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ุขุฏุงุจ ุงู„ู…ุฌุงู„ุณ

Everyday manners duas

18 duas from Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), in Arabic with transliteration and English translation. Tap the repetition count to keep track, or start a session to recite them one by one. 4 min of audio.

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Upon sneezing

ุฏุนุงุก ุงู„ุนุทุงุณ

188 Authentic (sahih)

ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุนูŽุทูŽุณูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู… ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽู‚ูู„ู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ู„ูู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ู’ูŠูŽู‚ูู„ู’ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุฎููˆู‡ู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุตูŽุงุญูุจูู‡ู: ูŠูŽุฑู’ุญูŽู…ููƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฅูุฐูŽุง ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู: ูŠูŽุฑุญูŽู…ููƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽู‚ูู„ู’: ูŠูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠูƒูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽูŠูุตู’ู„ูุญู ุจูŽุงู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’.

Al-แธฅamdu li-l-lฤh
Yarแธฅamuka l-lฤh
Yahdฤซkumu l-lฤhu wa yuแนฃliแธฅu bฤlakum
Al-hamdu li-l-lah
Yarhamuka l-lah
Yahdikumu l-lahu wa yuslihu balakum

When one of you sneezes he should say:(All praise if for Allah.) and his brother or companion should say to him: (May Allah have mercy upon you.) and he (i.e. the one who sneezed) replies back to him:(May Allah guide you and rectify your condition.)

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari 7/125.

When a disbeliever praises Allah after sneezing

ู…ุง ูŠู‚ุงู„ ู„ู„ูƒุงูุฑ ุฅุฐุง ุนุทุณ ูุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡

189 Authentic (sahih)

ูŠูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠูƒูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽูŠูุตู’ู„ูุญู ุจูŽุงู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’.

Yahdฤซkumu l-lฤhu wa yuแนฃliแธฅu bฤlakumYahdikumu l-lahu wa yuslihu balakum

May Allah guide you and rectify your condition.

Reference and virtue
  • At-Tirmidhi 5/82, Ahmad 4/400, Abu Dawud 4/ 308. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 2/354.

Excellence of spreading the Islamic greeting

ุฅูุดุงุก ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…

224 Authentic (sahih)

ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽุฏู’ุฎูู„ููˆุง ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽู†ู‘ูŽุฉูŽ ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุชูุคู’ู…ูู†ููˆุงุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุชูุคู’ู…ูู†ููˆุง ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุชูŽุญูŽุงุจู‘ููˆุงุŒ ุฃูŽูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุฃูŽุฏูู„ู‘ููƒูู… ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุดูŽูŠู’ุกู ุฅูุฐูŽุง ููŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชูู…ููˆู‡ู ุชูŽุญูŽุงุจูŽุจู’ุชูู…ุŒ ุฃูŽูู’ุดููˆุง ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽู…ูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽูƒูู…ู’.

The Messenger of Allah said: โ€˜You shall not enter paradise until you believe, and you shall not believe until you love one another. Shall I not inform you of something, if you were to act upon it, you will indeed achieve mutual love for one another? Spread the greeting amongst yourselves.

Reference and virtue
  • Muslim 1/74 and others.
225 Authentic (sahih)

ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŒ ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฌูŽู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ูู†ู‘ูŽ ููŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฌูŽู…ูŽุนูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฅููŠู…ูŽุงู†ูŽ: ุงู„ู’ุฅูู†ู’ุตูŽุงูู ู…ูู†ู’ ู†ูŽูู’ุณููƒูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุจูŽุฐู’ู„ู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽู…ู ู„ูู„ู’ุนูŽุงู„ูŽู…ูุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุฅูู†ู’ููŽุงู‚ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฅูู‚ู’ุชูŽุงุฑู.

Aammar said: โ€˜Three characteristics, whoever combines them, has completed his faith: to be just, to spread greetings to all people and to spend (charitably) out of the little you have.

