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Preface

Supplications found in the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth are

by far the best supplications a Muslim can supplicate
with and thus they should be given preference with
utmost importance. Similarly, the supplications of
the Ṣaḥābah y, Tabi‘īn and the pious predecessors
of the Ummah are also precious and deserve our
attention. Without doubt, the supplications of
our Nabī s are the most comprehensive as he was
granted jawāmi‘ul kalim, i.e. his words were concise
but encompassed oceans of meaning. Despite
this, Nabī s did not prohibit supplicating with
one’s own words or the words of the pious. Imām
Bukhārī v narrates a Ḥadīth on the authority of
‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas‘ūd t that Nabī s said with
regards to du‘ā at the end of ṣalāh, ‘Thereafter, one

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may choose whichever du‘ā is most desired to them
and supplicate (through it).’ (Al-Bukhārī)
Many great ‘Ulamā and pious saints had
compilations of selected supplications that they
would recite daily with punctuality. In these
compilations, along with supplications from the
Qur’ān and Ḥadīth, they would include their
own supplications or supplications of their pious
predecessors too. A collection of supplications
of this nature or a collection of regularly recited
supplications is called a ‘wird’ or ‘ḥizb’ in the Arabic
language.
Adopting a ‘wird’ or ‘ḥizb’ is sunnah and
punctuality in reciting or performing it has been
emphasised by Rasūlullāh s. Imām Muslim v
narrates from ‘Umar ibnul-Khaṭṭāb t that
Rasūlullāh s said, ‘Whoever oversleeps at night and
misses his ḥizb (set portion of worship) for the night
or part of it and thereafter, he recites it between the
Fajr and Ẓuhr ṣalāh, it will be written for him as if
he had recited that portion in the night.’ (Muslim)

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 Commentating on this Ḥadīth, Imām
Nawawī v says, ‘This is proof for punctuality in
‘awrād’ (plural of ‘wird’) and making up for them
when they are missed.’ Imām Nawawī v also
writes, ‘It is appropriate for a person who has a
dhikr for a set time in the day or night or after any
ṣalāh or in certain conditions that when it is missed
they recite it when possible and they should not
forgo it.’ ‘Allāmah Ibn Ḥajar Al-Haytamī v says,
‘Punctuality in one’s ‘awrād’ of ṣalāh, recitation,
dhikr and du‘ā throughout the day and parts of the
night, etc. is the sunnah of Rasūlullāh s and the
pious servants of Allāh S in the past and present.’
From the many compilations of selected
supplications, one is ‘Wirdul-Imām An-
Nawawī v’. Imām Muḥyid-dīn Abū Zakariyyā
Yaḥyā ibn Sharaf An-Nawawī v (631 AH/1233AD
– 676AH/1277AD) is a renowned and accepted
luminary. Distinguished for his immense knowledge
and piety, he holds a lofty status in Islamic history.
Despite passing away at the age of 45, he left behind

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a legacy of illustrious works which have attained
widespread acceptance amongst the ‘Ulamā
and general masses. Notably, his compilation of
aḥādīth - Riyāḍuṣ-Ṣāliḥīn, his commentary of
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Al-Minhāj bi Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
ibnil-Ḥajjāj and his great work on Shāf‘iī fiqh -
Sharḥul-Muhadh’dhab are held in extremely high
regard and are considered to be his great academic
accomplishments. It would be extremely rare to
find an ‘Ālim after Imām Nawawī v who has not
directly or indirectly benefitted from his works and
writings.
Allāh S created in him a natural inclination
towards piety and worship from childhood. The
children in his vicinity would try to force him to
play with them, but he would engage in reciting the
Glorious Qur’ān. A saint of the time, Shaykh Yāsīn
ibn Yūsuf Ad-Dimishqī v, upon observing this,
encouraged his teacher to give special attention to
this student as he had hope that he would become
the most knowledgeable and pious personality of

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 his era. He led a very austere and simple life far from
indulging in any worldly pleasures or acquiring
worldly possessions. His books were his commodity
and his life was spent in acquisition of ‘ilm and its
dissemination. Many biographers write that it is for
this reason he did not marry.
The book in hand is the ‘wird’ of this great
Imām which has been transmitted through an
authentic chain. In his ‘wird’, Imām Nawawī v has,
in a very beautiful and effective manner, implored
Allāh S for protection, goodness and blessings in
his Dīn, Dunyā, family, children, wealth and in all
aspects of life. This ‘wird’ has been blessed with
divine acceptance amongst the pious of the Ummah
throughout centuries and numerous pious ‘Ulamā
and Mashāyikh have mentioned many benefits
of reciting it punctually and have experienced its
blessings in their lives too. It is advised that along
with one’s recitation of the Glorious Qur’ān
and adhkār, it would be highly beneficial if one
could include this blessed compilation in his daily

