Collection of Authentic INVOCATIONS Collected and compiled from the works of S h a y k h a l - A l b a n i By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Hasan Ali Shaykh © Authentic Statements Publishing, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanic, photo copying, recording or otherwise, without express permission of the copyright owner. ISBN: 978-1-5323-1964-8 First Edition: Dhul-Hijjah 1437 AH / September 2016 CE Translation: Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee Editing & Formatting: Danielle Lebenson al-Amrikiyyah www.amrikiyyahdesign.com Publisher’s Information: Authentic Statements Publishing P.O. 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Transliteration Table Consonants £ » d d til k C-J b j dh L t J 1 Cj t J r z f* m cli th j z t c U n c i s i gh Jt h c h sh t_i f J w t kh s j q y Vowels » Short a — i u » Long I j - u * o " o -- Diphthongs LS“ ay/ai J - au Glyphs i§5 Salldlldhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (May Allah’s praise & salutations be upon him) jijis ‘ALayh is-saldm (Peace be upon him) jfiSS Radiyalldhu 'anhu / Radiyallabu 'anhd (May Allah be pleased with him/her) Radiyalldhu 'anhumd (May Allah be pleased with them both) jjifc Rahimahulldh (May Allah have mercy on him) Azza wa-Jall (The Mighty and Majestic) Tabaraka wa-ta'Ald (Glorious and Exalted is He) CONTENTS Translator’s Introduction............................................................................17 Transliteration of Quranic Verses is Prohibited .................................................18 Introduction....................................................................................................20 Remembrance at the Ends of the Day..................................................21 Reciting Three Short Suwar.............................................................................29 Reciting Ayatul-Kursi......................................................................................29 Supplications Specifically Said During the Morning 30 Seeking Forgiveness 100 Times ........................................................................31 Supplications Specifically Said During the Evening 32 The Best Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness 32 Supplications at the Time of Sleep 33 What to Say When Removing Clothing for Sleep or Another Reason...............................................................................................................44 The Supplication Said When Startled During Sleep 45 The Supplication Said When Turning Over During the Night 46 What to Say Upon Waking Up During the Night 47 Supplication & Seeking Forgiveness During the Last Third of the Night.................................................................................................................50 The Qunut Supplication During Witr..................................................51 Remembrance Afrer Witr..........................................................................53 Supplication of Qunut In the Five Daily Prayers During Calamity...........................................................................................54 What to Do Upon Having a Bad Dream 56 Remembrance for Waking Up from Sleep 58 5 Supplication for Entering the Bathroom ........................................58 Supplication for Exiting the Bathroom ................................................60 Supplication for Wearing New Clothes................................................60 Supplication Made for the Person Wearing a New Garment 61 Mentioning the Name of Allah During Wudu.................................62 Remembrance Said After Wudu'.............................................................63 Prayer After Wudu'.......................................................................................64 What to Say Upon Leaving the Home.................................................65 Remembrance Upon Entering the Home...........................................66 Supplication for Going to the Masjid....................................................67 Supplication for Entering the M asjid....................................................68 Supplication for Exiting the M asjid.......................................................70 The Virtue of the Adhan.............................................................................73 Remembrance Upon Hearing the Adhan.............................................74 Supplication Between the Adhan & the Iqdmah 79 Description of the Iqdmah.........................................................................80 What to Say Upon Hearing the Iqdmah 82 The Imam Addressing the People While in Front of Them 83 Takbir for the Prayer....................................................................................84 Opening Supplication for the Prayer ....................................................86 Seeking Refuge Before the Recitation ..................................................94 The Pillar of al-Fatihah & Its Virtue.....................................................95 Description of Reciting al-Fatihah.........................................................96 6 What to Say for Those Who Cannot Recite al-Fatihah 97 Saying Amin behind the Imam 98 Saying Amin Audibly...................................................................................99 Correcting the Imam 99 Glorifying Allah When Noticing an Error in the Prayer 99 The Recitation for the Sunnah Prayers Before Fajr.........................100 The Recitation for Fajr Prayer..............................................................102 The Recitation for Fajr Prayer on Friday..........................................103 The Recitation for Zuhr Prayer...........................................................103 The Recitation for Asr Prayer..............................................................104 The Recitation for Maghrib Prayer....................................................105 The Recitation for the Sunnah Prayers of Maghrib.......................105 The Recitation for