Duas

Voluntary (Nafl) prayers

4 duas

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What is nafal prayer?

النفل

The word Nafal (النفل) means excess, surplus or grant. In Islamic terms, the extra prayers performed to gain Allah's pleasure other than Fard, Wajib and Sunnah muakkadah are called nafal prayers. If you perform nafal prayer, you will get reward goes; However, if you cannot pay for any reason, it is not a sin. وَمِنَ الَّیۡلِ فَتَہَجَّدِ بِہٖ نَافِلَۃً لَّكَ ٭ٖ عَسٰۤی اَنْ يَّبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّۡمُوۡدًا Tahajjud will be recited in some parts of the night, which is an additional prayer for you. May your Lord bless you Reach Mahmud. In Tafseer Tawzihul Qur'an: There are two opinions about what is meant by 'extra worship'. (a) Some commentators say, this prayer i.e. Tahajjud was an additional duty for the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. general It is not obligatory on Muslims. (b) According to some, being redundant means being useless. In other words, Tahajjud is a nafl act of worship, just as it is for the Muslims, as well as for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 'Makame Mahmud' literally means 'praiseworthy Place'. According to the hadith, 'Makame Mahmud' is a special rank of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. Due to this status he will be given the right to intercede.

Virtues of Nafal Namaz: Nafal Namaz is one of the most important means of attaining closeness to Allah Ta'ala after obligatory worship. Through nafal prayer, the servant gains the love of Allah, sins are forgiven, dignity increases, and the deficiency of the obligatory prayer on the Day of Resurrection is fulfilled. is done Therefore, a believer should develop the habit of obligatory prayers as well as Nafal prayers as much as possible. 1. More prostration is the cause of more dignity. Narrated by Hazrat Ubada Ibn Samit (Radi Allahu Anhu), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Every servant of Allah When one prostrates for a purpose, Allah records a good deed in return, erases a sin, and raises one level of status. So prostrate more and more.'' — Sunan Ibn Majah**, Hadith: 1424. From this hadith it is understood that every nafal is prostration Increases good deeds in the servant's record, expiates sins and raises status in Paradise. 2. Hazrat Rabi'a Ibn Ka'b Al-Aslami (RA) was engaged in the service of Rasulullah ﷺ as one of the means of attaining Paradise. One day the Prophet ﷺ said to him, “You Ask me for something." He asked for release from Hell and the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Paradise. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I will do it. But you prostrate more and help me in your affairs." - Musnad Ahmad, Hadith: 16579. This hadith Proving that Nafal Salat and more Sijdah is one of the most important deeds to attain Jannah and nearness of Rasulullah ﷺ. 3. Important Nafal Prayers: (a) Ishraq Prayer It is very beneficial to perform the Ishraq prayer shortly after sunrise. Many elders used to pray four rakat regularly. This act is very beneficial especially for Talibul Ilam. (b) Ghalal Prayer Many scholars refer to offering four rakat nafal prayers as soon as Zohr time begins as Ghalal prayer. did It is a good means of achieving good. (c) Chasht (duha) prayer usually from the time the sun rises high enough to before Zuhr. Two, four or eight rakats can be recited. Even if the time is short, one should try to perform at least two rak'ats. (d) Salat al-Awabeen is called Salat al-Awabeen after the obligatory and Sunnah prayer of Maghrib. There is a description of six rakats. Regularly doing this is a means of getting God's special mercy. (e) Tahajjud prayer Tahajjud is among the Nafal prayers Most prestigious. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer (Tahajjud)." — Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1163. It is better to perform it on the last night. should try Thus, nafal prayer strengthens a believer's faith, piety and relationship with Allah. Through them, sins are forgiven, dignity is increased, the path to Paradise is paved and Allah's love is gained. So in addition to farz and sunnah Regular Ishraq, Chasht, Awabeen, Tahajjud and other Nafal prayers are very beneficial for every believer. May Allah Ta'ala grant us all tawfiq to perform Nafal Namaz regularly. amen

Virtues of Salatul Tasbeeh

۞ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ وَلاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ

Pronunciation

Subhanallahi wal hamdulillahi wa la ilaha illallahu wallahu akbar.

Meaning

Glory be to Allah, and all praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, He is the Greatest.

Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith No: 1299; Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No: 1387; Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah, Hadith No: 1216

Virtue

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to his uncle Sayyiduna Abbas (RA): Shall I tell you about mercy? Shall I tell you about the prize? Shall I tell you about receiving? I will tell you about God's grace? I bless you with the grace and mercy of God talk? When you pray, Allah will forgive all your past and future, new and old, known and unknown, small and big, hidden and revealed sins. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) showed the whole matter of reciting Salatul Tasbeeh and added, if you can But pray this prayer once a day, or every Friday, if you cannot do that, then once a month, and if that is not possible, once a year, and if that is not possible, then once in a lifetime. Method of Recitation Four Rakat Salatut Tasbeeh Nafal Namaz intended as usual Surah After reciting Surah/Qiraat, recite the Tasbeeh 15 times while standing, then recite the Tasbeeh 10 times after bowing and recite the Tasbeeh of Ruku, then stand up from the bow and say 'Rabbana Lakal Hamdu' and recite the Tasbeeh 10 times, then go to Sajdah and recite the Tasbeeh of Sijdar. After saying the said tasbeeh 10 times, get up from sijda and sit between two sijdas and recite 10 times. Then in the second Sijdah, similar 10 times, then sitting up from the second Sijdah, recite 10 times. This is 75 times in 1 Rakat. Then (without saying Allahu Akbar) rise for the second rakat And thus the second rakat will be recited. When sitting for reading Attahiyyatu... in the second rakat, first read the said tasbeeh 10 times and then read Atyahiyyatu. Then say Allahu Akbar and get up for the third rakat. Then in the third rakat and fourth rakat also according to the rule Will read the Tasbeeh.

Istikhara

۞ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْتَخِيْرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيْمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَاۤ أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَاۤ أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هٰذَا الأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِيْ فِيْ دِيْنِيْ وَمَعَاشِىْ وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِيْ فَاقْدُرْهُ لِيْ وَيَسِّرْهُ لِيْ ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِيْ فِيْهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هٰذَا الأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِيْ فِيْ دِيْنِيْ وَمَعَاشِىْ وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِيْ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّيْ وَاصْرِفْنِيْ عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِيْ بِهٖ

Pronunciation

Allahumma innee astakhiruka bi'ilmika wa astakdiruka bikudratika wa asaluka min fadlikal azeem. Fa innaka takdiru wala akdiru, wa ta'lamu wala a'lamu, wa anta 'allamool guyoob. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna haazal amra (ble, mne mne pryojn ullekh krun) khairun lee fee deeni wa ma'ashee wa 'aakibati amree, fakdirhu lee, wa yassirhu lee, summa barik lee feehi. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna haazal amra (ble, mne mne pryojn ullekh krun) sharrun lee fee deenee wa ma'aashee wa 'aakibati amree, fasrifhu 'annee wasrifnee 'anhu, wakdur liyal-khair. Haisu kaana, summa ardinee bih.

Meaning

O Allah! I wish You good by Your knowledge and I wish You strength by Your power and I wish You great grace. Because you are powerful and I am powerless and you are omniscient and I am ignorant and you Aware of all secrets. O Allah! If according to Your knowledge this action is good for me in terms of my religion and world and in the end, then determine it for me and make it easy for me. Then bless me in the meantime. And if your According to knowledge this deed is not good for me in terms of my religion and world and ultimately, but keep this deed away from me and appoint for me wherever there is good for me and please me with that.

Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No: 6382; Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No: 480 Narrated by Hazrat Jabir (RA). He said, The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us Istikhara for all our deeds, just as he used to teach the surahs of the Quran. (And he used to say) when some of you have a special job If he wishes to do so, then he should pray two rakats, and recite the following dua.

Virtue

Method of Istikhara First two rakat prayers will be read with the intention of Istikhara. (Intention - O Allah! Give me tawfiq to do the work in such a way that if I do it, it will be good for me in this world and in the hereafter.) After finishing the prayer, recite the above dua, where the dua is "Hazal Amr". The word will come, there in his mind he will pronounce the action he wants to decide on in Arabic or he will think about it in his mind. After finishing the prayer, he will face the Qibla and sleep without talking to anyone. After waking up, the mind will say yes or wherever Become interested, that will be the result.

