwī the Egyptian wrote on page 272 of al-Murāqī al-Fallāh that he who has a dire necessity should perform wudū and sit facing Qiblāh. He should recite the all Ayāt of Sajdah in such a way that immediately after reciting an āyah he should perform the Sajdah, then only should he read the next āyah and perform its Sajdah. After completing all 14, he should praise Allāh, convey salutations upon Rasūlullāh � and seek forgiveness. He should then present his permissible needs to Allāh. Inshāallāh his du‘ā will be accepted. Mashāikh and ‘Ulamā have found this deed reliable. The 14 Āyāt are as follows:

1. , �(�د+, و ی#(�>�ن, و ��انU ا TUی� �-) ر��V B ی#8[(�ون ی#\)ون

Innallazīna ‘inda Rabbika lā yastakbirūna ‘an ‘ibādtihi wa yasabbihūnahū wa lahū yasjudūn Verily those with your Rabb are not too arrogant to worship Him. They glorify Him and prostrate unto Him. [al-A‘rāf:206]

� ی#\) �و .26 �F� و آ�ه� و ���m �رض �� NQ ا #U"�وات و ا a)وU و ا lص�ل��

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Wa lillāhi yasjudu man fis samāwāti wal ardi taw‘aw wa karhaw wa zhilāluhum bil ghuduwwi wal āsāl To Allāh does prostrate all who are in the heavens and earth, willingly or unwillingly, and even their very shadows, morning and evening [ar-Ra’d:15]

�� دا�U| و ا "��F[| ا �رض �� NQ NQ ا #U"�وات و �ی#\) � �و .3*F�ن �� یZ��ون. و ه� V ی#8[(�ون � و ی6/�Q ��� �6U�ن ر�Q� ی

Wa lillāhi yasjudu mā fis samāwāti wa mā fil ardi min dābbatin wal malāikatu wa hum lā yastakbirūn. Yakhāfūna rabbahum min fawqihim wa yaf‘alūna mā yumarūn To Allāh does prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth of creatures and angels and they are not arrogant. They fear their Rabb above them and do as they are commanded.[an-Nahl:49,50]

4. NF8اذا ی ,F)/ �� �F* /< A�-�ا �, او Z+ V�-�ا انU ا TUی� او+�ا ا��ون F�ذ/�ن س\U)ا � ی6�F�و ی2� �ن س(>�ن ر��-� ان آ�ن و�) ر��-� .

V�* " �� ��ون F�ذ/�نیو . �&K �و ی]ی)ه

Qul āminū bihi aw lā tuminū. Innallazīna ūtul ‘ilma min qablihi izā yutlā ‘alayhim yakhirrūna lilazqāni sujjadā. Wa yaqūlūna subhāna Rabbinā in kāna wa‘du Rabbinā lamaf‘ūlā. Wa yakhirrūna lilazqāni wa yazīduhum khushū‘an. Say: Believe in it or do not. Verily those who had been given knowledge before it, when it is recited before them they fall down on their faces in humble prostration. They say, “Pure is our Rabb! Verily the promises of our Rabb must be fulfilled.” They fall on their faces, increasing in humility. [al-Isrā:107-9]

5. �-F" �U"� دم وA |ذر�ی �� ����)U- � ��� ا6�F�او �B� ا TUی� انI ا� � �< و �"U� ه)ی-� و ا$8(�-� اذا�I� ن�ح وU ا��اه�� و اس�ا6�F� NF8+

�{�]� Uا و(U\وا سY�K ن�" U� Aی�ت اUlāikallazīna an‘amallāhu ‘alayhim minan Nabīyīn min zurrīyati Ādam wa miman hamalnā ma‘a Nūhiw wa Ibrāhīma wa Isrāīla mimman hadaynā wajtabaynā. Izā tutlā ‘alayhim āyātur Rahmāni kharrū sujjadaw wa bukīyā Those are the ones whom Allāh blessed amongst the Prophets from the progeny of Ādam, those whom We had carried with Nūh, Ibrāhīm and Isrāīl and from those whom We had guided and selected. When the āyāt of the Most Merciful are recited before them, they fall in prostration and weeping. [Maryam:58]

� +� انU ا� ی#\) , �� NQ ا #U"�وت و �� NQ ا �رض و .6 ا ا &U"� و ا 2"� و ا -Y\�م و ا \(�ل و ا &U\� و ا )Uواب و آ��� ���

U- , �� �Y[�ما �"Q �6� اYاب و �� یT* �F�, ا U; ���س و آ�

*< �� ی&�ء انU ا� ی

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A lam tara annallāha yasjudu lahu man fis samāwāti wa man fil ardi wash shamsu wal qamaru wan nujūmu wal jibālu wash shajaru wad dawābbu wa kathīrum minan nāsi wa kathūrun haqqa ‘alayhil ‘azābu wa mayyuhinullāhu famā lahū mim mukrim. Innallāha yaf‘alu mā yashā Do you not see that to Allāh prostrates all who are in the heavens and all who are on earth and the sun, moon, stars, mountains, trees, creatures and many people? There many others worthy of punishment. He whom Allāh disgraces has none to honour him. Verily Allāh does as He pleases.[Sūratul Hajj:18]

7. According to al-Imām ash-Shāfi‘ī, āyah 77 of al-Hajj is also a Sajdah āyah [Sūrah Sād does not have a Sajad āyah according to him:

�� � و اF*Q�ا ا]Uوا ر�()�ی� ای�6Y ا TUی� A�-�ا ارآ*�ا و اس\)وا و اF>�ن + �]UF*

Yā ayyuhallazīna āmanūrka‘ū wasjudū wa‘budū Rabbakum waf‘alul khayra la‘allakum tuflihūn O you who believe! Perform Rukū‘ and Sajdah and worship your Rabb and do good that you may succeed.

� اس\)وا U�F "�ن /� �ا و �� ا �U "�ن ا ن#\) "� و .86 اذا /�< �را +���ن � و زاده� ن

Wa izā qīla lahumusjudū lir Rahmāni qālū wa mar Rahmān? A nasjudu limā ta-murunā wa zādahum nufūrā When it is said to them, “Prostrate to ar-Rahmān,” they say, “What is ar-Rahmān? Shall we prostrate to what you order us?” And it increases them in aversion. [al-Furqān:60]

9. �F*�رض و ی Jء NQ ا #U"�وات و ا �ج ا ا �U ی#\)وا � ا TUى ی�ن و �� +*F-�ن �ا� V ا �� ا �U ه� . �� +�g* ربY ا *�ش ا

Allā yasjudū lillāhillazī yukhrijul khab-a fis samāwati wal ardi wa ya‘lamu mā tukhfūna wa mā tu‘linūn. Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa Rabbul ‘arshil ‘azhīm …so that they do not prostrate to Allāh Who brings light to what is hidden in the heaven and the earth and knows what you show and what you conceal. Allāh, there is no god but He, Rabb of the Magnificent Throne.[an-Naml:25,26]

انU"� یl� ��Zی�+-� ا TUی� اذا ذآ��وا Y�K �6�وا س\U)ا وU س(U>�ا �>") .10� و ه� V ی#8[(�ونر6��

Innamā yu-minū biāyātināllazīnā izā zukkirū bihā kharrū sujjadaw wasabbahū bihamdi Rabbihim wa hum lā yastakbirūn Verily those who believe in Our signs are those whom when they are mentioned to them they fall in prostration and declare the purity and praises of their Rabb and they are not arrogant.[Alif Lām Mīm Sajdah:15]

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F%�ء .11 /�ل Z#� B"F� (2ال ن*\B8 ا N ن*�$, و انU آ���ا ��� اTU �e*� NF ا �U ا �64*� Na)� �U� >�F/ ت و�< �U� ی� A�-�ا و �"F�ا ا

� ر�U, و U�K راآ*� وU ان�ب a8س�Q ��U-8Q �"Uداود ان U�� و � ه

Qāla laqad zhalamaka bisuāli na‘jatika ilā ni‘ājihi. Wa inna kathīram minal khulatāi layabghī ba‘duhum ‘alā ba‘din illāllazīna āmanū wa ‘amuls sālihāti wa qalīlum mā hum. Wa zhanna Dāwūdu annamā fatannāhu fastaghfara Rabbahu wa kharra rāki‘aw wa anāb He said, “He has indeed wronged you by asking for your ewe to join his flock. Verily many partners wrong one another except for those who believe and do good deeds. However, such are few.” Dāwūd realised that We had tested him and sought forgiveness from his Rabb. He fell prostrate and turned in repentance. [Sād:24]

ا &U"� و ا V �"2 +#\)وا U&F"� و �� Aی�+, ا U�< و ا -�6Uر و و .12 2F"� و اس\)وا � ا TUى U�62FK ان آ-8� ای�U� +*()ون V .)]8�ن اسQ �وا

TUی� �-) ر���Q"�#ی V ��� U�< و ا -�6Uر و ه , �نB ی#(�>�ن

Wa min āyātihil laylu wan nahāru wash shamsu wal qamaru lā tasjudū lishshamsi wa lā lilqamari wasjudū lillāhillazī khalaqahunna in kuntum iyyāhu ta‘budūn. Fa-inistakbarū fallazīna ‘inda Rabbika yusabbihūna lahū billāyli wan nahāri wa hum lā yas-amūn And from amongst His signs are the day and night and sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun nor the moon, but prostrate to Allāh Who created them if you indeed worship Him alone. If they are too proud then there are those with their Rabb who declare His purity night and day and they never tire. [Fussilat:37, 38]

�Qس\)وا � و ا�()وا .13Fasjudū lillāhi wa‘budū So prostrate to Allāh and worship Him. [an-Najm:62]

� ا A�2ن V ی#\)ونو .146�F�اذا /�ئ

Wa izā quri-a ‘alayhimul Qurānu lā yasjudūn And when the Qurān is recited unto them they do not prostrate. [al-Inshiqāq:21]

آV �UF +%*, و اس\) و ا/8�ب .15

Kallā lā tuti‘hu wasjud waqtarib Never obey him. Prostrate and draw near [to Allāh][al-‘Alaq:19]

� During each Sajdah, reciting the following thrice will suffice:

NF�� س(>�ن ر��N اSubhāna Rabbiyal A‘lā Pure is my Rabb Most High

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� Alternatively recite thrice:

F N ا �6F*$�6� وزرا و ا N�-� Iك �6� ا$�ا و ض(-� N J8اآ U�6�-)ك N�-� �6FU)2+ �ا وKد

Allāhummaktub lī ‘inda bihā ajran wa da‘ ‘annī bihā wizran waj‘al lī ‘indaka zukhran wa taqabbalhā minnī O Allāh write for me through this a reward by You, remove through it my burden. Make it for me a stored treasure by You and accept it from me. [at-Tirmizī, Ibn Mājah, Ibn Hibbān, Hākim, Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Bayhaqī, ath-Tha‘labī, at-Tahtāwī, al-Hisn al-Hasīn]

� Sajdah is wājib upon one who has recited a Sajdah Āyah, even if he is deaf. It is also wājib on one who has heard someone else’s recitation. [at-Tahtāwī, al-Bahrur Rāiq, I‘lāus Sunan]

� If one merely writes or looks at the āyah and does not utter it, Sajdah is not wājib. [at-Tahtāwī, al-Bahrur Rāiq, Munājāt Maqbūl]

� Besides this deed, the elders also practised recitation of Sūrah Yāsīn 41 times, Salātul Hājah, Khatm Khwājagān and Darūd Tunjīnā. These are described elsewhere in this book. Do whatever is easiest for you.

