Dua To Recite At Mount Safa And Mount Marwah Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) approached Mount Safa, he would recite: (لَمَّا دَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الصَّفَا قَرَأَ: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللَّهِ﴾ “أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ” فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْبَيْتَ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ، فَوَحَّدَ اللَّهَ وَكبَّرَهُ وَقَالَ: لاَ إِلَهَ… More »
Dua Between The Yemeni Corner And The Black Stone رَبَّنَا آتِنَا في الدُّنْيَا حسَنَةً وفي الآخِرَةِ حسَنةً وقِنَا عذَابَ النَّارِ Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanah wa fi ‘l-ākhirati ḥasanah wa qinā `adhāban-nār. Our Lord, grant us the good things in this world, and the good things in the next life, and save us from the punishment… More »
The Takbir When Passing The Black Stone The Prophet (ﷺ) performed Tawaf riding a camel. Every time he passed the corner (containing the Black Stone), he would point to it with something that he was holding and say: Allāhu Akbar (Allah is the Most Great)! طَافَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْبَيْتِ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ كُلَّمَا… More »
The Talbiyah | A Pilgrim’s Call During Hajj and Umrah لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ والنِّعْمَة لَكَ والمُلْكُ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ Labbayk-Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna ‘l-ḥamda, wanni`mata, laka wa ‘l-mulk, lā sharīka lak. I am here at Your service, O Allah, I am here at Your… More »
Dua For The One Who Has Been Praised اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا يَقُولُونَ وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ [وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْرًا مِمَّا يَظُّنُّونَ] Allāhumma lā tu’ākhidhnī bimā yaqūlūn, waghfir lī mā lā ya`lamūn [waj`alnī khayran mimmā yaẓunnūn]. O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have… More »
To The One You’ve Insulted قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: “اللَّهُم فأيما مؤمن سببته فاجعل ذلك له قربة إليك يوم القيامة” Allāhumma fa’ayyumā mu’minin sababtuhu faj`al dhālika lahu qurbatan ilayka yawma ‘l-qiyāmah. O Allah, whomever of the believers I have abused, give him the reward of a sacrificial slaughter for it on the Day of… More »
Prophetic Guidance On Hearing The Barking Of Dogs At Night When you hear a dog barking or a donkey braying in the night, then seek refuge in Allah from them, for surely they have seen what you see not. إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُبَاحَ الْكِلاَبِ وَنَهِيقَ الْحَمِيرِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُنَّ؛ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَرَيْنَ مَا لاَ تَرَوْنَ Reference… More »
Prophetic Guidance On Hearing A Rooster Or Donkey When you hear the cock’s crow, ask Allah for His favor upon you for surely it has seen an angel. When you hear the bray of a donkey, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for surely it has seen a devil. إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ… More »
How To Respond To A Non Believer’s Greeting In Islam If one of the People of the Scripture (i.e. Christians and Jews) greets you, saying As-Salāmu `alaykum, then say (to him): Wa `alaykum. If one of the People of the Scripture (i.e. Christians and Jews) greets you saying As-Salaamu `alaykum, then say (to him): And… More »
Rewards Of Salawat On The Prophet (P.B.U.H) The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever prays for Allah’s blessings upon me once, will be blessed for it by Allah ten times.” قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: (مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلاَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا عَشْراً) Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 219, Muslim 1/288. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Do not… More »