Practical Hajj Guide

The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best supplication on the Day of `Arafah and the best thing that I and the Prophets before me said is: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah Alone. He has no partners. To Him alone belong the Kingdom and all praise. He has power over all things."

It is authentically reported that the prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: The most beloved of speech to Allaah are four (phrases): (glorified is Allaah, all praise is due to Allaah, there is none worthy of worship besides Allaah and Allaah is Great)

He (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) also said: Two words/phrases are light on the tongue, weighty on the scale and beloved to the Most Merciful:

And during times of anxiety/grief the prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to say:

(There is no god but Allaah, the All-Powerful, the Forbearing; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of heaven, Lord of earth, and Lord of the noble Throne)

And he (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to say: Allaahumma rahmataka arju fa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘aynin wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu, laa ilaaha illa anta (O Allaah, for Your mercy I hope, so do not abandon me to myself even for a moment. And correct all my affairs. There is no god but You (O Allaah, correct my religious commitment which is the foundation of my life, and correct my worldly affairs in which is my livelihood, and grant me good in the Hereafter to which is my return. Make my life a means of accumulating good, and make death a respite for me from all evil)

He used to say: Allaahumma innee as'alukal-hudaa wat-tuqaa wal-'afaafa wal-ghinaa

(O Allaah! I ask You for guidance, piety, safety and well-being, and contentment and sufficiency)

(O Allaah, I seek protection in You from the snatching of any of Your favours and the releasing of your protection, and of sudden calamity, and of all forms of Your anger).

‘Aaishah (radiyallaahu ‘anhaa) reported that the Prophet (sallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told her to supplicate with this supplication: ?(O Allaah, I ask You for all goodness, now and later on, that which I know and that which I do not know; I seek refuge in You from all evil, now and later on, that which I know and that which I do not know. I ask you for Paradise and the words and deeds that will bring me closer to it, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from the words and deeds that would bring me closer to it. I ask You for that which Muhammad asked You for, and seek refuge in You from that from which Muhammad sought refuge; whatever You decreed for me, make its consequences good.)

It is important also that you ask for forgiveness abundantly and repent a true and sincere repentance. Beg from Allaah the best of both worlds and invoke peace and blessings on the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) plentifully.The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) often repeated the du’aa (O Allaah, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.)

In Conclusion

I ask Allaah to accept from us and you our good deeds and I call upon Him with the du’aa of our father ibraaheem and his son Ismaeel: (Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing).