Sunset Prayer (Ṣalātu ʾl-Maghrib)
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Sunset Prayer (Ṣalātu ʾl-Maghrib) - Step-by-Step Guide
📢 Adhan, Dua, Sunna Before & Iqāmah
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PART 1 — 📢 Adhan, Dua, Sunna Before & Iqāmah
Complete opening sequence: call to prayer, dua after adhan, two rakats sunna before, and call to begin prayer.
📢 Adhan (Call to Prayer)
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ 4×
Allahu akbar
"Allah is Most Great"
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ 2×
Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illa llah
"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah"
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ 2×
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulu-llah
"I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"
حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ 2×
Hayya 'alaa 's-salaah
"Come to prayer"
حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ 2×
Hayya 'ala 'l-falaah
"Come to success"
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ 2×
Allahu akbar
"Allah is Most Great"
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ 1×
Laa ilaaha illa-llah
"There is no god but Allah"
🤝 Post-Adhan Greetings
الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ، يَا مَنْ أَرْسَلَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَىٰ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ
As-salaatu was-salamu 'alayk, ya man arsalahu-llahu ta'ala rahmatan li 'l-'aalameen
"Blessings and peace be upon you, O one whom Allah sent as a mercy to all the worlds."
الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ، وَعَلَىٰ آلِكَ وَصَحْبِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ
As-salaatu was-salamu 'alayk, wa 'ala alika wa sahbika ajma'een
"Blessings and peace be upon you, and upon your family and all your companions."
الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، يَا أَنْبِيَاءَ اللَّهِ
As-salaatu was-salamu 'alaykum, ya anbiya Allah
"Blessings and peace be upon you all, O prophets of Allah."
🤲 Du'a after Adhan
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَٰذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ، آتِ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَدَرَجَةَ الرَّفِيعَةَ الْعَالِيَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ، يَا رَبِّي، الْمَقَامَ الْمَحْمُودَ الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ، وَارْزُقْنَا شَفَاعَتَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ؛ وَزَوِّجْنَا مِنْ حُورِ الْعَيْنِ
Allahumma Rabba hadhihi 'd-da'wati taama, was-salatil qa'ima, a'ati Sayyidina Muhammad al-wasilata wa 'l-fadeelata, wa darajata 'l-rafee'ata 'l-'aliyya, w 'ab'ath-hu, ya Rabbee, al-maqaama 'l-mahmouda 'Lladhi wa'adtahu, w 'arzuqna shafa'atuhu yawma 'l-qiyama, innaka laa tukhlifu 'l-mi'ad; wa zawwijna min huri 'l-'ayn
"O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the prayer to be established, grant our master Muhammad the means of approach, excellence, and the high and exalted rank. Raise him, my Lord, to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him, and grant us his intercession on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not break Your promise. And marry us to the maidens of Paradise."
🌙 Two Rak'ats Sunna (Before Maghrib)
🕌 Pre-Prayer Recitations
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ 3×
Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illa-llah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasooluh
"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger"
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ 100×
Astaghfirul-lah
"I seek forgiveness from Allah"
📖 Concluding Recitations
Suratu 'l-Ikhlas 3×
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ، وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالْـحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Subhaana rabbika rabbi 'l-'izzati 'ammaa yasifoon, wa salaamun 'alaa 'l-mursaleen w 'alhamduli 'Llahi rabbi 'l-'aalameen
"Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they attribute. And peace be upon the messengers, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds."
🎁 Ihda' (Spiritual Offering)
إِلَىٰ شَرَفِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْكِرَامِ، وَإِلَىٰ مَشَايِخِنَا فِي الطَّرِيقَةِ النَّقْشْبَنْدِيَّةِ الْعَلِيَّةِ، خَاصَّةً إِلَىٰ رُوحِ إِمَامِ الطَّرِيقَةِ شَاهِ بَهَاءِ الدِّينِ نَقْشْبَنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأُوَيْسِيِّ الْبُخَارِيِّ، وَإِلَىٰ مَوْلَانَا سُلْطَانِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْفَائِزِ الدَّاغِسْتَانِيِّ، وَأُسْتَاذِنَا مَوْلَانَا الشَّيْخِ نَاظِمٍ الْحَقَّانِيِّ، وَسَائِرِ سَادَاتِنَا وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ الْفَاتِحَةُ
ila sharafi-n Nabiy (s) wa aalihi wa as-haabihi 'l-kiraam, wa ila mashayikhina fit tariqati 'n-Naqshbandiyatil 'aliyya, khaassatan ila roohi imaami 't-tareeqa Shah Baha'u deen Naqshband Muhammadu 'l-Uwaysiu 'l-Bukhari, wa ila Mawlana Sultanu 'l-awliyaa Shaykh 'Abdullah al-Faa'iz ad-Daghestani, wa Ustadhina Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani, wa saa'ir saadaatina wa 's-siddiqeen al-Fatiha
"To the noble presence of the Prophet ﷺ and his family and noble companions, and to our masters in the exalted Naqshbandi path, especially to the soul of the imam of the path Shah Baha'u'ddin Naqshband Muhammad al-Uwaysi al-Bukhari, and to our Master Sultan al-Awliya Shaykh Abdullah al-Fa'iz ad-Daghestani, and our teacher our Master Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani, and all our noble masters and the truthful ones - Al-Fatiha."