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/82 as a statement of the Companion 'Ammar (RA).
226 Authentic (sahih)

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง: ุฃู†ู‘ูŽ ุฑูŽุฌูู„ุงู‹ ุณูŽุฃูŽู„ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูŠู‘ู ุงู„ู’ุฅูุณู’ู„ุงูŽู…ู ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑูŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุชูุทู’ุนูู…ู ุงู„ุทู‘ูŽุนูŽุงู…ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุชูŽู‚ู’ุฑุฃู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽู…ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุฑูŽูู’ุชูŽ ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูŽุนู’ุฑููู’.

Aabdullah Ibn Aamr reported that a man asked the Prophet : โ€˜Which Islam is the best?โ€™. He replied: Feed (the poor), and greet those whom you know as well as those whom you do not.

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/55, Muslim 1/65.

Returning a greeting to a disbeliever

ูƒูŠู ูŠุฑุฏ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ูƒุงูุฑ ุฅุฐุง ุณู„ู…

227 Authentic (sahih)

ุฅุฐูŽุง ุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ุงู„ู’ูƒูุชูŽุงุจู ููŽู‚ููˆู„ููˆุง: ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’.

Wa สฟalaykumWa โ€˜alaykum

When the people of the Book greet you, reply by saying: (And upon you.)

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/42, Muslim 4/1705.

At a sitting or gathering

ู…ุง ูŠู‚ุงู„ ููŠ ุง๏ปŸ๏ปค๏บ ู„ุณ

195 Authentic (sahih)

ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ู‚ูŽุงูŽู„ูŽ: ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูุนูŽุฏู‘ู ู„ูุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุฌู’ู„ูุณู ุงู„ูˆูŽุงุญูุฏู ู…ูุงุฆูŽุฉู ู…ูŽุฑู‘ูŽุฉู ู…ูู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุจู’ู„ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู…ูŽ: ุฑูŽุจู‘ู ุงุบู’ููุฑู’ ู„ููŠุŒ ูˆูŽุชูุจู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู‘ูŽุŒ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูŽ ุงู„ุชู‘ูŽูˆู‘ูŽุงุจู ุงู„ุบูŽูููˆุฑู.

Rabbi ghfir-lฤซ wa tub สฟalayya, innaka anta t-tawwฤbu l-ghafลซrRabbi ghfir-li wa tub โ€˜alayya, innaka anta t-tawwabu l-ghafur

Ibn สฟUmar said: It would be counted that the Messenger of Allah would say one hundred times at any one sitting before getting up: (O my Lord, forgive me and turn towards me (to accept my repentance). Verily You are The Oft-Returning. The Oft-Forgiving.)

Count it on the tasbih counter

Reference and virtue
  • Sahih Ibn Majah 2/321. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/153.

For the expiation of sins, said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering

ูƒูุงุฑุฉ ุง๏ปŸ๏ปค๏บ ู„ุณ

196 Authentic (sahih)

ุณูุจู’ุญูŽุงู†ูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุจูุญูŽู…ู’ุฏููƒูŽุŒ ุฃูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ู„ุงูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽู‡ูŽ ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูŽุŒ ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุบู’ููุฑููƒูŽ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุชููˆุจู ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ.

Subแธฅฤnaka l-lฤhumma wa bi-แธฅamdik. ash-hadu an lฤ ilฤha illฤ ant, astaghfiruka wa atลซbu ilaykSubhanaka l-lahumma wa bi-hamdik. ash-hadu an la ilaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk

How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.

Reference and virtue
  • Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/ 153. Aishah (RA) said: "Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) did not sit in a gathering, and did not recite the Qur'an, and did not perform any prayer without concluding by saying ... (then she quoted the above)." This was reported by An-Nasa'i in 'Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah (no.308), and Dr. Farooq Hamadah graded it authentic in his checking of the same book, p. 273. See also Ahmad 6/77

When angry

ุฏุนุงุก ุงู„ุบุถุจ

193 Authentic (sahih)

ุฃูŽุนููˆุฐู ุจูุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฌููŠู…ู.

