Volume 18 Surah 78 - 114 - Enjoy Islam

Al-`Alaq (The Germ-Cell)that when the Prophet left for the dawn prayers at the mosque he said, ‘MyLord, give me light in my heart, tongue, ears and eyes: give me light in frontof me, over me and below me, and make the light You give me abundant.’[Related by al-Bukhārī and Muslim.]Abū Said al-Khudrī relates that the Prophet said: “When a man goes out tothe mosque for prayers and says, ‘My Lord, I appeal to You by the right ofthose who pray to You, and the right of my journey to You. I have not comeout with any feeling of self- sufficiency, nor in hypocrisy or conceit, nor toseek reputation. I have come out with the hope of avoiding Your anger andearning Your pleasure. I pray to You to save me from hell and to forgive memy sins; You are the only One who forgives sins;’ seventy thousand angelswill be charged with praying for his forgiveness and God will receive andwelcome him until he finishes his prayers.’ [Related by Aĥmad and IbnMājah.]Abū Dāwūd related that the Prophet used to say when he entered themosque, ‘I seek refuge with God, the Great, and His Holy face, and His oldpower against Satan, the outcast.’ When a man says this, the Devil says, ‘He isnow protected against me for the rest of the day.’The Prophet said: “Whenever any of you comes to the mosque, let him prayand ask peace for the Prophet and say, ‘My Lord, open to me the doors ofYour mercy.’ When he leaves the mosque, let him say, ‘My Lord, I pray toYou to give me out of Your grace.’“ [Related by Muslim, Abū Dāwūd and IbnMājah.]It is also related that when the Prophet entered the mosque, he would askpeace for Muĥammad (himself) and his household, then he would say, ‘MyLord, forgive me my sins and open the doors of Your mercy to me.’ When heleft, he would again ask peace for Muĥammad and his household, and say,‘My Lord, forgive me my sins and lay open to me the doors of Your grace.’[Related by Aĥmad and al-Tirmidhī.]After offering the dawn prayers, God’s Messenger used to stay in his prayingplace until sunrise, utilizing his time in remembrance of God.In the morning, he would say, ‘Our Lord, we have lived till this morning byYour will, and we also live till evening by Your will. We live and die by Yourwill. To You we will return.’ [Related by al-Tirmidhī, Abū Dāwūd and IbnMājah.]He also used to say, ‘The morning has appeared. This morning all dominionbelongs to God, praised be He. There is no deity but God alone. He has nopartner; to Him belongs all the universe and to Him is all praise due. He is202