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practices. If not daily, then one should endeavour
to recite it weekly, monthly or at least on blessed
days or nights of the Islamic calendar and when in
blessed places.
I pray that through the barakah of this
compilation and its esteemed compiler, Allāh S
grant this unworthy one, his parents, teachers,
shuyūkh, family, associates and the Ummah
protection and peace and make it a means of our
salvation in the Hereafter. Āmīn.
(Shaykhul-Ḥadīth, Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā)
Muhammad Saleem Dhorat (dāmat barakātuhum)
Rajab 1445 / February 2024

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...Allāh is the best protector and He is the Most
Merciful of the merciful. (Al-Qur’ān 12:64)
‫ورد اﻹﻣﺎم اﻟﻨّﻮوي‬

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In the Name of Allāh,

the Most-Beneficent, the Most-Merciful

(I seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh. Allāh is the

Greatest, Allāh is the Greatest, Allāh is the Greatest; I say
upon myself, upon my Dīn, upon my family, upon my
children, upon my wealth, upon my companions, upon
their Dīn, and upon their wealth ‘‫ﷲ‬ِ ‫ ’ﺑِﺴ ِﻢ‬- (I seek blessings)
ْ
in the Name of Allāh - one-thousand times.

Allāh is the Greatest, Allāh is the Greatest, Allāh is the

Greatest; I say upon my Dīn, upon my family, upon my
children, upon my wealth, upon my companions, upon
ِ ‫ ’ﺑِﺴ ِﻢ‬- (I seek blessings)
their Dīn, and upon their wealth ‘‫ﷲ‬ ْ
in the Name of Allāh - one million times.

Allāh is the Greatest, Allāh is the Greatest, Allāh is

the Greatest; I say upon myself, upon my Dīn, upon

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my family, upon my children, upon my wealth, upon

my companions, upon their Dīn, and upon their
wealth, ‘‫ﻪﻠﻟ اﻟْ َﻌﻠِ ِﻲ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﻈْﻴ ِﻢ‬
ِ ِ ‫ ’َﻻ ﺣﻮَل وَﻻ ﻗُـ ﱠﻮَة إِﻻﱠ‬- There is no power
َ َْ
ّ
(to do good deeds) or ability (to avoid bad deeds) except with
(the Help of) Allāh, the Most-High, the Magnificent - one
million times.

(I seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh, and with (the

Help of) Allāh (I live), and from Allāh (I hope for
goodness), and to Allāh (I turn for refuge), and upon
Allāh (I trust), and for (the sake of) Allāh (I strive) –
There is no power (to do good deeds) or ability (to avoid
bad deeds) except with (the Help of) Allāh, the Most-
High, the Magnificent.

(I seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh, upon my Dīn, upon

myself and upon my children. (I seek blessings) in the
Name of Allāh, upon my wealth and upon my family. (I
seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh, upon everything my
Rabb has given me. (I seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh;
Rabb of the seven heavens, Rabb of the seven earths and
Rabb of the magnificent throne.

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 ‫ورد اﻹﻣﺎم اﻟﻨّﻮوي‬

‫)‪(Recite 3 times‬‬

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(I seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh, with Whose

Name nothing in the earth nor in the sky can do any
harm. He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

(I seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh – the best of names

in the earth and in the heaven. In the Name of Allāh I
begin, and with it I end: Allāh, Allāh, Allāh; Allāh is my
Rabb – I do not ascribe anything to Him. Allāh, Allāh,
Allāh; Allāh is my Rabb: there is no deity but Allāh. Allāh
is more Mighty, more Majestic, and Greater than what I
fear and guard against.

