Eleventh Ramadan Lecture Presented by Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi, 1443 A. H.
Salat
The Great Educational, Faithful Source
I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the outcast.
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. I believe that there is no god but Allah, the Sovereign and the Manifest Truth, and that Muhammad, our master, is His servant, Messenger, and Last Prophet.
O Allah, confer Your salat and blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad as You conferred Your salat and blessings upon Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim. You are Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory! And be pleased with Muhammad's good companions and all Your righteous servants and mujahidin.
Brothers and sisters, peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
O Allah, guide us and grant us acceptance, for You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing; accept our repentance, for You are the Relenting and the Merciful.
One of the most important things that helps achieve Taqwa and is beneficial in obtaining and keeping to it is Salat (the five prayers), which is the second pillar in Islam. It is one of Allah's great obligations and has a great importance due to its position in Islam and the educational effects and great reward it helps obtain in many aspects.
Everyone generally knows the importance of Salat and that it is a great pillar of Islam. One of the main characteristics of the believers and muttaqin introduced in the Holy Quran in a frequent way is their great care of Salat, as it refers to them with the well-known description, {‘those who establish Salat ’}. This characteristic has a frequent occurrence in the Holy Quran as one of the necessary basic characteristics of the people of faith and Taqwa, so they keep to it: {‘those who establish Salat ’}—they stick to this characteristic. The phrase {‘those who establish Salat ’} keeps occurring—{‘those who establish Salat ’}—in many blessed verses that shed light on their characteristics, signs, and practical interests.
For example, Allah says in Surat Al-Baqarah: {‘This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for muttaqin , who believe in the unseen, establish Salat, and donate from what We have provided for them’}. Just after saying, {‘who believe in the unseen’}, He says, {‘establish Salat’}: This shows that they continually keep perfectly establishing rewardable Salat. That was repeated a lot in the Holy Quran, which also speaks about their rewardable Salat that makes them distinguished form others. That is because a lot of people do pray, but what distinguishes the Salat of muttaqin is that it is rewardable Salat, which we will be speaking about later when coming to this particular subject.
Also, among their characteristics is their observation of Salat: {‘and those who are observant of their Salat ’}. This is what Allah says about them. So they consistently observe their Salat: {‘who are consistently performing their prayers’}. They are not seasonal, performing Salat only in the month of Ramadan, on Friday, or at some times or taking great care of the form of only some Salat(s) apart from other ones. He also describes them as humble in their Salat, making their Salat distinctive in terms of their mindfulness and humbleness before Allah (Glory be to Him): {‘those who humble themselves in Salat ’}.
Because of the importance of Salat, the command to be established is repeated a lot in the Holy Quran: Allah (Glory be to Him) says, {‘Establish Salat, pay Zakat’}. This combination of words is of a frequent occurrence in the Holy Quran: the command of establishing Salat. Indeed, {‘Establish Salat’} and {‘Then establish Salat’} come in several verses and Surah(s), and of them is Allah's saying, {‘Tell My believing servants to establish Salat and donate from what We have provided for them—openly and secretly—before the arrival of a Day in which there will be no ransom or friendly connections’}. In many verses in the Holy Quran, the command to perform Salat is usually combined with the command to spend and to pay Zakat, and this is what we are going to speak about later (Allah willing) when we speak about Zakat and spending. Therefore, Salat comes on the top of the list of the characteristics and main deeds, even as a main title that comes first to illustrate what comes after it of all practical priorities and commitments—{‘before a Day comes in which there will be no exchange , nor any friendships.’}
Allah (Glory be to Him) also says, {‘Establish Salat, and be mindful of Him. To Him you will all be gathered together’}. Here, there is a direct order on Salat. {‘Establish Salat’}, so perform Salat in a way that makes it rewardable. (This is a command!)
The necessity of establishing Salat in all circumstances
Moreover, performing Salat with care is mentioned in Allah's saying, {‘Maintain with care Salat and the middle Salat and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient’}. {‘Maintain with care Salat’} at all times and under any circumstances. What is more, Allah (Glory be to Him) has ordained a suitable way proportionate to different circumstances encountered by people. For instance, in case of illnesses, when it is difficult to perform Salat properly (i.e., standing and sitting according to the prescribed way), Allah has made it permissible for the patient to perform Salat sitting if unable to stand, or lying if unable to perform it sitting. Also, when being on a far journey, there comes Salat Al-Musafir . And regarding the continuous state of war, in which it is difficult to perform Salat in its proper way as it could be done in a peaceful and stable environment, there is what is proportionate to such circumstance.