🕌 Iqāmah
🤲 Preface
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammad
"O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad"
📢 Iqamatu 's-Salat (Call to Establish Prayer)
(Same as Adhan format - refer to above)
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ 2×
Allahu akbar
"Allah is Most Great"
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ 1×
Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illa llah
"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah"
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ 1×
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulu-llah
"I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"
حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ 1×
Hayya 'alaa 's-salaah
"Come to prayer"
حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ 1×
Hayya 'ala 'l-falaah
"Come to success"
قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ 2×
Qad qaamati 's-salaah
"Prayer has begun" - unique to Iqāmah
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ 2×
Allahu akbar
"Allah is Most Great"
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ 1×
Laa ilaaha illa-llah
"There is no god but Allah"
🧎♂️ Three Rakʿāt Fard (Obligatory Prayer)
🕌 Opening Declarations
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ 2×
Lā ilāha illa 'Llāh
"There is no god but Allah"
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللّٰهِ
Lā ilāha illa 'Llāh Muḥammadun Rasūlu 'Llāh
"There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"
🤲 Post-Prayer Istighfar
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللّٰهَ 3×
Astaghfiru-llāh
"I seek forgiveness from Allah"
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullāha 'l-'aẓīma 'lladhī lā ilāha illa Huwa 'l-Ḥayyu 'l-Qayyūm wa atūbu ilayh
"I seek forgiveness from Allah the Magnificent, there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him."
🤲 Post-Prayer Du'a
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Allāhumma anta 's-salāmu wa minka 's-salām, tabārakta wa taʿālayta, ya dhā 'l-jalāli wa 'l-ikrām
"O Allah, You are Peace and from You is Peace. Blessed and Exalted are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor."
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْـحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
Lā ilāha illa-llāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu 'l-mulk, wa lahu 'l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr. Samiʿnā wa aṭaʿnā ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa ilayka 'l-maṣīr
"There is no god but Allah, alone with no partner. To Him belongs the kingdom and all praise, and He has power over all things. We hear and obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the final return."
🌙 Two Rak'ats Sunnah (After Maghrib)
🤲 Post-Sunnah Dhikr
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ 7×
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammad
"O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad"
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ 7×
Astaghfirullah
"I seek forgiveness from Allah"
📖 Ayat al-Kursi
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu laa ilaaha illa Huwa, al-Hayyu 'l-Qayyoom. Laa ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa laa nawm. Lahu maa fi 's-samawaati wa maa fi 'l-ard. Man dha 'lladhee yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu maa bayna aydeehim wa maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bi-shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bi-maa shaa'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhu 's-samawaati wa 'l-ard, wa laa ya'ooduhu hifzuhuma. Wa Huwa 'l-'Aliyyu 'l-'Azeem
"Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
📿 Tasbeeh
سُبْحَانَكَ يَا عَظِيمُ
Subhaanaka ya 'Azheem,
"Glory be to You, O Magnificent"
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ 33×
Subhaana-llah
"Glory be to Allah"
عَلَىٰ نِعْمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَشَرَفِ الْإِيمَانِ دَائِمًا
'Alaa ni'mati 'l-Islam, wa sharafi 'l-Iman, daa-iman
"For the blessing of Islam and the honor of faith, always"
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ 33×
Al-Hamdu-lillah
"All praise is due to Allah"
تَعَالَىٰ شَأْنُهُ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ غَيْرُهُ
Ta'ala shaa'nuhu, wa laa ilaaha ghayruh,
"Exalted is His status, and there is no god other than Him"
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ 33×
Allahu Akbar
"Allah is Most Great"
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
Allahu akbar kabeeran, w 'alhamdu lil-lahi katheeran, wa subhaana 'Llahi bukratan wa aseela,
"Allah is Most Great in greatness, and all praise is due to Allah abundantly, and glory be to Allah morning and evening"
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Laa ilaaha illa-llah wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahu 'l-mulk, wa lahu 'l-hamd, yuhee wa yumeet, wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shayyin qadeer.
"There is no god but Allah, alone with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things."
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلَىٰ الْوَهَّابِ
Subhaana Rabbi 'l-'Aliyyu 'l-a'ala 'l-Wah-haab.
"Glory be to my Lord, the Most High, the Supreme, the Bestower"
🤲 Du'a (personal supplication)
📖 Al-Fatiha
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلِّمْ
(Allahumma salli 'alaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa aali Muhammadin wa sallim)
"O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad and grant them peace"
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem,
"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Alhamdu li 'Llaahi r-Rabbi 'l-'Alameen,
"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Ar-Rahmani 'r-Raheem,
"The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
maliki yawmideen,
"Master of the Day of Judgment"
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
iyyaka na'a-budu wa iyyaka nasta'een
"You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help"
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
ihdina 's-siraata 'l-mustaqeem,
"Guide us to the straight path"
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
siraata 'Lladheena an'amta 'alayhim, ghayri 'l-maghdoobi 'alayhim, wa la 'd-daaleen.
"The path of those You have blessed, not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray"
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