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Transliteration Table Consonants in Arabic

Ǥ Ǭ Ǯ ǯ ǰ Ǳ ǲ

˞ b t th j Ƥ kh

ǳ Ǵ ǵ Ƕ Ƿ Ǹ ǹ

d dh r z s sh ɓ

Ǻ ǻ Ǽ ǽ Ǿ Ȁ ȁ

Ő ɡ ˂ ¶ gh f q

Ȃ ȃ Ȅ ȅ Ȇ ȇ ȉ

k

ǿǿȎ ǿ ̸ǿǿȎ ǿ

u

l m n h w y

Vowels in Arabic Short Long Dipthongs

ǿǿȍ ǿ

˅ȍ̔ ̸ǿȑ ȍǿǿ ȑ ȍǿǿ ̺ǿ

a ö aw ay

ǿȏǿǿ ̺ǿȏǿǿ

i Ʈ

ɫ

After your Prayers

:KDWWRVD\DIWHU« Your obligatory prayers

(ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙ 1. Astaghfirullöh (Say it three times) I ask for AllöK·VIRUJLYHQHVV (Say it three times) 2. Allöhumma antas-Salömu wa minkassalömu, tabörakta yö dhal-Jalöli wal Ikröm Allöh, You are the Perfect Peace and peace comes from You. Blessed are You,1 O Owner of majesty and honour.

߷ ȍ ˲Ȏ ̚ȏ ̏ȑ ˕ȍ ̑˷ȑ ǫҫ

ǙȄȎ Ҡȍ ˸̤Ǫ ҧ ̞ȍ ȑ̲̪ȏ ȇȍ ȄȎ Ҡȍ ˸̤Ǫ ҧ ˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ |Ȅȏ Ǫ˲ȍ ̟ȑ ҟǪȑ ȇȍ ȏȃҠȍ ˤȍ ȑ̤ǪǪǴȍ Թȍ ˑȍ ̟ȑ ǵ˅ȍ ˋȍ ȍ˒ Ү

Benefits Remembrance of !LLãHISDONEin order to make up for any deficiency in your prayer

The Angels seek forgiveness for the person who recites these supplications after the prayer till he rises from his POSITIONÉ

1 Muslim

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ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ǙȎࠀȍ ̞̻ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ ǪȍࠀǪҟȍ Ȏ ȑ Ү ̫Ȏ ȑ̤ǪҮ ࠀȎ ȍ ࠄȍ ȍ̊ ̸Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ ࠀȎ ȍ ȇȍ ߶ Ȑȏ Ȏ ˅̫ȍ ̤ȏ ̈ȍ ̭ȏ ˅̪ȍ ҟȍ ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥ǪǙ˲̽ȋ ˰ȏ ȍ̜ ǤȌ ‫ދ‬ ȑȍ ߘ Ǚˑȍ ̋ȑ ȍ̲̪ȍ ˅̫ȍ ̤ȏ ̺ȍ ̄ȏ ̋ȑ ̪Ȏ ҟȍ ȇǙ ȍ ˑȍ ̾ȑ ̄ȑȍ ̉ǫҫ |Ҩ˰ˤȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̞ȍ ȑ̲̪ȏ ˰ȏȐ ˤȍ ȑ̤ǪǪǴȍ ̈Ȏ ̚ȍ ̰ȑ ȍ ̻ҟȍ ȇȍ

Benefits KhaέέãBӷ said: ÃThe essence of supplication is a PERSONÁS displaying his dire neeDOF!LLãH whilst realising the basic truth that he has no power or ability to change (anything by himself). This is the mark of true servitudeÉÄ

3. Lö ilöha illallöhu waƤdahɫ lö sharƮka

lahɫ, lahul-mulku wa lahul-Ƥamdu wa

Huwa àlö NXOOLVKD\·LQ4DGƮr. Allöhumma lö möni` limö a`tayta, wa lö mu`tiya limö mana`ta, wa lö yanfaù dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd. None has the right to be worshipped but Allöh alone who has no partner. His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise; He has power over all things. O Allöh, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You have withheld; and the might of the mighty person cannot benefit him against You. 1

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ȍ ‫ݾ‬ Ȏࠀȍ ǙȎࠀȍ ̞̻ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ ȍȑ ߘ Ȏ ȑ Ү ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ Ȑȏ Ȏ ࠄȍ ȍ̸̊Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȇȍ Ү ߶ ǤȌ ‫ދ‬ ȍ ߸ȏ Դȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍǭ̸ҧ Ȏ̜ҟȍ ȇȍ ȃȍ ̸ȑ ˧ȍ ҟǙ ȍ ˲̽ȋ ˰ȏ ȍ̜ ҟǙ ȍ ̳Ȏ Թҧ ǪҮ ҟҧ Ǫ Ȏ˰ˋȎ ̋ȑ ȍ ̭ҟȍ ȇǙ ࠀǙ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫ ȍ Ү Ү Ү Ү ǤȎ ˅ȍ̰ҧ˜̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȇȍ ̣Ȏ ȑ́ȍ̚ȑ̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȇȍ ːȎ ̫ȍ ̋ȑ Ȑ̰ȏ ̤Ǫ ȍ ̬Ȏ ˸ȍ ˩ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ Ȏࠀȍ ۸ȍ ˾ȏ ̧ȏ ˯ȑ ̪Ȏ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ ǪҟǙ Ү Ү |ȅȇ ȍ ˲Ȏ ̙ȏ ߑȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̳ȍ ˲ȏ ̟ȍ ̸ȑ ȍ̤ȇȍ ̬̽ȍ ߱ȏ Ȑ Ǫ

After your Prayers

4. Lö ilöha illallöhu waƤdahɫ lö sharƮka lahɫ, lahul-mulku wa lahul-Ƥamdu wa Huwa àlö NXOOLVKD\·LQ4DGƮr. Lö Ƥawla wa lö quwwata illö billöh. Lö ilöha illallöhu, wa lö na`budu illö iyyöhu, lahun-ni`matu wa lahul-faŐlu wa lahuththanö·XO-Ƥasanu. Lö ilöha illallöhu mukhliɓƮna lahud-dƮna wa law karihalköfirɫn.

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Benefits It is narrated in Bayhaqӷ that our Prophet U said: Ã&OREVERYTHING there is a polish, and the polish for the hearts is the remembrance of !LLãHÄ

power or might except by Allöh. None has the right to be worshipped but Allöh, and we do not worship any other besides Him. Grace and beneficence are His and to Him belongs the most excellent praise. None has the right to be worshipped but Allöh. (We are) sincere in making our religious devotion to Him, even though the disbelievers may dislike it. 1

Benefits Imöm Muslim adds (point 5) that our Prophet U said´:KRHYHU says this after every prayer will be forgiven his sins though they be like the foam of WKHVHDµ

ȏ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤ǪȇǙ ȏ ȅ˅ȍ ˪ȍ ˋȑ ̑˷Ȏ ‫ٴ‬Ȏ ȍ ̟ȑ ǫҫ ߷ Ȏ ȇǙ ȍ ߸ ȍ ߷

۸ȍ ˙ȏ Ҡȍȍ ˙ȇȍ ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙

5. SubƤönallöhi, walƤamdu lillöhi wallöhu akbar, Repeat it 33 times, the total is 99 after which the 100th phrase is:

ȍ ࠀȍ ̞̻ ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȎࠀǙȎ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ Ү ȑҮ ȑ ȌǤ‫ދ‬ ȍȑ ߘ Ȏ ̫Ȏ ̤Ǫ Ȑȏ Ȏ ࠄȍ ȍ̸̊Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȇȍ ߶ |˲̽ȋ ˰ȏ ȍ̜

