The Ruling on the Opening Supplication at the Beginning of Prayer
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Question:
Is it permissible to pray without reciting the opening supplication at the beginning of the prayer?
Answer:
The opening supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah). If one prays without making the opening supplication, his prayer is valid according to all scholars. The opening supplication is a recommended practice. The opening supplication is to say after the first takbir:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 243Hasan (Darussalam) This is called the opening supplication, after the first takbir, the takbir of consecration. If one makes the opening supplication with something else that is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that is good, such as: Sunan an-Nasa'i 60Sahih (Darussalam) This is also authentic, narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in the two Sahihs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make the opening supplication with this in the prayers. There are other opening supplications that are authentic from him (peace and blessings be upon him).
The conclusion is: if one makes the opening supplication with something authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) before the recitation, it is recommended and a sunnah. If he leaves it out, there is no blame on him, and his prayer is valid.
Is it permissible to pray without reciting the opening supplication at the beginning of the prayer?
Answer:
The opening supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah). If one prays without making the opening supplication, his prayer is valid according to all scholars. The opening supplication is a recommended practice. The opening supplication is to say after the first takbir:
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 والبردThe conclusion is: if one makes the opening supplication with something authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) before the recitation, it is recommended and a sunnah. If he leaves it out, there is no blame on him, and his prayer is valid.
Source
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