Alavi Bohras - Salaat (Namaaz) - The Prayer of Fajr

“Usalli salaatas shaf'e raka'atayne lillaahe azza wajalla adaa'an mustaqbelal ka'batil haraame Allaaho Akbar.”

“I am offering two rak'ats of Shafa' for the sake of Allaah the Almighty, the Powerful, in the time facing the Holy Ka'bah. Allaah is the greatest.”

After completing the prayer of Shafa' you perform the prostration and stand up to offer the one rak'at of Watar . You should recite Surat ul-Faateha and Surat ul- Ikhlaas. The niyyat of the one rak'at of Watar is as under:

“Usalli salaatal Watre raka'atan lillaahe azza wajalla adaa'an mustaqbelal ka'batil haraame Allaaho Akbar.”

“I am offering one rak'at of Watar for the sake of Allaah the Almighty, the Powerful, in the time facing the Holy Ka'bah. Allaah is the greatest.”

Transliteration: “Allaahumma salle ‘alaa Mohammadiw wa'ala aale Mohammad. Allaahumma innaka taraa wala toraa wa anta bil manzaril aa'la wa elaykal muntahaa wa elaykar ruj'aa wa elayka rofe'atil absaaro wa nahwaka noqelatil aqdaamo wa muddatil aa'naaqo wa bosetatil aydee. Allaahumma fayaaman elayhil aydee bosetat wayaaman elayhil qoloobo qasadat wayaaman elayhil absaaro khasha'at wayaaman elayhir reqaabo khaza'at nashkoo elayka. Faqda nabiyena wa qillata ‘adadena wa kasrata ‘adoowena wa nashkoro elaykan ne'mata be imaamena wabne binte nabiyenal haadi elayka wa daleelena ‘alaykal imaamit Taiyebe abil qaaseme ameeril mumineena salawaatullaahe ‘alayhe wa'ala aabaa'ehit taiyebeenat taahereena wa abnaa'ehil akrameenal muntazereena elaa yawmid deen. Wa an to'ayyedahu be nasrin to'izzo behi deenaka wa tansoro behi awleyaa'eka. Wajma'illaahummal qolooba ‘ala taa'atehi wat tadayyone be imaamatehi wansurho ‘ala aa'daa'ehil maareqeena yaa elaaha khalqe yaa rabbal ‘aalameena. Allaahumma sabbit fi qalbil yaqeene wa zidni hodaw wa rahmatan wa nooran wa maghferatan wahdenee elaa seraatekal mustaqeeme wa as'aloka yaa rabbe fi haazehid dunyaa hasanataw wa fil aakherate hasanataw waqena ‘azaaban naar.”

Translation: “O Allaah, send Your blessings and bounty upon Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) and his progeny. O Allaah, You can perceive (see) all of us but no one can see You. Because Your sight (perspective) is higher than the vision of man; and all are going to come towards You; and all the eyes (vision) are going to lift (raise) at You; and all the feet are walking to You (arriving to You); and all the necks stretch at You and all the hands expanse at You. O Allaah, to whom the hands are spread and the hearts of believers inspire; and the eyes look down with submission and the necks bow down. And we complain to You that our Prophet has expired so the believers have become less in number and the enemies have increased in number; and our Imaam – Abul Qaasim Ameer ul-Mumineen Imaam Taiyeb (AS) who is the grand son of our Prophet who is to guide us towards You; who is to show us the right path; we thank You for this blessing. O Allaah, I seek from You to shower Your blessings on the forefathers of the Imaam and also on his kind progeny; who are awaited till the Day of Qayaamat and help them to provide guidance so that Your religion gains respect; by which You help Your saints. O Allaah, unite the hearts of believers on their (Imaam's) obedience; to entrust on their Imaamat and succeed them over the enemies who have left the religion. O the Creator and the Survivor of all universes. O Allaah, establish certitude in my heart and grow (increase) the guidance, blessings, glow and exemption within me and guide me over the right path. O my Allaah, I seek goodness (love for Hazrat Ali (AS)) in this world and in the hereafter and protect me from the punishment of Hell. I seek Your mercy, O the most merciful of all the merciful ones.”

