The opening supplication of prayer

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 775

Where the scholars teach this duʿāʾ.

1. "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "Whoever attends a gathering in which he engages in much clamor, let him say before leaving, 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk' (Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your Praise, I bear witness that there is no deity except You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You), except that he is forgiven for what occurred during that gathering.""

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood

2. "as narrated by Muslim from the hadith of Ali. The hadith "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika... [Glory be to You O Allah, and praise], also part of the opening, as narrated by Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Hakim, who authenticated it from the hadith of Aisha, although al-Tirmidhi and al-Daraqutni found it weak, and Muslim narrated it as stopped on Umar."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 4: The Book of Prayer

3. "who authenticated it from the hadith of Aisha, although al-Tirmidhi and al-Daraqutni found it weak, and Muslim narrated it as stopped on Umar. Al-Bayhaqi narrated from the hadith of Jabir the combination of "Wajjahtu" and "Subhanaka Allahumma." The hadith of qunut in the Fajr prayer, using the established words, is narrated by al-Bayhaqi from Ibn Abbas."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 4: The Book of Prayer

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  Alternative opening supplication
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