Lö ilöha illallöhu waƤdahɫ lö sharƮka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-Ƥamdu wa Huwa àlö NXOOLVKD\·LQ4DGƮr. Transcendent is Allöh, all praise be to Allöh, Allöh is the Greatest - Repeat it 33 times, then 1 Muslim

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ȏ ̩ȏ ˸ȑ ȍ ˉ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ̣ȑ Ȏ̜¶‫ۮ‬ȏ ˧ȏ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ̬ȏ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȑ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ߷ ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ʘ ̛ȏ ȍ̧̚ȍ ȑ̤ǪǬȐ ȏ ˲ȍ ˊȏ ǪǴȍ Ǫ̛Ȍ ˷˅ȏ ȍ̎‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ʘ ̛ȍ ȍ̧˭ȍ Ү ߆ȏ Ǯȏ Զ˅ȍ ҧ̚ҧ̰̤Ǫ‫ݾ‬ ȍ ȍ̜ȇȍ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ʘ ˇ ǪǴȍ Ǫ˰Ȍ ˷˅ȏ ˨ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ʘ ˰ȏ ȍ̝̋Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ Ү |¶ ȍ˰˸ȍ ˧ȍ

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Benefits Ibn al-Qayyim said: ÃRemembrance endows a person with love which is the very spirit OF)SLãM THE pivotal point of religion and the axis of eternal happiness and deliverance. !LLãHHASOPENED a way of access to everything, and the way to love is constancy in remembranceÉÄ

After your Prayers

be worshipped but Allöh alone who has no partner. His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise; He has power over all things. 6. Bismillöhir-RaƤmönir-RaƤƮP´4XO a`ɫdhɫ birabbil-falaq. Min sharri mö khalaq. Wa min sharri ghösiqin idhö waqab. Wa min sharrin-nafföthöti fƮl-`ɫqad. Wa min sharri Ƥösidin idhö ƤDVDGµ With the Name of Allöh, the All Merciful, the Most MerciIXO´6D\,WDNHUHIXJHZLWKWKH Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness as it envelops, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he enviesµal-Falaq 113:1-5). say the following phrase - None has the right to

Benefits These two sɫrahs should be recited in arabic after each prayer. After Fajr and Maghrib they should be recited three times each. Recorded (point 6) in Abɫ Döwɫd, TirmidhƮ, Nasö·Ʈ

ȏ ̩ȏ ˸ȑ ȍ ˉ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ̣ȑ Ȏ̜¶‫ۮ‬ȏ ˧ȏ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ̬ȏ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȑ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ߷ ȏ ȏ ̪ȍ ʘ Ƿ˅ ࠀȏ ȍ Ǫ ʘ Ƿ˅ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫ߶ ȏ ҧ̰̤ǪǬȐ ȏ ˲ȍ ˊȏ Ү ǷǪȏ ̸ȍ ˷ȑ ̸ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ‫ݾ‬ ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ʘ Ƿ˅ ߆ȏ ǷȎ ̸ȏ ˷ȑ ̸ȍ Ȏ̻ȉ߳Ǫȏ ҧ ʘ Ƿ˅ ȏ ҧ̰ˮȍ ȑ̤Ǫ ːȏ ҧ̰ ȏˣȑ̤Ǫ̬ȍ ̪ȏ ʘ Ƿ˅ ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫǵȇȏ Ȏ˰˽Ȏ ¶Ƿ˅ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫȇȍ Bismillöhir-RaƤmönir-RaƤƮP´4XODCɫdhɫ birabbin-nös. Malikin-nös. Ilöhin-nös. Min sharril-waswösil-khannös. AlladhƮ yuwaswisu fƮ ɓudɫrin-nös. Minal-jinnati wannöVµ With the Name of Allöh, the All Merciful, WKH0RVW0HUFLIXO´6D\,WDNHUHIXJHZLWK the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the Stealthy Whisperer, who whispers in SHRSOH·VEUHDVWVFRPLQJ IURPWKHMLQQDQG PDQµ(al-Nös 114:1-6) Page | 6

ҟȍ ȄȎ ̸Ҩ̀ȍ̝ȑ̤Ǫ̺Ҩ ˩ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̸Ȏȍ ̵ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ ߷ Ȏ Ү Ү ߆˅ȏ ̪ȍ Ȏࠀȍ Ȅȋ ̸ȍȑ ̭ҟȍ ȇȍ ːȋ ȍ̰̑˷ȏ ̳Ȏ ˱ȎȎ ˭ҭˆȍ˒ ҫ ȑ ߆˅ȏ ̪ȍ ȇȍ ǮǪȏ ȇ˅ȍ ̫ȍ ˸̤Ǫ ǪǴȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȍǺȏ ǵȑ ҡǪ ҧ ˅̪ȍ ߻Ȏ ȍ ̋ȑ ȍ ̴̻ȏ ̭ȏ Ǵȑ Դȏ ҟҧ Ǫ̳Ȏ ȍ˰̰ȑ ̉ȏ ̈Ȏ ̚ȍ ˻ȍȑ ̼ȉ߳Ǫȏ ҧ Ү Ү ȏ Ȏ ҟȍ ȇȍ ̩Ȏȑ ̶̚ȍ ŗ̏˭ȍ ˅̪ȍ ȇȍ ̩ȑ ‫ء‬ȏ ˰ȏ ȑ̻ǫҫ ۸ȍ ȑ ȍ ˈ ȅ̸ ȍ ̄̾Ȏ ֤ ȍ ̫ȍ ˈȏ ҟҧ Ǫ̴ȏ ̫ȏ ŗ̏̊ȏ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ǤȌ ‫ޏ‬ȏ ̈ȍ ˷ȏ ȇȍ Ǥ˅ȍ ˺˅ ȑȍˉ Ү ҟȍ ȇȍ Ǻȍ ǵȑ ҡǪҫ ȑ ȇȍ ǮǪȏ ȇ˅ȍ ̫ȍ ˸̤ǪȎ ҧ ̴̾Ҩ ̑˷ȏ ˲ȑ ̟Ȏ |‫ۮ‬Ȏ ̇ȏ ̋ȍ ȑ̤ǪࠆҨ ȏ ̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̸Ȏȍ ̵ȇ˅ ȍ ̫ȍ Ȏ̶̇Ȏ ̚ȑ ˧ȏ ̳Ȏ ǳȎ ̸˂Ȏ ȍ ̻

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7´$OOöhu lö ilöha illö Huwal-Ʃayyul Qayyɫm, lö WD·NKXGKXKɫ sinatun wa lö nawm, lahɫ mö fis-samöwöti wa mö fƮl-arŐ, man dhal-ladhƮ yashfa`ɫ ìndahɫ illö bi idhnihƮ, ya`lamu mö bayna aydƮhim wa mö khalfahum, wa lö yuƤƮɡɫQDELVKD\·LP-min ìlmihƮ illö bi mö shö·DZDVLCDNXUVL\\XKXV samöwöti wal arŐ, wa lö \D·ɫduhu

Benefits This is the greatest öyah in WKH1REOH4XU·ön known as the Verse of the Throne ² ĮyatulKursƮ (alBaqarah 2:255) The narration (point 7) of Nasö·Ʈ DGGV´1RWKLQJ stops a person who recites this verse except GHDWKµ It should be recited in arabic after every prayer.

Allöh, there is none worthy of worship save Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He is not subject to drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them but they cannot grasp any of His knowledge save what He wills. His Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth and their preservation does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. (Recite in Arabic after each prayer.)

Benefits Recite (point 8) ten times in Arabic after Fajr and Magrhib prayers. Recorded in TirmidhƮ and AƤmad

ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ǙȎࠀȍ ̞̻ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ Ү Ү Ȏ ȑ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȑ Ȏ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȇȍ ߶ Ȏ ̫ȏ Ȏ̻ȇȍ ܴȏ ֤ Ǚˑ̾ Ȑȏ Ȏ ࠄȍ ȍ̸̊Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ |˲̽ȋ ˰ȏ ȍ̜ǤȌ ‫ދ‬ ȑ ȍ ߘ 8. Lö ilöha illallöhu waƤdahɫ lö sharƮka lahɫ, lahul-mulku wa lahul-Ƥamdu yuƤyƮ wa yumƮtu wa Huwa àlö NXOOLVKD\·LQ QadƮr.