Aสฟลซdhu bi-l-lฤhi min ash-shayแนญฤni r-rajฤซmAโ€˜udhu bi-l-lahi min ash-shaytani r-rajim

I take refuge with Allah from the accursed devil.

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari 7/99, Muslim 4/2015.

Returning a supplication of forgiveness

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„ ุบูุฑ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ูƒ

197 Authentic (sahih)

ูˆูŽู„ูŽูƒูŽ.

Wa lakaWa laka

สฟAbdullah Ibn Sarjis said: โ€˜I went to see the Prophet and ate from his food and then said to him: (May Allah forgive you, O Messenger of Allah.) he replied: (and you.)

Reference and virtue
  • Ahmad 5/82, and An-Nasa'i in 'Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah p. 218, with checking by Dr. Farooq Hamadah.

To one who does you a favour

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ุตู†ุน ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ู…ุนุฑูˆูุง

198 Authentic (sahih)

ุฌูŽุฒูŽุงูƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑุงู‹.

Jazฤka l-lฤhu khayrฤJazaka l-lahu khayra

If someone does you a favour and you say: (May Allah reward you with goodness.) then you have indeed excelled in praising him.

Reference and virtue
  • At-Tirmidhi (no. 2035). See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 2/200 and Sahihul-Jami' (no. 6244).

To one who pronounces his love for you, for Allahโ€™s sake

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„ ุฅู†ูŠ ุฃุญุจูƒ ููŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡

200 Authentic (sahih)

ุฃูŽุญูŽุจู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ุฃูŽุญู’ุจูŽุจู’ุชูŽู†ููŠ ู„ูŽู‡ู.

Aแธฅabbaka l-ladhฤซ aแธฅbabtanฤซ lahAhabbaka l-ladhi ahbabtani lah

May He, for whom you have loved me, love you.

Reference and virtue
  • Abu Dawud 4/333. Al-Albani graded it good in Sahih Abu Dawud 3/965.

To one who has offered you some of his wealth

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ุนุฑุถ ุนู„ูŠูƒ ู…ุงู„ู‡

201 Authentic (sahih)

ุจูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ูููŠ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูŽ.

Bฤraka l-lฤhu laka fฤซ ahlika wa mฤlikBaraka l-lahu laka fi ahlika wa malik

May Allah bless for you, your family and wealth.

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-BAri 4/88.

To the debtor when his debt is settled

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ุฃู‚ุฑุถ ุนู†ุฏ ุงู„ู‚ุถุงุก

202 Authentic (sahih)

ุจุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ูููŠ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูŽุŒ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฌูŽุฒูŽุงุกู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽูู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ูˆูŽุงู„ุฃูŽุฏูŽุงุกู.

Bฤraka l-lฤhu laka fฤซ ahlika wa mฤlik, innamฤ jazฤสพu s-salafi l-แธฅamdu wa l-adฤสพBaraka l-lahu laka fi ahlika wa malik, innama jazaโ€™u s-salafi l-hamdu wa l-adaโ€™

May Allah bless for you, your family and wealth. Surely commendation and payment are the reward for a loan.

Reference and virtue
  • An-Nasa'i, 'Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylahp. 300, Ibn Majah 2/809. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah2/55.

To someone who says "May Allah bless you"

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„ ุจุงุฑูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ููŠูƒ

204 Athar (report from a Companion)

ูˆูŽูููŠูƒูŽ ุจูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู.

Wa fฤซka bฤraka l-lฤhWa fika baraka l-lah

(Aaishah reported that the Messenger of Allah was given a sheep and he ordered for itโ€™s distribution. When the servant would come back (from distributing it), สฟAishah would ask: โ€˜What did they say?โ€™, he replied: They would supplicate: (May Allah bless you all.) สฟAishah would then say: (and may Allah bless them.))(we return their supplication in a similar way and our reward remains with us.)

Reference and virtue
  • Ibn As-Sunni, p. 138, (no. 278). See also Ibn Al-Qayyim, Al-Wdbil As-Sayyib, p. 304, with checking by Basheer Muhammad ?Uyoon.

