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
Allahu Akbaar
Allah is the Greatest.
10 times:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Alhamdu lillah
All Praise is for Allah.
10 times:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Sub’hanallahi wa bi’hamdihi
Glory and praise is to Allah.
10 times:
سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ
Subhaanal-Malikil-Quddoos
Glory is to the King, the Holy.
10 times:
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
astaghfir-ullaah
I seek Allah’s forgiveness.
10 times:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
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
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.
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