Du'as of Prayer (Salah)

Supplications recited within and surrounding the five daily prayers

Opening Supplication of Prayer (Du'a al-Istiftah)

After the opening takbir (Allahu Akbar) and before reciting al-Fatiha in prayer

Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa'i

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ

Transliteration

Subhanakal-lahumma wa bihamdika, wa tabarakas-muk, wa ta'ala jadduk, wa la ilaha ghayruk.

Meaning

How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no deity worthy of worship except You.

Virtue

The recommended opening supplication for voluntary prayers; also used in some obligatory prayers according to various schools.

Supplication in Bowing (Ruku')

Recited three times or more whilst in the bowing position (ruku') in prayer

Sahih Muslim

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ

Transliteration

Subhana rabbiyal-'azim.

Meaning

How perfect my Lord is, the Most Magnificent.

Virtue

A concise but profound declaration of Allah's perfection and magnificence during the act of bowing.

Supplication in Prostration (Sujud)

Recited three times or more whilst in prostration (sujud) in prayer

Sahih Muslim

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى

Transliteration

Subhana rabbiyal-a'la.

Meaning

How perfect my Lord is, the Most High.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'The closest that a servant is to his Lord is when he is in prostration, so make many supplications in it.'

Supplication Between the Two Prostrations

Recited whilst sitting between the two prostrations in prayer

Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Transliteration

Rabbighfir li, rabbighfir li.

Meaning

My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me.

Virtue

A heartfelt and direct plea for forgiveness at one of the most intimate moments of salah.

The Tashahhud (Sitting Testimony)

Recited in the sitting position (tashahhud) in every prayer

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

Transliteration

At-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibat, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin, ash-hadu alla ilaha illallahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.

Meaning

All greetings, prayers, and good deeds are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.

Virtue

A profound declaration that encompasses greeting the Prophet ﷺ, the believers, and the two testimonies of faith.

Opening Supplication: Wajjahtu Wajhi (Ali's variant)

A comprehensive opening supplication (dua al-istiftah) recited silently after the opening takbir before al-Fatiha

Sahih Muslim 771 — narrated by Ali (ra) as the opening supplication the Prophet ﷺ used to make

وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ فِي يَدَيْكَ ، وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ ، أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ ، تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ

Transliteration

Wajjahtu wajhiya lilladhi fatarass-samawati wal-arda hanifan musliman wa ma ana minal-mushrikin, inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi Rabbil-'alamin, la sharika lah, wa bi dhalika umirtu wa ana minal-muslimin. Allahumma antal-Maliku la ilaha illa ant, anta Rabbi wa ana 'abduk, zalamtu nafsi wa'taraftu bi dhanbi faghfir li dhunubi jami'an, innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant, wahdini li ahsanil-akhlaq la yahdi li ahsaniha illa ant, wasrif 'anni sayyi'aha la yasrifu sayyi'aha illa ant. Labbayka wa sa'dayk, wal-khayru kulluhu fi yadayk, wash-sharru laysa ilayk, ana bika wa ilayk, tabarakta wa ta'alayt, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk.

Meaning

I have turned my face to the One who created the heavens and the earth, as a monotheist submitting to Him, and I am not of the polytheists. Indeed my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death are for Allah, Lord of the worlds, no partner has He. With this I am commanded, and I am of the Muslims. O Allah, You are the King, there is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant. I have wronged myself and confessed my sin, so forgive me all my sins – none forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of characters, none guides to the best of them but You. Turn from me the evil of them, none turns evil from them but You. Here I am, at Your service; all good is in Your hands, and evil is not attributed to You. I depend on You and turn to You. Blessed are You and Exalted. I seek Your forgiveness and turn in repentance to You.

Virtue

This was the Prophet's ﷺ dua al-istiftah in the night prayer, containing repentance, tawhid, praise, and total dependence on Allah in one supplication.

Opening Supplication: Alhamdulillah Hamdan Kathiran

A short opening praise; can also be said after rising from ruku

Sahih Muslim 600

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ

Transliteration

Alhamdu lillahi hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih.