For one you have insulted

ุงู„ุฏุนุงุก ู„ู…ู† ุณุจุจุชู‡

230 Authentic (sahih)

ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ููŽุฃูŽูŠู‘ูู…ูŽุง ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ู ุณูŽุจูŽุจู’ุชูู‡ู ููŽุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ ุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูุฑู’ุจูŽุฉู‹ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู.

Allฤhumma fa-ayyamฤ muสพminin sababtuh, fa-jสฟal dhฤlika lahu qurbatan ilayka yawma l-qiyฤmaAllahumma fa-ayyama muโ€™minin sababtuh, fa-jโ€˜al dhalika lahu qurbatan ilayka yawma l-qiyama

O Allah, to any believer whom I have insulted, let that be cause to draw him near to You on the Day of Resurrection.

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/171, Muslim 4/2007. The wording in Muslim's report is: 'make it a purification for him and a source of mercy.

The etiquette of praising a fellow Muslim

ู…ุง ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู… ุฅุฐุง ู…ุฏุญ ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู…

231 Authentic (sahih)

ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ุฅูุฐูŽุง ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู… ู…ูŽุงุฏูุญุงู‹ ุตูŽุงุญูุจูŽู‡ู ู„ุงูŽ ู…ูŽุญูŽุงู„ูŽุฉูŽ ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽู‚ูู„ู’: ุฃูŽุญู’ุณูุจู ููู„ุงูŽู†ุงู‹ ูˆูŽุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุญูŽุณููŠุจูู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุฃูุฒูŽูƒู‘ููŠ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏุงู‹ุŒ ุฃูŽุญู’ุณูุจูู‡ู โ€“ ุฅูู†ู’ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุนู’ู„ูŽู…ู ุฐูŽุงูƒูŽ โ€“ ูƒูŽุฐูŽุง ูˆูŽูƒูŽุฐูŽุง.

Aแธฅsibu [Nom de la personne] [mentionner la louange] wa l-lฤhu แธฅasฤซbuh,
Wa lฤ uzakยญkฤซ สฟala l-lฤhi aแธฅadฤ
Ahsibu [Nom de la personne] [mentionner la louange] wa l-lahu hasibuh,
Wa la uzakยญki โ€˜ala l-lahi ahada

He said: โ€˜If anyone of you is impelled to praise his brother, then he should say: โ€˜I deem so-and-so to beโ€ฆand Allah is his reckonerโ€ฆand I donโ€™t praise anyone, putting it (i.e. my praising) forward, in front of Allahโ€™s commendation, however I assume him so and soโ€™โ€ฆif he knows that of him.

Reference and virtue
  • Muslim 4/2296.

For the one that have been praised

ู…ุง ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู… ุฅุฐุง ุฒูƒูŠ

232 Authentic (sahih)

ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ู„ุงูŽ ุชูุคูŽุงุฎูุฐู’ู†ููŠ ุจูู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ููˆู†ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุงุบู’ููุฑู’ ู„ููŠ ู…ูŽุง ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุนู’ู„ูŽู…ููˆู†ูŽุŒ [ูˆูŽุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู†ููŠ ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑุงู‹ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุง ูŠูŽุธู‘ูู†ู‘ููˆู†ูŽ].

Allฤhumma lฤ tuสพฤkhidhnฤซ bimฤ yaqลซlลซn, wa ghfir lฤซ mฤ lฤ yaสฟlamลซn, [wa jสฟalnฤซ khayran min mฤ yaแบ“unnลซn]Allahumma la tuโ€™akhidhni bima yaqulun, wa ghfir li ma la yaโ€˜lamun, [wa jโ€˜alni khayran min ma yazunnun]

O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of [and make me better than they imagine].

Reference and virtue
  • Al-Bukhari, Al-'Adabul-Mufrad no. 761. See Al-Albani, Sahih Al-'Adabul-Mufrad (no. 585). The portion between brackets if from Al-Bayhaqi, Shu'ab Al-Iman 4/228, and comes another account.

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