Supplication has an important role in the presence of the heart in prayer, and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, reported famous supplications that are said during prayer in many places, including the supplications that are said at the beginning of prayer, and the Muslim must memorize the prayer supplications in order to invoke humility in his prayer and obtain the reward and rewards from it. God Almighty.[1]
The following is an explanation of the supplications that are said at the beginning of the prayer, which are called the opening supplications of the prayer, and an explanation of the meanings of the opening supplication:
The comprehensive supplications mentioned in the supplications at the beginning of prayer
There are supplications mentioned in the Noble Prophet’s Sunnah that are said at the beginning of the prayer, and their explanation is as follows: [2]
(O God, distance me from my sins as You have distanced between the East and the West. O God, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from filth. O God, wash me away from my sins with water, snow, and hail.) [Narrated by Ibn Hibban, in Sahih Ibn Hibban, on the authority of Abu Hurairah Page or number: 1775, He included it in his Sahih.]
(I turn my face to the One who created the heavens and the earth, upright and submissive, and I am not of the polytheists. Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death belong to God, Lord of the worlds, with no partner, and thus I was commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.) [Narrated by Shuaib Al-Arnaout, in Takhrij Mushkil Al-Athar, on the authority of Ali bin Abi Talib Page or number: 1560, its chain of transmission is authentic.]
(Glory be to You, O God, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your name, and exalted is your grandfather, and there is no god but You.) [Narrated by Ibn Katheer, in Al-Ahkam Al-Kabirah, on the authority of Al-Aswad bin Yazid, page or number: 2/406, its chain of transmission is authentic.]
(O God, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. You judge between Your servants in that in which they differed. Guide me to the truth in what they differed in, by Your permission. Indeed, You guide whomever You will to a straight path.) [Narrated by Ibn al-Qayyim, in Alam. The signatories, on the authority of Aisha, Mother of the Believers, page or number: 4/216, authentic.]
(God is great, God is great, God is great. Praise be to God a lot. Praise be to God a lot. Praise be to God a lot. Glory be to God tomorrow and at night. Glory be to God tomorrow and at night. Oh God, I seek refuge in You from Satan, from his whispering, hissing, and hissing.) [Narrated by Shuaib Al-Arnaout, In graduation Sahih Ibn Hibban, on the authority of Jubair bin Mutim, page or number: 2601, included in his Sahih.]
(I have turned my face to the One who created the heavens and the earth, being upright, and I am not of the polytheists. Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death belong to God, Lord of the worlds, with no partner. And thus I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims. O God, 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 for all my sins He forgives Sins, except You, and guide me to the best of morals. No one can guide me to the best of them except You. And turn away from me the bad of it. No one can turn away from me the bad of it except You. All good is in Your hands, and all evil is not Yours. I am in You and to You, I am blessed and exalted. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You. So when he kneels, he says, “O God, I bow to You.” In you I have believed and in you I have submitted My hearing, my sight, my bones, and my nerves submit to You, and when he raises himself, he says, “O God, our Lord, to You is praise that fills the sky, fills the earth, fills what is between them, and fills whatever thing You will after it.” Then, when he prostrated, he said, “O God, I prostrate to You, and by You I have believed, and to You I submit.” My face prostrated to the One who created it, and shaped it and split its hearing and sight, and He was blessed God is the best of creators Then he says one of the last things he says between the tashahhud and the salutation, O God, forgive me for what I have put forward and what I have delayed, and what I have concealed, and what I have declared, and what I have been extravagant, and what You know better than me. You are the one who comes forward and you are the one who comes back. There is no god but You.) [Narrated by Al-Albani, in Sahih Al-Tirmidhi, on the authority of Ali bin Abi Talib Page or number: 3422, authentic.]
