His other question asks whether the supplication of turning one's face, “O Allah, I have turned my face…,” is recited in every obligatory and voluntary prayer, or only in the obligatory prayer?
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The questioner : His other question asks whether the supplication of turning one's face, “O Allah, I have turned my face…,” is recited in every obligatory and voluntary prayer, or only in the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh : It should be known that the opening supplication was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in various forms.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Sunnah is for a person to sometimes use one form and sometimes another.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So that he may be one who practices the Sunnah. Among what was reported is the saying: “O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West. O Allah, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail.”
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And also: “Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise, and blessed is Your name, and Exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You.” And other opening supplications were reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Any opening supplication with which a person begins his prayer is sufficient for him, whether in an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one, and whether in night prayer or day prayer. Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It should be known that the opening supplication was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in various forms.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Sunnah is for a person to sometimes use one form and sometimes another.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So that he may be one who practices the Sunnah. Among what was reported is the saying: “O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West. O Allah, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail.”
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And also: “Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise, and blessed is Your name, and Exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You.” And other opening supplications were reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Any opening supplication with which a person begins his prayer is sufficient for him, whether in an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one, and whether in night prayer or day prayer. Yes.
The questioner : Yes.