After completing the Watar prayer you should prostrate and proceed further to offer the two rak'ats of julus . This prayer is offered in the sitting posture. You should sit in such a way that the weight of the body is supported by buttocks, the trunk being vertical and the thighs and legs folded horizontally. You should sit with your knees slightly raised above the feet (not as the posture of palaathi ). You should recite Surat ul-Faateha and Surat ul-Falaq in the first rak'at and Surat ul- Faateha with Surat un-Naas in the second rak'at. The niyyat of julus is as follows:

“Usalli salaatal juluse raka'atayne lillaahe azza wajalla adaa'an mustaqbelal ka'batil haraame Allaaho Akbar.”

“I am offering two rak'ats of Julus for the sake of Allaah the Almighty, the Powerful, in the time facing the Holy Ka'bah. Allaah is the greatest.”

(Note: During the month of Ramazaan, the prayers of Shafa', Watar and Julus are offered in the Nisf il-Layl, instead of morning, after the twelve rak'ats of Tahajjud. The du'a of “Onaajeeka” and “Warham zullee” are recited after these three prayers. You should recite the same du'a on the usual days also when these three prayers are offered at the dawn.)

After the completion of these three prayers, you should say azaan for the sunnat of Fajr. In the first rak'at you should recite Surat ul-Faateha with Surat ul-Kaaferoon and in the second rak'at you should recite Surat ul-Faateha with Surat ul-Ikhlaas. After you have completed the two rak'ats of sunnat, you should place your right hand below your right cheek and recite the following du'a loudly.

Transliteration: “Istamsakto be'urwatillaahil wusqal latee lanfesaama lahaa wa'tasamto be hablillaahil mateen. A'oozo billaahe min sharre shayaateenil inse wal jinn. A'oozo billaahe min sharre fasaqatil ‘arabe wal ‘ajam. Hasbeyallaaho tawakkalto ‘alallaahe al ja'to zahree elallaahe wa talabto haajatee minallaahe laa hawla walaa quwwata illaa billaahil ‘aliyil ‘azeem. Allaahummaj'alni nooran fee qalbee wa nooran fee sam'ee wa nooran fee basaree wa nooran fee lesaanee wa nooran fee sha'ree wa nooran fee basharee wa nooran fee dame wa nooran fee lahmee wa nooran fee ‘ezaamee wa nooran fee ‘asabee wa nooran min bayna yadaiya wa nooran min khalfee wa nooran ‘an yameenee wa nooran ‘an shemaalee wa nooran min fawqee wa nooran min tahtee wa nooran fee qabree. Allaahumma a'zimlee nooraw wa jazalaw wa hobooraw wa ne'mataw wa sorooraa inna fee khalqis samaawaate wal arze wakhtelaafil layle wan nahaare la'aayaatil le'olil albaabil lazeena yazkoroonallaaha qeyaamaw wa qo'oodaw wa ‘ala jonoobehim wa yatafakkaroona fee khalqis samaawaate wal arze. Rabbanaa ma khalaqta haazaa baatelan subhaanaka faqenaa ‘azaaban naar. Rabbanaa innaka man tudkhelin naara faqad akhzaytahu wama liz zaalemeena min ansaar. Rabbanaa innana same'na monadeyay yonaadee lil imaan. An aamenoo berabbekum fa'aamanna rabbanaa faghfir lana zonoobana wa kaffir ‘anna saiye'aatena wa tawaffana ma'al abraar. Rabbanaa wa aatena ma wa'adtana ‘alaa rosoleka wala tukhzena yaumal qeyaamate innaka la tukhleful mee'aad.”