(O God, praise be to You, You are the light of the heavens and the earth and those in them, and to You belongs all praise, You are the ruler of the heavens and the earth and those in them, and to You belongs all praise, You are the truth, Your promise is true, Your word is true, and your meeting is true You are true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Hour is true, the prophets are true, and Muhammad is true. It is true, O God, to You I have submitted, and in You I have put my trust, and in You I have believed, and to You I turn, and to You I have disputed, and to You I have judged, so forgive me what I have put forward and what I have delayed, and what I have concealed and what I have declared, You are the One who gives precedence and that T al-Mukhtar, there is no god but You, or: There is no god but You). [Narrated by Al-Bukhari, in Sahih Al-Bukhari, on the authority of Abdullah bin Abbas, page or number: 6317, Sahih.]
(When he stood up, he would say “Allahu Akbar” ten times, praise God ten times, glorify God ten times, glorify God ten times, ask forgiveness ten times, and say: O God, forgive me, guide me, provide for me, and heal me, and seek refuge from the narrowness of the situation on the Day of Resurrection.) [Narrated by Al-Albani, in Sahih Abi Dawud, on the authority of Asim bin Hamid, Page or number: 766, Hasan Sahih.]
Meanings of supplications at the beginning of prayer
Each supplication at the beginning of prayer has a different interpretation, and the following is the interpretation of these supplications: [3]
First formula
(Glory be to You, O God, and praise be to You, and blessed is your name, and exalted is your glory, and there is no god but You.) [4]
“Glory be to You, O God, and with Your praise”: God Almighty is free from associating Him and with all the inferior qualities that characterize humans, such as sickness, a feeling of sleepiness, pain, incapacity, sickness, and any characteristic or defect that can afflict humans that is not worthy of Him, the Almighty, for He is perfect in Himself, His names, attributes, and actions.
“And blessed be your name”: All blessings come from God Almighty.
“And exalted be your greatness”: your greatness, greatness: greatness in the right of God, meaning: exalted be your greatness, O our Lord.
“There is no god but You”: God Almighty alone is worthy of worship, that is, He is worshiped in truth.
Second formula
(O God, keep me away from my sins as You have distanced between the East and the West. O God, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from filth. O God, wash me away from my sins with water, snow, and hail.) [5]
Its meaning is that the servant asks God Almighty to purify him from sins and transgressions. He asks his Lord to free him from sins and transgressions, and to create distances between him and them, such as the distance between the East and the West. As stated in the sayings of scholars, “Until his repentance is sincere and complete, with no deficiency or sin in it, then if he distances himself from his sins, purifies him from them, and purifies him from them, he will become pure of sins, complete with faith and piety.”
Third formula
(O God, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. You judge between Your servants in what they differed about. Guide me to the truth in what they disagreed about, with Your permission. Indeed, You guide whomever You will to a straight path.) [6]
Its meaning is: asking God for guidance, and pleading with Him because He is the Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil. He specifically entreated these three angels because they are the best of the angels, and as stated in the sayings of scholars: “Gabriel: the one who brings revelation to the prophets, Michael: the one entrusted with rain and drops, and Israfil: the one entrusted with blowing the trumpet.” On the Day of Resurrection and the return of souls to the bodies, these are the first angels. You plead with God’s lordship for them, O God, the Lord of Gabriel, etc. You are thus pleading with God that He is the Lord of these angels, and you are pleading with Him that He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and that He is the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. You are pleading with this that He is the Knower. With everything, He is the Knower of everything and the Creator of creatures and the Creator of them, and that He is the Lord of everything and its Sovereign, the Almighty, and that He is the ruler between His servants in this world and the hereafter. He is the ruler between them in this world with His law, and in the hereafter with His just ruling, then with this you ask Him to guide you to what the disagreement occurred in. You say: “Guide me to the truth over which there is disagreement, with Your permission.” That is, you ask Him to guide you to the truth and the truth over which there was disagreement among people, and you plead with Him that He is the One who guides whomever He wills to a straight path. You are asking Him through these means to guide you to the truth and the right path.