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Opening Invocation for Guidance in Salah

Source: Sunan Abu Dawud 908

اللَّهُمَّاهْدِنِيفِيهِمْ،وَسَدِّدْنِي،وَاذْكُرْهُدَاكَ،وَسَدَادَكَ،وَعَظِّمْنِعْمَتَكَعَلَيَّ،إِنِّيأَسْأَلُكَمِنْفَضْلِكَ،فَإِنَّهُلَايَمْلِكُفَضْلَكَأَحَدٌغَيْرُكَ.

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Transliteration

Allahumma ihdini fihim, wa saddidni, wadhkur hudaka, wa sadadaka, wa 'adhdhim ni'mataka 'alayya, inni as'aluka min fadlik, fa innahu la yamliku fadlaka ahadun ghayruk.

Translation

O Allah, guide me within them (my prayers) and make me firm and direct me. Remind me of Your guidance and Your directedness, and magnify Your blessings upon me. Indeed, I ask You of Your bounty, for none can possess Your bounty except You.

Context

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught this supplication to his companion Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) to recite in his prayer. It's a profound request for divine direction and grace during the most sacred act of worship.

Benefit

This dua seeks Allah's help to remain steadfast and guided in prayer, acknowledging that all blessings and success come solely from Him.

When to Recite

Recited during the prayer, typically after the opening invocation (iftitah) and before reciting Surah Al-Fatihah.

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O Allah, guide me in them (i.e. the two prayers) and grant me well-being in them, and guide me to what is disputed of the truth by Your permission. Indeed, You guide whomever You will to a straight path.

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O Allah, I seek refuge in Your might, which never wanes, that You lead me astray. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which You possess, that You make the Quran the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my sadness, and the reliever of my worries.

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اللَّهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of all that You have created.