Dua on Entering the Masjid
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ O Allah, open for me the doors Your Mercy. (Muslim) Source: Central Mosque Back to Duas index
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اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ آتِ مُحَمَّدَاً الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامَاً مَحْمُودَاً الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ O Allah, the Lord of this perfect call and of this established prayer, grant Muhammad (peace be upon him) the wasilah and honour and raise him to the praiseworthy position You have promised him. (Bukhari) Source: Central Mosque Back to Duas index
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اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ O Allah, make me from amongst who are the repenters and among those who keep very clean. (Tirmidhi) Source: Central Mosque Back to Duas index
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اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي وَوَسِّعْ لِي فِي دَارِي وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي رِزْقِي O Allah, forgive my sin, widen my home and bless my livelihood. (Tirmidhi) Source: Central Mosque Back to Duas index
Read moreDua When Leaving the Toilet
غُفْرَانَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِللَّهِ الَّذِيْ أَذْهَبَ عَنِّيْ الأَذّىَ وَ عَافَانِيْ O Allah. I seek your forgiveness. All praises are due to Allah who has taken away from me the discomfort and granted me comfort. (Bukhari)
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بِسْمِ اللهِ اَللّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الخبُثِ وَ الخَبَائِثِ In the name of Allah, O Allah, I seek your protection from male and female devils. (Bukhari) Back to Duas index
Read moreREVISING + EXAMS = HEADACHE?
It needn’t be the case, just follow the directions to achieve great results every time, Insha’Allah. Always, always, always begin with Bismillah. Examine your niyaah (intention) and correct it if necessary. Honour your teachers no matter how strange their teaching methods seem to you. Respect and reverence for teachers are amongst the distinguishing marks of being a Muslim student. Begin making preparations well before the examinations begin. Plan out a REALISTIC timetable that will result in you having covered (or
Read moreAuthenticity of Tabligh
Allah Taãla says in the Noble Qurãn, ‘You are the best of nations sent to man. You command good and forbid evil and you believe in Allah’. (Aali Imraan). Allah Taãla states that one reason for this Ummah being titled as the best of Ummah, is the practice of commanding good and preventing evil’. Nabi (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) states, ‘Whosoever from among you witnesses evil, he should change it with his hands. And if he is unable to do so
Read moreDirty Robe
Imam ibn al-Jawzi ???? ???? was once asked: “Is it better for me to make Tasbeeh (praise Allah) or to make Istighfaar (seek forgiveness)?” He replied: “The dirty robe is more in need of soap than perfume” Source: Purifying the Heart
Read moreProphets Hud and Salih
Since their purpose was often the same, the stories of many of the prophets are very similar. They were all raised up among their own people, to warn their people against their sinful ways and warn of Allah’s pending punishment. Their message was the same, to worship Allah and heed the words of His prophet. The prophets emphasized that they had nothing to gain from their people; that they were merely conveying Allah’s message. And all the prophets were deeply
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