Translation: “I have taken hold of Allaah's strong and trustworthy support which will never be shattered and I have resorted to strong rope of Allaah (i.e. I have resorted to the rope of Hujjat (authority) of Allaah and the love (walaayat) of Da'i ul-Mutlaq by which my deeds would be appraised near Allaah). I seek protection of Allaah from the wickedness of devils not only amongst human beings but also amongst “jinns” (demons) and I seek refuge before Allaah from the evils of discrimination like Arabs and non-Arabs. Indeed support of Allaah is enough for me hence I put my trust in Him and I have handed over myself to Him and I seek fulfillment of all my needs from Him. There is no power other than Allaah, the High the Greatest. O Allaah, let there be light for me; in my heart; in my ears; in my eyes; in my tongue; in my hairs; in my skin; in my blood; in my flesh; in my bones; in my nerves; and in my grave let there be light for me from the front, from behind, from the left, from right, from above and from below. (All the obligatory deeds of shari'at which as a believer has been done during his life will gather on all the sides of his grave mentioned above and will enlighten the entire grave). O Allaah, increase the light of faith; tranquility of heart; comfort; grace; happiness for me. Indeed in the creation of the skies and earth and in the succession of day and night there are lessons to learn for the wise who remembers the lesson of Allaah all around; and who ponders over the creation of the universe. They say O Allaah, You have not created all this purposeless (but there is intention behind it). Praise is for Allaah. You are free from all imperfection. O Allaah, protect us from the punishment of Hell. O Allaah, we know that whosoever deserves the fire is utterly disgraced and the tyrants will not get any help. O Allaah, we are amongst those who, when called towards faith in Allaah, responded and became believers; so O Allaah, forgive our sins and keep evil deeds away from us and end our life with righteous people. O Allaah, You have promised through Your messenger; promise us O Allaah, not to disgrace us on the Day of Judgement and we know that You would never break Your promise.”

After reciting the above du'a say the following verse for three times.

Transliteration: “Subhaana rabbis sabaahe wa faaleqil isbaahe wa jaa'elil layle sakanaw was shamse wal qamare husbaana.”

Translation: “Praise (magnificence) for the Allaah of the morning; for the one Who splits the dawn; for the one Who provides tranquility at night; and for the one Who reckons the moon and the sun in their own times.”

These verses are then followed by the du'a given below:

Transliteration: “Allaahummaj'al awwala yawmee hazaa salaahan wa awsatahu falaahan wa aakherahu najaahan. Allaahumma inna man asbaha wa haajatahu wa talebatahu elaa makhlooq fa inna haajatee wa talebatee elayka maulaayaa maulaayaa wahdaka la shareeka laka.”

Translation: “O Allaah, begin my day with goodness and succeed me (in my attempts) in the middle of the day and also succeed me at the end of the day. O Allaah, indeed someone else seeks his desires and needs near You; but O Allaah, O my Allaah, the fulfillment of my desire and need is due to You. You are the only one and You have no partner.”

Aayat ul-Kursee is recited after the preceding du'a:

Transliteration: “Allaaho la elaaha illa howal hayyul qaiyoom. La ta'khozohu senatuw wala naum. Lahu ma fis samaawaate wama fil arze man zallazee yashfa'o ‘indahu illa be'izneh. Ya'lamo ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yoheetoona be shay'im min ‘ilmehi illa bema shaa'a wase'a kurseeyohus samaawaate wal arza wala ya'oodohu hifzohoma wahowal ‘aliyul ‘azeem. La ikraaha fiddeene qad tabayyanar rushdo minal ghaiye. Famay yakfur bittaaghoote wa yu'min billaahe faqadistamsaka bil ‘urwatil wusqaa lanfesaama laha wallaaho samee'un ‘aleem. Allaaho waliyul lazeena aamanu yukhrejohum minaz zolomaate elannoor. Wallazeena kafaroo awleyaa'ohomut taaghooto yukhrejoonahum minan noore elaz zolomaat. Olaa'eka ashaabun naare hum feehaa khaaledoon.”

Translation: “Allaah, there is no god but He – the Living and the Enduring, supporter of all. No slumber can seize Him nor any sleep. He is the Lord of the things; in the Heavens and the Earth. Who is the person who can intercede in His presence without His orders. He is aware of the things before or after or behind Him. No one can encircle (encompass) anything from the knowledge of Allaah; but He wishes so. The Throne of Allaah has surrounded the Heavens and the Earth and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. For He is the most High, the Supreme (in glory). Let there be no compulsion in the religion. Truth (guidance) stands out clear from misled (error). Whoever rejects taaghoot (anything worshipped besides Allaah) and brings faith in Allaah has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks and Allaah hears and knows all things. Allaah is the protector of those who have faith in Him; He leads them from the depths of darkness towards light; and of those who rejects His faith, whose lords if taaghoot, they leads them from light into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire of hell, therein they will be forever.”

Transliteration: “Subhaana rabbeyal ‘azeem wa behamdehi asthagferullaahal ‘azeem wa atoobo elaihe.”