{‘Maintain with care Salat and the middle Salat’}: Actually, Muslims differ which Salat is the middle Salat. However, it was narrated about Imam Ali that it is Salat Al-Jumu'ah on Fridays and Salat Al-Dhuhr on other days. {‘And stand up with devotion to Allah’}: Stand up devoutly in your Salat because you are standing before Allah (Glory be to Him). So stand sincerely before Him and make it a pure stand for His sake only (Glory be to Him), but also keep away from riyaa and unfaithful motives. {‘With devotion to Allah’}—be submissive to Allah (Glory be to Him). That is because standing in Salat is an act of worship before Allah (Glory be to Him) and a way of expressing servitude to Allah and of remembering Him (the Almighty). {‘If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding. But when you are safe, remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know’}. The state of fear has its own special consideration. When the appointed time of Salat may finish before performing Salat due to fear, then Salat should be performed as Allah mentioned: {‘Pray on foot or while riding,’} depending on the situation.
Allah also says, {‘Thereafter, when you feel secure, establish Salat ’}. The previous verse says, {‘But when you are safe, remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know’}—that is, establish you Salat in its complete form along with the mention of Allah (Glory be to Him). {‘Thereafter, when you feel secure, establish Salat. Indeed, Salat has been prescribed upon believers at specific times’}. Therefore, under all circumstances (fear, war, etc.), Salat is always given due care but with little adjustment according to the existing circumstances.
What does it mean to establish Salat?
The command of establishing Salat occurs frequently in the Holy Quran, as we mentioned at the beginning of the lecture. To establish Salat means to perform it with devotion and according to its obligatory acts—the way Allah prescribed—and this is an important matter, because some people often perform Salat as an ordinary thing without understanding its importance, its merit, and its greatness. Indeed, some might perform it in a cold way that does not fully match the obligatory acts of Salat or lacks due attention to these obligatory acts, which reflects badly on their Salat in a way that makes it unfulfilled according to what Allah (Glory be to Him) prescribed. Some might be used to perform Salat as a habit, and s/he might be used to perform it while very hasty for a matter of worldly affairs, his/her own personal affairs, or life concerns. His/her haste comes at the expense of Salat, although s/he might be used to treat other things with due care—but very hasty when it comes to Salat!
Salat comes high on the list of confirmed obligations in all
Allah's messages
Due to its importance and great virtue, Salat comes high on the list of the worship-like priorities, great deeds, and obligations prescribed in all Allah's messages and for all His prophets (Peace be upon them). The Holy Quran demonstrates for us how important it was in the era of the prophets and how they took great care of it. This, in turn, reflects its great virtue, status, and position in Allah's religion, in achieving nearness to Allah, and in obtaining great results that we as humans need at all times and in all places.