Meaning

All praise is for Allah – praise abundant, pure, and blessed.

Virtue

A man in the congregation said this, and after the prayer the Prophet ﷺ asked who had said it, praising it: 'I saw twelve angels racing to be the first to raise it up.'

In Ruku (Second Variant): Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bi Hamdika

To be said in the bowing (ruku), often after or alongside Subhana Rabbi al-Azim

Sahih al-Bukhari 794, Sahih Muslim 484

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Transliteration

Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bi hamdik, Allahummaghfir li.

Meaning

Glory be to You, O Allah our Lord, and praise be to You. O Allah, forgive me.

Virtue

Aisha (ra) said: 'The Prophet ﷺ used to say this often in his ruku and sujud, applying the command of Surah al-Nasr to seek forgiveness upon the manifest signs of victory.'

In Ruku and Sujud (Third Variant): Subbuhun Quddus

To be said in either the ruku or the sujud, in addition to the basic tasbih of each

Sahih Muslim 487

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ

Transliteration

Subbuhun Quddusun Rabbul-mala'ikati war-Ruh.

Meaning

The Most Glorified, the Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit (Jibril).

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ used to say this in his ruku and his sujud, as reported by Aisha (ra).

In Ruku (Fourth Variant): Allahumma Laka Raka'tu

In the ruku of the night prayer (or added to obligatory prayers when there is time)

Sahih Muslim 771 — from the night prayer of the Prophet ﷺ

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ ، وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ ، خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي وَعَصَبِي وَمَا اسْتَقَلَّ بِهِ قَدَمِي

Transliteration

Allahumma laka raka'tu, wa bika amantu, wa laka aslamtu, khasha'a laka sam'i wa basari wa mukhkhi wa 'azmi wa 'asabi wa ma-staqalla bihi qadami.

Meaning

O Allah, for You I have bowed, in You I have believed, and to You I have submitted. My hearing, my sight, my mind, my bones, my sinews, and whatever my feet carry are all humbled before You.

Virtue

A total submission of every limb, organ, and sense to Allah in the moment of bowing.

Rising from Ruku (Basic): Rabbana wa laka al-Hamd

When standing up from ruku; the imam says the first part aloud, and everyone (including the imam) says the second part

Sahih al-Bukhari 796

سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ، رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ

Transliteration

Sami'allahu liman hamidah. Rabbana wa laka al-hamd.

Meaning

Allah has heard the one who has praised Him. Our Lord, to You is all praise.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'When the imam says Sami'allahu liman hamidah, say Rabbana wa laka al-hamd; whoever's saying coincides with the angels' saying, his previous sins are forgiven.'

Rising from Ruku (Expanded): Hamdan Kathiran Tayyiban Mubarakan

When standing up from ruku, as an expanded form of praise

Sahih al-Bukhari 799 — the companion who said this after rising from ruku, whose praise the Prophet ﷺ heard the angels racing to record

رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ

Transliteration

Rabbana wa laka al-hamd, hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih.

Meaning

Our Lord, to You is all praise – praise abundant, pure, and blessed.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said he saw 'over thirty angels hastening to record it first'.

Rising from Ruku (Fullest): Mil'a as-Samawati

When rising from ruku, especially in the night prayer or when time allows in obligatory prayers

Sahih Muslim 476 — the fuller supplication of the Prophet ﷺ when rising from ruku

رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ، مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ ، وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ

Transliteration

Rabbana wa laka al-hamd, mil'a as-samawati wa mil'a al-ard, wa mil'a ma shi'ta min shay'in ba'du.

Meaning

Our Lord, to You is all praise, filling the heavens and filling the earth and filling whatever You will beyond that.

Virtue

A dua of vast praise, expanding to encompass all creation and beyond.

