{"id":14363,"date":"2026-04-15T00:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=14363"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:37:15","slug":"opening-supplication-in-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=14363","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Importance of the Opening Supplication in Prayer?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Du`aa’ Al-Istiftah<\/em> means the opening supplication. It is recommended (Sunnah) act of prayer<\/a> and it is said after takbirat Al-Ihram<\/em>\u00a0(saying “Allahu Akbar<\/em> at the beginning of prayer). It is recited only in the first rak`ah<\/em> of the prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two supplications that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0650Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) used to keep silent between the takbir<\/em> and the recitation of Qur’an and that interval of silence used to be a short one. I said to the Prophet “May my parents be sacrificed for you! What do you say in the pause between takbir<\/em> and recitation?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “I say, ‘Allahumma, baa`id baini wa baina khatayaya kama baa`adta baina l-mashriqi wa l-maghrib. Allahumma, naqqini min khatayaya kama yunaqqa th-thawbu l-abyadu mina d-danas. Allahumma, ighsil khatayaya bi l-maa’i wa th-thalji wa l-barad<\/em> (O Allah! Set me apart from my sins (faults) as the East and West are set apart from each other and clean me from sins as a white garment is cleaned of dirt (after thorough washing). O Allah! Wash off my sins with water, snow and hail.)” (Al-Bukhari<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

It was also narrated from Abu Sa`id that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) started to pray he would say: “Subhanakallahumma, wa bihamdika tabarakasmuka wa ta’ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk<\/em> (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. Blessed be Your name and exalted be Your majesty, there is none worthy of worship except You.)” Ibn Majah)<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch this short video to get more information about the opening supplication with Dr. Muhammad Salah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Huda Youtube Channel.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nSoucre Link<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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