The Greater Devotions (To be done daily) 

  1. Waking an hour before dawn prayer (Fajr).
  2. Perform wudu’
  3. 2 Sunnah raka’at wudu’.

(The following are said standing facing the Qiblah).

  1. Du’a’:  Allahumma tahhirni min ghadabi n-nafs.
  2. Ya Halim (100x)
  3. Du’a’:  Allahumma a’udhu bika min sharri nafsi wa min sharri n0nas wa a’udhu bika min fitnati d-dunya wa ‘adhabi l-akhirah.
  4. Ya Hafiz (100x)
  5. Salatu n-Najat (2 raka’at)

The following in as explanation of the sequence of the Najat prayer: 

In the first raka’at:

Audhu bi-Llahi mina sh-shaytani r-rajim. Bismi-Llahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim.

Al Fatiha. 

Wa ilahukumilahun wahidun, la ilaha illa Huwa r-Rahmanu r-Rahim (2:163)

Allahu la lilaha illa Huwa l-Hayyu l-Qayyum, la ta’khuhuhu sinatun wa nawm, lahu ma fi s-samawati wa ma fi l-‘ard, man dha l-ladhi yashfa’u ‘indahu illa bi-‘idnih.  Ya’lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum wa la yuhituna bi-shay’in min ‘ilmihi illa bi ma sha’a, wasi’a Kursiyyuhu s-samawati wa l-‘ard, wa la ya’uduhu hifzuhuma, wa Huwa l-‘Aliyu l’Azim. (2:255) 

Shahuda-Llahu annahu la ilaha ill aHu, wa l-mala’ikatu wa ulu l-‘ilmi qa’ima bi- l-qist. La ilaha illa Huwa l-‘Azizu, l-Hakim. Inna d-dina ‘ind-Allahi l_Islam. (3:18,19) 

Quli-Llahumma Malika l-mulki tu’ti l-mulka man tasha’u wa tanzi’u l-mulka mimman tash’u, wa tu’izzu man tasha’u wa tudhillu man tasha’wa tanzu’u l mulka mimman tasha’u wa tu’izzu man tasha’u wa tudhillu man tashau, bi yadika l-khayr. Innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir. Tuliju l-layla fi n-nahari, wa tuliju n-nahara fi l-layl, wa tukhriju l-hayya mina l-mayyiti wa tukhrij l-mayyita mina l-hayy. Wa tarzuqu man tasha’u bi-ghayri hisab. (3:26,27) 

In the second raka’at Al Fatihah and suratu l’Ikhlas (11 times) 

  1. Sajdah (after the salam).

Du’a in the sajdah: Ya Rabbi, kama ta’kulu n-naru l-hataba hakadhal-asadu l-mutasilu fiyya ya’kulu jami’I ‘a’mali. Khallisni, ya Rabbi minhu wa khallisni aydan mina l-ghadabi n-nafsani wa min nafsiyi t-tifli l-madmuman, wa mina l-akhlaqi dh-dhamimah. Ya Rabbi, baddil kullu akhlaqi ila akhlaqin hamidatin wa af’alin hasanah.

Or
Ya Rabbi, inna l-hasada muta’assilu fiyya ya’kulu jami’I ‘a’malis salihat, kama ta’kul an-nar l-hatab. Ya Rabbi, ‘unzila ‘ala ‘inaiati min fadlik, wa azil minni al-hasad wa tahir qalbi minhu wa min tifli nafsi l-madhmumah, wa baddil akhlaqi ila akhlaqin hamiddatin hasanah. 

Thereafter supplicate your Lord as you like and as will be inspired to your heart, because the supplication in that prostration will be granted and will be raised directly to the Presence of Allah, the Exalted, by the Hand of His Power without intervention of the angels.

  1. Salatu t-Tahajjud: 2-2-2-2- (8 raka’at).
  2. Salatu t-Tasbih: 2-2 (4 raka’at). [Please see separate guidelines on how to perform this prayer (pg. 134))
  3.  Salatu sh-Shukr:  (2 raka’at).
    Just before beginning Salatu sh-Shukr, The venerable Khwaja  usually recites:

    Rabbana ma shakarnaka haqqa shukrika, ya Mashkur.
  4. Salatu s-Subh: (2 raka’at Sunnah and 2 raka’at Fard).
  5. Salatu l-Ishraq: (2 raka’at).
  6. Salatu d-Duha: 4-4 (8 raka’at).