In Sujud (Second Variant): Allahumma Laka Sajadtu

In the prostration of the night prayer, or added to the basic tasbih in any prayer

Sahih Muslim 771 — from the night prayer of the Prophet ﷺ

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ ، وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ ، سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ ، وَصَوَّرَهُ ، وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ ، تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ

Transliteration

Allahumma laka sajadtu, wa bika amantu, wa laka aslamtu, sajada wajhi lilladhi khalaqahu, wa sawwarahu, wa shaqqa sam'ahu wa basarahu, tabarakallahu ahsanul-khaliqin.

Meaning

O Allah, for You I have prostrated, in You I have believed, and to You I have submitted. My face has prostrated to the One who created it and shaped it and split open its hearing and sight. Blessed is Allah, the best of creators.

Virtue

A powerful acknowledgement of the Creator directly at the highest moment of humility.

In Sujud (Third Variant): Refuge in Pleasure from Anger

In prostration, especially in the night prayer or when the heart is broken and seeking closeness

Sahih Muslim 486 — Aisha (ra) reported this as the sujud dua of the Prophet ﷺ

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ ، لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ ، أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni a'udhu bi ridaka min sakhatik, wa bi mu'afatika min 'uqubatik, wa a'udhu bika mink, la uhsi thana'an 'alayk, anta kama athnayta 'ala nafsik.

Meaning

O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, and in Your pardon from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praise; You are as You have praised Yourself.

Virtue

One of the profoundest supplications, combining refuge, humility, and confession of the servant's inability to praise Allah as He deserves.

In Sujud (Fourth Variant): Forgiveness for Every Sin

In prostration, when seeking comprehensive forgiveness

Sahih Muslim 483

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ ، دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ ، وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ ، وَعَلَانِيَتَهُ وَسِرَّهُ

Transliteration

Allahumma-ghfir li dhanbi kullahu, diqqahu wa jillahu, wa awwalahu wa akhirahu, wa 'alaniyatahu wa sirrah.

Meaning

O Allah, forgive me every sin of mine – its small and its great, its first and its last, its open and its concealed.

Virtue

A wide-encompassing dua the Prophet ﷺ used to say in prostration.

Between the Two Prostrations (1): Rabbi Ighfir Li (Shortest)

When sitting between the two prostrations. Hudhayfa (ra) prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night and reported that his sitting between the two prostrations was about as long as his sujud, repeating this dua.

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1145, Sunan Abi Dawud 874 — narrated by Hudhayfa (ra)

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Transliteration

Rabbi ighfir li, Rabbi ighfir li.

Meaning

My Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me.

Virtue

The shortest of the Prophetic variants; can be repeated multiple times.

Between the Two Prostrations (2): Allahumma Ighfir Li Warhamni

When sitting between the two prostrations

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1069, Sunan Ibn Majah 897

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي

Transliteration

Allahumma-ghfir li warhamni.

Meaning

O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me.

Virtue

A short paired dua combining forgiveness and mercy, easy to repeat.

Between the Two Prostrations (3): The Long Form — Seven Requests

Between the two prostrations, containing seven complete requests

Jami at-Tirmidhi 284, Sunan Abi Dawud 850, Sunan Ibn Majah 898 — hasan

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ، وَارْحَمْنِي ، وَاجْبُرْنِي ، وَارْفَعْنِي ، وَارْزُقْنِي ، وَاهْدِنِي ، وَعَافِنِي ، وَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Transliteration

Allahumma-ghfir li, warhamni, wajburni, warfa'ni, warzuqni, wahdini, wa 'afini, wa'fu 'anni.

Meaning

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, mend my brokenness, raise my rank, provide for me, guide me, grant me well-being, and pardon me.

Virtue

The most comprehensive of the Prophetic variants; each verb covers a distinct area of the servant's need before Allah.

Between the Two Prostrations (4): Combined Chain

When time permits between prostrations – especially in the night prayer or when praying alone

Combined form based on all three authentic Prophetic variants (Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Nasa'i, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاجْبُرْنِي وَارْفَعْنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Transliteration

Rabbi ighfir li, Rabbi ighfir li. Allahumma-ghfir li warhamni wajburni warfa'ni warzuqni wahdini wa 'afini wa'fu 'anni.

