A Supplication For The Night Prayer
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, would stand at night for the night prayer, he would say:
«اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ لَكَ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ أَنْتَ الحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ، وَقَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ، وَالجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ، وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، أَنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ – أَوْ: لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ -».[أخرجه البخاري]
Transliteration:
“Allāhumma laka al-ḥamdu anta qayyimu al-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa man fīhinna, wa laka al-ḥamdu laka mulku al-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa man fīhinna, wa laka al-ḥamdu anta nūru al-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa man fīhinna, wa laka al-ḥamdu anta maliku al-samāwāti wal-arḍi, wa laka al-ḥamdu anta al-ḥaqq wa wa’duka al-ḥaqq, wa liqā’uka ḥaqq, wa qawluka ḥaqq, wal-jannatu ḥaqq, wan-nāru ḥaqq, wan-nabiyyūna ḥaqq, wa Muḥammadun ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama ḥaqq. Al-Bukhari
Translation
O Allah, to You is all praise, You are the sustainer of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. To You is all praise, Yours is the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. To You is all praise, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. To You is all praise, You are the King of the heavens and the earth. To You is all praise, You are the Truth, Your promise is true, meeting You is true, Your word is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Prophets are true, Muhammad ﷺ is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I believe, upon You I rely, to You I turn, with Your help I argue, and to You I take my disputes for judgment. So forgive me what I have previously done and what I will do, what I have concealed and what I have declared. You are the One who puts forward and You are the One who delays. There is no deity except You, or: There is no deity other than You.’ [Narrated by Bukhari]”
This supplication is a profound expression of faith, acknowledging Allah’s sovereignty, asking for forgiveness, and affirming the truth of Islamic beliefs.
Suhaib Webb