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In this section the supplications are in general for the morning and evening, although where both highlighted, there are slight changes in the wording which should be followed when reciting for the evening. W said that he heard the Prophet U Anas VD\´6LWWLQJZLWKSHRSOHUHPHPEHULQJ$OOöh, High, from the morning (Fajr) prayer Most sunrise is more beloved to me than until freeing four slaves from the Children of Ismö`Ʈl. Sitting with people remembering from the afternoon (Àɓr) prayer until Allöh sun sets is more beloved to me than the freeing four slaves from the Children of 1 Ismö`ƮOµ

What to say LQWKH«

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In the Mornings & Evenings

Mornings & Evenings

Benefits Ʃökim whose narration adds (point 1), ´:KRHYHUVD\V this when he rises in the morning will be protected from the jinn until he retires in the evening, and whoever says it when retiring in the evening will be protected from them until he rises in the PRUQLQJµ

ҟȍ ȄȎ ̸Ҩ̀ȍ̝ȑ̤Ǫ̺Ҩ ˩ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̸Ȏȍ ̵ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ ߷ Ȏ Ү Ү ߆˅ȏ ̪ȍ Ȏࠀȍ Ȅȋ ̸ȍȑ ̭ҟȍ ȇȍ ːȋ ȍ̰̑˷ȏ ̳Ȏ ˱ȎȎ ˭ҭˆȍ˒ ҫ ȑ ߆˅ȏ ̪ȍ ȇȍ ǮǪȏ ȇ˅ȍ ̫ȍ ˸̤Ǫ ǪǴȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȍ Ǻȏ ǵȑ ҡǪ ҧ ˅̪ȍ ߻Ȏ ȍ ̋ȑ ȍ ̴̻ȏ ̭ȏ Ǵȑ Դȏ ҟҧ Ǫ̳Ȏ ȍ˰̰ȑ ̉ȏ ̈Ȏ ̚ȍ ˻ȍȑ ̼ȉ߳Ǫȏ ҧ Ү Үȑ ȍ ȏ Ȏ Ȏ ֤ ȅ̸ ̄̾ ҟ ȇ ȍ ȍ ̩Ȏȑ ̶̚ȍ ̧˭ȍ ˅̪ȍ ȇȍ ̩ȑ ‫ء‬ȏ ˰ȏ ȑ̻ǫҫ ۸ȍ ȑ ȍ ˈ ȍ ̫ȍ ˈȏ ҟҧ Ǫ̴ȏ ̫ȏ ŗ̏̊ȏ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ǤȌ ‫ޏ‬ȏ ̈ȍ ˷ȏ ȇȍ Ǥ˅ȍ ˺˅ ȑȍˉ Ү ҟȍ ȇȍ Ǻȍ ǵȑ ҡǪҫ ȑ ȇȍ ǮǪȏ ȇ˅ȍ ̫ȍ ˸̤ǪȎ ҧ ̴̾Ҩ ̑˷ȏ ˲ȑ ̟Ȏ |‫ۮ‬Ȏ ̇ȏ ̋ȍ ȑ̤ǪࠆҨ ȏ ̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̸Ȏȍ ̵ȇ˅ ȍ ̫ȍ Ȏ̶̇Ȏ ̚ȑ ˧ȏ ̳Ȏ ǳȎ ̸˂Ȏ ȍ ̻ 1´$OOöhu lö ilöha illö Huwal-ƩayyulQayyɫm, lö WD·NKXGKXKɫ sinatun wa lö nawm, lahɫ mö fis-samöwöti wa mö fƮl-arŐ, man dhal-ladhƮ yashfa`ɫ ìndahɫ illö bi idhnihƮ, ya`lamu mö bayna aydƮhim wa mö-khalfahum, wa lö yuƤƮɡɫQDELVKD\·LPmin ìlmihƮ illö bi mö shö·DZDVLCD kursiyyuhus samöwöti wal arŐ, wa lö \D·ɫduhu hif˂uhumö, wa Huwal-ÀliyyulÀ˂ƮPµ P a g e | 10

ȏ ̩ȏ ˸ȑ ȍ ˉ ̸Ȏȍ ̵ ̣ȑ Ȏ̜¶ ‫ۮ‬ȏ ˧ȏ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ̬ȏ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȑ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ߷ ߲ȑ ȏ ȍ ̻ ̩ȑ ȍ̤ ʘ Ȏ˰̫ȍ ˾̤Ǫ Ȏ ʘ ˰ȋ ˨ȍ ǫҫ ߷ Ȏ ҧ ߷ ¶˰ȋ ˨ȍ ǫҫ Ǫ̸Ȋ ̚Ȏ ̟Ȏ Ȏࠀȍ ̬ȑ ̢Ȏ ȍ̩̽ȑ ȍ̤ȇȍ ʘ ̸߱ ȑ ȍ Ȏ̻̩ȑ ȍ̤ȇȍ

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Benefits Surɫh al-Ikhlöɓ equates to 1/3rd RIWKH4XU·ön. Reciting these verses every day in the morning and evening upon ourselves and our children is one of the best means protecting us from the problems surrounding us.


Allöh, there is none worthy of worship save Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He is not subject to drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them but they cannot grasp any of His knowledge save what He wills. His Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth and their preservation does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. 2. Bismillöhir-RaƤmönir-RaƤƮm´4XO Huwallöhu AƤad. Allöhus-ɜamad. Lam yalid wa lam yɫlad. Wa lam yakun lahɫ kufuwan aƤDGµ With the Name of Allöh, the All Merciful, the Most 0HUFLIXO´6D\+HLV$OOöh, the One and only. Allöh, the Everlasting Sustainer of all. He fathered none, nor was He born. And no RQHLVFRPSDUDEOHWR+LPµ (al-Ikhlöɓ)

ȏ ̩ȏ ˸ȑ ȍ ˉ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ̣ȑ Ȏ̜¶‫ۮ‬ȏ ˧ȏ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ̬ȏ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȑ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ߷ ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ʘ ̛ȏ ȍ̧̚ȍ ȑ̤ǪǬȐ ȏ ˲ȍ ˊȏ ǪǴȍ Ǫ̛Ȍ ˷˅ȏ ȍ̎‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ʘ ̛ȍ ȍ̧˭ȍ Ү ߆ȏ Ǯȏ Զ˅ȍ ҧ̚ҧ̰̤Ǫ‫ݾ‬ ȍ ȍ̜ȇȍ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ʘ ˇ ǪǴȍ Ǫ˰Ȍ ˷˅ȏ ˨ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ʘ ˰ȏ ȍ̝̋Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ Ү |¶ ȍ˰˸ȍ ˧ȍ

Bismillöhir-RaƤmönir-RaƤƮP´4XODCɫdhɫ birabbil-falaq. Min sharri mö khalaq. Wa min sharri ghösiqin idhö waqab. Wa min sharrin-nafföthöti fƮl-`ɫqad. Wa min sharri Ƥösidin idhö ƤDVDGµ

With the Name of Allöh, the All Merciful, the 0RVW0HUFLIXO´Say: I take refuge with the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness as it envelops, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he enviesµal-Falaq 113:1-5).