Tried and tested du‘ās

Cures for worries and sorrow

� For protection against the evil of enemies recite:

F 6�U ان�U ن\*NQ BF ن>�ره� و ن*�ذ B� �� ش�وره� ا Allāhumma innā naj‘aluka fī nuhūrihim wa na‘ūzu bika min shurūrihim O Allāh! We place You upon their necks and seek Your protection against their evils. [Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Ahmad, Ibn Hibbān, Hākim, at-Tabrānī, Hākim, al-Bayhaqī, Ibnus Sunnī – narration of Abū Musā al-Ash‘arī �]

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Or recite:

F -�� �"� شG�ا 6�U اآ Allāhummakfināhu bimā shi-ta O Allāh! Suffice us against him with what You please. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ahmad, Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Bayhaqī – narration of al-Barā bin ‘Āzib �]

� Recite the Name of Allāh, N/�� ی� Yā Bāqī 1000 times. Recite

Salāt ‘alan Nabī � 11 times before and after. [A‘māl Qurānī]

� For all purposes, recite the following poem 7 times after each Salāh:

Q#�6< ی� ا �هN آ<U ص*J �>��| س��) ا ���ار س�6<Fasahhil yā ilāhī kulla sa‘bin. Bihurmati Sayyidil abrāri sahhil Make easy, O my Allāh, every difficulty. Through the sanctity of the Chief of the virtuous, make easy. [Anfās ‘Īsā, part 1, p80]

� 500 or at least 300 times ��" اU� .Yā Arhamar Rāhimīn ی� ار � ا

Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī � 5 times before and after. [Mawlānā Fadlur Rahmān Ganj Murādābādī Naqshbandī]

� Recite 300 times after ‘Ishā:

��" �Ug � إ �� إ �U أنG س(>�نB إن�h آ-G �� ا Lā ilāha illā Anta. Subhānaka. Innī kuntu minazh zhālimīn. There is no god but You. You are free of all defect. Verily I have been of the worng-doers. [Āyah 87 of Sūratul Ambiyā]

At the time of sleeping, recite Sūratush Sharh 17 times with the Bismillāh. Then blow on your chest. [Practice of Mawlānā Husayn Ahmad al-Madanī. Khalīfah Majāz of Mawlānā Rashīd Ahmad Gangohī. He was imprisoned with Shaykhul Hind at Malta. After him, nobody else in India received the title of Shaykhul Islām. He died on 13th Jumādal Ūlā 1377 in Deoband. Mawlānā Zakariyyā performed the Janāzah. He was buried at the side of Shaykhul Hind.]

� When fearing someone, recite Sūrah Quraysh thrice. [A‘māl Qurānī]

� When having dealings with someone and you suspect bad intentions from his part, or you are in search of employment, recite the following Names of Allāh:

ی� س(Y�ح ی� /)Yوس ی� u�ر ی� ودودYā Subbūh. Yā Quddūs. Yā Ghafūr. Yā Wadūd. O Most Pure. O Most Holy. O Most Forgiving. O Most Loving.

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Khatm Khwājagān

This is a tested remedy for all difficulties facing an individual or the Ummah. Perform wudū and sit facing the Qiblah. Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī � 10 times and then the following du‘ā 360 times

,� F� V\�ء و V �-\�ء ا � اLā maljā-a wa lā manjā-a illā ilayhi There is no refuge and no place of salvation from Allāh except towards Him. Then recite the entire Sūrah alam nashrah laka sadrak 360 times. Then repeat the du‘ā 360 times and Salāt ‘alan Nabī � 10 times. Then present your permissible needs to Allāh. [Munājāt Maqbūl of Mawlānā Thānwī]

Salāt Tunjīnā

Sālih Mūsā ad-Darīr was on a boat when it began sinking. He saw Rasūlullāh � in a dream. Rasūlullāh � taught him this recitation and told him and the he and the other passengers should complete a recitation of 1,000. They had not even reached 300 when the boat was saved. [al-Fajr al Minīr of al-Fākihānī, Zādus Sa‘īd of Mawlānā Thānwī, Fadāil Darūd of Mawlānā Zakarīyyā]

An individual may recite 300 times, a group 1000. Recite 11 times over a wound, swelling or painful area to cure it. [Fadāil Darūd of Mawlānā Zakarīyyā]

6�U ص<� �NF س��)ن� و �� �ن� �>"U) و �A NFل UF �ن� �>"U) س��)ن� وا�� I�"$ �6� �- N42+ ت و�QA �ه�ال و ص�Fة +-\�-� "$ �� �6��I ا

ا >�$�ت و +"$ �� �6� ��6%�I ا #U��lت و +Q�*-� �6� ا�NF ا )Uر$�ت و ��ات NQ ا >��ت و �*) ا ""�ت +(a�F-� �6� ا/N� ا �aی� ت �� $"�I ا

�NF آ<� شhء /)ی� BUان Allāhumma salli ‘alā Sayyidinā wa Mawlānā Muhammadin wa ‘alā āli Sayyidinā wa Mawlānā Muhammadin, salātan tunjīnā bihā min jamī‘l ahwāl wal āfāti. Wa taqdī lanā bihā jamī‘al hājāti wa tutahhiru bihā min jamī‘is sayyiāti wa tarfa‘u bihā a‘lād darajāti wa tuballighunā bihā aqsal ghāyāti min jamī‘I khayrāti fil hayāti wa ba‘dal mamāti. Innaka ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr

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O Allāh! Convey our salutations upon our chief and master Muhammad and upon the family of our chief and master Muhammad. A salutation through which You save us from all terrors and afflictions, through which You fulfil all our needs, through which You cleanse us of all sins, through which You raise us to the highest stages, through which You make us reach the ultimate goals of all good in life and after death. Verily You have power over everything.

Munjīyāt – the saving āyāt

It is the experience of al-Imām ibn Sīrīn that the following āyāt, known as Muniyāt or saving āyāt, are effective against sorrow and calamity.

�� U� � ا� ا �U "�ن ا#� . U� یY�(-� ا �U �� آJ8 ا� -� ه� �� �ن� و �NF ا� FQ�8�آU< ا "Z�-�ن >/ Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Qul layusībanā illā mā katballāhu lanā. Huwa mawlānā. Wa ‘alallāhi falyatawakkalil muminūn In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful to all. Say: No misfortune can afflict us except that which Allāh has written for us. He is our protector. Upon Allāh should the believers rely. [at-Tawbah:51]

�� U� و ان یB##"U ا� �4�� �FQ آ�ش� , ا �U ه� . �#� ا� ا �U "�ن اF4, ی��J �, �� یU&�ء �� �(�د� و ه� Uراد �FQ �� و ان یY�دك �

�ا� U� �ر ا a Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm.wa iyyamsaskallāhu bidurrin falā kāshifa lahū illā huwa. Wa iyyuridka bikhayrin falā rādda lifadlihi. Yusību bihi mayyashāu min ‘ibādihi wa huwal Ghafūrur Rahīm In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful to all. And if Allāh should afflict you with harm there is none to remove it except He. If He intends good for you then there is none that can repel His bounty. He grants it to whom he wills from His slaves. He is Most Forgiving and Merciful. [Yūnus:107]

�� U� � ا� ا �U "�ن ا#� . �F*ا� رز/�6 و ی NF� �U و �� �� دا�U| ا��)Y� آ�8ب NQ �>�6 آ� U�28#�ه� و �#8�د

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Wa mā min dābbatin illā ‘alallāhi rizquhā wa ya‘lamu mustaqarrahā wa mustawda‘ahā. Kullun fī kitābim mubīn

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In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful to all. There is no creature except that its sustenance is the responsibility of Allāh. He knows where it dwells and where it will be put. Everything is in a Clear Book. [Hūd:8]

�� U� � ا� ا �U "�ن ا#�. |Uدا� �� �� ��NF ا� ر��N و ر��[ GFU�آ+ Nان��NF ص�اط 28#��� . ا �U ه� TKA �-�ص��68 Nر�� Uان

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Innī tawakklatu ‘alallāhi Rabbī wa Rabbikum. Mā min dābbatin illā huwa ākhizun bināsiyatihā. Inna Rabbī ‘ālā sirātim mustaqīm. In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful to all. Verily I rely upon Allāh, my Rabb and your Rabb. There is no beast except that Allāh seizes it at the forelock. Verily my Rabb is upon the Straight Path. [Hūd:56]

�� U� �U +>"< رز/�6 ا� ی�ز/�6 و .�#� ا� ا �U "�ن ا |Uو آ�ی�� �� دا��ای�Uآ� و ه� �F* ا #"U�I ا

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm.wa ka-ayyim min dābbatil lā tahmilu rizqahallāhu yarzuquhā wa iyyākum. Wa huwas Samī‘ul ‘Alīm In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful to all. So many beasts do not carry their own provision. Allāh carries their sustenance and yours. He is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing. [al-‘Ankabūt:60]

�� U� 8� ا�.�#� ا� ا �U "�ن ا �6 و �� ی B#"� �FQ |" Uس �� ر�U-F ��]< �� ی"#�FQ B ��س< , �� �*)� و ه� ا *]ی] ا

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Mā yaftahillāhu linnāsi mir rahmatin falā mumsika lahā wa mā yumsik falā mursila lahu mim ba‘dihi wa huwal ‘Azīzul Hakīm In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful to all. Whatever Allāh opens for man of mercy there is none to withhold it. Whatever He withholds none can grant thereafter. He is Most Mighty, Most Wise. [Al-Fātir:2]

� ا� #� �� U� � �FK �U; ا #U"�وت و ا �رض .ا �U "�ن ا68 و �� س� �U ا��2� ��ن �� دون ا� ان ارادنh ا� �4�� ه< . (+ �U� �/< اQ�ءی8

/< . ه�U �"#[�ت ر "8, ه�U آ�ش� ت ض��� او ارادنN �� "| ه< #(N ا� �F�, ی8�آU< ا "8�آ�F�ن

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Wa la-in sa-altahum man khalaqas samāwāti wal arda layaqūlannallāh. Qul afara-aytum mā tad‘ūna min dūnillāhi in arādaniyallāhu bi durrin hal hunna kāshifātu durrihi aw arādanī bi rahmatin hal hunna mumsikātu rahmatih. Qul hasbiyallāhu ‘alayhi yatawakkalul mutawakkilūn

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And if you ask them, “Who created the heavens and the earth?” they will certainly say, “Allāh.” Say, “Tell me then about the things you invoke besides Allāh – if Allāh wishes to harm me, can they aver the harm? Or if He wishes mercy for me can they stop His mercy?” Say, “Allāh is sufficient for me. Upon Him do those who rely, rely upon.” [az-Zumar:38]

Al-Imām Abū Bakr Muhammad bin Sīrīn al-Basrī al-Ansārī was a Tābi‘ī and an expert dream-interpreter. He died 9 Shawwāl 110 Hijrī in Basrah. He narrated 874 narrations in the 9 famous books of Hadīth.

