Next, he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would commence his recitation with many kinds of supplications in which he would praise Allaah the Exalted, and glorify and extol Him. He in fact ordered "the man who prayed badly" to do so, saying to him: No person's prayer is complete unless he says takbeer, praises Allaah the Mighty and Sublime and extols Him, recites of the Qur'aan what is easy for him ...
He would say any one of the following supplications: -
O Allaah! Separate me (far) from my sins as you have separated (far) the East and West.
O Allaah! Cleanse me of my sins as white cloth is cleansed from dirt. O Allaah! Wash me of
my sins with water, ice and snow.
He used to say this in obligatory prayers.
I have set my face towards the Originator of the heavens and the earth sincerely [in
Islam] and I am not among the Mushrikeen. Indeed my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my
dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds: no partner has He. With this I have been
commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims (those who submit to Him). O Allaah!
You are the King, none has the right to br worshipped but You, [You are the Most Perfect
& all Praise is for You] You are my Lord and I am Your slave. I have wronged
myself, and have acknowledged my sins, so forgive all my sins, for no-one forgives sins
except You. Guide me to the best of characters, to which no- one can guide except You, and
save me from the worst of characters, from which no-one can save except You. I am here and
happy to serve you. All good is in your Hands, and evil is not from You. [The
guided one is he who is guided by you.] I exist by your will and belong to You. [There is
no escape or shelter from You except to You.] You are blessed and exalted. I seek Your
forgiveness and repent to You.
He used to say this in obligatory and voluntary prayers.
Similar to the above, without
You are my Lord and I am Your slave to the end, with the following addition:
O Allaah! You are the King, there is no (true) deity except You, glorified be You and
praised.
Similar to no. 2 until
and I am the first of the Muslims, adding:
O Allaah, guide me to the best of characters and the best of actions, no one to which
can guide except You, and save me from the evil characters and actions, from which no one
except You can save (others) except You.
You are Glorified, O Allaah, and Praised; Your Name is Blessed; Your Majesty is
Exalted, and none has the right to worshipped but You. He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam) also said, Indeed, the words most loved by Allaah are when His slave says: You
are glorified, O Allaah
Similar to the above, adding in prayer at night:
There is no true god except Allaah, three times, and
Allaah is the Greatest, Very Great, three times.
Allaah is the Greatest, very great. Praise be to Allaah, again and again. Glorified is
Allaah morning and evening - one of the Companions commenced with this, to which the
Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Wonderful for it (the supplication)
is that the doors of the heavens were opened for it.
Praise be to Allaah, many, pure, blessed praises. Another man commenced with this,
to which he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: I saw twelve angels competing as to
which of them would take it up.
O Allaah, to You belongs all Praise. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and
all those in them; to You belongs all Praise. You are the Maintainer of the heavens and
the earth and all those in them; [to You belongs all Praise. You are the King of the
heavens and the earth and all those in them] to You belongs all Praise. You are the Haqq;
Your promise is haqq; Your saying is haqq; meeting You is haqq; Paradise is haqq; the Fire
is haqq; the Hour is haqq; the Prophets are haqq; Muhammad is haqq. O Allaah! to You I
have submitted; in You I have placed my trust; in You I have believed; to You I have
turned; for Your sake I have fought; to You I have referred for judgement; [You are our
Lord and to You is the end of all journeys: so forgive me my earlier and later sins, what
I have concealed and what I have showed] [and whatever else You know about more than I.]
You are the Bringer- Forward and You are the Delayer; [You are my deity;] and none has the
right to worshipped but You. [and there is no might nor power except with You].
He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to say this in prayer at night, as he did the
following supplications:
O Allaah, Lord of Jibraa'eel, Meekaa'eel and Israafeel, Creator of the heavens and the
earth, Knower of all that is hidden and open! It is You that will judge between Your
servants in those matters about which they used to differ. Guide me by Your Grace to the
Truth concerning that about which they differed, for indeed You guide whomsoever You wish
to a path that is straight.
He would say takbeer, tahmeed, tasbeeh, tahleel and istighfaar ten times
each, and then say,
O Allaah! forgive me and guide me and give me sustenance and [overlook my sins] ten
times, and then say:
O Allaah! I seek refuge with You from the distress of the Day of Account ten times.
"Allaah is the Greatest [three times], Possessor of Kingdom, Power, Magnificence
and Might."