Tsha' Prayer 106 The Recitation During the Night Prayer ..........................................106 The Recitation for the Witr Prayer....................................................107 The Recitation for Jumuah Prayer 108 The Recitation for the Two ‘Id Prayers 108 The Recitation for the Funeral Prayer 108 The Remembrance for Ruku 109 Standing From Ruku ................................................................................112 The Remembrance in Sujud....................................................................115 The Remembrance Between the Two Prostrations ........................120 The Tashahhud in the Prayer 120 7 Sending Salutations Upon the Prophet in the First Tashahhud & the Permissibility of Supplicating In It 122 Sending Salutations Upon the Prophet % After the Tashahhud...................................................................................124 Supplication & Seeking Refuge After the Tashahhud..................130 Taslim From the Prayer............................................................................136 Remembrance Said After the Prayer ...................................................138 The Method of Glorifying Allah...........................................................145 Seeking Refuge From the Whispers During the Prayer 146 The Virtue of Reciting the Qur'an.......................................................147 The Description of the Prophet’s Recitation 0 .............................148 Beautifying the Voice With the Recitation.......................................149 Recommended Remembrance During Recitation.........................149 Supplication for the Prostration of Recitation................................151 The Virtue of Prostrating for Recitation 152 In How Many Days Should One Complete the Qur'an? 152 Supplication for Completing the Recitation of the Qur'an 152 Not Forgetting the Qur'an by Increasing in Recitation 153 The Prohibition of Using the Phrase “I Forgot Verse Such-and- Such”...............................................................................................................153 Duha Prayer.................................................................................................154 The Supplication for al-Istikharah Prayer..........................................155 The Call for the Eclipse Prayer 156 Remembrance, Supplication & Seeking Forgiveness During an Eclipse............................................................................................................156 The Virtue of Sending Salutations Upon the Prophet ...........157 The Obligation of Remembering Allah & Sending Salutations Upon the Prophet in Gatherings..........................................................158 Sending Salutations Upon the Prophet is Before Du a' 158 Sending Salutations Upon the Prophet it On Fridays ................159 The Sermon of Need (Khutbatul-Hdjab) 160 Reciting Surah al-Kahf (18) on Friday...............................................162 Du‘a'During the Final Hour on Friday.............................................163 Supplication on the Night of Power 163 Description of the Rain Prayer..............................................................164 The Supplication for Rain ......................................................................164 Du d ' When the Wind Blows.................................................................166 Prohibition of Insulting the Wind 168 Supplication Upon Hearing Thunder ................................................169 Supplication During Rainfall.................................................................169 Supplication During Rain if One Fears its Harm 170 What Should One Do When the Rain Falls? 170 Remembrance Said After Rainfall 171 Supplication Upon Seeing the New Moon 171 Seeking Refuge Upon Looking at the Moon...................................172 Prohibition From Insulting the Rooster............................................172 Dud' Upon Hearing the Crowing of the Rooster During the Night...............................................................................................................173 Seeking Refuge Upon Hearing the Barking of a Dog or the 9 Braying of a Donkey at Night...............................................................173 Spreading the Greeting of Saldm..........................................................173 Description of Extending the Greeting of Saldm...........................175 The One Walking Greets the One Sitting, & the Small Group Greets the Large Group............................................................................175 Giving the Greeting of Saldm Each Time You Meet.....................176 Greeting with Saldm When Standing From a Gathering 176 Giving the Greeting of Saldm to Children.......................................177 Giving the Greeting of Saldm Upon Entering the Home...........177 Giving the Greeting of Saldm to the Sleeping Person..................178 Giving the Greeting of Saldm to an Empty House........................179 Giving the Greeting of Saldm to the One Praying & Returning It With a Gesture...........................................................................................180 Giving the Greeting of Saldm to the One Reciting Qur'an, the Caller to Prayer, & the Person Giving Da’wah................................181 Do Not Initiate the Greeting of Saldm to the Jews or Christians...............................................................................182 How to Return the Greeting of Saldm to a Non-Muslim 182 The Supplication for Entering the Marketplace..............................183 What is Said to the Person Who Buys or Sells in the Masjid or Announces Lost Property in the Masjid.............................................184 Reciting Good Poetry in the Masjid....................................................185 Supplication for the Person Overcome with Debt ........................186 Supplication for the Person Whose Affairs Have Become Difficult.............................................................................187 10