Translation: “Magnificence is for Allaah Who is the most supreme (in glory), and Who is free from all the errors (faults) and I seek forgiveness of my sins from Him and turn to Him in repentance.”

After completing the whole du'a you should prostrate and stand up to say the iqaamat. Then you should take the niyyat for two rak'ats of the farz (obligatory prayer) of Fajr. You should recite the surah in the descending order. Usually the long surahs are recited in the Fajr. After completing the qeraat of the second rak'at you have to stand in the same position ( qunoot ) as that of taking niyyat of any prayer without raising your hands. In this posture of qunoot you have to recite the following du'a silently. After this du'a you can proceed to prostrate saying ‘ Allaaho Akbar '.

Transliteration: “Allaahumma salle ‘alaa Mohammadin wa ‘alaa aale Mohammadin wa baarik wasallim. Allaahumma inna nahmadoka wa nasta'eenoka wa nastaghferoka wa nu'meno beka wa natawakkalo ‘alayka nusnee ‘alaykal khaira nashkoroka walaa nakforoka nakhza'o laka wa nakhsha'o laka wa nakhtale'o minmai yafjoroka. Allaahumma iyyaka na'bodo walaka nosalli wa nasjodo wa elayka nas'aa wa nahfado narjoo rahmataka wa nakhshaa ‘azaabakal jidda inna ‘azaabaka bil kaafereena mulhaqq. Allaahumma ‘azzebil kaafereena wal monaafeqeena wal jaahedeena le awleyaa'eka nim ahle bayte nabiyekal a'immatit taahereena wal hodaatir raashedeena. Allaahummaghfirli wale waaledayya wa lil mumeneena wal mumenaate wa asleh zaata baynehim waj'al fee qoloobehemil imaana wal hikmata wa allif kalematahum wa sabbithum ‘ala taa'ateka wansurhum ‘alaa aa'daa'eka. Allaahummahdenee feeman hadayta wa ‘aafenee feeman ‘aafayta wa tawallani feeman tawallayta waqeni yaa rabbe sharra maa qazayta innaka taqzee wala yuqzaa ‘alayka innahu laa yazillo man waalayta wala ya'izzo man ‘aadayta tabaarakta rabbana wa ta'aalayta laa elaaha illa anta astaghferoka yaa rabbe wa atoobo elayka. Allaahummaj'alni minat tawwaabeena waj'alni minal motatahhereen.”

Translation: “O Allaah, send blessings and bounty upon Mohammad (SAWS) and his progeny. O Allaah, we praise You and we seek Your help and we seek forgiveness of our sins from You, and we bring faith in You, and we trust on You and we thank You for the grace and we appraise You and we are not infidel to You and we bow down to You with pure (loyal) heart and we refrain from those who disobey You. O Allaah, we only pray to You and offer namaaz for You, and we prostrate before You and we crave for Your nearness, we approach You expecting Your mercy and fearing Your punishment that is bound to overtake the unbelievers. O Allaah, punish the infidels and hypocrites and those who have not accepted Your Prophet's progeny, Imaams, Du'aat (who showed them the right path). O Allaah, forgive me, and my parents and the believers, men and women and establish good relations and love among them and fill their hearts with faith and wisdom and unite their speech (so that they understand) and keep them steadfast in Your obedience and help them to refrain from Your enemies. O Allaah, guide me as You have guided others and give me health as You have given to others; love me as You have loved others. O Allaah, spare me from the evil consequences You might have decreed for me. You can only change what is in store for me. Indeed no one can disgrace the one whom You have loved (befriended) and no one can secure honor for him who has chosen to be Your enemy. You are indeed Almighty and the Highest and there is no God but Allaah. I seek Your forgiveness and turn towards You in repentance. O Allaah, make me one of those who sincerely repent and those who are pure and virtuous.”

After completing the obligatory prayer of Fajr; you should sit calmly on the masalla and recite all the du'a given under the title “The Different Supplications of Fajr prayer.” It is meritorious to recite the Tasbeeh-e-Maulatana Fatema (AS) and to kiss the masalla thrice and say the du'a of Bismillaahil Lazee at the end. Then you should recite the du'a of Allaahumaghfirlee wa lewaaledaiya while stepping down from the masalla. If you are the mosque then it is mandatory on you to offer the salaam to the Imaam.

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