Referring to all prophets as a whole (Peace be upon them), Allah (Glory be to Him) says in the Holy Quran, {‘We revealed to them to do good deeds and to establish Salat and to pay Zakat, and they constantly served Us’}. Allah revealed to His prophets to {‘do good deeds,’} which is a general title that encompasses all good deeds. {‘To establish Salat’} shows how Salat is particularly mentioned to indicate its significance and great effect at the spiritual and faith-based level. {‘To establish Salat, and to give Zakat’} shows how Salat often comes accompanied with Zakat and spending—{‘And they constantly served Us.’}
Among what Allah mentions about the great care His prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) took of Salat—he is the one who built the Kaaba and revived it and its role as the Qibla towards which Muslims turn in Salat and its role connected to Hajj—Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) used to invoke Allah by saying, {‘My Lord, make me one who establishes Salat , and of my offspring. Our Lord, accept my supplication’}. Although he used to take great care of Salat, we can see how he used (as mentioned in Surat Al-Baqarah, Surat Ibrahim, and other places in the Holy Quran) to call Allah with this prayer, {‘My Lord, make me one who establishes Salat.’} Therefore, a person needs to pay much attention to this matter: to call upon Allah to make him/her of those who establish Salat, the rewardable Salat. That is because Salat should be rewardable. Indeed, many are those who perform Salat, but few are those who establish Salat that is rewardable. This supplication is important, and a person can invoke Allah with it: {‘My Lord, make me one who establishes Salat , and of my offspring’}—a person should pray for him/herself and his/her offspring—{‘Our Lord, accept my supplication.’}
Also, about Prophet Ismail (PBUH), Allah says in the Holy Quran, {‘He used to enjoin Salat and Zakat upon his family’}. Of his great characteristics that the Quran highlighted as an important, great thing and an important characteristic of his (PBUH) is that he cared about Salat and he repeatedly enjoined his family to do Salat. So it comes as one the educational and moral priorities that a person should pay attention to with his/her family. It is of the ethical and educational responsibilities and commitments towards one's family that s/he orders them, encourages them, and alerts them to do Salat. It is a constant state. {‘He used to enjoin Salat and Zakat upon his family’}: Salat is accompanied with Zakat. {‘And his Lord was well pleased with him’}: This indicates how much great attention he used to pay to Salat and Zakat and how great the importance that Allah's religion attaches to these obligations, and it also introduces these two obligations as two main titles that have to do with the rest of the other faith-based characteristics.
Also, in the Holy Quran in Surat Taha, on the subject of Prophet Musa (PBUH) when Allah revealed to him, He (Glory be to Him) says to Musa, {‘Indeed, I am Allah. There is no god except Me, so worship Me and establish Salat for My remembrance’}. Due to the great importance of Salat, it was specifically mentioned despite the fact that it is an act of worship that falls within Allah's saying, {‘So worship me.’} But still, it was particularly and specifically mentioned for its great importance: {‘And establish Salat for My remembrance.’} One of the main roles Salat plays is mentioning Allah. You, as you pray, mention Allah (Glory be to Him), remember Allah, and get out of your state of inattention to Him (the Almighty). That is true if Salat was performed in the way Allah prescribed: with mental and psychological devotion to Allah (Glory be to Him) with your heart and emotions, as well as your conscience and tongue.
In addition, of what Allah revealed to Prophet Musa and Prophet Harun (Peace be upon them), Allah (the Almighty) says, {‘And We revealed to Musa and his brother, “Have houses for your people in Egypt and make your houses Qiblah, and establish Salat, and give good tidings to the believers”’}—{‘Establish Salat.’} Performing Salat is of the repeated, reassured, divine commands because of how important this matter is for us, humans themselves.
Moreover, in Surat Maryam, of what Allah mentions about Prophet Isa (PBUH) when He made him speak while still in the cradle is what he (PBUH) said, {‘And He has made me blessed wherever I may be and has enjoined upon me Salat and Zakat so long as I live’}. {‘And He has made me blessed wherever I may be’}: Ma sha Allah , Subhan Allah , Prophet Isa was blessed wherever he went. However, he says, {‘and has enjoined upon me Salat and Zakat’}: This means to preserve these obligations and keep doing them. {‘So long as I live’}—his whole life, until the end of his life.
The secret behind the greatness of Salat and its importance
The Holy Quran payed great attention to Salat, enjoining it as a religious duty and emphasizing it as a main faith-based title that helps in obtaining Taqwa. Furthermore, the importance of Salat, as we have mentioned, can be clearly seen in various aspects:
Mentioning and remembering Allah
Salat has to do with remembering Allah (the Almighty) in the first place, as mentioned in Allah's saying addressed to Prophet Musa (PBUH) that we spoke about: {‘And establish prayer for My remembrance.’} A person needs to remember Allah, and one of the most dangerous negative consequences that may strike a person in his/her thoughts, deeds, behaviour, and attitudes is caused by the state of negligence towards Allah (Glory be to Him). This is a serious state that makes you an easy target for Shaytan to get you into his trap and then tighten his grip on you: the state of negligence and forgetfulness towards Allah (Glory be to Him). Therefore, the five Salat(s), which is the second pillar of Islam and a great divine obligation, are spread throughout the day in order for us not to forget for a long period of time, as the circumstances of this life might keep people busy.