Du‘ās for marriage

He who wishes to marry should recite the du‘ā of Mūsā �

"� ان] G ا �, 2Q�� رب� NU�ان�2Q ��K �� Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr O My Rabb! I am in need of the good You send to me. [al-Qasas:24, A‘māl Qurānī]

Du‘ās for getting children

A couple which is unable to get children should eat from the same plate. The husband should recite the first āyāt below and the wife the second and they should blow on the food after recitation.

"�س*�ن �Uان U-�ه� ��ی) و�ء �-�"U# و اWas samā-a banaynāhā bi-aydiw wa innā lamūsi‘ūn. We created the sky with Hands and verily We can extend.

� ا "�ه)ون*-Q �ش-�ه�Q �رض و ا

Wal arda farashnāhā fani‘māl māhidūn We spread out the earth and what excellent spreaders are We. On the second Thursday after the wife’s menses has ended, they should both recite Sūratul Fajr whilst in a state of wudū. They should then engage in intercourse. Besides that, they should constantly recite whenever possible:

; ی� ��رئ ی� ����ر ی� وه�Uب�K ی� Yā Khāliqu, yā Bāriu, yā Musawwiru, yā Wahhāb O Creator! O Originator! O Fashioner! O Giver! [A‘māl Qurānī]

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A khalīfah of Dost Muhammad Qandahārī had two wives but had no children. The three ate from one plate as per above and the two wives fell pregnant. I heard this from my father who heard it from his grandfather, Hājī Allāh Dād. Once the pregnancy occurs, perform the following deed each 24 hours of the first 4 months. Place the index finger above the navel

and rotate anti-clockwise while reciting 70 times ��8� ی� Yā Matīnu.

O Most Powerful. The foetus will be protected. An intelligent, brave male will be born. [A‘māl Qurānī]

When the time of birth approaches recite the following āyāt, blow on water or food and consume it.

�� G2 �6��� و GU2 و اذا ا �رض �)Uت و ا Gو اذن GU2&ء ان�"U# اذا اGUF Q��6 و +

Izās samāun shaqqat. Wa azinat li Rabbihā wa huqqat wa izal ardu muddat wa alqat mā fīhā wa takhallat When the sky is cleft asunder. And it listens to its Rabb as is right it should. When the earth is spread out and casts out all that is in it and it becomes empty.[al-Inshiqāq:1-4]

NF��U اس8�ى y م�Uای |U8س NQ �رض � ا� ا TUى FK; ا #U"�وت و ا]Uر� Uان ا *�ش یN&a ا U�< ا -�6Uر ی%F(, ���� وU ا &U"� و ا 2"� و ا -\�م��" �* F; و ا ��� +(�رك ا� ربY ا , ا V �ات ����� اU #�

Inna Rabbakumullāhullazī khalaqas samāwāti wal arda fī sittati ayyāmin thummastawā ‘alal ‘arsh. Yughshil laylan nahāra yatlubuhu hathīthaw washamsa wal qamara wan nujūma musakhkharātin bi-amrihi. A lā luhul khalqu wal amru. Tabārakallāhu Rabbul ‘ālamīn

Verily your Rabb is Allāh Who created the heavens and the earth in six days then arose over the Throne. He brings the night to cover the day, seeking it rapidly, and He created the sun, moon and stars subjected to His command. Is creation and command not His? Blessed is Allāh, Rabb of the worlds. [al-A‘rāf:54]

Thereafter recite Āyatul Kursī, Sūratul Falaq and Sūratun Nās. The birth will be easy. [A‘māl Qurānī]

Rasūlullāh � taught Fātimah to recite these āyāt when it was near for her to give birth to al-Hasan �. � For pious and intelligent children, recite thrice upon every food

and drink ی� ه�دى Yā Hādī O Guide!

Similarly, feed them with food upon which you have recited thrice

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YhF� Yā ‘Alī O Most Lofty. This will benefit their height. Recite ی�

Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī � before and after. [A‘māl Qurānī]

� To obtain good results in a written examination, recite 21 times

before writing, �ی� ن�ص Yā Nāsir O Helper! Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī �

before and after [Mawlānān Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī]

� Rasūlullāh � has advised placing the pen in the top of the right ear for assisting in one’s thoughts. [Ibn ‘Asākir – narration of Anas �, at-Tirmizī

and ad-Daylamī – narration of Zayd bin Thābit �]

� Rasūlullāh � has advised sprinkling earth over the paper for success. [Ibn Abī Shaybah, at-Tirmizī, Ahmad, Ibn Mājah, ad-Daylamī, Ibn ‘Asākir, Ibn ‘Adī, Musnad Ibn Manī‘, Akhbār Isbahān of Abū Nu‘aym, al-Bayhaqī, Ibn Qāni‘, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Diyā, ad-Dārqutnī, al-‘Aqīlī, A‘māl Qurānī – narration of Ibn ‘Abbas, Jābir, Abū

Hurayrah, Yazīd bin Hajjāj, Anas, Abud Dardā �]

� Before writing something important, place the right hand on the earth and wipe it on the page. Whatever purpose it is being written for will be fulfilled e.g. employment application, examination etc. Recite the following in your heart during an oral examination:

ی� س(Y�ح ی� /)Yوس ی� u�ر ی� ودودYā Subbūh! Yā Quddūs! Yā Ghāfūr! Yā Wadūd! O Most Pure! O Most Holy! O Most Forgiving! O Most Loving! [Majālisul Abrār]

� If your children are disobedient recite the following after completing the tashshahud of Salāh. Recite it thrice after fard Salāh as well and at the time the children are causing any confusion. Picture your children when reading the word zurrīyatī.

N8Uذر�ی NQ N �Fو اص .��"F#" ان�G)+ N ا �B و ان�N �� ا Wa aslih lī fī zurrīyatī. Innī tubtu ilayka wa innī minal Muslimīn And rectify my progeny. Verily I repent unto You and verily I am of the Muslims. [al-Ahqāf:15] [A ‘māl Qurānī]

� After an examination until the results are received, recite in abundance:

ی� �U8Qح ی� �*�� ی� ن���Yā Fattāh! Yā Mu‘īn! Yā Nasīr! O Opener! O Helper! O Granter of victory! [A‘māl Qurānī]

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Du‘ās for abundance and ease � Rasūlullāh � told ‘Alī � that even if he had debts equal to Mount Uhud, it would be paid through the recitation of:

F -Nا �"U� س�اك 6�U اآ BF4 � N--uو ا B��ا �� B �F<� Allāhummakfinī bihalālika ‘an harāmika wa aghninī bifadlika ‘amman siwāk O Allāh! Suffice me with Your Halāl to avoid Harām. With Your bounty make me independent of others besides You. [Ahmad, at-Tirmizī, al-Bayhaqī, Hākim, at-Tabrānī, al-Mishkāt – narration of ‘Alī �]

He who wishes for an increase in his wealth and daily income should recite:

F �()ك و رس� B و ص<� �NF ا "Z�-��ا (U"<� NF�6�U ص<� و ا "Z�-�ت و ا "#F"�� و ا "#F"�ت

Allāhumma sallī ‘alā Muhammadin ‘abdika wa Rasūlika. Wa salli ‘alal mu-minīna wal mu-mināti wal muslimīna wal muslimāti O Allāh! Convey salutations upon Muhammad, Your slave and Messenger. Convey salutations to the male and female believers and Muslims. [al-Bukhārī, Ibn Hibbān, Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Bayhaqī, Hākim, Ibn ‘Adī, Abū Ya‘lā, Ihyāul

‘Ulūm, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī �]

� Rasūlullāh � advised an impoverished Sahābī � to recite the below du‘ā 100 times between the Sunnah and Fard of Fajr. A year later he reported to Rasūlullāh � that he had so much wealth that he could not handle it all.

a8و �>")� اس ��g* � ا�س(>�ن ا� و �>")� س(>�ن ا� ا Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi subhānallāhil ‘Azhīm wa bihamdihi astaghfirullāh Purity and praise belong to Allāh. Purity and praise belong to Allāh Most Magnificent. I seek Allāh’s forgiveness. [Kitābud Da‘awāt of al-Mustaghfirī, Tambīhul Ghāfilīn, Madārijun Nubūwah of al-Bayhaqī, Ibn Hibbān, Tarīkh Baghdād, Lisānul Mīzān of Ibn Hajr, Ihyāul ‘Ulūm, Uswah Rasūl Akram – narration of Ibn ‘Umar �]

� To find any lost item recite Sūratud Duhā seven times with Basmalah. Alternatively recite the following du‘ā thrice, with Salāt ‘alan Nabī � before and after:

N8U 6�U ی� $�I� ا -�Uس ��م V ریQ J�, ا$"I ض�UF اAllāhumma yā jāmi‘an nāsi liyawmil lā rayba fīhi ijma‘ dāllatī O Allāh! O Gatherer of mankind on the day in which there is no doubt! Gather what I have lost. [A‘māl Qurānī]

