The Ruling on the Opening Supplication in Obligatory and Voluntary Prayers
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Question:
The questioner, Alula from Abha, says in her first question: Is the opening supplication obligatory for the Muslim to recite in voluntary prayers and in the Tarawih prayer? Does the prayer become invalid if it is left out? Please guide us on this.
Answer:
The opening supplication is not obligatory; it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and a recommended act (mustahabb). The prayer does not become invalid if it is left out, neither in a voluntary prayer nor in an obligatory one, but it is recommended. One says:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 243Hasan (Darussalam) after entering the state of consecration (ihram), after the first takbir, and before reciting, or one may use other types of opening supplications, such as: Sunan an-Nasa'i 60Sahih (Darussalam) ... and others that are authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But the easiest and most readily available is: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 243Hasan (Darussalam) Yes.
The questioner, Alula from Abha, says in her first question: Is the opening supplication obligatory for the Muslim to recite in voluntary prayers and in the Tarawih prayer? Does the prayer become invalid if it is left out? Please guide us on this.
Answer:
The opening supplication is not obligatory; it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and a recommended act (mustahabb). The prayer does not become invalid if it is left out, neither in a voluntary prayer nor in an obligatory one, but it is recommended. One says:
Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.
سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، وتبارك اسمك، وتعالى جدك، ولا إله غيركAllahumma ba'id baini was baina khatayaya kama ba'adta baina al-mashriq wal-maghrib; Allahumma naqqini min khatayaya kama yunaqqath-thawb al-abyad min ad-danas; Allahummaghsilni min khatayaya bith-thalji wal-ma'i wal-barad (O Allah, out a great distance between me and my sins, as great as the distance You have made between the East and the West; O Allah, cleanse me of of sin as a white garment is cleansed from filth; Wash away my sins with snow, water, and hail)
اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي كما باعدت بين المشرق والمغرب، اللهم نقني من خطاياي كما ينقى الثوب الأبيض من الدنس، اللهم اغسلني من خطاياي بالثلج والماء والبردGlorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.
سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، وتبارك اسمك، وتعالى جدك، ولا إله غيرك
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