Reference: Tuhfatul Almai, 2/338

Short Dua of Istikhara

ইস্তিখারার উল্লেখিত পদ্ধতি কিছুটা দীর্ঘ। অনেক সময় মানুষ সিদ্ধান্ত পৌঁছার জন্য এত দীর্ঘ সময় নাও পেতে পারে। তাই রাসূলুল্লাহ (ﷺ) একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত দু‘আ আমাদেরকে শিক্ষা দিয়েছেন। দু‘আটি এই-

۞ اَللّٰهُمَّ خِرْ لِيْ وَاخْتَرْلِيْ

অর্থ: হে আল্লাহ! আপনিই ঠিক করে দিন যে, আমাকে কোনটি অবলম্বন করতে হবে।’(সুনানে তিরমিযী, হাদীস নং: ৩৫১৬; মুসনাদুল বাযযার, হাদীস নং: ৫৯; মুসনাদে আবু ইয়া'লা, হাদীস নং: ৪৪)

এছাড়া আরেকটি দু‘আ হাদীস শরীফে রয়েছে-

۞ اَللّٰهُمَّ اهْدِنِيْ، وَسَدِّدْنِيْ

অর্থ: হে আল্লাহ! তুমি আমাকে সহজ-সরল ও সোজা পথ দেখাও (সহীহ মুসলিম, হাদীস নং: ২৭২৫)

অনুরূপভাবে এ দু‘আটিও হাদীস শরীফে এসেছে-

۞ اَللّٰهُمَّ أَلْهِمْنِيْ رُشْدِيْ

অর্থ: হে আল্লাহ! যে পথটি সঠিক তা আমার অন্তরে ঢেলে দিন। (সুনানে তিরমিযী, হাদীস নং: ৩৪৮৩)

যদি আরবীতে সম্ভব না হয় তাহলে কমপক্ষে নিজের ভাষায় এ দু‘আগুলো করা যেতে পারে। অনুরূপভাবে যদি মুখে উচ্চারণ সম্ভব না হয় তাহলে কমপক্ষে মনে মনে হলেও এ দু‘আগুলো করা।

Salatul Hajat

বিশেষ কোন হালাল চাহিদা পূরণের উদ্দেশ্যে আল্লাহ’র জন্য দুই রাকাত নফল সালাত আদায় করাকে সালাতুল হাজত বলা হয়।(সুনানে ইবনে মাজা, হাদীস নং: ১৩৮৪) সংগত কোন প্রয়োজন পূরণের জন্য বান্দা নিজ প্রভুর নিকটে ছবর ও সালাতের মাধ্যমে সাহায্য প্রার্থনা করবে। (সূরা বাকারাহ, আয়াত নং: ১৫৩)
আল্লাহর নিকট বান্দার বিশেষ কোন প্রয়োজন হলে কিংবা শারীরিক মানসিক যে কোন পেরেশানি দেখা দিলে উত্তমভাবে উযূ করে দুই রাকাত নফল নামায পড়বে। অতঃপর আল্লাহর হামদ ও ছানা (প্রশংসা) এবং দরূদ শরীফ পাঠ করে আল্লাহর নিকট দু‘আ করবে।

۞ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْحَلِيْمُ الْكَرِيْمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، أَسْأَلُكَ مُوْجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ، وَالْغَنِيْمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ، وَالسَّلَامَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ، لَاۤ تَدَعْ لِي ْذَنْبًا إِلَّا غَفَرْتَهٗ ، وَ لَاۤ هَمًّا إِلَّا فَرَّجْتَهٗ، وَلَاۤ حَاجَةً هِيَ لَكَ رِضًا إِلَّا قَضَيْتَهَا يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

Pronunciation

La ilaha illallahul halimul kareem. Subhanallahi rbbil arshil azeem. Alhamdulillahi rbbil alamin. Asaluka mu'jibati rhmatika wa azaaima magfiratika wal g'nimata min kulli birriu was salamata min kulli ismin, la tada'li zamban illa gafartahu wala hamman illa farrajtahu wala hajatan hiya laka rijan illa kdaitaha ya ar hamar rahimeen.

Meaning

There is no god but Allah, the Most Forbearing and the Most Merciful. God is the Lord of the Great Throne. All praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah! I am your unfailing mercy, your infinite forgiveness, the storehouse of all virtues and every one I pray for protection from evil. I also pray to you that you forgive all my sins, remove my worries, fulfill every need to your satisfaction.

Virtue

Narrated by Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abu Awfa Al-Aslami (RA). He said, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and said, "If anyone has any need from Allah or any of His creatures, he should perform ablution and pray two rak'ahs, then recite the above dua." by doing Then he will pray for what he wants for this world and the hereafter. Because it is determined by Allah.

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No: 1384; Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No: 479