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If it is some severe need recite it 101 times in a single sitting. Do this for seven days. � For blessings and ease in business and dealings, recite 101 times between the Sunnah of ‘Ishā and Witr. Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī � before and after:

f#� ی� N-a� ی� Yā Mughnī Yā Bāsit O Giver of wealth! O Spreader! [Mawlānā Sulaymānī]

Du‘ās for good health

� A comprehensive du‘ā for all sickness and pain is to place the right hand on the afflicted area and recite Bismillāh thrice then the following seven times:

و /)ر+, �� ش�U �� ا$) و ا �ذر ��ا��ذ � A‘ūzu billāhi wa qudratihi min sharri mā ajidu wa uhāziru I seek Allāh’s protection against what I am experiencing and what I seek precaution against. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Ahmad, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, at-Tabrānī,

Kitābul Azkār, Fadāilul Hajj – narration of ‘Uthmān bin Abil ‘Ās �]

If someone suffers from boils or other sores, apply earth to the affected area and recite:

� ا� +��| ارض-� ��ی2| �*4-� ی&N س2�"-� ��ذن ر��-�#� Bismillāhi turbatu ardinā, birīqati ba‘dinā, yushfā saqīmunā bi izni Rabbinā In the Name of Allāh, this is dust of our earth. With the saliva of some of us may our sick be cured with the permission of our Rabb. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, al-Humaydī, at-Tabrānī, Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ibnus Sunnī, Ibn Hibbān, an-Nasāī, al-Bayhaqī – narration of Ummul Muminīn ‘Āishah]

� A terminally ill patient should recite Yā Allāh 200 times before the Azān of Jumu‘ah, in such a part of the Masjid where people are not coming or going, or at least are not many. Females may recite this in a secluded part of the house. [Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī Thānwī]

� For any illness recite Yā Salām 142 times. Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī � before and after. [A‘māl Qurānī]

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� If suffering from cancer or paralysis, recite the following, at ayyuhatul ‘illah visualise the illness.

N+�" � �, ا�F�رض او آ و � انA�/ Uن� س���ت �, ا \(�ل او /%�*G �, ا >�,F� �*�"$ ��� �� ا \(�ل Q . >2Q[�� انG ای�68U ا *UF|. ا B�نF�#و ی

� Q���T. ی-#�6 ر��N ن# ��$� وV U ا�8�. ره� /��� ص �6�Q �ى+ V .|UF* B انG ای�68U اTآ

Wa law anna qurānan suyyirat bihil jibālu aw quti‘at bihil ardu aw kullima bihil mawtā ballillāhil amru jamī‘ā. Fakayfa anti ayyatuhal ‘illah? Wa yas-alūnaka ‘anil jibāli faqul yansifuhā Rabbī nasfā. Fayazaruhā qā‘an safsafā. Lā tarā fīhā ‘iwajaw wa lā amtā. Kazālika anti ayyatuhal ‘illah If there were a Qurān with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak, (this would be the one!) But, truly, the command is with Allah in all things! So how are you O disease? They ask you concerning the Mountains: say, "My Rabb will uproot them and scatter them as dust; He will leave them as plains smooth and level; Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place." So are you O disease. [From Faqīrullāh Shāh Shikārpūrī as narrated by Mawlānā Ashraf Khān Sulaymānī]

� A proven cure for diabetics is to recite the following āyāt together:

NQ ل و ن�دى ن�ح ن ا�-, و آ�ن�)\ و هN +\�ى 6�� NQ ��ج آ� �*]ل یUh-��U ارآU� J*-� و IU� �]+ V ا [�Q�ی�

Wa hiya tajrī bihim fī mawjin kal jibāl. Wa nādā Nūhu nibnahu wa kāna fī ma‘ziliy yā bunayyarkamma ‘anā wa lā takumma‘al kāfirīn So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Nūh called out to his son, who had separated himself (from the rest): "O my son! Embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!" [Hūd:42]

N� �ج ص)ق وU ا$*< � N-$�Kص)ق و ا >K(� N-FKرب� اد ��Uن� ن�%Fس Bن(U �ا��

Rabbi adkhilnī mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijnī mukhraja sidqiw waj‘al lī milladunka sultānan nasīrā Say: "O my Rabb! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from Your Presence an authority to aid (me)." [al-Isrā:81] [A‘māl Qurānī]

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� Recite the following du ‘ā for urine, kidney (stones) problems etc.

ر�Y-� ا� ا TUى NQ ا #U"�ء +U(2س اس"B ا��ك NQ ا #U"�ء و ا �رض آ"� NQ B8" و ر �-�� �- � u�رض و ا ا #U"�ء �Q$*< ر "NQ B8 ا

��U% B�� و ر "| ��� ر ") B8�� Q�ن]ل ش�ء ��K�%�ی�ن� انG ربY ا شI$� �NF ه�ذا ا

Rabbunāllāhullazī fis samāi taqaddasasmuka. Amruka fis samāi wal

ardi. Kamā rahmatuka fis samāi faj‘al rahmataka fil ardi waghfir lanā Hūbanā wa khatāyānā. Anta Rabbut Tayyibīn. Fa-anzil shifāam min shifāika wa rahmatam mir rahmatika ‘alā hāzal waj‘ You are our Rabb Allāh. Holy is Your Name in the heaven. Your command is in the heaven and earth. Just as Your mercy is in the heaven, place it on earth. Forgive our sins and mistakes. You are the Rabb of the pure ones. Send down cure from Your cure and mercy from Your mercy upon this pain. [Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, Hākim, Ibnus Sunnī, Ibn Hibbān, at-Tabrānī, Ibn ‘Adī – narration of Abud Dardā �]

� One suffering from leprosy should recite the du‘ā of Ayyūb �

�#N-U ا Y�Y4 و انG ار � ا �Uا "�� Nرب� ان Rabbi annī massaniyaddurru wa anta Arhamur Rāhimīn O My Rabb! Has afflicted me and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. [al-Ambiyā:83] [A ‘māl Qurānī]

� If one suffers from weak eyesight recite thrice after every Fard Salāh:

�-Q B��%u B(��ك ا ��م )ی) �- &]Q Fakashafnā ‘anka ghitā-aka fabasarukal yawma hadīd We have removed your veil from you and your sight is now sharp. [Qāf:22]

Then recite Yā Shakūr thrice with Salāt ‘alan Nabī � before and after. Write the du‘ā of Ya‘qūb � as a ta‘wīz and tie it on your right arm:

�]F��ه N�ا و ا+�ن�ی�ت �� N�و$, ا NF� ��2 �Q ه�ذا h��"2� اذه(�ا ا$"*��

Izhabū biqamīsī hāzā fa-alqūhū ‘alā wajhi abī ya-ti basīrāw wa-tūnī bi ahlikum ajma‘īn. "Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye (here) to me together with all your family." [Yūsuf:93][A‘māl Qurānī]

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� Hepatytis sufferers should recite Sūratul Bayyinah (Lam yakun) once in the morning and once in the evening and blow on themselves. [A‘māl Qurānī]

� One who suffers from an illness in the joints should recite three times the full Sūratul Lahab with Basmalah, morning and evening.[A‘māl Qurānī] In the same way he should recite

,Uش6) ا� ان f#2 �� �"��/ �F* V اV� ا �U ه�و ا "�F�[| و ا �ا ا ��]< V ا �� ا �U ه� ا *]ی] ا

Shahidallāhu annahu lā ilāha illā huwa wal malāikatu wa ulul ‘ilm qāimam bil qist. Lā ilāha illā huwal ‘Azīzul Hakīm. Allāh bears witness that there is no god but He and the Malāikah and those of knowledge [also testify] that there is no god but He, Most Honourable, Most Wise. Recite Salāt Tunjīnā 11 times and blow on yourself. This is a proven formula. [Fadāil Darūd]

� For toothache recite thrice morning and evening:

[<� ن(� �Y#��28 وUس�ف +*F"�ن Likuli naba-im mustaqarraw wa sawfa ta‘lamūn For every message is a limit of time, and soon will you know it." [al-An‘ām:67]

Also place your finger on the paining tooth and recite 11 times morning and evening:

��NF ا��اه� ���Fس U��دا و Nی� ن�ر آ�ن �-F/ Qulnā yā nāru kūnī bardaw wa salāman ‘alā Ibrāhīm We said, “O fire! Be cool and safe for Ibrāhīm.” [al-Ambiyā:69][A‘māl Qurānī]

� If your hair is falling out or has stopped growing, recite once morning and evening, and apply saliva to your finger which you should then rub on the head:

"�� و ن-]�ل �� ا A�2ن �� ه� ش�ء وU ر "| �Z"F�-�� و V ی]ی) �Ug ا ا K �U#�را

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Wa nunazzilu minal Qurāni mā huwa shifāuw wa rahmatul lilmuminīn wa lā yazīduzh zhālimīna illā khasārā We send down in the Qurān that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss. [al-Isrā:83] [A‘māl Qurānī]

� To counter harmful side effects of medication, recite Sūratut Tāriq thrice. Then blow on the medicine and recite the Basmalah. � If a poisonous creature bites someone, circle the wound with your finger whilst reciting seven times in a single breath:

� $(�Uری�8&%� � و اذا �%&8Wa izā batashtum batashtum jabbārīn

And when you exert your strong hand, do you do it like men

of absolute power? [ash-Shu‘arā:130] [A‘māl Qurānī]

� Recite thrice and blow on the one suffering from headache:

��ن �-�6 و V ی-]Q�نU(�ی V Lā yusadda‘ūna ‘anhā wa lā yunzifūn

No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they

suffer intoxication: [al-Wāqi‘ah:19]

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Āyāt of cure

Abul Qāsim al-Qushyarī narrates that his child became so ill that he feared that the child was going to die. He saw Rasūlullāh � in a dream and explained his child’s condition to him. Rasūlullāh � asked him why he did not practise reciting the āyāt of cure and seek cure through them. He searched through the Qurān, and found six āyāt of cure. He wrote them on and then dissolved them in water. When the child drank the water it was immediately cured. Mawlānā Thānwī said that whether written on a plate and the washed off water given to drink or whether hung as a ta‘wīz around the neck, inshāallāh the disease will be cured however severe it may be. [The most practical way of writing it is with saffron if you intend drinking it – translator]

The āyāt are:

��و ���� �� ��ور ��م �

Wa yashfī sudūra qawmim mu-minīn And He will cure the chests of the Muminīn [at-Tawbah:14]

و ش�ء �"� NQ ا �Y)ورWa shif-ul limā fis sudūr And a cure for what are in the chests [Yūnus:57]

�ج �� F8� ا �ان, Q�, ش�ء ��U-Fسی Y� �ن�6 ش�اب%� Yakhruju mim butūnihā sharābum mukhtalifun alwānuhu fīhi shifā-ul linnās There issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men.

