((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ، الْمَنَّانُ، يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ، يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ)).
(Allahumma innee as-aluka bianna lakal-hamd, la ilaha illa ant wahdaka la shareeka lak, almannan, ya badeeAAas-samawati wal-ard, ya thal-jalali wal-ikram, ya hayyu ya qayyoom, innee as-alukal-jannah, wa-aAAoothu bika minan-nar.)
(O Allah, I ask You as unto You is all praise, none has the right to be worshipped except You, alone, without partner. You are the Benefactor. O Originator of the heavens and the Earth, O Possessor of majesty and honour, O Ever Living, O Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, verily I ask You for Paradise and I take refuge with You from the Fire.)
Hisn al-Muslim 24 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 24
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
The request is placed last, and everything before it establishes who is being asked. It opens by asking on the strength of praise itself — as unto You is all praise — then states that none has the right to be worshipped except Him, alone and without partner. A run of titles follows, each addressed directly: the Benefactor, Originator of the heavens and the Earth, Possessor of majesty and honour, Ever Living, Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all. Only after that sequence do the two requests arrive, and they point in opposite directions.
When & how to recite
The chapter sets these words in the final sitting, after the Tashahhud and before the prayer ends.
Reflection
Five forms of address stack up before a single thing is requested. What is finally asked for is the shortest part of the supplication: Paradise sought, and refuge taken from the Fire.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
What is being said in English?
Translated, it says: “O Allah, I ask You as unto You is all praise, none has the right to be worshipped except You, alone, without partner. You are the Benefactor.
What is the transliteration?
If you do not read Arabic, the romanised form is: “Allahumma innee as-aluka bianna lakal-hamd, la ilaha illa ant wahdaka la shareeka lak, almannan, ya badeeAAas-samawati wal-ard, ya thal-jalali wal-ikram, ya hayyu ya qayyoom, innee as-alukal-jannah, wa-aAAoothu bika minan-nar.”
When is this said?
The chapter sets these words in the final sitting, after the Tashahhud and before the prayer ends. Five forms of address stack up before a single thing is requested.
Which collection records it?
It is listed at Hisn al-Muslim 24:64.