Fortress For Day & Night
Morning Fortress
Daily opening remembrances from the GII practical essentials flow.
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Asbahna wa asbahal mulku lillah walhamdu lillah
We have entered the morning and dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise belongs to Allah.
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
Allahumma bika asbahna wa bika amsayna wa bika nahya wa bika namutu wa ilaykan-nushur
By You we enter the morning and evening, by You we live and die, and to You is resurrection.
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ
Allahumma ma asbaha bi min nimatin aw bi ahadin min khalqika faminka wahdaka
Whatever blessing I or anyone has this morning is from You alone.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ
Allahumma inni asbahtu ushhiduka wa ushhidu hamalata arshika wa malaikataka wa jami’a khalqika annaka antal-lah la ilaha illa ant wahdaka la sharika lak wa anna Muhammadan abduka wa rasuluk
O Allah, I call You, Your angels, and creation to witness that You alone are Allah.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ
Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru maasmihi shay
In Allah's Name with which nothing can harm on earth or in heaven.
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ نَبِيًّا
Raditu billahi rabban wa bil-islami dinan wa bi Muhammadin nabiyyan
I am pleased with Allah as Lord, Islam as religion, and Muhammad ﷺ as Prophet.
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum birahmatika astaghith
O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek relief.
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ
Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa huwa alayhi tawakkaltu
Allah is enough for me; none has right to be worshipped but Him.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ
Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa ant khalaqtani wa ana abduk
O Allah, You are my Lord; none is worthy of worship but You. You created me.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh
I seek Allah's forgiveness and repent to Him.