��-�Z"F� و ن-]�ل �� ا A�2ن �� ه� ش�ء وU ر "| Wa nunazzilu minal Qurāni mā huwa shifāuw wa rahmatul lilmuminīn We send down in the Qurān that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.

�� و اذا ��ض6Q G� ی&Wa izā maridtu fahuwa yashfīn And when I am ill He cures me

�ء /< ه� TUFی� A�-�ا ه)ى وU شQul huwa lillazīna āmanū hudaw wa shifā Say: It is for those who believe a guidance and cure [Madārijun Nubūwah, A‘māl Qurānī]

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Manzil

Ubayy bin Ka‘b � narrates that a Bedouin came to Rasūlullāh � and said that his brother was experiencing difficulty. When Rasūlullāh � asked what the difficulty was, he replied that it was some kind of insanity. Rasūlullāh � instructed the Bedouin to bring his brother to him. He did this and Rasūlullāh � recited the below āyāt and blew on him. The man was cured as if he had never been ill. 1. Begin recitation of the Qurān with A ‘ūzu billāhi minash Shaytānir Rajīm I seek Allāh’s protection against the accursed Shaytān. 2. Sūratul Fātihah with Basmalah and “Āmīn”. 3. Al-Baqarah 1-5

�� U� � ا� ا �U "�ن ا#�.

� �2U8"F��)ى ا [�8ب V ریQ J�, ه ذا B. ا. 2�ن a�J و ی2�"�ن ا ��FUة و �"�U رز/-�ه� ی-�� ��Zی� یTU .ا �و ا TUی� یZ�� �"� ان]ل ا �B و �� ان]ل �� /(BF و �� Kl�ة ه

�NF ه)ى ��� . ی�/-�ن B� F>�ناو " � و او B� ه� ا6��Uر.

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Alif Lām Mīm. Zālikal kitābu lā rayba fīhi hudal lil muttaqīn. Allazīna yu-minu bilghaybi wa yuqīmūnas salāta wa mimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūn. Wallazīna yu-minūna bimā unzila ilayka wa mā unzila min qablika wa bil ākhirati hum yūqinūn. Ulāika ‘alā hudam mirrabbihim wa ulāika humul muflihūn. In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful unto all. Alif Lām Mīm. This is the Book whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who fear Allāh. Who believe in the unseen, and establish Salāh, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them; And who believe in that which is revealed unto you (Muhammad �) and that which was revealed before you, and are certain of the Hereafter. These depend on guidance from their Rabb. These are the successful. 4. Āyah 163 of Sūratul Baqarah

و إ �ه[� إ �� وUا ) � إ �� إ �U ه�

�� U� ا �U "�ن اWa ilāhukum ilāhuwwāhid. Lā ilāha illāhuwar Rahmānur Rahīm. Your god is One Allāh, there is no god but He, Most Merciful and Merciful to all.

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5. al-Baqarah 255-7

, �� TK�+ V . NQ� س-| وV U ن�م. ا >Yh ا 2�Y�م. ا� V ا �� ا �U ه��-)� ا �U ��ذن, .ا #"�وات و �� NQ ا �رض I � �� . �� ذا ا TUى ی&F*ی

� و V ی>�%�ن �*F", ا �U �"� ش�ء6 FK �� و �وسI آ�س�Y, . ��� ای)ی6�g* 6g"� و ه� ا *YhF ا V اآ�ا� . �ا #U"�وات و ا �رض و V یZد�

�� %u�U�ت و ی)U+ (/ . ��� ��Z�U� ا �Yش) �� ا NQ .�ha ا )�ی� � ]Uی �"QN2y� *�وة ا�� B#"82) اسQ .�6 ��م � ان .��F� I�"و ا� س . Yh ا� و

� ��� ا FYg"�ت ا N ا -Y�را TUی� A�-�ا ی6$� . �6��� �وا او و ا TUی� آ� ��� ا -Y�ر ا N ا FYg"�ت6$� .ا %u�U�ت ی

)ون �K �6�Q �او �B� اص>�ب ا -�ر ه

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa. Alhayyul Qayyūm. Lā ta-khuzuhū sinatuw

wa lā nawm. Luhū mā fis samāwāti wa mā fil ard. Man zallazī yashfa‘u ‘indahū illā bi iznih. Ya ‘lamu mā bayna aydīhim wa mā khalfahum. Wa lā yuhītūna bi ‘ilmihī illā bimā shā-a. wasi‘a kursīyuhus samāwāti wal arda wa lā yaūduhū hifzhuhumā wa huwal ‘Alīyul ‘Azhīm. Lā ikrāha fid dīn. Qattabayyanar rushdu minal ghayy. Famay yakfur bit tāghūti wa yumim billāhi faqadistamsaka bil ‘urwatil wuthqā. Lan fisāma lahā. Wallāhu samī‘un ‘alīm. Allāhu walīyul lazīna āmanū yukhrijuhum minazh zhulumāti ilan nūr. Wallazīna kafarū awliyāuhumut tāghūtu yukhrijuhum minan nūri ilazh zhulumāti. Ulāika ashābun nār. Hum fīhā khālidūn. Allah! There is no god save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. Unto Him belonges whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knows that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous. There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejects false deities and believes in Allah has grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower. Allah is the Protecting Friend of those who believe. He brings them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein forever.

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6. al-Baqarah 284-6

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آ<� A�� ��� و �F��[8, و . نA�� ا �Uس�ل �"� ان]ل ا �, و ا "Z�-�. /)ی�,Fآ8(, و رس . �-*m�ا س"*-� و ا ��ق ��� ا ) ��� رYسF, و /� V ن

���" �انB ر�U-� و ا �B ا u .�6*وس �U #� ا V . �� �6 ی[�F� ا� ن�F��6 �� اآG)#8 آ#(G و .Uن� ان نTKاZ+ V �-U�ن�ر�%K-� او ا�و . # �-Uر�

8F" �"اص�ا آ �-�F� >"<+ VF)/ �� �یTU �NF ا ,�- . �-F�"<+ V و �-Uر�,� �- |/�m V �� . و �U-� �� -� و ار "-�و ا � uن� . ا� �� Gان

.�Qن��ن� �NF ا 2�م ا [�Q�ی�

Lillāhi mā fis samāwāti wa mā fil ard.wa in tubdū mā fī anfusikum aw tukhfūhu yuhāsibkum bihillāh.fayaghfiru limay yashāu wa yu‘azzibu may yashāu. Wallāhu ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr. Āmanar Rasūl bimā unzila ilayhi wal mu-minūn. Kullun āmana billāhi wa Malāikatihī wa kutubihī wa Rusulih. Lā nufarriqu bayna ahadim mir Rasulih. Wa qālū sami‘nā wa ata‘nā. Ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa ilaykal masīr. Lā yukallifullāhu nafsan illā wus‘ahā. Lahā mā kasabat wa ‘alayhā maktasabat. Rabbanā lā tu-ākhiznā innasīnā aw akhta-nā. Rabbanā wa lā tahmil ‘alaynā isran kamā hamaltahū ‘alallazīna min qablinā. Rabbanā wa lā tuhammilnā mā lā tāqata lanā bih. Wa‘fu ‘annā. Waghfir lanā. Anta Mawlānā fansurnā ‘alal qawmil kāfirīn. Unto Allah (belongs) whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; and whether you make known what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will bring you to account for it. He will forgive whom He will and He will punish whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things. The Rasūl believes in that which has been revealed unto him from his Rabb and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah and His Malāikah and His scriptures and His messengers--We make no distinction between any of His messengers--and they say: We hear, and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Rabb. Unto You is the journeying. Allah burdens not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Rabb! Condemn us not if we forget, or err! Our Rabb! Lay not on us such a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us! Our Rabb! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, You, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.

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7. Āl ‘Imrān 18

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Shahidallāhu annahu lā ilāha illā huwa wal malāikatu wa ulul ‘ilm qāimam bil qist. Lā ilāha illā huwal ‘Azīzul Hakīm. Allāh bears witness that there is no god but He and the Malāikah and those of knowledge [also testify] that there is no god but He, Most Honourable, Most Wise. 8. Āl ‘Imrān 26-7

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G��" �ج ا >Uh �� ا � ا UF�NQ > ا -�6Uر و +� � ا -�6Uر NQ ا UF�< و +�+�ج ا "��G �� ا >�h و +� زق �� +&�ء a��� #�بو +

Qulillāhumma Mālikal mulki tu-til mulka man tashāu wa tanzi‘ul mulka mimman tashāu wa tu‘izzu man tashāu wa tuzillu man tashāu, biyadikal khayr, innaka ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr. Tūlijul layla fin nahār wa tūlijun nahāra fillayli wa tukhrijul hayya minal mayyiti wa tukhrijul mayyita minal hayyi. Wa tarzuqu man tashāu bighayri hisāb. Say: O Allāh! Master of Sovereignty! You grant sovereignty to who You desire and remove sovereignty from whom You desire. You honour whom You desire to and disgrace whom You desire to. In Your hands is all good. Verily You have power over all things. You make night enter into day and the day enter into night. You take the living from the dead and the dead from the living. You grant sustenance to whom You will without measure. 9. al-A ‘rāf:54-6

U�y م�Uای |U8س NQ �رض � ا� ا TUى FK; ا #U"�وت و ا]Uر� Uان NF�اس8�ى ا *�ش یN&a ا U�< ا -�6Uر ی%F(, ���� وU ا &U"� و ا 2"� و ا -\�م

��" �* F; و ا ��� +(�رك ا� ربY ا , ا V �ات ����� اU اد��ا . �#� K و Uو ��Y�4+ �]U8)ی�. |ر�*" #)وا NQ ا �رض . انV ,U ی>YJ ا + V و