Meaning

The combined recitation, starting with the short repetition and then the seven-request long form, following the practice of scholars who joined the authentic variants.

Virtue

Combines all the authentic variants without contradicting any single Sunnah.

Post-Tashahhud Refuge: From the Four (Fitna Test)

After the final tashahhud and salawat, before the salam

Sahih Muslim 588

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi jahannam, wa min 'adhabil-qabr, wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa min sharri fitnatil-Masihid-Dajjal.

Meaning

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the torment of Hell, and from the torment of the grave, and from the trial of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the false messiah (al-Dajjal).

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ commanded that this be said after the final tashahhud: 'When one of you finishes the last tashahhud, let him seek refuge in Allah from four things...'

Post-Tashahhud: Abu Bakr's Supplication

After the final tashahhud, before the salam

Sahih al-Bukhari 834, Sahih Muslim 2705 — Abu Bakr (ra) asked the Prophet ﷺ to teach him a dua for his prayer

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا ، وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran, wa la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant, faghfir li maghfiratan min 'indika warhamni, innaka antal-Ghafurur-Rahim.

Meaning

O Allah, I have wronged myself much, and none forgives sins but You. So forgive me a forgiveness from Your presence and have mercy on me. Indeed You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ personally taught this dua to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (ra) when he asked for a supplication to say in his prayer.

After Every Prayer: Mu'adh's Dua

After every obligatory prayer, following the salam

Sunan Abi Dawud 1522, Sunan an-Nasa'i 1303 – authentic

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ

Transliteration

Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibadatik.

Meaning

O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best way.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ took Mu'adh ibn Jabal (ra) by the hand and said: 'By Allah, I love you, Mu'adh. Do not fail to say at the end of every prayer: Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika...'

After Salam: Astaghfirullah × 3 + Allahumma Anta as-Salam

Immediately after concluding the prayer with salam

Sahih Muslim 591

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ ، تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Transliteration

Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah. Allahumma antas-Salamu wa minkas-Salam, tabarakta dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram.

Meaning

I seek Allah's forgiveness (three times). O Allah, You are al-Salam (Peace) and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honour.

Virtue

This was the Prophet's ﷺ immediate response upon completing every prayer: three istighfar followed by this glorification.

Qunut of Witr: Allahumma-hdini fiman Hadayt

During the Qunut (special standing supplication) of the Witr prayer, before ruku or after rising from it

Jami at-Tirmidhi 464, Sunan Abi Dawud 1425, Sunan an-Nasa'i 1746 — the Prophet ﷺ taught al-Hasan ibn Ali (ra) this dua for Qunut of Witr

اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ ، وَلَا يَعِزُّ مَنْ عَادَيْتَ ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ

Transliteration

Allahumma-hdini fiman hadayt, wa 'afini fiman 'afayt, wa tawallani fiman tawallayt, wa barik li fima a'tayt, wa qini sharra ma qadayt, fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda 'alayk, wa innahu la yadhillu man walayt, wa la ya'izzu man 'adayt, tabarakta Rabbana wa ta'alayt.

Meaning

O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, grant me well-being among those You have granted well-being, take charge of my affairs among those You have taken charge of, bless me in what You have granted, and protect me from the evil You have decreed. For You decree and none decrees against You. Truly none is humiliated whom You befriend, and none is honoured whom You take as an enemy. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted.

Virtue

A complete framework for asking Allah for guidance, protection, and honour, taught by the Prophet ﷺ to his grandson Hasan.

Opening Supplication: Wajjahtu Wajhi (Ali's variant)

A comprehensive opening supplication (dua al-istiftah) recited silently after the opening takbir before al-Fatiha

Sahih Muslim 771 — narrated by Ali (ra) as the opening supplication the Prophet ﷺ used to make

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Virtue

This was the Prophet's ﷺ dua al-istiftah in the night prayer, containing repentance, tawhid, praise, and total dependence on Allah in one supplication.