What Is Dua Al Iftitah? Read This!
Hi! All readers! Are you looking for an explanation of "what is dua al Iftitah?"? If your answer is “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As Muslims, we must understand that. That's why I wrote this article. So, you should read it to the end!
Specifically, there are five important things about "what is dua al Iftitah?" which I will explain in this article. The five important things I mean are as follows:
What Does Iftitah Mean?
The first important thing about “what is dua al Iftitah?” what I will explain now is "what does Iftitah mean?". I want you to understand that first before you read any further explanations in this article because those are the basic things on this topic that should be well understood.
Iftitah is an Arabic word. The writing is الإِفْتِتَاحُ or إِفْتِتَاحٌ. Linguistically, the meaning of the word Iftitah (الإِفْتِتَاحُ orإِفْتِتَاحٌ) is opening.
So, if you ask me, "what does Iftitah mean?", the answer is opening because the literal meaning of the word is opening.
That is a brief explanation of "what does Iftitah mean?". As Muslims, we must understand that.
What Is Dua Al Iftitah?
The second important thing about "what is dua al Iftitah?" what I'm going to explain now is a specific answer. So, I really hope you read the explanation below very well.
There are two important things I want to clarify first before I explain the answer to this question (what is dua al Iftitah?):
Dua
Literally, dua is a request, hope, request, or praise to God. So, in general, a person says a dua because he is asking God for something, wishing something from God, asking God for something, or praising God.
Iftitah
I have explained the meaning of the word Iftitah (الإِفْتِتَاحُ or إِفْتِتَاحٌ) in the previous paragraphs. You can read it again if you don't understand it.
So, if you ask me, “what is dua al Iftitah?” the answer is a dua that is said as an opening prayer after saying niyyah for prayer.
That's a brief explanation of "what is prayer al Iftitah?". As Muslims, we must understand that.
Dua Iftitah Hadith
The third important thing about "what is dua al Iftitah?" what I will explain now is the dua Iftitah hadith. I want you to understand that now because it is one of the important things about the Iftitah prayer that must be well understood.
The Dua Iftitah hadith that I mean is as follows:
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ بْنِ أَبِيْ طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ ؛ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِيْ فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيْفاً وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ إِنَّ صَلَاتِيْ وَنُسُكِيْ وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِيْ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَبِذَالِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَنْتَ رَبِّيْ وَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِيْ وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِيْ فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ ذُنُوْبِيْ جَمِيْعاً إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِيْ لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّيْ سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ عَنِّيْ سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرَ كُلُّه فِيْ يَدَيْكَ وَالشَّرُ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوْبُ إِلَيْكَ . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ . وَفِيْ رِوَايَةٍ لَهُ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ فِيْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ
From Ali bin Abi Talib radliyallahu anhu, from the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam, that when he stood praying, he said, "I turn my face to Allah who has created the heavens and the earth, in a condition of accepting Islam. I am not one of the polytheists. Verily, my prayer, my worship, my life and my death are for Allah, the Lord of the universe. There is no sect for him. That's why I was ordered and I am one of those who surrender. O Allah, You are the Ruler. There is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant. I have wronged myself and I confess my sins, so forgive all my sins, verily no one forgives all sins except You. Show me the best etiquette pocket. No one can show that but You. Save me from the worst etiquette, no one can save me from it except only You. I answer Your call and I love to obey You. All goodness is in Your power. Evil does not draw near to You. Your goodness always increases and You are most pure from all shortcomings. I ask Your forgiveness and repent to you." This hadith was narrated by Muslim. He (Muslim) has another narration that explains that the prayer is read at night prayer.
That is a brief explanation of the dua Iftitah hadith. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Dua Iftitah in Arabic and English
The fourth important thing about "what is dua al Iftitah?" what I will explain now is dua Iftitah in Arabic and English. I want you to understand that now because it is one of the important things in this discussion that must be well understood.
In the previous paragraphs, I have quoted the dua Iftitah hadith. In the hadith there is an Iftitah prayer that was read by the Prophet Muhammad. If you feel it is too long, you can read the dua Iftitah below:
إِنِّيْ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِيْ فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيْفاً وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ إِنَّ صَلَاتِيْ وَنُسُكِيْ وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِيْ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَبِذَالِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ
Verily, I turn my face to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, in the condition of accepting Islam. I am not one of the polytheists. Verily, my prayer, my worship, my life and my death are for Allah, the Lord of the universe. There is no sect for him. That's why I was ordered and I am one of those who surrender.
That is a brief explanation of dua Iftitah in Arabic and English. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Dua Iftitah Benefits
The fifth important thing about "what is dua al Iftitah?" what I will explain now is the dua Ifttiah benefits. I want you to understand all of that now so that you have an adequate understanding of the dua Iftitah after you read this article.
There are many benefits of dua Ifttiah. Of course, I will not explain all of that in this article. Now I will only explain two benefits of dua Iftitah.
The two benefits of dua Ifttiah that I mean are as follows:
- Dua Iftitah is one of the sunnah readings in prayer. The meaning is if we read it, we will get additional reward.
- There are very good tauhid sentences to say in the editorial of the dua Iftitah, that prayer, worship, life and death are for Allah.
That is a brief explanation of the dua Ifttiah benefits. As Muslims, we must understand that.
All readers! That's a brief explanation of "what is dua al Iftitah?" and some important things about it. Do you understand? If you want to ask, please ask!
I think that's enough for this article. May be useful. Amen.
See you again in the next article!
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