�*"m Uو �Q�K ���انU ر "| ا� /�یJ ��� ا ">#-��. �*) اص�F �6 و اد

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Inna Rabbakumullāhullazī khalaqas samāwāti wal arda fī sittati ayyāmin thummastawā ‘alal ‘arsh. Yughshil laylan nahāra yatlubuhū hathīthaw washamsa wal qamara wan nujūma musakhkharātim bi-amrih. A lā luhul khalqu wal amru. Tabārakallāhu Rabbul ‘ālamīn. Ud‘ū Rabbakum tadarru‘aw wa khufyah. Innahū lā yahibbul mu‘tadīn. Wa lā tufsidū fil ardi ba‘da islāhihā. Wad‘ūhū khawfaw wa tama‘ā. Inna rahmatallāhi qarībum minal muhsinīn Verily your Rabb is Allāh Who created the heavens and the earth in six days then arose over the Throne. He brings the night to cover the day, seeking it rapidly, and He created the sun, moon and stars subjected to His command. Is creation and command not His? Blessed is Allāh, Rabb of the worlds. Call on your Rabb with humility and in private: for Allah loves not those who trespass beyond bounds. Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good. 10. al-Isrā: 110-1

��ا FQ, ا �س"�ء ا >#-N. /< اد��ا ا� او اد��ا ا �U "�ن(+ �U"Uای. �F�)س B GQ� �6� و ا8�� ��� ذا + V و B+�F�� �6\+ V و. BF" � ی[� U, ش�یNQ B ا Uا و( T و U8ی � و /< ا >") � ا TUى

� ی[� �h ��� ا YTل� و آ(��� +[(�� U, و Uاو

Qulid ‘ullāha awid ‘ur-Rahmān. Ayyam mā tad‘ū falahul Asmāul Husnā. Wa lā tajhar bi salātika wa lā tukhāfit bihā wabtaghi bayna zālika sabīlā. Wa qulil hamdu lillāhillazī lam yattakhiz waladaw wa lam yakullahū sharīkun fil mulki wa lam yakul lahū walīyum minaz zulli wa kabbirhu takbīrā Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Most Mercidul, unto whichsoever you cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And be not loud voiced in your Salāh nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between. And say: Praise be to Allah, Who has not taken unto Himself a son, and Who hath no partner in the Sovereignty, nor hath He any protecting friend through dependence. And magnify Him with all magnificence.

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11. al-Muminūn: 115-8

� ا �-� V +�$*�ن]Uان Uو ��)� �� ان2FK �"U-�آ8)#<Q ا . BF" N ا� ا�*8QY;< و �� یU)ع I� ا� ا �ه� V . V �KA ا �� ا �Uه� ربY ا *�ش ا [�ی�. ا

,� , F� ا [�Q�ون. #��, �-) ر��,Q�نU"� . ��ه�ن و /< رUب� . انV ,U ی. اu� و ار � و انK G�� ا �Uا "��

A fahasibtum annamā khalaqnākum ‘abathaw wa annakum ilaynā lā turja‘ūn. Fata‘ālallāhul Malikul Haqq. Lā ilāha illā huwa Rabbul ‘Arshil Karīm. Wa may yad‘u ma‘allāhi ilāhan ākhar, lā burhāna lahū bih. Fa-innamā hisābuhu ‘inda Rabbih. Innahū lā yuflihul kāfirūn. Wa qur Rabbighfir warham wa Anta Khayrur Rāhimīn Deemed you then that We had created you for naught, and that you would not be returned unto Us? Now Allah be exalted, the True King! There is no god save Him, the Rabb of the Noble Throne. He who cries unto any other god along with Allah has no proof thereof. His reckoning is only with his Rabb. Lo! disbelievers will not be successful. And say: My Rabb! Forgive and have mercy, for You are best of all who show mercy. 12. as-Sāffāt: 1-11

�� U� ]Uا$�ات ز$�ا. و ا ��UQ�Uت ص}� .�#� ا� ا �U "�ن ا�Q . ��ت ذآ�ا�U8 �Q .( �ا �ربY ا #U"�وات و ا �رض و �� ��-6"� . انU ا �ه[

�g. ان�U زی�U-U ا #U"�ء ا )Yن�� �]ی-| ن ا [�اآJ. و ربY ا "&�رق ��� و �NF و یQT2�ن �� آ<� $�نJ. آ<� ش�%�ن ��Uرد� . V ی#U"U*�ن ا N ا "� ا

JاصUاب وT� �6 Uد �را و .J/�y ش�6ب ,*)+�Q |% . ا K �� �U%� ا� ا ه� اش)�2FK Y ام68 �Uزب.�Q �-2FK �U�س8 ��m ��� �ان2FK �U-�ه

Bismillāhir Rahmānir Rahīm. Wasāffāti saffā. Fazzājirāti zajrā. Fattāliyāti zikrā. Inna ilāhakum lawāhid. Rabbus samāwāti wal ardi wa mā bayna humā wa Rabbul mashāriq. Innā zayyannas samāad dunyā bizīnatinil kawākib. Wa hifzham min kulli shaytānim mārid. Lā yassamma‘ūna ilal mala-il a‘lā wa yuqzafūna min kulli jānib. Duhūraw wa lahum ‘azuābuw wāsib. Illā man khatifal khatfata fa-atba‘ahū shihābun thāqib. Fastaftihim a hum ashaddu khalqan amman khalaqnā? Innā khalaqnāhum min tīnil lāzib

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In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Merciful unto all. By those who set the ranks in battle order. And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof And those who read (the Word) for a reminder, Lo! Your Rabb is surely One. Rabb of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Rabb of the sun's risings. Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets: With security from every rebellious devil. They cannot listen to the Highest Group for they are pelted from every side, Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment; Save him who snatches a fragment, and there pursues him a piercing flame. Then ask them Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom We have created? Lo! We created them of sticky clay. 13. ar-Rahmān 33-40

Tوا �� ا/%�ر ا #U"�وات و ی� �*&� ا \�� و ا �ن� ان اس%8*8 � ان +-Tوا Tون ا F#� �U%�ن. ا �رض �Qن -+ V .��ن�T]+ �"]�ء ر�� A �ي�)Q . >ی�س

�ء . �F�["� ش�اظ ��� ن�Uر وU ن>�س �FQ +-8��انA �ي�)Q �"]ر�� �ء ر��["� . Q�ذا ان&GU2 ا #U"�ء Q[�نG وردة آ� )�ه�ن.+[�T��نA �ي�)Q �U ی#�< �� ذن(, ان� وV U $�ن�. +[�T��ن T����Q ��ن�T]+ �"]�ء ر�� A �ي�)Q

yā ma‘shral jinni wal insi inistata‘tum an tanfuzū min aqtāris samāwāti wal ardi fanfuzū. Lā tanfuzūna illā bisultān. Fabi ayyi ālāi Rabbikumā tukazibān? Yursalu ‘alaykumā shuwāzhum min nāriw wanuhāsun falā tantasirān. Fabi ayyi ālāi Rabbikumā tukazibān? Fa izanshaqqatisamāu fakānat wardatan kaddihān. Fabi ayyi ālāi Rabbikumā tukazibān? Fayawma-izil lā yus-alu ‘an zambihi insuw wa lā jānn. Fabi ayyi ālāi Rabbikumā tukazibān? O company of jinn and men, if you have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth; then penetrate (them)! You will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction. Which is it, of the favors of your Rabb, that you deny? There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape. Which is it, of the favors of your Rabb, that you deny? And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide Which is it, of the favors of your Rabb, that you deny? On that day neither man nor jinn will be questioned of his sin. Which is it, of the favors of your Rabb, that you deny?

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14. al-Hashr 21-4

�� ��� K&�| ا��(�8Y� �*ش�K ,8�ای >)$ NF� � ان] -� ه�ذا ا A�2ن . [U�ون � ی86UF* ه� ا UF, ا TUى V ا �� ا �U . و +BF ا ����ل ن�6��4 �U-Fس

� ا a�J و ا &�6Uدة. ه� �� .�� U� .ه� ا �U "�ن ا ا #�FUم ا "Z�� ا "6�"�ا "BF ا Y(2وس . ه� ا UF, ا TUى V ا �� ا �U ه�

��)]8" �"�U ی&�آ�ن. ا *]ی] ا \(�Uر ا ,UF . س(>�ن ا N-#< ; ا (�رئ ا "���ر , ا �س"�ء ا� .ه� ا UF, ا

�و ه� ا . ی#(�� , �� NQ ا #U"�وت و ا �رض �]< *]ی] ا Law anzalnā hāzal Qurāna ‘alā jabalin lara-aytahū khāshi‘am mutasaddi‘am min khashyatillāh. Wa tikal amthālu nadribuhā linnāsi la‘allahum yatafakkarūn.Huwallāhullazī lā ilāha illā huwa. ‘Ālimul ghaybi wash shahādah, huwar Rahmānur Rahīm. Huwallāhullazī lā ilāha illā huwa. Al-Malikul Quddūs Salāmul Muminul Muhayminul ‘Azīzul Jabbārul Mutakabbir. Subhnānallāhi ‘ammā yushrikūn. Huwallāhul Khāliqul Bāriul Musawwiru lahul asmāul husnā. Yusabbihu lahū mā fis samāwāti wal ard. Wa huwal ‘Azīzul Hakīm.

If We had caused this Qurān to descend upon a mountain, you would indeed seet humbled, rent asunder by the fear of Allah. Such similitudes coin We for mankind that they may reflect. He is Allāh besides Whom there is no other god. The Knower of the unseen and the seen, He is Most Merciful and Merciful unto all. He is Allāh besides Whom there is no other god, the King, the Holy, the Giver of peace, the Giver of security, the Overseer of all, the Dominant over all, the Prevailing over all, the Self-Glorious. Pure is Allāh from that which they associate with Him! He is Allāh, the Creator, The Creator of life, the Fashioner of shapes. To Him belongs the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and earth declare his purity. He is the possessor of all honour and wisdom. 15. Sūratul Kāfirūn with Basmalah 16. Sūratul Ikhlās with Basmalah 17. Sūratul Falaq with Basmalah 18. Sūratun Nās with Basmalah This Manzil is a tried and tested formula against evil Jinn, magic and certain other perils. These same āyāt, with some more or less, are found in Baheshtī Zehwar of Mawlānā Thānwī. al-Qawl al-Jamīl of Shāh Walīullāh Muhaddith Dehlawī, states, “These are 33 āyāt which repel magic and devils and protects against thieves and beasts. Bahesgtī Zewar states, “If someone is suspected of being afflicted

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with evil Jinn, write these āyāt and hang it around his neck. Recite them and blow in water which you should sprinkle over him. If there is evil effects on the house, recite the āyāt over water, blow on it, and sprinkle in the four corners of the house.” Shāh ‘Abdul ‘Azīz Muhaddith Dehlawī wrote that one should write the last āyah of each Sūrah and hang this as a ta‘wīz around the neck. This offers protection against magic and all evil effects.

