Opening Takbeer

Arabic

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً

Urdu Translation

اللہ سب سے بڑا ہے بہت بڑا، اور اللہ کی بہت تعریف ہے، اور اللہ پاک ہے صبح و شام

Transliteration

Allahu akbaru kabiran, walhamdu lillahi kathiran, wa subhanallahi bukratan wa aseela

English Translation

Allah is the Greatest, greatly, and all praise is for Allah abundantly, and glory is to Allah in the morning and evening.

📚 Source: Abu Dawud 1/757, Hisnul Muslim

About prayer duas

These supplications are connected to the ritual prayer (salah) and its surrounding moments, such as the opening of prayer, positions within it, and the time after the final salam.

Each has its own place. Some are said inside the prayer, others after it. Your local scholar or a prayer guide can confirm where a specific one belongs, because the schools of thought differ on a few details.

About the source

It is also cited from a Sunan or Musnad collection. Those books contain narrations of different strengths, and this page does not assign a grade to this specific narration, so check a graded edition or ask a scholar if you need one. The reference also cites Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), the popular compilation of daily supplications.

Translations are provided for understanding. For the ruling or recommended timing of any dua, consult a qualified scholar. See our sources and methodology.

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