01Leaving the house
بسم الله، توكلت على الله، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله.In the name of Allah, I rely on Allah; there is no power and no might except with Allah.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — sahihAdhkar of the states
Home, purification, clothing, food and gatherings
The recurring situations in the Muslim's day, with their established wordings without inventing counts or formulas.
02Leaving the house
اللهم إني أعوذ بك أن أضل أو أضل، أو أزل أو أزل، أو أظلم أو أظلم، أو أجهل أو يجهل علي.O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being made to slip, from wronging or being wronged, from acting ignorantly or having ignorance shown to me.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — sahih03Entering the house
Bismillah on entering, and greeting the family.
Sahih Muslim (2018) on the basmalah at entering and at food; the manners of greeting are established04Entering the toilet
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الخبث والخبائث.O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil beings.
Al-Bukhari (142) and Muslim (375)05Leaving the toilet
غفرانك.I ask Your forgiveness.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — sahih06After wudu'
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأشهد أن محمدًا عبده ورسوله.I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
Sahih Muslim07After wudu'
اللهم اجعلني من التوابين واجعلني من المتطهرين.O Allah, make me among those who repent and make me among those who purify themselves.
Al-Tirmidhi — sahih08Putting on a garment
الحمد لله الذي كساني هذا الثوب ورزقنيه من غير حول مني ولا قوة.Praise be to Allah who clothed me with this garment and provided it for me without any power or might from me.
Abu Dawud (4023) — hasan09Putting on something new
اللهم لك الحمد أنت كسوتنيه، أسألك خيره وخير ما صنع له، وأعوذ بك من شره وشر ما صنع له.O Allah, to You belongs the praise; You have clothed me with it. I ask You for its good and the good of what it was made for, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — sahih10For one wearing something new
تبلي ويخلف الله تعالى.May it wear out and may Allah, the Most High, replace it.
Abu Dawud (4020) — sahih; from the saying of the Companions to one who wore something new11Beginning the meal
بسم الله.In the name of Allah.
Al-Bukhari (5376) and Muslim (2022)12If he forgot to say the basmalah at the start of the meal
بسم الله أوله وآخره.In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — sahih13After the meal
الحمد لله الذي أطعمني هذا ورزقنيه من غير حول مني ولا قوة.Praise be to Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any power or might from me.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — hasan14After the meal
الحمد لله حمدًا كثيرًا طيبًا مباركًا فيه غير مكفي ولا مودع ولا مستغنى عنه ربنا.Praise be to Allah, much praise, good and blessed, not enough, not bid farewell to, and not dispensed with, our Lord.
Sahih al-Bukhari15When drinking
The basmalah, drinking with the right hand, and breathing outside the vessel.
Authentic hadiths in al-Bukhari and Muslim16At sneezing
الحمد لله. ويقول السامع: يرحمك الله، فيرد: يهديكم الله ويصلح بالكم.Praise be to Allah. And the listener says: May Allah have mercy on you; and he replies: May Allah guide you and set right your condition.
Sahih al-Bukhari17At anger
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم.I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.
Al-Bukhari (3282) and Muslim (2610), the wording being Muslim's18Expiation of the gathering
سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت، أستغفرك وأتوب إليك.Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise; I bear witness that there is no god but You; I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi — sahih19At intercourse
بسم الله، اللهم جنبنا الشيطان وجنب الشيطان ما رزقتنا.In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Satan away from us and keep Satan away from what You provide us.
Al-Bukhari (141) and Muslim (1434)20For the newborn and tahnik
Supplicating for blessing for the newborn is prescribed, and tahnik is established in the Sahih.
Al-Bukhari (5467) and Muslim (2147)21On seeing someone afflicted
الحمد لله الذي عافاني مما ابتلاك به وفضلني على كثير ممن خلق تفضيلًا.Praise be to Allah who spared me from what He afflicted you with and favoured me over many of those He created.
Al-Tirmidhi — graded hasan by al-Albani; said silently without letting the afflicted hear22On hearing the braying of a donkey
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان؛ فإنه رأى شيطانًا.I seek refuge in Allah from Satan; for it saw a devil.
Al-Bukhari (3303) and Muslim (2729)23On hearing the crowing of a rooster
أسأل الله من فضله؛ فإنه رأى ملكًا.I ask Allah of His bounty; for it saw an angel.
Al-Bukhari (3303) and Muslim (2729)