Du ‘ā for the sick � Someone came to ‘Alī � and informed him of a person being sick. ‘Alī � asked him if it would please him that that person be cured. He replied in the affirmative. ‘Alī taught him to recite the following du‘ā. Replace the word fulānan with the sick person’s name.

� ی� آ�ی� اش� �FQن��F ی� Yā Hālīmu yā Karīmu ishfi fulānan O Most Lenient! O Most Noble! Cure ______! � When visiting or caring for the sick, recite the following 7 times upon him. Inshāallāh the patient will be cured:

B�&Uان ی ��g* � ربU ا *�ش ا�g* اس�ل ا� ا

As-alallāhal ‘Azhīm Rabbal ‘Arshil ‘azhīm ay yashfiyak. I ask Allāh the Magnificent, Rabb of the magnificent Throne, to cure you. [Ibn Abī Shaybah, Ahmad, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, Ibn Hibbān, ad-Dārqutnī, al-Marad wal Kaffārāt of Ibn Abid Dunyā, Ibn A‘rābī, Hākim, ‘Abd bin Humayd, Abū Ya‘lā, Ibn Abī Hātim, Ibn Mundah, at-Tabrānī, Abū ‘Uwānah, Ibnun Najjār, Ibnul Ghatrīf, at-Tabaqāt ash-Shāfi ‘īyah of as-Subkī, al-Baghawī, Tafsīr ath-Tha‘labī, al-Adab al-Mufrad of al-Bukhārī, al-Amālī of ash-Shajarī, Ibn ‘Asākir, Ibn ‘Adī, Ibnus Sunnī, al-Mishkāt, al-Hisn al-Hasīn – narration of ‘Alī, Ibn ‘Abbās and ‘Āishah �]

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Sundry azkār

� When departing on a journey, recite the following for ease of travel and safety from disasters – Salāt ‘alan Nabī �, Sūratul Kāfirūn, Sūratun Nasr, Sūratul Ikhlās, Sūratul Falaq, Sūratun Nās and Salāt ‘alan Nabī �. Begin and end each sūrah with Basmalah. Then recite:

, 2��ن�� و ان�U ا N ر��-� "-F2(�ن �U-ه�ذا و �� آ �- � . س(>�ن ا TUى سN�ض+ �� >"* �ن� ه�ذا ا (�U و ا 2U8�ى و �� ا 6�U ان�U ن#� NQ B سF .ا

�F�6�U ه��ن F �ن� ه�ذاا �-�U �*)�. -� س �mو ا . NQ J �U� 6�U انG اF ا| NQ ا �ه< �F � و ا U# �و آl�| . ا U# ���ء اUو �� B� �ذ�6�U ان�N اF ا

� )ا "-g� و س�ء ا "-NQ JF2 ا "�ل و ا �ه< و ا Subhānallazī sakhara lanā hāzā wa mā kunnā lahū muqrinīn wa innā ilā Rabbinā lamunqalibūn. Allāhumma innā nas-aluka fī safarinā hāzā albirra wat taqwā wa minal ‘amali mā tardā. Allāhumma hawwin ‘alaynā safaranā hāzā. Watwi ‘annā bu‘dahu. Allāhumma antas Sāhibu fis safari wal Khalīfatu fil ahli. Allāhumma innī a‘ūzu bika miw wa‘thāis safari wa ka-ābatil manzhari wa sūil munqalabi fil māli wal ahli wal waladi Pure is He Who made this subservient for us and we were not capable of that. And verily we shall return to our Rabb. O Allāh! Verily we ask You goodness and piety in this journey of ours and such acts which are pleasing unto You. O Allāh! Make this journey of ours easy. Fold up its distance for us. O Allāh! You are the Companion in the journey and the one entrusted behind with the family. O Allah! Verily I seek your protection against the difficulty of the journey and gloomy scenes and an evil change in wealth, family and children. Upon returning from the journey, recite:

���)ون ���-� ��)ونA�(�ن +��(�ن Āibūna tāibūna ‘ābidūna lirabbinā hāmidūna We return with repentance and worship, prasing our Rabb. [Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmizī, an-Nasāī, Kitābul Azkār, Zādul Ma‘ād – narration of Anas �]

� When entering the city recite the following, inshāallāh the journey there will be filled with goodness:

�� [-" � �Y(�رآ� وU انK G�� ا[-� N- رب� ان]Rabbi anzilnī miunzalam mubārakaw wa anta khayrul munzilīn O my Rabb! Let our stopping be blessed. You are best provider of stops. [al-Muminūn:28] [A‘māl Qurānī]

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� If any dog, lion or other beast growls or shows aggressive intent on the road, recite:

B�F� ��F#ی ��"%/ Qitmīr yusallimu ‘alayk Qitmīr converys salām to you. Qitmīr was the dog of the Companions of the Cave and will be an animal of Jannah. [Ibn Abī Hātim, Ibn Mardawīyah, Ibnul Munzir – narration or Ibn ‘Abbās �]

Or recite in the direction of the animal and blow. Inshāallāh it will cause no harm to you:

�� ��سf ذرا6)F)و آ��ص �� ,� Wa kalbuhum bāsitun zirā‘ayhi bilwasīd And their dog stretched forth its forelegs at the entrance of the cave. [A‘māl Qurānī]

� If unable to sleep, lie down and recite:

G�ن و ان�* 6��u Uرت ا -Y\�م و ه)ءت اF / �h�Y�ما ��-TK�+ V .Nك س-| وV U ن�م �ی� Yh ی� /�Y�م اه)ء �NF و ان

Allāhumma ghāratin nujūm wa hada-atil ‘uyūn. Wa anta hayyun qayyūm. Lā ta-khuzuka sinatuw wa lā nawm. Yā Hayyu Yā Qayyūmu! Ahdi’ laylī wa anim aynī O Allāh! The stars have set and eyes are at rest. You are Ever-Living, Maintainer of all. Neither slumber nor sleep overcomes You. O Ever Living! O Maintainer of all! Make my night tranquil and give my eyes sleep. [Ibnus SunnI, at-Tabrānī, Ibn ‘Asākir – narration of Zayd bin Thābit �]

In addition you may recite Yā Hādiyu continuously without any specified number, whether with the tongue or the heart. Recite Salāt ‘alan Nabī in between. � If you experienced a nightmare, spit lightly to the left and change the side you were sleeping on. [al-Bukhārī, Muslim] Thereafter recite thrice: A ‘ūzu billāhi minsh Shaytānir rajīm [al-Bukhārī, Muslim, at-Tirmizī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, an-Nasāī – narration of Abū Hurayrah �]

� A person prone to nightmares should write the following āyah

and hang it around his neck, or recite it excessively when going to sleep:

� ا (&�ى NQ ا >��ة ا )Yن�� و NQ ا Kl�ة6 ا� V +()ی< [F"�ت. ��g* �ز ا ذا B ه� ا

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Lahumul bushrā fil hayātid dunyā wa fil ākhirah. Lā tabdīla likalimātillāh. Zālikal fawzul ‘azhīm Glad tidings to them in the worldy life and the Ākhirah. There is no change in the Words of Allāh. That is the magnificent success.[Yūnus:64]

� To awake on time recite the last 4 āyāt of Sūratul Kahf:

� �دوس ن] � $-�Uت ا6 Gت آ�ن�< �U� . انU ا TUی� A�-�ا و �"F�ا ا� � �6-� )ی� Q�V �6 ی(a�ن �K . �U >/ Nت ر���"F]� آ�ن ا (>��)ادا

) آF"�ت ر��N و � $�-� �"F�, �)دا ) ا (>� /(< ان +- - /< انU"� ان� . � ا �� وUا )]6 � ی� N ا UN انU"� ا]F����&� . �2ء ر��, Q"� آ�ن ی�$�

�"�F ص� >� وV U ی&�ك �*(�دة ر��, ا )ا >"*�Q Innallazīna āmanū wa ‘amilus sālihāti kānat lahum jannātul firdawsi nuzulā. Khālidīna fīhi lā yabghūna ‘anhā hiwalā. Qul law kānal bahru midādal likalimāti Rabbī lanafidal bahru qabla an tanfada kalimātu Rabbī wa law ji-nā bi mithlihī madadā. Qul innamā ana basharum mithlukum yūhā ilayya annamā ilāhukum ilāhuw wāhid. Faman kāna yarjū liqā-a Rabbihi faya‘mal ‘amalan sālihaw wa lā yushrik bi ‘ibādarti Rabbihī ahadā Verily those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Firdaws, for welcome, Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence. Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Rabb, verily the sea would be used up before the Words of my Rabb were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help. Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Rabb inspires in me that your god is only One Allāh. And whoever hopes for the meeting with his Rabb, let him do righteous work, and make no partner in the worship due unto his Rabb. [ad-Dāramī, Tafsīr ath-Tha‘labī, Rūhul Ma‘ānī, A‘māl Qurānī – narration of Ibn ‘Abbās � and Yahyā]

� If imprisoned recite Sūtarul Infitār 11 times morning and evening. Inshāllāh you will swiftly be released with ease.