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Ibn al-Qayyim SAIDÃThese two chapters are of immense benefit and every single servant is in need Benefits of them, and this need essential The is Sunans of and Abɫ Döwɫd and indispensable. Bismillöhir-RaƤmönir-RaƤƮP´4XODCɫdhɫ TirmidhƮ state, have a birabbin-nös. Malikin-nös. Ilöhin-nös. Min They ´:KRHYHU potent effect in sharril-waswösil-khannös. AlladhƮ recites these repressing magic, yuwaswisu fƮ ɓudɫrin-nös. Minal-jinnati three in the evil times eye and wannöVµ indeed every the morning form and of in evil. the The the Name of Allöh, the All Merciful, the With need that athey evening, 0RVW0HUFLIXO´6D\,WDNHUHIXJHZLWKWKH servant has of will suffice him these two Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the (as a is chapters God of mankind, from the evil of the Stealthy protection) greater than the :KLVSHUHUZKRZKLVSHUVLQSHRSOH·VEUHDVWV against need he has of FRPLQJ IURPWKHMLQQDQGPDQµ HYHU\WKLQJµ rest, food, drink (al-Nös 114:1-6) and clothes.Ä

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ȏ ̩ȏ ˸ȑ ȍ ˉ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ̣ȑ Ȏ̜¶‫ۮ‬ȏ ˧ȏ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ̬ȏ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȑ ˲̤Ǫ ҧ ߷ ȏ ȏ ̪ȍ ʘ Ƿ˅ ࠀȏ ȍ Ǫ ʘ Ƿ˅ ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫ߶ ȏ ҧ̰̤ǪǬȐ ȏ ˲ȍ ˊȏ Ү ǷǪȏ ̸ȍ ˷ȑ ̸ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ʘ Ƿ˅ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫ ߆ ȏ ǷȎ ̸ȏ ˷ȑ ̸ȍ Ȏ̻ȉ߳Ǫȏ ҧ ʘ Ƿ˅ȏ ҧ̰ˮȍ ȑ̤Ǫ ȏ ȑ ȍ ̪ȏ ʘ Ƿ˅ ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫǵȇȏ Ȏ˰˽Ȏ ːҧ̰ ȏˣ̤Ǫ̬ ¶Ƿ˅ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫȇȍ

Benefits When reciting this morning supplication for the evening, take note of the two differences in wording which can be found detailed on the next page (the two areas are highlighted by the change of colour in the text)

Ȏ ȑ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ˦ȍ ˋȍ ˽ȑ ǫҫ ȇ˅ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤Ǫȇȍ ߹ ȏ Ȑ ȏ ߶ ȍ ȍ̰˩ȑ ˋȍ ˽ҫȑ ǫ ȍ ߹ ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ̞̻ ȏ Ȑ ȏ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ̳Ȏ ȑ˰˨ȍ ȇȍ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ ǪҟǙ ȍ ࠀȍ Ȏ Ү ȑ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ү ǪȎࠀǙȎ ࠄȍ ȍ̸̊Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤ǪȎࠀȍ ȇȍ ߶ Ȑȏ Ȏ ˅̪ȍ ‫ٸ‬ȍȍ ȑ ˭ߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ Ǭǵ Ȑ ȏ Ǚ˲̽ȋ ˰ȏ ȍ̜ǤȌ ‫ދ‬ ȑȍ ߘ ǴȎ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ȇǙ ȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰̋ȑ ȍ ˈ˅̪ȍ ‫ٸ‬ȍȍ ȑ ˭ȇȍ Ȅȏ ̸̾ȍ ȑ̤ǪǪ˱ȍȍ ̵߆ȏ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ȇȍ Ȅȏ ̸̾ȍ ȑ̤ǪǪ˱ȍȍ ̵߆˅ȏ ̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈ Ụ̈̌ȏ ˸ȍ ̢ȍ ̤Ǫȑ ̬ȍ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ǬȐ ȏ ǵǙ ȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰̋ȑ ȍ ˈ˅̪ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ǬȐ ȏ ǵǙ ȍ ‫ٴ‬ȏ ȍ ̢ȏ ̤ǪǤȏ ̸˷Ȏ ȇȍ ‫ٴ‬ȏ ȑ ȍ̝ȑ̤Ǫ߆ȏ ǬǪȌ ˱ȍ ȍ̊ȇȍ ǵ˅ȏ ҧ̰̤Ǫ߆ȏ ǬǪȌ ˱ȍ ȍ̊

3. AɓbaƤnö wa aɓbaƤal-mulku lillöhi walƤamdu lillöhi, lö ilöha illallöhu waƤdahɫ lö sharƮka lahɫ, lahul-mulku wa lahul-Ƥamdu wa Huwa àlö NXOOLVKD\·LQ4DGƮr. Rabbi DV·DOXNDNKD\UDPö fƮ hödhal-yawmi wa khayra mö ba`dahɫ wa a`ɫdhu bika min sharri mö fƮ hödhal-yawmi wa sharri mö ba`dahɫ, Rabbi a`ɫdhu bika minal-kasali, wa sɫ·Ll-kibari, Rabbi a`ɫdhu bika min àdhöbin fin-nöri wa àdhöbin fil-qabri.

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ȏȐȏ ߶ Ȏ ȑ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ ‫ތ‬ ߹ ȍ ̪ȑǫҫȇȍ ˅ȍ̲ȑ̿˸ȍ ̪ȑǫҫ

ȏ ̪ȍ ‫ٸ‬ȍȍ ȑ ˭ ߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ Ǭǵ ‫ٸ‬ȍȍ ȑ ˭ȇȍ ߧȏȍ ̾ȑҧ ̧ȑ̥Ǫ ̳ȏ˱ȏ ̵ȍ ߆˅ Ȑȏ ̳ȏ˱ȏ ̵ȍ ߆ȏ ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ȇȍ Ǚ˅ȍ̵ ȍ˰̋ȑ ȍ ˈ ˅̪ȍ ˅ȍ̵ ȍ˰̋ȑ ȍ ˈ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ȇȍ ߧȏȍ ̾ȑҧ ̧ȑ̥Ǫ

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Benefits Our Prophet U VDLG´7KH comparison of the one who remembers Allöh and the one who does not remember Allöh, is like that of the living and the GHDGµ Recorded in the ɜaƤƮƤain of BukhörƮ and Muslim


1 We have started a new day and with it all dominion is AllöK·V3UDLVHbe to Allöh, none has the right to be worshipped but Allöh alone who has no partner. To Allöh belongs dominion, and to Him belongs all praise; the has power over all things. My Lord, I ask He You for the good in this day and the days that come after it, and I take refuge in You from the evil in this day and the days that come after it.2 My Lord, I take refuge in You laziness and helpless old age. My Lord, I from take refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire, and from the punishment of the grave.3 1 When you say this in the evening you should say Amsaynö wa amsal-mulku lillöK« ´:H KDYH HQGHG DQRWKHU day and with it all dominion is AllöK·V«µ 2 When you say this in the evening you should say: 5DEELDV·DOXNDNKD\UDPö fƮ hödhihil-laylati, wa khayra mö ba`dahö, wa a`ɫdhu bika min sharri mö fƮ hödhihil-laylati wa sharri mö ba`dahö ´, DVN

Ǚ˅ȍ̲ȑ̿˸ȍ ̪ȑ ǫҫ ̞ȏȍ ˈȇǙ˅ ȍ ȍ̰˩ȑ ˋȍ ˽ҫȑ ǫ̞ȏȍ ˈ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ ȑ ȍ ̞ȏȍ ˈȇȍ Ȏ ̫Ȏ ȍ ̭̞ȏȍ ˈȇǙ˅ ̞ȍ ̾ȑ ȍ̤Ǫȇȍ Ǯ̸ ȍ ̾ȍ ֣ Ү |ǵ̸Ȏ ˻Ȏ Ҩ ̱̤Ǫ

4. Allöhumma bika aɓbaƤnö, wa bika amsaynö, wa bika naƤyö, wa bika namɫtu wa ilaykan-nushɫr. O Allöh, by You we enter the morning and by You we enter the evening, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.

