116.
Allaahum-mahdinee feeman hadayta, wa 'aafinee feeman 'aafayta, wa
tawallanee feeman tawallayta, wa baarik lee feemaa 'a'atayta, wa qinee
sharra maa qadhayta, fa'innaka taqdhee wa laa yuqdhaa 'alayka, 'innahu
laa yathillu man waalayta, [wa laa ya 'izzu man 'aadayta] ,
tabaarakta Rabbanaa wa ta'aalayta.
O Allah , guide me
with those whom You have guided , and strengthen me with those whom You
have given strength. Take me to Your care with those whom You have taken
to Your care. Bless me in what You have given me. Protect me from the
evil You have ordained. Surely, You command and are not commanded, and
none whom You have committed to Your care shall be humiliated [and none
whom You have taken as an enemy shall taste glory] . You are Blessed ,
Our Lord , and Exalted.
Reference:
Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, An-Nasa'i, At-Tirmithi, Ahmad, Ad-Darimi,
Al-Hakim, and Al-Bayhaqi. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmithi 1/144,
Sahih Ibn Majah 1/194, and 'Irwa'ul-GhaW. 2/ 172.
117: Allaahumma 'innee
'a'oothu biridhaaka rain sakhatika, wa bimu'aafaatika min 'uqoobatika,
wa 'a'oothu bika minka, laa 'uhsee thanaa'an 'alayka, 'Anta kamaa
'athnayta 'alaa nafsika.
O Allah , I seek
refuge with Your Pleasure from Your anger . I seek refuge in Your
forgiveness from Your punishment . I seek refuge in You from You . I
cannot count Your praises , You are as You have praised Yourself.
Reference:
Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, An-Nasa'i, At-Tirmithi, Ahmad. See Al-Albani,
Sahih At-Tirmithi 3/180, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/194, and 'Irwa'ul-Ghalil. 2/
175.
118: Allaahumma 'iyyaaka
na'budu, wa laka nusallee wa nasjudu, wa 'ilayka nas'aa wa nahfidu,
narjoo rahmataka, wa nakhshaa 'athaabaka, 'inna 'athaabaka
bilkaafireena mulhaq. Allaahumma 'innaa nasta'eenuka, wa nastaghfiruka,
wa nuthnee 'alaykal-khayr, wa laa nakfuruka, wa nu'minu bika, wa
nakhdha'u laka, wa nakhla'u man yakfuruka.
O Allah, You alone
do we worship and to You we pray and bow down prostrate. To You we
hasten to worship and to serve. Our hope is for Your mercy and we fear
Your punishment. Surely, Your punishment of the disbelievers is at hand.
O Allah, we seek Your help and Your forgiveness, and we praise You
beneficently. We do not deny You and we believe in You. We surrender to
You and renounce whoever disbelieves in You.
Reference:
Al-Bayhaqi graded its chain authentic in As-Sunan Al-Kubra. Al-Albani
said in 'Irwa'ul-GhaliL 2/170 that its chain is authentic as a statement
of 'Umar.
“Prayer (Salat) is the most important practice in Islam. Allah has ordered the Muslims to be mindful of it. The Holy Qur'an says:"Guard strictly your prayers, especially the Middle Prayer, and stand before Allah with all devotion.”