[A‘māl Qurānī]

� When the heart is not at ease recite:

� T�آ� ا� ا T� Vآ� ا� +%"Y�� ا F2�ب6��F/ Y��"%+ �ا و-�A �یTU اAllazīna āmanū wa tatma-innu qulūbuhum bi zikrillāh. A lā bizikrillāhi tatma-innul qulūb Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah. for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. [ar-Ra‘d:28]

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In addition, recite the following excessively:

�ی� ا� ی� ر "�ن ی� ر� Yā Allāh! Yā Rahmān! Yā Rahīm! O Allāh! O Most Merciful! O Merciful unto all! [A‘māl Qurānī]

To avoid illicit glances

The seriousness of illicit glances lies in the fact that while one initially consoles oneself that one did not engage in other sins, it creates a fire leading to other sins. The friends of Allāh experience a strange discomfort when in the presence of people who engage in this sin. For example, ‘Uthmān � once complained, “People commit zinā with their eyes and then come to my gathering!” [Zimmul Hawā Zimmuz Zinā of Ibn Abid Dunyā, Khutubāt Hakīmil Ummah]

Islām places great emphasis on the purity of both heart and eyes. Mawlānā Thānwī quoted the poem of al-‘Allāmah Iqbāl in this regard: Wisdom says that you have also been give Lā ilāha but what has been achieved? When the heart and eyes are not Muslim then there is nothing. To safeguard oneself from illicit gazing, recite the following thrice after Salāh and whenever tempted by illicit gazing:

6�N)F/ ��6m U �� ا -��قF .و #�نN �� ا [Tب. و �"NF �� ا ��ی�ء. ا ��ن| N ا �Y)ور .و ��-N �� ا ��� و �� +� � �K�-| اF*+ BU�نQ

Allāhumma Tahhir qalbī minan nifāq. Wa ‘amalī minar riyā. Wa lisānī minal kazib, wa ‘aynī minal khiyānah. Fa-innaka ta‘alamu khāinatil a‘yuni wa mā tukhfis sudūr O Allāh! Purify my heart of hypocrisy, my deeds of ostentation, my tongue of lies and my eye of treachery. Verily You know the treachery of eyes and what chests conceal. [at-Tabrānī, al-Hakīm at-Tirmizī, Tarīkh Baghdād, at-Tadwīn fī Akhbār Qazwīn of ar-Rāfi‘ī – narration of Umm Ma‘bad al-Khuzā‘īyah]

The following āyah is also beneficial in this regard:

"�U س"*�ا ا �Tآ� و ی2� �ن � 2�نB �����ره[� �وا و ان یU[�د ا TUی� آ "\-�ن ,Uان . ��" �*F� و �� ه� ا �U ذآ�

Wa iy yakādul lazīna kafarū luzliqūnaka bi-absārihim lammā sami‘uz zikra wa yaqūlūna innahu lamajnūn. Wa mā huwa illā zikrul lil ‘ālamīn And the Unbelievers would almost trip you up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!" But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds. [A‘māl Qurānī]

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Du‘ā at ‘Arafāt

Hajj is the the fifth and final Pillar of Islām. It is Fard once in a lifetime upon a Muslim who can afford it. Rasūlullāh � said, “Hajj is ‘Arafah.” [Ahmad, Hākim, Abū Dāwūd, an-Nasāī, ad-Dāramī, at-Tirmizī – narration of ‘Abdullāh bin al- ‘Abbās �]

The staying at ‘Arafāh is thus the greatest part of Hajj. He who has the good fortune to perform it should use every moment there in humbly supplicating before Allāh. Rasūlullāh � has taught us to recite the following du‘ā at ‘Arafāh, on the Day of ‘Arafāh, after Zawāl, facing Qiblah. Recite each of the following 100 times:

� , Bش�ی V �( و ,UF .V ا �� ا �U ا

, ا "BF و , ا >") و ه� �NF آ<� شhء /)ی� Lā ilāha illallāhu wahdahu lā sharīka lahu. Lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ‘alā kulli shayin qadīr There is no god but Allāh alone Who has no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He has power over all things � Sūratul Ikhlās with basmalah.

� Uو (U"<� NF�6�U ص<� F �NF ا��اه�� و ا G�UFآ"� ص (U"<� لA NF��6*� �-�F��A NFل ا��اه�� ان" BU�U� (\�) و

Allāhumma salli ‘alā Muhammadiw wa ‘alā āli Muhammadin kamā sallayta ‘alā Ibrāhīm wa ‘alā āli Ibrāhīma innaka hamīdum majīd wa ‘alaynā ma ‘ahum O Allāh! Convey salutations upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad just as You conveyed salutations upon Ibrāhīm and the family of Ibrāhīm, verily You are most praiseworthy, most glorious, and convey upon us with them. Allah then asks the Malāikah, “O My Malāikah, what is the reward of that slave who has recited My purity, unity, greatness, majesty and praises and salutations upon My Rasūl? O My Malākikah, bear witness that I have forgiven him and accepted his intercession and if he should intercede for all the people at ‘Arafāt I would accept.” [at-Tirmizī, al-Bayhaqī, at-Tafsīr ad-Durar al-Manthūr, Ma ‘āriful Hadīth – narration of Jābir bin ‘Abdillāh �]

Since this is the most opportune moment of the entire year for the acceptance of du‘ā, reciting the entire 7 parts of Munājāt Maqbūl of Mawlānā Thānwī would be a means of good fortune for both years. If all cannot be recited then recite one part at least. If even that canot be done, then the bare minimum is to recite some of the du‘ās from it. The person who cannot, should supplicate in his mother tongue. The same should be done at the stay-over at Muzdalifah.

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Visiting al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah

He who is fortunate enough to visit the city and Masjid of Rasūlullāh � should observe due respect and recite abundant Salāt and Salām upon Rasūlullāh �. The Salāt and Salām recited in Salāh is the most virtuous. [al-Manāsik of Mullā ‘Alī al-Qārī, Fadāilul Hajj – narration of Ibn ‘Umar �]

When facing the resting place of Rasūlullāh � recite once:

انU ا� و �F��[8, یYF��ن �NF ا -�h)U ی� ای�6Y ا TUی� A�-�ا صYF�ا �F�, و +#F�"�س�F"�ا

Innallāha wa malāikatahū yusallūna ‘alan Nabī. Yā ayyuhallazīna āmanū sallū ‘alayhi wa sallimū taslīmā Verily Allah and His Malāikah convey salutations upon the Nabī. O you who believe convey salutations upon him and greetings of peace. Then recite 70 times:

(U"<� ی� B�F� صNF ا� Sallallāhu ‘alayka yā Muhammad Salutations upon you O Muhammad.

An angel thereupon proclaims, “Allāh sends His mercy upon you,” and his needs are fulfilled. [al-Bayhaqī, Manāsik of Mullā ‘Alī, Fadāilul Hajj – narration of Ibn Abī Fudayk �]

The elders have written that the etiquette required in al-Madīnah is double that of Makkah. ‘Umar � and al-Imām Mālik held that rewards are also double in al-Madīnah. There both goals are to be found (Allāh and His Rasūl �). The etiquettes of al-Masjid an-Nabawī is summarised in this poem: For fear of grave disrespect; Breathe softly for this is the court of the Nabī � The poem is an exposition of āyah 2 of al-Hujarāt

ا -Q�+ V�h)U*�ا اص�ا+[� Q�ق ص�ت Lā tarfa‘ū aswātakum fawqa sawtin Nabī Do not raise your voices above that of the Nabī. Regard everything associated with the city of Rasūlullāh � with love and affection. Avoid displaying any form of displeasure. From the

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bottom of my heart I beg you to convey my Salām at that lofty court. Remember me in your accepted du‘ā. May Allāh accept your visit and all our efforts. � When facing the resting place of Rasūlullāh � it is Sunnah to

face it and turn one’s back to the Qiblah and supplicate for one’s needs and that of one’s family and all Muslims and to intercede for them.

[Musnad Abī Hanīfah – narration of Ibn ‘Umar �, Manāsik, Zubdatul Manāsik of Rashīd Ahmad Gangohī, al-Muhannad ‘alal Mufannad of Khalīl Ahmad Sahāranpūrī]

Al-‘Allāmah as-Sayyid Ahmad bin Zayn bin Ahmad ad-Dahlān al-Makkī ash-Shāfi‘ī was the Shāfi‘ī muftī of Makkah during the ‘Uthmānīyah rule. He died in Muharram 1304 Hijrī in al-Madīnah. He wrote in Mir-ātul Haramayn that the above method of du‘ā is according to all four A-immah. � Those who have attained higher levels in treading the spiritual

path should recite all seven parts of Munājāt Maqbūl each day whilst in the Haramayn. These are places of great acceptance. They should do the same during special times e.g. Laylatul Barāah, the last ten nights of Ramadān, the nights of the two ‘Īds etc.

Amal for Ziart Rasūlullāh �

Imam Sha’rani � has given an amal for ziart Rasūlullāh � in his “Tabaqat ul Kubra” which was expreseed by Rasūlullāh � to Hazrat Mohammad bin abi Al-Mawahib AsShazeli � after listing from hazrat 80 perosns acted upon that & they all were blessed with Ziart, that is:

� أ��ذ ��� �� ا &�%�ن (5)�$� ا (5) �� � � ا� ا � "�ن ا#�

(5) U�6F ) �V و U"Vk�>, �$نh وأر�>"U) �>;� ا

� , و اص>��, و �� +(*6A ی� و�KLو ا �� و صNF ا� �NF س�) اVوا �ا "���A�� �� B8" ی� ار � . �� #�ن ا N ی�م ا )ی�

Regimen for living a good life

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Having examined matters which harn one in world and Dīn, I had advise you to be especially cautious about the following:

1. Do not act on your lusts and anger. 2. Haste is an extremely bad thing. 3. Do not undertake a matter without consultation. Consult your

seniors. 4. Abstain from backbiting completely. 5. Whilst speaking much and mingling much with people is

permitted, it causes much harm especially when befriending all and sundry and worse, when confiding your secrets with them.

6. Do not eat to your full desire. 7. Do not engage in sexual intercourse if there is no extreme

need. 8. Do not take a loan without extreme necessity. 9. Do not even come near unnecessary spending. 10. Do not gather unnecessary belongings. 11. Do not be harsh. Be lenient and forebearing. 12. Avoid ostentation of deeds and imposed formality as much

as possible. This includes word, deed and food and clothing. 13. A leader should neither be aloof from his followers not freely

socialise with them. He should as far as possible not seek anything from them, especially regarding worldy benefit.

14. Keep your transactions clean. This is more important than even piety.

15. Exercise extreme caution when narrating. Great pious and intelligent people avoid this, whether passing on a narration or merely understanding it themselves.

16. Do not use medicine without extreme necessity and the guidance of an expert, well-wishing advisor.

17. Save the tongue from every sin and unnecessary talk. 18. Remain firm on the truth while avoid insisting on your

opinion. 19. Do not increase in your associations with people. 20. Do not interfere in the worldy affairs of others. 21. As far as possible do not desire things of this world. Let not a

moment pass without concern for the Ākhirah. 22. Always remain in such a condition that when death comes

you will not fall in the purview of the āyah, “If only you give me a respite to a near time I shall definitely afirm and be of the pious.” Always consider that each breath may be your last. Always seek repentance for the day’s sins before night arrives and for the night’s before day. As far as possible fulfil the rights of people.

23. Death with Īmān isn indeed the best of bounties. Maintain correct beliefs. Constantly ask for this bounty with all humility

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especially after the five Salāh. Thank Allāh for the gift of Īmān bearing the following āyah in mind, “If you are thankful I shall definitely increase for you.” This is amongst the greatest means of attaining death with Īmān.

[Mawlānā Ashraf ‘Alī, Anfas ‘Isā volume 2]

>� ت�� 8, +8� ا"*-� � ("< ا Completed at Makkah al-Mukarramah,

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