Some might get mentally, psychologically, and practically preoccupied with his/her life concerns (such as selling, buying, working, farming, or any work of his/her) in a way that makes s/he forget to remember Allah (Glory be to Him). In such a case, if there were none of these five prayers spread throughout the day, s/he would stay distracted for a long period of time. Indeed, a whole day might pass, while s/he is distracted away from Allah (Glory be to Him), without remembering Him. This is a very dangerous state that has negative effects on people's feelings, on their practical reality, and so on their faith-based commitments and their interests. When some time passes, for example, between dawn and noon (which is a lengthy time) comes Salat Al-Dhuhr, then Salat Al-Asr, later at sunset Salat Al-Maghrib, and finally Salat Al-Isha. So this is how these time breaks happen, and they have to do with the pass of time, the movement of day and night, and the movement of the sun. They seem to be time breaks that are related to the reality of humans, organizing their lives, practical affairs, and movements. That is, for example, when we wake up, that is the time for the first Salat for us to perform, which is Salat Al-Fajr—that is in months other than the month of Ramadan because people stay up all night in the month of Ramadan and do night prayers.
Hence, mentioning and remembering Allah play an important role in making you always directed to Allah (Glory be to Him), afraid of disobeying Him, attentive to Him, feeling shy before Him (the Almighty), and alert to your deeds and behaviour so that you do not disobey Him, not cause His anger for yourself, do what pleases Him (the Almighty), and be mindful of Him (the Almighty). This is an important matter.
Salat has to do with reminding oneself of Allah (Glory be to Him), and it is full of great Athkar : Takbir , Tasbih , and with Tasbih come Tahlil and Tahmid, as well as reading the Quran, especially Surat Al-Fatihah, which is obligatory in all Salat(s) . Athkar themselves and reading the Quran itself have a great impact when it comes to remembering Allah (Glory be to Him) and strengthening the meaning of Athkar in one's self. Takbir has to do with strengthening the feeling of Allah's greatness (Glory be to Him) and that He is greater than everything, with all the great important results of that in people's attitudes, deeds, and obedience to Allah (Glory be to Him), as well as in carrying out their responsibilities, in facing the enemies of Allah, and in confronting dangers and challenges however great they might be. The same is also true of Tasbih, reading the Quran, etc.
Athkar in Salat are of great value; they are not random. They were ordained by the Messenger (PBUH&F); Allah ordained them for His servants: He ordained for us what we mention Him with in our Salat. So Athkar are carefully chosen for Salat, which is full of great, important Athkar that strengthen in one and his/her conscience the great meanings that attract him/her to Allah (Glory be to Him). This needs a lot of time, but we are not in the context of speaking about it in detail, just to speak about it briefly.
Strengthening one's sense of servitude to Allah
One of the most important matters about Salat is that it contributes to strengthening our servitude to Allah: What we say and how we move (kneeling, prostrating, standing, and sitting) demonstrate our servitude to Allah. While performing your Salat, standing and turning to the direction of the Kaaba, you do not turn right or left, nor care about or do anything else—you stick to its form, Athkar , basic movements, prerequisites, and obligatory acts. Your devotion, as well as standing, kneeling, and prostrating, should be performed in a solemn, humble, and awed way; besides, you are not allowed to say anything other than Athkar, do anything other than acts of Salat, or turn your face to directions other than the Kaaba: You turn wholly to Allah. To do your Salat in a humble and submissive way and in a state of devotion expresses your servitude to Allah (Glory be to Him).
It is important to be mindful of what you say and do when performing Salat. Indeed, this is very important, for it enables you to feel your servitude to Allah deep in your heart—that you are the servant of Allah, Whom you stand before, turn to, mention, exclaim (Allah is Great!), praise, and Whose book and revelations you read, recite, etc. This is an important matter that can, when taking root in the soul and mind of a person, have great significance with regard to obedience, devotion, and submission to Allah, as well as the acceptance of His guidance and teachings.
The educational effect of Salat
Another significant matter about Salat is its educational effect and great role in purifying the soul; this is so important that every person is in need of it. Due to the importance of this matter and the fact that in the daily-life circumstances, concerns, and interactions, the person's soul may become impure or get negatively affected, Salat comes one after another to purify the soul, as if the person is always seeking to purify him/herself every now and then. However, this depends on one's mindful devotion to Salat and how well s/he performs it with awareness of its value, importance, and benefits.