Ǚ˅ȍ̰˩ȑ ˋȍ ˽ҫȑ ǫ̞ȏȍ ˈȇǙ˅ ȍ ȍ̲ȑ̿˸ȍ ̪ȑ ǫҫ ̞ȏȍ ˈ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ ȑ ȍ ̞ȏȍ ˈȇȍ Ȏ ̫Ȏ ȍ ̭̞ȏȍ ˈȇǙ˅ ̞ȍ ̾ȑ ȍ̤Ǫȇȍ Ǯ̸ ȍ ̾ȍ ֣ Ү |‫ٸ‬Ȏ ȑ ˾ȏ ̫ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ

Benefits Say point 4 in the mornings only.

5. Allöhumma bika amsaynö, wa bika aɓbaƤnö, wa bika naƤyö, wa bika namɫtu wa ilaykal-maɓƮr.

Say point 5 in the evenings only.

O Allöh, by You we enter the evening and by You we enter the morning, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the Final Return.

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Ǚˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ҟҧ Ǫࠀȍȍ ǪҟȐ ‫ق‬Ȑ ȏ ǵȍ ˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ Ү Ү ȍȂ˰ȏ ȑ̶̉ȍ ࠄȍ ȍ̊ ȍԷǫҫ ȇǙ ȍ ȍȂ Ȏ˰ˋȑ ̉ȍ ȍԷǫҫ ȇȍ ܳȏ ȍ˗̝ȑ ȍ̧˭ȍ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ Ǚˑȍ ̋ȑ ̄ȍ ˕ȍ ̑˷ȑ Ǫ˅̪ȍ ȍȂ˰ȏ ̊ȑ ȇȍ ȇȍ ȍ ȍ ǤȎ ̸Ȏˈǫҫ Ǚˑȍ ̋ȑ ȍ̰˽˅ ߵ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȍ ̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ ̚ȏ ̍ȑ ˅ȍ̙ܰȑȏ ̭˱ȏȍ ˈǤȎ ̸Ȏˈǫҫ ȇǙ ࠅ˲ ȍ ࠆҧ ȍ ȍ̞̊ȍ ˕ȏ ̫ȍ ̋ȑ ̰ȏ ˈȏ Ҩ ˲Ȏ ̚ȏ ̏ȑ ȍ ̻ҟȎȍ ̴ҧ̭˅ȍ̙ |ˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ҟҧ ǪǬ̸Ȏ ȍ ̭߳Ǫ Ү Ү

Benefits Ibn al-Qayyim said: Ã2EMEMBRANCE strengthens Benefitsboth heart and body. Remembrance BukhörƮ adds, brings ´:KRHYHU PROVISIONÄ recites this with conviction in the evening and dies during that night shall enter Paradise, and whoever recites it with conviction in the morning and dies during the day shall HQWHU3DUDGLVHµ

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6. Allöhumma Anta RabbƮ lö ilöha illö Anta, khalaqtanƮ wa anö àbduka, wa anö àlö àhdika wa wa`dika mastaɡa`tu, a`ɫdhu bika min sharri mö ɓana`tu, abɫ·XODNDEL ni`matika àlayya, wa abɫ·XELGKDQEƮ faghfir lƮ fa innahɫ lö yaghfirudh-dhunɫba illö Anta. O Allöh, You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship but You. You created me I am your slave. I keep to Your covenant and my pledge to You as much as I can. I take and refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me I admit my sins. Forgive me, for there is and none who forgives sins besides You.

Ȏ˰ȏ̶˺ȑ ǫҬ ȇȍ ȍȂ Ȏ˰ȏ̶˺ȑ ǫҬ ˑȎ ˩ȑ ˋȍ ˽ȑ ǫҫ ‫م‬Ȑ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ Ү ̈ȍ ̾‫ݟ‬ȏ ȍ ȇȍ ̞ȍ ȍ˗̢ȍ ȏˁҠȍ ̪ȍ ȇǙ ȍ ̞ȍ ˺ȏ ˲ȑ ̉ȍ ߧȍ ȍ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȍ ˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ ߷ Ȏ ˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ̞ҧȍ ̭ǫҫ Ǚ̞ȍ ̝ȏ ŗ̏˭ȍ Ү Ү ȍȍ ȍ ǪȊ ˰̫ҧ ˩ȍ ̪Ȏ ȅҧ ǫҫ ȇǙ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ȍȂ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ȍ ߵ̞̻‫ݾ‬ ȍ Ȏ ˷Ȏ ǵȍ ȇȍ ȍȂ Ȏ˰ˋȑ ̉ȍ |ߵ̸

7. Allöhumma innƮ aɓbaƤtu ush-hiduka wa ush-hidu Ƥamalata àrshika, wa malö·LNDWDND wa jamƮà khalqika, annaka Antallöhu lö ilöha illö Anta waƤdaka lö sharƮka laka, wa anna MuƤammadan àbduka wa Rasɫluka.

Benefits BukhörƮ, in his al-Adab alMufrad adds (for point 7), ´$OOöh will spare whoever says this four times in the morning or evening from WKHILUHRI+HOOµ

O Allöh, I have entered a new morning1 and call upon You, upon the bearers of Your Throne, upon Your angels and all creation to bear witness that You are Allöh, there is none worthy of worship but You alone, You have no partners, and that MuƤammad is Your servant and Messenger. (Recite four times in Arabic.)

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When you say this in the evening you should

Ȏˑȑ̿˸ȍ ̪ȑǫҫ‫م‬Ȑ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ Allöhumma innƮ amsaytu«: Ү ´2$OOöK,KDYHHQGHGDQRWKHUGD\µ say,

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˰Ȍ ˨ȍ ҫˆˈȏ ȇȑ ǫҫ ːȌ ̫ȍ ̋ȑ ̭ȏ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ‫ق‬ȏ ˦ȍ ˋȍ ˽ȑ ǫҫ ˅̪ȍ ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ̞̻ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ȍȂ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ̞ȍ ̰ȑ ̫ȏ ȍ̙̞ȍ ̝ȏ ŗ̏˭ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȍ ȍ ȍ̙Ǚߵȍ ȍ Ҩ ߵȍ ȍ ȇȍ Ȏ˰̫ȑ ˩ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ߶ |˲Ȏ ̢ȑ ˻̤Ǫ

Benefits Whoever recites this in the morning has completed his obligation to thank Allöh for that day; and whoever says it in the evening, has completed his obligation for that night.

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Recorded (point 8) by Abɫ Döwɫd and Nasö·Ʈ


8. Allöhumma mö aɓbaƤa bƮ min ni`matin aw bi aƤadin min khalqika faminka waƤdaka lö sharƮka laka, falakal-Ƥamdu wa lakash-shukru. O Allöh, whatever blessing has come to me or any of Your creatures by morning1 is from You alone, You have no partner. All praise is for You and gratitude is due to You. 1 When you say this in the evening you should say, Allöhumma mö amsö«´2 Allöh, ZKDWHYHU«E\HYHQLQJµ

