The Place of the Saying "I Have Turned My Face to Allah"
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Question:
This questioner from the Noble Makkah says: Is it recommended for the one praying to say before beginning the prayer, “I have submitted to Allah”[Al-An'am 6:79]?
Answer:
He does not say this before the prayer, for this is one of the types of opening supplications (istiftah) after he says the takbir of ihram. If he intends to recite this opening supplication or any other of the opening supplications established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 243Hasan (Darussalam), he says it after the takbir of ihram. Yes.
This questioner from the Noble Makkah says: Is it recommended for the one praying to say before beginning the prayer, “I have submitted to Allah”
I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah."
وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَAnswer:
He does not say this before the prayer, for this is one of the types of opening supplications (istiftah) after he says the takbir of ihram. If he intends to recite this opening supplication or any other of the opening supplications established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
(Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk)
مثل سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، وتبارك اسمك، وتعالى جدك، ولا إله غيرك،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/140 — archive.org (16:28)
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