Al-Falaq

24 passages reference this surah

From 13 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Then rise before dawn during the pre-dawn time, ensuring the dawn does not overtake him. A hadith about the Prophet's practice of praying after the beginning of the night until sleep overcame him, then rising upon waking, and upon sleep prevailing once more, he would"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

2. "the only Deity, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him. The hadith about praying the dawn sunnah rak'ahs at home is agreed upon from Hafsa's narration. The hadith concerning the supplication after the dawn rak'ahs, O Allah, I ask You for mercy"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

3. "as mentioned earlier in the Book of Friday. If the two rak'ahs of dawn were not prayed at home, they are performed, followed by the mentioned supplications. If the dawn rak'ahs were prayed, the two rak'ahs of greeting the mosque are performed before"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "if a mosque has a single muezzin who calls the adhan before dawn, he should be prevented from calling it after dawn, as this may confuse people about fasting and prayer times. It is acceptable if there is another muezzin with a recognized voice who calls at dawn."

   Source in The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil →

2. "so I will perform ablution, even if I do not pray, or have a pre-dawn meal, even if I do not fast, as both pre-dawn and fasting are recommended. But it is said that one is contingent upon the other, just as correcting others is contingent"

   Source in The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil →

3. "unknown to others. At dawn, he would return to Dar al-Nadwa, where the muezzins would greet him, and he would lead the people in prayer. One night, as dawn was approaching, he heard a man at the Multazam saying, O Allah, I complain"

   Source in The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil →

Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "What have I to do with the dawn prayer? My husband the commander of the faithful was killed at the dawn prayer and my father was killed at the dawn prayer A sheikh from Quraysh narrated that when Ali was struck. He said I have triumphed by the Lord of the Kaaba"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Book 17: Etiquettes of Travel

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "be judged as dawn until later. Then a horizontal whiteness appears unmistakable to the eye. This marks the first time the Prophet Peace be upon him said, This is not the dawn, showing both hands, but the dawn is like this, laying one"

   Source in Etiquettes of Travel →

2. "dawn. If nearer to two phases, true dawn has appeared, leaving about two-thirds of a phase's time where doubt exists if it marks true or false dawn, with white spread not yet broad."

   Source in Etiquettes of Travel →

3. "The problematic part is the beginnings of the times, not their middles. The hadith, the dawn is not like this, and he clasped his hand. But the dawn is like this, and he placed one index finger on the other and spread"

   Source in Etiquettes of Travel →

Book 23: The Book of Breaking the Two Desires

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "at pre-dawn. This approach helps maintain energy for night prayer and reduces hunger during the day. For those fasting every other day, eating at midday when breaking the fast and at pre-dawn on fasting days is permissible. These are some methods regarding meal timing"

   Source in The Book of Breaking the Two Desires →

2. "commendable in the Book of Allah the Almighty. For those who choose to eat one meal a day, it is recommended to have it before Fajr, after the night prayer, and before dawn. This practice helps maintain focus during fasting and prayer, as it empties the heart and calms"

   Source in The Book of Breaking the Two Desires →

Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "On the twenty-sixth night, the moon rises at dawn, and on the twelfth night, dawn rises with the moon setting. This is generally the case, although there can be variations. Learning the lunar phases is important for understanding the measures of time at night"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "we shall mention. Sultan Jamal al-Din is diligent in performing salah in congregation. His routine is to come to the mosque before dawn, recite the Quran until the break of dawn, then pray at the earliest time, and afterwards leave the city."

   Source in Volume Two →

2. "the elapsed hours, and the next group took over. When morning arrived, trumpets and drums were sounded, dawn prayers conducted, and meals served. Once eating was concluded, the journey resumed, whether by river in the previously described manner, or, if by land, drums and"

   Source in Volume Two →

3. "at the dawn of the sacred month of Muharram, in the year 53, in the company of its leader. Abu Muhammad Yandakan al-Masuvi, may Allah have mercy on him, along with traders from Sijilmasa and others, travelled with us. After twenty-five days, we reached Taghaza, pronounced"

   Source in Volume Two →

The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "He found it was Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud who explained that Jacob delayed his sons until dawn with his statement, I will seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. Allah Almighty has stated, And those who ask forgiveness at dawn, the Messenger of"

   Source in The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub →

2. "It is said by Ibn Mas'ud and others that Jacob delayed seeking forgiveness until the time of dawn. Ibn Jarir narrated that Umar once heard a person praying at dawn, asking for forgiveness."

   Source in The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub →

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "is twisted to mean seeking forgiveness at dawn, rather than its literal meaning of consuming the pre-dawn meal. These interpretations are misleading and corrupt the religion. They were not transmitted by the companions, the followers,"

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Consider how many sincere individuals have been motivated by following someone who, in the eyes of Allah, was a hypocrite. It is narrated that in Basra, people would hear the voices of those praying with the Quran from their homes at dawn. However, when a book was compiled"

   Source in Status & Showing Off →

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Shaytan. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the inspirations of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, from them being present with me. Then begin with Surah Al-Falaq and Al-Nas, and Alhamdulillah, Surah"

   Source in Qur'an Recitation →

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "will mention. People gather there after every dawn prayer to recite a segment of the Qur'an, and gather after the afternoon prayer for a reading known as Al-Kawthariyya, reciting from Surah Al-Kawthar to the end of the Qur'an. Those who participate in this reading are"

   Source in Volume One →

2. "While performing ablution and praying as much as God willed, he heard a voice say, If it were not for men who fast and have vigilance, and others who recite their Quranic portions and stand in prayer, the earth beneath you would have quaked at dawn, because you are"

   Source in Volume One →

Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "al-Tirmidhi from Abu Bakr, and by Abu Dawud from Abu Malik al-Ashari with a good chain. Lastly, the hadith, O Allah, creator of dawn and the one who makes the night a repose, and the sun and the moon as reckoners, I ask You for the good of this day and its goodness,"

   Source in Invocations & Supplications →