̩ҧ ̒Ȏ̶Ŗ̥̏ǪǙ̺ǿ̭ ȍ˰ȍˈ߆̙ܳ̒ȏ ˅̩̊ҧ ̒Ȏ̶Ŗ̥̏Ǫ ߆̙ܳ̒ȏ ˅̩̊ҧ ̒Ȏ̶Ŗ̥̏ǪǙ̺̋̒‫̒ܳ߆ކ‬ ̙ȏ ˅̊ ȑȍ Ȑ ǪȔ ȍࠀǪȔ ҟǙȉ˲ǿ˾ȍ ȍ ˈ (ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙ȍˑ̒ȑ ̭ǫҫ ҟ Ǚ˲ȏ ̢̒̚Ȏ ̤Ǫȑ ̬ȍ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸ǿ̉ǫҫ ̺ǿȐ̭Ǫ̩ҧ ̒Ȏ̶Ŗ̥̏Ǫ Ү ǬǪ˱ ȏ ȍ̬̊ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸ǿ̉ǫҫ ȇǙ˲ ȍ ̝ȑ ̒̚ȍ ̤Ǫȇȍ (ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙ˑ̒ȑ ȍ ̭ǫҫ ҟȐ ǪȔ ȍࠀǪȔ ҟǙ‫̒ٴ‬ȑ ȍ̝̤Ǫ 9. Allöhumma `öfinƮ fƮ badanƮ, Allöhumma `öfinƮ fƮ sam`Ʈ, Allöhumma `öfinƮ fƮ baɓarƮ, lö ilöha illö Anta (Say it three times) Allöhumma innƮ a`ɫdhu bika minal-kufri, wal-faqri, wa a`ɫdhu bika min àdhöbilqabri, lö ilöha illö Anta. (Say it three times)

Benefits It is recorded in Tirmidhӷ that our

Prophet U said: Ã4HEREISNOTHING nobler than supplication in !LLãHÁSSIGHTÄ

O Allöh, grant my body good health. O Allöh, preserve my hearing for me. O Allöh, preserve my sight for me. There is none worthy of worship but You. (Say it three times) O Allöh, I take refuge in You from disbelief and poverty, and I take refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is none worthy of worship but You. (Say it three times) 1

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Abɫ Döwɫd and AƤmad

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̴ȏ ̾ȑ ȍ̧ȍ̸̊Ȏȍ ̵ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ ǪȒҡȍ ߷ Ȏ ܰȍ ȏ ̑˸ȑ ˧ȍ Ү Ү |‫ۮ‬ȏ ̇ȏ ̋ȍ ȑ̤ǪǸȏ ˲ȑ ̋ȍ ȑ̤ǪǬҨ ǵȍ ̸Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ ˑȎ ߚȑ ҧ ̸ȍȍ ˒

‫م‬Ȑ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥ǪǙ̺ǿ̭ ȍ˰ȍˈ߆̙ܳ̒ȏ ˅̩̊ҧ ̒Ȏ̶Ŗ̥̏Ǫ Ү ˅̾ȍ ȑ̭ Ҩ߱Ǫ߆ȏ ːȍ ȍ̙̀ȏ ˅̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫȇȍ ̸ȍ ̚ȑ ̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ ̸ȍ ̚ȑ ̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ ‫م‬Ȑ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥ǪǙǭȏ ˲ȍ ˬȏ ȒҡǪȑ ȇȍ Ү ࠆȑȏ ̵ǫҫ ȇȍ ȉ˅ȍ ̾ȍ ȑ̭ǳȎ ȇȍ ̻ܳȏ ǳȏ ߆ȏ ːȍ ̀ȍ ̙ȏ ˅̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫȇȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ Ȓ ǫȇǙ ȑ ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥ǪǙࠅ˅ȏ ̪ȍ ȇȍ ȍ ‫ك‬Ǫȏ ǵȍ ̸ȑ ̉ȍ ‫ٵ‬ȑ Ȏ ˷Ǫ Ǚ‫˅ك‬ȏ ȍ̊ȇȑ ǵȍ

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Benefits Reported additionally (point 10) by Abɫ Döwɫd : ´$OOöh will grant whoever recites this seven times in the morning or evening whatever he desires from this world or the nextµ


10. Ʃasbiyallöhu lö ilöha illö Huwa àlayhi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul-Àrshil-À˂Ʈm. (Say it seven times in Arabic) Allöh is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have placed my trust in Him, He is Lord of the Majestic Throne. (Say it seven times in Arabic)

̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇǙ ȑ ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ ȍ ȉҧ ȍ˰ȍ̻۸ȏ ȑ ȍ ˈ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ܳȏ ̇ȑ ̚ȍ ˧Ǫ Ǚࠅ˅ȏ ‫އ‬ ȍ ȏ ̬ȑ ̉ȍ ȇǙ ȍ ܳ̾ȏ ̫ȏ ȍ ̻̬ȑ ̉ȍ ȇǙ̺ ȍ ̚ȏ ŗ̏˭ȍ ȅȑ ҫǫ̞ȍ ˕ȏ ̫ȍ ̇ȍ ̋ȍ ˈȏ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ȇǙ ȍ ߇ȏ ̸ȑ ȍ̙̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇȍ ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȃȍ ˅ȍ˕̍ȑ ǫҬ |ܱȏ ֡

11. Allöhumma innƮ DV·DOXNDO-àfwa wal `öfiyata fid-dunyö wal ökhirati, Allöhumma innƮ as·DOXNDO-àfwa wal `öfiyata fƮ dƮnƮ wa dunyöya wa ahlƮ wa mölƮ. Allöhum-mastur àwrötƮ, wa ömin raw`ötƮ. AllöhummaƤfa˂nƮ min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfƮ, wa àn yamƮnƮ, wa àn shimölƮ, wa min fawqƮ, wa a`ɫdhu bi à˂amatika an ughtöla min taƤtƮ

Benefits

In this world, we should find in the remembrance of !LLãH PRAISING Him and worshipping Him, a delight that is incomparable to anything else.

O Allöh, I ask for Your pardon and good health in this world and the next. O Allöh, I ask for Your pardon and soundness in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family and my wealth. O Allöh, conceal my secrets and protect me from anguish. O Allöh, guard me from what is before me, behind me, my left, my right and above me. I take refuge in Your greatness against being struck down from beneath me.1

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ҧ ȇȍ ˇȏ ̾ȑ ȍ̏ȑ̤Ǫ̩ȍ ̤ȏ ˅ȍ̩̊ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ ˲ȍ ̃ȏ ˅ȍ̙ǭȏ ǳȍ ˅ȍ̶˻̤Ǫ Ȑȏ Ȏ Ǭҧ ǵǙ ǤȌ ‫ދ‬ ȑ ȍ ߘ ҧ ȍ Ǻȏ ǵȑ ҡǪҫ ȑ ȇȍ ǮǪȏ ȇࠇȍ ˸̤Ǫ Ǚˑȑȍ ̭ǫҫ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ ȅȑ ǫҫ Ȏ˰ȍ̶˺ȑ ǫҫ ǙȎ̴̢ȍ ̧̾ȏ ̪ȍ ȇȍ Ү Үȏȑ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ȇǙ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ȍ ‫̚ގ‬ȍ̭‫ݾ‬ ࠄȍ ȍ̊Ȁȍ ‫ٵ‬ȏ ȍ ̜ȑ ǫҫ ȅȑ ǫҫ ȇǙ ȑ ȏ ȇȍ ȅ˅ȏ ̄ȍ ̾ȑ ̑˻ҧ ̤Ǫ ȍ ̴ȏ ̟ȏ ‫ݾ‬ |߻Ȍ ȏ ˸ȑ ̪Ȏ ࠃȍ Ǫ̳Ȏ ˲ҧ ˠȎ ǫҫ ȇȑ ǫҫ ǙǪȊ Ǥ̸˷Ȏ ‫ގ‬ȏ ̚ȑ ȍ ̭ Ү

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Benefits Ibn al-Qayyim said: Ã2EMEMBRANCE adorns the one who practices it with dignity, sweetness and radianceÄ


12. Allöhumma `İlimal-ghaybi washshahödati föɡiras-samöwöti wal arŐi, Rabba NXOOLVKD\·LQZDPDOƮkahu, ash-hadu an lö ilöha illö Anta, a`ɫdhu bika min sharri wa min sharrish-shayɡöni wa shirkihi, nafsƮ, wa an aqtarifa àlö nafsƮ sɫ·DQDZDMXUUDKX ilö Muslimin. O Allöh, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its owner; I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I take refuge in You from the evil of soul and from the evil of Satan and his my (inciting towards) shirk. (I take refuge in You) from bringing evil upon my soul or harming any Muslim. 1

Benefits TirmidhƮ and Abɫ Dawɫd includes (point 13) with the words, "Whoever recites it three times in the morning will not be afflicted by any calamity before evening, and whoever recites it three times in the evening will not be overtaken by any calamity before morning." TirmidhƮ and AƤmad include (point 14) with the words, "Allöh has promised that anyone who says this three times every morning or evening will be pleased on the Day of Rising."

