Wa laa ‘uzakkee ‘alallaahi ‘ahadan. I cannot claim anyone to be pious before Allah. وَلاَ أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ أَحْدًا Muslim 4/2296.
Miscellaneous Duaas
If any of you praises his companion then let him say أَحْسِب – فُلاَنَا – واللهُ حَسٍيْبُهُ ‘Ahsibu (fulaanan) wallaahu haseebuhu. I consider (such and such a person), and Allah is his Assessor. Muslim 4/2296.
How a Muslim should praise another Muslim
JazaakAllaahu khayran May Allah reward you with good. جَزاكَ اللهُ خَـيْراً At-Tirmidhi (no. 2035). See also Al-Albani
Dua for someone who does good to you
When you sneeze, then say Alhamdu lillaahالْحَمْـدُ للهِ May Allah have mercy upon you. Your companion should say يَرْحَمُـكَ الله Yarhamukallaah All praises and thanks are to Allah. When someone says Yarhamukallaah to you, then you should say يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ بالَـكُم Yahdeekumul-laahu wa yuslihu baalakum May Allah guide you […]
Dua for sneezing
“O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of [and make me better than they imagine].” اللَّهُمّ لاَ تُؤاَخِذْنِي ِبَما يَقُولُونُ ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَالا يَعْلَمُونَ [وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْراً مِمَّا َيظُنُّونَ] Allaahumma laa tu’aakhithnee bimaa yaqooloona, […]
What a Muslim should say when he is praised
Praise is to Allah Who has spared me what He has afflicted you with, and preferred me greatly above much of what He has created. الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الّذي عافاني مِمّا ابْتَـلاكَ بِهِ، وَفَضَّلَـني عَلى كَثيـرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَـقَ تَفْضـيلا Alhamdu lillaahil-lathee ‘aafaanee mimmab-talaaka bihi wa fadhdhalanee ‘alaa katheerin mimman khalaqa tafdheela. […]
What to say if you see someone afflicted by misfortune
I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah -which neither the upright nor the corrupt may overcome – from the evil of what He created, of what He made, and of what He scattered, from the evil of what descends from the heavens, and of what rises up […]
What to say to foil the devil’s plots
Allaahu ‘Akbar! Allah is the Most Great. اللهُ أَكْبرُ Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 8/441. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi
What to say when you are surprised or startled
Subhaanallaah سُبْحَانَ اللهِ “Glory is to Allah.” Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/210, 390, 414 and Muslim 4/1857.
What to say when you are surprised or startled
What to say to the disbeliever if he sneezes and praises Allah “May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order.” يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ بالَـكُم Yahdeekumullaahu wa yuslihu baalakum. At-Tirmidhi 5/82, Ahmad 4/400, Abu Dawud 4/ 308. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 2/354.
What to say to the disbeliever if he sneezes
Ibn Umar (Radi Allahu anhu) said Allah’s Messenger (Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam) used to repeat in a single sitting رَبِّ اغْفِـرْ لي، وَتُبْ عَلَـيَّ، إِنَّكَ أَنْـتَ التَّـوّابُ الغَـفُورُ “My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance, You are the Ever-Relenting, the All-Forgiving.” Rabbighfir lee wa tub ‘alayya ‘innaka […]
What to say while sitting in an assembly
Durood means to send peace and blessings on our HOLY PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM). It is a great act of worship. ”Indeed,Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who have believed, Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect” [33:56] ”O Allah, […]
Durood-e-Paak
O Allah, give water to Your slaves, and Your livestock, and spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land. اللّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبادَكَ وَبَهـائِمَك، وَانْشُـرْ رَحْمَـتَكَ وَأَحْيِي بَلَـدَكَ المَيِّـت Allaahum-masqi ‘ibaadaka, wa bahaa’imaka, wanshur rahmataka, wa ‘ahyi baladakal-mayyita Abu Dawud 1/305. Al-Albani graded it good in Sahih Abu Dawud
Dua for Rain
“O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.” اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـَا، اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـَا، اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـَا Allaahumma ‘aghithnaa, Allaahumma ‘aghithnaa, Allaahumma ‘aghithnaa. Al-Bukhari 1/224, Muslim 2/613.
Dua for Rain
“O Allah, shower upon us abundant rain, beneficial not harmful, swiftly and not delayed.” اللّهُمَّ اَسْقِـنا غَيْـثاً مُغيـثاً مَريئاً مُريـعاً، نافِعـاً غَيْـرَ ضَّارٌ، عاجِـلاً غَـيْرَ آجِلٍ Allaahumma ‘asqinaa ghaythan mugheethan maree’an maree’an, naafi’an ghayradhaarrin, ‘aajilan ghayra ‘aajilin. Abu Dawud 1/303. See also Al-Albani Sahih Abu Dawud 1/216.
Dua for Rain
“O Allah, let it pass us and not fall upon us, but upon the hills and mountains, and the center of the valleys, and upon the forested lands.” اللّهُمَّ حَوالَيْنا وَلا عَلَيْـنا، اللّهُمَّ عَلى الآكـامِ وَالظِّـراب، وَبُطـونِ الأوْدِية، وَمَنـابِتِ الشَّجـر Allaahumma hawaalaynaa wa laa ‘alaynaa. Allaahumma ‘alal-‘aakaami wadh-dhiraabi, […]
Dua for the withholding of the rain
“O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds” اللّهُمَّ صَيِّـباً نافِـعاً Allaahumma sayyiban naafi’an. Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 2/518
Dua for when it rains
“It has rained by the bounty of Allah and His mercy.” مُطِـرْنا بِفَضْـلِ اللهِ وَرَحْمَـتِه Mutirnaa bifadhlillaahi wa rahmatihi Al-Bukhari 1/205, Muslim 1/83.
Read this dua after it rains
In the Name of Allah. بِسْمِ اللهِ Bismillaah At-Tirmidhi 2/505, among others. See ‘Irwa’ul Ghalil no. 49 and Sahihul-Jami’ 3/203
What to say when undressing
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed Signs for men of understanding. Those who remember Allah standing, sitting and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, […]