Category: Witr & Other
Section: Dua for starting Tahajjud prayer
273. Dua for starting Tahajjud prayer #1
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to stand at night (in prayer) and recite this supplication after saying 'Allahu Akbar':
سُبْحَانَكَ اَللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ
سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالٰى جَدُّكَ وَلَا اِلٰهَ غَيْرُكَ
Subhanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdika, wa tabaraka 'smuka, wa ta'ala jadduka, wa laa 'ilahaa ghayruk
Glory is to You O Allah, and praise. Blessed is Your Name and Exalted is Your Majesty. There is none worthy of worship but You.
Then he said this for three times -
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
Laa 'ilaaha 'illAllah
There is none worthy of worship but Allah.
Then he said this for three times -
اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا
اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ كَبِيْرًا
Allahu 'Akbar Kabiran
Allah is the Greatest, Most Great.
Then he would say -
أَعُوْذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيْعِ الْعَلِيْمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ
اَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ السَّمِيْعِ الْعَلِيْمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهٖ وَنَفْخِهٖ وَنَفْثِهٖ
A‛oodhu Billaahis Sami'il-Alimi minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem, min Hamzihi Wa Nafkhihi wa Nafthih
I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing and the All-Knowing from the accursed devil, from his madness or evil suggestion (Hamz), from his puffing up (Nafkh), and from his witchcraft (Nafth).
877. Dhikr before starting the prayer after waking up
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when woke up at night, he uttered 10 times:
اَللَّهُ اَكْبَرُ
اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allahu Akbaar
Allah is the Greatest.
10 times:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ
Alhamdu lillah
All Praise is for Allah.
10 times:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَبِحَمْدِهٖ
Sub’hanallahi wa bi’hamdihi
Glory and praise is to Allah.
10 times:
سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ
سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوْسِ
Subhaanal-Malikil-Quddoos
Glory is to the King, the Holy.
10 times:
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ
astaghfir-ullaah
I seek Allah’s forgiveness.
10 times:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
Laa 'ilaaha 'illAllah
There is none worthy of worship but Allah.
then he would say 10 times:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضِيْقِ الدُّنْيَا، وَضِيْقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضِيْقِ الدُّنْيَا، وَضِيْقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
Allaahumma inni a‛oodhu bika min deeqid dunyaa, wa deeqi yawm-il qiyaamah.
O Allah, I seek refuge with you from the hardships of this world, and the hardships of the day of resurrection.
878. Dua for starting Tahajjud prayer #2
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to stand in the night prayer and say this first 10 times:
اَللَّهُ اَكْبَرُ
اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allahu Akbaar
Allah is the greatest!
10 times:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ
SubhaanAllah
Glory is to Allah.
10 times:
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ
astaghfir-ullaah
I seek Allah’s forgiveness.
then he would say:
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ وَاهْدِنِيْ، وَارْزُقْنِيْ وَعَافِنِيْ
Allaahumma-ghfir lee wah-dinee, war-zuqnee wa ‛aafinee
O Allah, forgive me and guide me [to righteousness], provide me subsistence and grant my body health.
and also he would say:
أَعُوْذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ضِيْقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
اَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ ضِيْقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
A‛oodhu billaahi min deeqil-maqaami yawmal-qiyaamah
I seek refuge in Allah from the tightness (or suffocation) of my standing on the day of judgement.
Asim ibn Humayd said: I asked Aisha (RA): By what words the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would begin his tahajjud prayer at night? She replied: You ask me about a thing of which no one asked me before you. (Then she mentioned the above dua)