ȍ ߳Ǫ ȏ ̩ȏ ˸ȏȑ ˉ ȏ ȑ ̈ȍ ̪ȍ ‫ޢ‬ ȏ ҧ ߷ ̴ȏ ‫ކ‬Ǫ Ҩ Ȏ ȍ ̻ҟȉ ҫ ȑ ߆ȏ Ǥȋ ‫ދ‬ ̸Ȏȍ ̵ȇȍ Ǥȏ ˅̫ȍ ˸̤Ǫ ȑȍ ҧ ߆ȏ ҟȍ ȇȍ Ǻȏ ǵȑ ҡǪ (ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙|‫ۮ‬ ҧ Ȏ ̧ȏ ̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ̈Ȏ ̫̾ȏ ˸̤Ǫ 13. Bismillöhil-ladhƮ lö yaŐurru maàs-mihƮ VKD\·XQILO-arŐi wa lö fis-samö·LZD+XZDVSamƮùl- ÀlƮm. (Say it three times in Arabic)

In the Name of Allöh with whose Name nothing can cause harm, neither in the earth nor in the heavens. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Say it three times in Arabic)

ȏ ˑ̿ Ȏ ̀ȏ ǵȍ Ǚ˅Ȋ ̰̻ǳȏ Ȅȏ Ҡȍ ˷ȑ ҟȑ Դȏ ȇǙ ԴȊ ҧ ǵȍ ߸Դ ȍ Ү ߻ȍ ҧ ˷ȍ ȇȍ ̴ȏ ̧̾ȏ ȍ̊߷ Ȏ ࠄȍ ˽ȍ ˰Ȍ ̫ҧ ˩ȍ ̫Ȏ ˈȏ ȇȍ (ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙|˅Ȋ ҧ̀ˌȏ ȍ ̭

14. RaŐƮtu billöhi Rabban, wa bil-Islömi dƮnan, wa bi MuƤammadin ɓallallöhu àlayhi wa sallam Nabiyyan. (Say it three times in Arabic)

I am pleased with Allöh as my Lord, with Islöm as my religion and with MuƤammad U as my Prophet. (Say it three times in Arabic)

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Ȏ ̏ȏ ˕ȍ ̑˷ȑ ǫҫ ̞ȍ ˕ȏ ‫ݔ‬ȍ ȑ ˲ȍ ˊȏ ȄȎ ̸Ҩ̀ȍ̜ Թȍ ‫ݮ‬ ˘̾ Ҩ ȍ Թȍ ࠃȍ Ǫ ܳȏ ߛȑ ȏ ȍ˔ ҟȍ ȇȍ ̴Ȏ ҧߚȎ ‫م‬ȏ ҭˆ˺ȍ ࠅȏ ˦ȑ ̧ȏ ˽ȑ ǫҫ Ү |۸Ȍ ȑ ȍ̊ːȍ ȍ̙˲ȑ ̃ȍ ‫ގ‬ȏ ̚ȑ ȍ ̭

1 Ʃökim

ȏҧȏ ߶ Ȏ ȑ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ˦ȍ ˋȍ ˽ȑ ǫҫ ȇ˅ ǬȐ ȏ ǵȍ ߹ ȍ ȍ̰˩ȑ ˋȍ ˽ҫȑ ǫ Ǫ˱ȍȍ ̵‫ٸ‬ȍ ȑ ˭ߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ ‫م‬Ȑ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ۸ȍ ̫ȏ ȍ̤˅̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ Ү ȍ̴Ȏ ȍ˕ȍ̟˲ȍ ȍˊȇȍ ̳Ȏ ǵ̸Ȏȍ ̭ȇȍ ̳Ȏ ‫ޠ‬ȍ ȍ ȑ ̭ȇȎȍ ̴˪ȍ ˗ȑ ȍ̙Ȅȏ ̸ȑ ̾ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ

Benefits Ibn al-Qayyim said : Ã2EMEMBRANCE endows one with vigilance (al-MURãQABA which opens the door of self reform. Entering it, the servant WORSHIPS!LLãH as if he were seeing Him. There is no way for the heedless man to reach the station of excellence (iͥSãN ANY more than for a seated man to reach his home.Ä

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Yö Ʃayyu yö Qayyɫmu biraƤmatika 15. astaghƮthu aɓliƤ lƮ VKD·QƮ kullahu wa lö takilnƮ ilö nafsƮ ɡarfata àynin. O Ever Living One, O Self-Sustaining One, by Your mercy do I ask for Your support in setting all my affairs right. Do not leave me to my soul for so much1 as the blink of an eye.

̴ȏ ̙̀ȏ ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ȇȍ ̳Ȏ Ǫ ȍ˰Ȏ̵ȇȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰̋ȑ ȍ ˈ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ȇȍ

16 a. AɓbaƤnö wa aɓbaƤal-mulku lillöhi Rabbil-`ölamƮn. Allöhumma innƮ DV·DOXND khayra hödhal-yawmi: FatƤahu wa naɓrahu wa nɫrahu, wa barakatahu, wa hudöhu, wa a`ɫdhu bika min sharri mö fƮhi wa sharri mö ba`dahu.

Benefits Point 16 a should be said in the morning only and Point 16 b in the evening only

We have started a new day and with it all dominion is AllöK·V/RUGRIDOOEHing. O Allöh, I ask You for the good in this day: its victory, its help, its light, its blessings and its guidance. I take refuge in You from the evil that is in it and from the evil that follows it.

ȏҧȏ ߶ Ȏ ȑ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ‫ތ‬ȍ ̪ȑǫҫȇȍ ˅ȍ̲ȑ̿˸ȍ ̪ȑǫҫ ǬȐ ȏ ǵȍ ߹ ̳ȏ˱ȏ ̵ȍ ‫ٸ‬ȍȍ ȑ ˭ߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ ‫م‬Ȑ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ۸ȍ ̫ȏȍ̤˅̋ȍ ȑ̤Ǫ Ү ȍ ˅ȍ‫˲̟د‬ȍ ȍˊȇȍ ˅̵ǵ̸Ȏȍ ̭ȇȍ ˅̵‫ޠ‬ȍ ȍ ȑ ̭ȇȍ ˅̶˩ȍ ˗ȑ ȍ̙ߧȏȍ ̾ȑҧ ̧ȑ̥Ǫ ˅‫̙ز‬ȏ ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ ̞ȏȍ ˈǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫȇȍ ˅̵Ǫ ȍ˰Ȏ̵ȇȍ ˅̵ ȍ˰̋ȑ ȍ ˈ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ȇȍ P a g e | 26

16 b. Amsaynö wa amsal-mulku lillöh Rabbil `İlamƮn, Allöhumma innƮ DV·DOXNDNKD\UDPD fƮ hadhihil Laylati FatƤahö wa naɓrahö wa nɫrahö, wa barakatahö, wa hudöhö, wa a`ɫdhu bika min sharri mö fƮhö wa sharri mö ba`dahö