Soul cleansing is a very important aspect: Allah (Glory be to Him) says, {‘Successful indeed are those who purify themselves. remember the Name of their Lord, and preform Salat ’}. So Salat helps purifying the souls and greatly contributes to that. In this same regard, Allah also says about Salat—its importance in purifying and cleansing the soul, enhancing Taqwa, adhering oneself to moral and faith-based discipline, strengthening the good and benevolent spirit, and accordingly deriving one away from immorality, wrongdoing, and acts of disobedience—{‘Recite , what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish Salat. Indeed, Salat prohibits immorality and wrongdoing’}. That is because it makes your faith firm, attracts you to Allah, enhances the remembrance of Allah within you, improves the awe and fear of Allah and love for Him, draws you closer to Him, purifies your soul, and builds up your good and positive feelings that help you keep to righteousness, to the extent that you abhor immorality, hate wrong deeds, and keep away from all of that. This is the great and very important effect that occurs when a person performs his/her Salat adequately as part of his/her effort to practically remain on a right course.
Allah also says, {‘Indeed, humankind was created impatient: fretful when touched with evil, and withholding when touched with good—except those who pray, consistently performing their prayers’}. There are a lot of other qualities presented with Salat, but Salat comes top on the list when it comes to healing the state of impatience. What is impatience? It is this: {‘Fretful when touched with evil’}—which means that humankind gets distressed when evil befalls him/her, for s/he soon gets impatient. Therefore, s/he is in need of some discipline to obtain endurance. However, s/he becomes stingy and tight-fisted when s/he enjoys good fortune! This positive reflection of Salat on the educational and spiritual level is what every person is in need of, and s/he should strive to obtain it and keep to it, as well as to remain mindful of its great importance.
Salat helps attaining Taqwa and carrying out responsibilities
Of the most important attributes to Salat is that it helps one do righteous deeds and carry out responsibilities: Allah (Glory be to Him) says in the Holy Quran, {‘O you who believe! Seek help in patience and Salat . Indeed, Allah is with the patient’}. So Salat is a very important means that assists one to obtain Taqwa and pay attention to other good deeds because it has a very positive effect, which helps preform righteous deeds and carry out responsibilities: Jihad in the cause of Allah, promotion of virtue, prevention of vice, standing up to Taghout, facing challenges, and moving to fulfil all that can be included within the frame of responsibility. So it is necessary to benefit from Salat. It is a means that reflects positively on your inner tranquility and closeness to Allah; it creates a strong motive that helps people move forwarder, pay more attention and effort, and show commitment. This is a very important matter that shows the great effect of Salat.
The need for raising awareness of the serious consequences
of neglecting Salat
This fundamental role and great importance of Salat should make us aware of the serious consequences of neglecting Salat. Unfortunately, some people neglect Salat (or some of it) because they are preoccupied with their inclinations and keep chasing desires and wasting time and effort in trivial or absurd things—that is of very serious consequences.
In any case, things such as life concerns or that issues which fall within the absurd matters and self-desires must not cause people to neglect Salat, for neglecting it is considered a grave sin and serious crime; if a person dares to do that, s/he will be involved in a difficult dilemma, harm him/herself severely, open the way for Shaytan against him/herself, bear a heavy burden, and corrupt him/herself. Allah (Glory be to Him) mentions in the Holy Quran the reality of the people of the Fire who talk about the basic and main reasons that led them to be in it, saying, {‘They will reply, “We were not of those who perform Salat”’}. The principal reason that caused their loss and led them to be among the people of the Fire is that {‘They will reply, “We were not of those who prayed.”’}
Furthermore, Allah threatens in the Holy Quran, {‘So woe to those performers of Salat who are neglectful of their Salat’}{Al-Ma'un 107:5]. They go into a state of carelessness, heedlessness, and negligence when it comes to Salat, so some of those negligent people might miss its time, particularly specific ones . For example, some people are used and addicted to neglecting Salat Al-Fajr, so they wake up in the middle of the day or after sunrise. Then it becomes a habit that s/he falls into as s/he is used and addicted to missing the obligation of Salat al-Fajr. This is a dangerous issue, for you are no longer of the believers nor muttaqin. You are committing a horrible crime and cause a terrible, heavy burden to yourself. This is a dangerous issue! In a hadith by the Messenger (PBUH&F), ‘The Shaytan keeps being terrified and frightened of the believer as long as s/he keeps praying the five Salat; once s/he misses them, Shaytan will dare to lead him/her into great sins.’ The Shaytan dares against those who neglect and misses their Salat, become careless with some, or performs it to get rid of it as if it were a problem. They perform Salat with difficulty (Maghdha according to the local accent), seeking to only get rid of it as if it were a problem.
Through faith-based awareness, we can realize the importance and greatness of Salat
Through faith-based awareness, we have to realize the greatness of Salat as well as its value and importance. A person should start at the mental and psychological levels to draw a positive image about Salat and to have positive feelings towards it. This means that you should realize that it is a great way of getting closer to Allah, that it is a grace, that it is for your benefit, and that you need it at your mental level to heal your psychological state that affects you negatively in your feelings, concerns, and actions. You hold positive feelings towards Salat due to its importance, role, and greatness, and what you gain from it at the psychological level: inner peace, tranquility, comfort, and closeness to Allah (Glory be to Him). ‘O Bilal, comfort us with it’: It is said that the Prophet (PBUH&F), when it was time for Salat, used to sometimes tell Bilal when ordering him to call for Salat (make Athan), ‘O Bilal, comfort us with it.’ It is comfort, relaxation, tranquility, inner peace, and positive feeling that a person can enjoy. This is Salat and the great role it plays.
The level of benefiting from this great, educational, and faithful source varies from person to person according to their belief and their devotion to Allah (Glory be to Him). It is easy and simple: It is not heavy or difficult to perform nor too many in number. Allah made it very easy. So there is no justification for a person to think of it as heavy, flee from it, or think it is so difficult and complicated that s/he runs away of it. It is of the easiest acts. Salat is of the easiest acts: It is simple, easy, and uncomplicated. It also has positive effects, and if a person keeps to it with devotion, it becomes a very exciting thing, which s/he misses, looks forward to, feels great mental comfort through, and feels the great effects, blessings, and results of.
In addition, besides the five Salat, there are other Salat(s) that are related to some events, such as the two Salat(s) of Al-Eid, Salat Al-Jinaza , which is a collective obligation (can be done even by a few), Salat Al-Kusufain , and other Salat(s) that are related to specific occasions. In addition, there is Salat Al-Nafila , the most important of which is the after midnight Salat, which can be performed at the end of the night or after midnight; this is Nafila , not obligatory, but its bounty is great, as well as its mental, educational effect. A person should seek such Salat according to his/her practical circumstances and priorities in his/her march of this life.
The close link between Salat and other deeds
Anyway, Salat is considered a very great means due to its great effect and the fact that it is linked to other deeds: It is not an alternative to the other deeds, nor is it in contrast to them. (There is a great relevance.) That is because it plays a role in remembering Allah and turning to Allah (Glory be to Him); its role leads to Taqwa, so it is a helpful means. {‘And seek help in patience and Salat’}: Just as patience helps you in carrying out your responsibilities, so does Salat.
There is absolutely no justification for introducing Salat as a substitute for Jihad in the cause of Allah or for other important deeds that have to do with supporting the religion of Allah, the truth, and justice. There is no justification that can justify dealing with Salat in a way that makes the other religious obligations unimportant, since it links you to them and to your responsibility towards what Allah (Glory be to Him) has commanded.
The last thing we recommend regarding Salat—which we briefly spoke about because speaking about it can take too much time—is to encourage those who have not learnt how to properly perform Salat to learn it; not to feel shy or ashamed of learning it or seeking to perfect its Athkar, obligatory acts, and pillars; and to make sure that it is of the things they learn, especially in places where illiteracy is rampant and where no due attention is paid to learning. There must be great attention to this matter.
We ask Allah (Glory be to Him) to grant us success in seeking what pleases Him. O Allah (Glory be to You), have mercy on our martyrs, heal the wounded among us, set free our captives, and grant us victory. You are All-Hearing! O Allah, accept our fasting, night prayers, and good deeds.
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.