In The
Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful { Islam
}
Ad'iya
(Special
Supplications)
1) Before you start
eating or drinking say: (bismi l-iahi) meaning " (I start) in the name
of Allah ".
2) Eat with
your right hand.
3) When you
finish eating or drinking say: (al-hamdu Lil-Lahi) meaning: ''All praise
is due to Allah".
4) When you
meet any brother in Islam, shake hands with him, smile at him and greet
him, saying: (as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatul-lahi), meaning " Peace be upon
you and Allah's mercy".
5) And when
a muslim brother greets you first, answer his greeting by saying: (wa
'alaykumu s-salamu wa rahmatu i-iahi wa barakatuh) which means: "And upon
you (too) be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings".
6) When yo
see the dawn breaking or the fall of evening, say: (Asbahna (or Amsayna)
ala fitratil-Islam)
"We enter the
morning (or evening) with our Islamic nature pure", (Wa kalimatul Ikhlas)
"And with the
statemant of sincere faith ".
(Wa deeni nabiy-yina
Muhammad)
" Adhering
to the Path of our Prophet Muhammad",
(Wa millati
abina Ibrahima hanifan musliman)
" And to the
Path of our father Abraham, true in faith, a Muslim"
(Wa ma 'ana
minal mushrikina)
"And, certainly,
I am not a polytheist".
7) When you
see the now moon, say:
(Hilala Khayrin
wa rushdin)
"(You be) a
moon of goodness and straight forwardness",
(Allahumma
ahillahu 'alayna bilyumni wal Iman)
"O Allah! Make
it dawn on us with blessing and belief".
(Wa s-salamati
wal-Islam)
"And with safety,
and submission!"
8) When you
visit a sick person, say:
(Bismillah)"In
the name of Allah"
(Allahumma
adh-hibi L-basa rab-ban -nasi) "O Allah! Take harm away,
Lord of mankind!"
(Allahumma-shfi
wa 'antash-shafi) "O Allah! Heal (him)! Your are (really) the
healer,"
(la shifa 'illa
shifa'uka) " (In fact) there is no healing but the healing you give."
(Shifa'an
la yughadiru saqaman) "Grant recovery that leaves
no ailment behind!"
9) When you
enter the mosque say:
(bismi-l-lahi)
" In the name of Allah "
(Was-salatu
was-salamu 'ala rasulil-lahi) "Blessings and peace be upon Allah's
Messenger."
(Allahumma
'ghfir li dhunubi) "O Allah! Forgive me my sins,"
(wa ftah li
abwaba rahmatika) " And open for me the gates of your mercy"
10)When you
go out of the mosque, say the same, but, instead of the last portion, say:
(wa ftah li
abwaba fadlika) "And open for me the gates of your grace!"
11) When you
go to your home, say:
(Al-hamdu li
l-lahi-lladhi 'at 'amana wa saqana wa 'awana)
"Praise be
to Allah Who provides us with food, drink and shelter!"
(Fakam miman
la kafiya lahu wala mu'wiya)
"So many are
there who have no-one to give them provision or shelter."
12) Repeat
whenever you can these favourite phrases of glorification:
(Subhana l-Lah)
"Glory be to Allah!"
(Wa l-hamdu
li-l-lah) "Praise be to Allah!"
(Wa La'ilaha
'illa-l-Lah)"No (true) god except Allah!"
(Wal-Lahu akbar)
"Allahg is the Greatest!"
(Wa la hawla
wa la quwwata'illa bi l-lahi)
"There is no
power nor strength save by Allah!"
13) Also, repeatedly
send your prayers of blessings to Prophet Muhammad -Salla 'Allahu alaihi
wasallam-, particularly when you hear his name uttered, or when you utter
it; you will say: (Salla l-Lahu 'alayhi wa sallama) "Allah may give him
blessings and peace!"