ࠄȍ ȍ̊ȇȍ Ȅȏ Ҡȍ ˷ȑ ҟǪȑ ǭȏ˲ȍ ̄ȑ ̙ȏ ࠄȍ ȍ̊˅ȍ̰˩ȑ ˋȍ˽ҫȑ ǫ Ү ȑ ːȏ ̫ȍ ߚȏ ȍ ȍ ȏ ̭ ȏ ȍ ˋ ̿ ˅ȍ̲Ȑȏ ̬̽ȏ ǳࠄȍ̊ȇǙ ȍ ǹȏ Ҡȑȍ ˭ҟǪ Ү Ȍ ȏ ҧ ȏ ȍ ̧ ̊ ̴ ̾ ߷ ࠄ ˽ ߻ ˷ ȇ ࠄȍ ȍ̊ȇǙ ȍ Ȏ ȍ ˰̫ҧ ˩ȍ ̪Ȏ ȍ ȍ ȍȍ ȍ ̪ȍ ȇȍ Ȋࠇ̧ȏ ˸ȑ ̪Ȏ ˅Ȋ ̚ȍ ̲̾ȏ ˧ȍ Ǚ‫ۮ‬ȍ ̵ȏ Ǫ˲ȍ ˊȑ Ǫ˅ȍ̲̿ȏˈǫҫ ߧȏ ҧ ̪ȏ ȅȍ ߐ˅ Ү ȑȏ ̫Ȏ ȑ̤Ǫ̬ȍ ̪ȏ ȍ ̟ȏ ‫ނ‬ ۸

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Benefits Ibn al-Qayyim reported that it was said: ÃIn this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.Ä


We have ended the day and with it all dominion is AllöK·V/RUGRIDOOEHLQJ2$OOöh, I ask You for the good in this night: its victory, its help, its light, its blessings and its guidance. I take refuge in You from the evil that is in it and from the evil that follows it. 17. AɓbaƤQö `DOöILɡratil-,VOöPLwa àlö kalimatil-ikhlöɓi, wa àlö dƮni Nabiyyinö

MuƤammadin (ɓallallöhu àlayhi wa sallama), wa àlö millati abƮnö IbröhƮma, ƤanƮfan Musliman wa mö köna minal-mushrikƮn.

We have started a new day 1 upon the natural religion of Islöm, the statement of sincerity, the religion of our Prophet, MuƤammad U, and the faith of our father, IbröhƮm. He was upright and devout, and a Muslim. He was not one of the polytheists.2

Benefits BukhörƮ, adds (for 18), ´:KRHYHU recites this one hundred times in the morning and in the evening will not be surpassed on the Day of Rising by anyone having done better than this except for someone who had recited it PRUHµ

ȏ ȅ˅ȍ ˪ȍ ˋȑ ̑˷Ȏ |̳ȏ ˰ȏ ̫ȑ ֠ȍ ȏ ȇȍ ߷

18. SubƤönallöhi wa biƤamdihƮ (Say it one hundred times in Arabic)

Allöh is Transcendent and all praise is due to Him. (Say it one hundred times in Arabic)

ȍ ࠀȍ ̞̻ ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȎࠀǙȎ ȏ ȍ ҟȍ ̳Ȏ ȍ˰˨ȑ ȇȍ ߷ Ȏ ҟҧ Ǫȍࠀȍ Ǫҟȍ Ү Үȑ ȑ ȑ ȍ ȍȑ ߘ Ȏ ̫Ȏ ̤Ǫ Ȑȏ Ȏ ࠄȍ ȍ̸̊Ȏȍ ̵ȇǙ Ȏ˰ ǤȌ ‫ދ‬ ̫ ˩ ̤ ǪȎ ࠀ ȇ ȍ ȑȍ ȍ ߶ ˲̽ȋ ˰ȏ ȍ̜ 1

When you say this in the evening you should say,

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˅ȍ̲ȑ̿˸ȍ ̪ȑǫҫ

Amsaynö: ´We end this day ..µ

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19. Lö ilöha illallöhu waƤdahɫ lö sharƮka lahɫ, lahul-mulku wa lahul-Ƥamdu, wa Huwa àlö NXOOLVKD\·LQ4DGƮr. (Say it ten times in Arabic or one time to ward off laziness)

None has the right to be worshipped but Allöh alone who has no partner. His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise; He has power over all things. (Say it ten times in Arabic or one time to

ȏ ȅ˅ȍ ˪ȍ ˋȑ ̑˷Ȏ Ǚ̴ȏ ̝ȏ ŗ̏˭ȍ ȍǳ ȍ˰ȍ̊{̳ȏ ˰ȏ ̫ȑ ֠ȍ ȏ ȇȍ ߷ ̴ȏ ˺ȏ ˲ȑ ̉ȍ ːȍ ȍ ̭Ƕȏ ȇǙ ȍ ̴ȏ ˸ȏ ̚ȑ ȍ ̭˅ ȍ̀ǵȏ ȇȍ |̴ȏ ˒ȏ ˅̫ȍ ߚȏ ȍ ǳȍ Ǫ ȍ˰̪ȏ ȇȍ

times in Arabic upon rising in the morning) 1 Muslim

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Allöh will record one hundred good deeds for whoever says, ¶SRLQW · ten times in the morning, and forgive him one hundred sins. He will have the reward of freeing a slave and will be protected from Satan throughout the day until dusk. Whoever says it in the evening will have the VDPHUHZDUGµ Recorded by AƤmad


ward off laziness) (ԶȊ Ҡȍȍ ˙ 20. SubƤönallöhi wa biƤamdihƮ: àdada khalqihƮ, wa riŐö nafsihƮ, wa zinata àrshihƮ wa midöda kalimötihƮ. (Recite three times in Arabic upon rising in the morning) Allöh is Transcendent and all praise belongs to Him: in quantity, reaching the number of His creation, achieving His good-pleasure, amounting to the weight of His Throne, and equalling the extent of His words. (Recite three

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˅Ȋ ̜Ƕǵȏ ȇǙ ȍ ˅Ȋ ̙̋ȏ ȍԷȊࠇŗ̏̊ȏ ߵȍ Ȏ ҫˆ˷ȑ ǫҫ ‫م‬ȔȐ ȏ Ǫ̩ҧ Ȏ̶ҧ̧̥Ǫ |ҠȊ ҧˍȍ̝ȍ˗̪Ȏ ҠȊ ޶ȍ ȍ ȇǙ ȍ ˅Ȋ ˋ̾Ȑ ȏ ̃ȍ

21. Allöhumma innƮ DV·DOXNDCLOPDQQöfiàn, wa rizqan ɡayyiban, wa àmalan mutaqabbalan. (Say in Arabic upon rising in the morning)

O Allöh, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome provision and deeds that will be accepted. (Say in Arabic upon rising in the morning) 1

̴ȏ ̾ȑ ȍ̤ǪǬ̸Ȏ Ȏ ˒ǫҫ ȇȍ ߷ ȍ ˲Ȏ ̚ȏ ̏ȑ ȍ˕̑˷ȑ ǫҫ Ү 22. Astaghfirullöha wa atɫbu ilayhi.

I ask AllöK·VIRUJLYHQHVVDQGWXUQWR+LPLQ repentance.

Benefits AƤmad and TirmidhƮ in addition add (point 23), ´:KRHYHU recites this three times in the evening will be protected from insect VWLQJVµ

(Say it one hundred times in Arabic during the day) 2

ȏ Ǯ˅ ȏ ̪ҧ ˅ҧ˕̤Ǫ߷ ȏ ̫ȍ ߛȏ ȍ ˊȏ ǴȎ ̸Ȏ̉ǫҫ ˅̪ȍ ‫ݾ‬ ȏ Ȑ ȍ ̬ȑ ̪ȏ Ǯ˅ ̛ȍ ȍ̧˭ȍ

23. A`ɫdhu bikalimötillöhit-tömmöti min sharri mö khalaqa.

I take refuge in AllöK·V3HUIHct Words from the evil of what He has created. (Recite three times in Arabic in the evening)

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