Ruling on Opening the Prayer with {Say: “Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice…}
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Question:
The questioner says: Is this correct as the opening supplication when I say:[Al-An'am 6:162] no partner has He [Al-An'am: 162-163]?
Answer:
It is correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it at night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would open his prayer at night by saying:Mishkat al-Masabih 813 This is part of the opening supplication at night, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) practiced it.
As for the obligatory prayer, the best is:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 243Hasan (Darussalam) or: Sunan an-Nasa'i 60Sahih (Darussalam) This is what is preserved from him (peace and blessings be upon him) in the obligatory prayer.
As for the extended opening supplication, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it at night… in the Tahajjud prayer. Yes.
The questioner says: Is this correct as the opening supplication when I say:
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Answer:
It is correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it at night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would open his prayer at night by saying:
I have turned my face as a hanif * towards Him who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not a polytheist. My prayer and my devotion
وجهت وجهي للذي فطر السماوات والأرض حنيفًا، وما أنا من المشركين، إن صلاتي ونسكيAs for the obligatory prayer, the best is:
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 والبردAs for the extended opening supplication, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it at night… in the Tahajjud prayer. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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