Only in You, O Allāh! I seek refuge from the evil of my

nafs (base desires) and the evil of others and from the evil
of everything my Rabb has created, spread and made.
Only in You, O Allāh! I seek protection against them.
Only in You, O Allāh! I seek refuge from their evils and
only with You (Your Help), O Allāh! I ward them off. I
present in front of me and them:

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 ‫ورد اﻹﻣﺎم اﻟﻨّﻮوي‬

(Recite only Bismillāh and Sūrah Ikhlāṣ 3 times)

‫م‬

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In the Name of Allāh the Most-Beneficent, the Most-

Merciful, Say: ‘He is Allāh, the Unique. Allāh is the One
all are in need of and Who is in need of none. Who does
not father children nor was He fathered. And there is
none equal to Him.’

And the same (i.e. bismillāh and Sūratul-Ikhlāṣ) to my

right and to their right; and the same to my left and to
their left; and the same in front of me and in front of
them; and the same behind me and behind them; and the
same above me and above them; and the same below me
and below them; and the same encompassing me and
encompassing them.

O Allāh! I ask You on my behalf and theirs for Your

Goodness, through Your Goodness which no one other

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‫م‬

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than You possesses. O Allāh! Place me and them among

Your Servants, in Your Refuge, in Your Sanctuary, in Your
Trust, in Your Group, in Your Guardianship and in Your
Safekeeping – from the evil of every shayṭān (devil),
possessor of power, human and jinn, from every tyrant
and envier, from every predatory animal and every (type
of) snake and scorpion, and from the evil of every creature
under Your Control. Indeed, my Rabb is on the straight
path.

The Rabb is Sufficient for me from all who are subject to

(His) Lordship. The Creator is Sufficient for me from the
created. The Provider is Sufficient for me from all who are
provided for. The Concealer (of faults) is Sufficient for
me from all whose faults are concealed. The Helper is
Sufficient for me from all who are helped. The Subduer is
Sufficient for me from all who are subdued. He is
Sufficient for me Who is my sufficiency. He is Sufficient
for me Who never ceases sufficing me. Allāh is Sufficient

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 ‫ورد اﻹﻣﺎم اﻟﻨّﻮوي‬

(Recite 7 times)

(Recite 3 times)

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for me and He is the best One to entrust. Allāh is

Sufficient for me from His entire creation.

Indeed, my Guardian is Allāh, Who revealed the Book

(the Qur’ān), and He protects the pious.

When you recite the Qur’ān, We place an invisible curtain

between you and those who do not believe in the
Hereafter, and We put covers on their hearts barring them
from understanding it, and (We put) deafness in their
ears. When you mention your Rabb alone in the Qur’ān
(without referring to their presumed deities), they turn
their backs in aversion.

Thus, if they (the rejecters) turn away, then say, ‘Allāh is

Sufficient for me, there is no deity but Him. In Him alone
do I place my trust and He is the Rabb of the magnificent
throne.’

There is no power (to do good deeds) or ability (to avoid

bad deeds) except with (the Help of) Allāh, the Most-
High, the Magnificent.
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 ‫ورد اﻹﻣﺎم اﻟﻨّﻮوي‬

‫)‪(Recite 3 times‬‬

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May Allāh send His Special Mercy and Peace upon our
Leader, Muḥammad s and upon all his family and
followers.

I conceal myself within the treasure troves of ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ ﺑِﺴ ِﻢ‬- (I

ْ
seek blessings) in the Name of Allāh. - Its locks are my trust
ِ ِ ‫ َﻻ ﻗُـ ﱠﻮَة إِﱠﻻ‬-There is no power (to do
in Allāh. Its keys are ‫ﻪﻠﻟ‬
good deeds or avoid bad deeds) except with (the Help of)
Allāh. - O Allāh! I defend myself with You against all that
I am able to and all that which I am unable to. The
creation has no power (in comparison) to the Power of
the Creator. Allāh is Sufficient for me and He is the best
One to entrust. There is no power (to do good deeds) or
ability (to avoid bad deeds) except with (the Help of)
Allāh, the Most-High, the Magnificent. May Allāh send
His Special Mercy and Peace upon our Leader,
Muḥammad s and upon his family and followers.

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A Way to Ensure Death with Īmān
The one who: (a) goes to bed in the state of wuḍū, (b)
lies down facing towards their right, (c) recites this du‘ā
and (d) thereafter, does not engage in wordly conversation;
if he/she passes away that night then he/she will pass away
with Īmān.

Translation: O Allāh! I have surrendered myself to You and

I have turned my face towards You and entrusted my matters
to You and made You my protector, longing (for Your
mercy) and fearing (Your punishment). There is no place
of refuge nor a place of escape from You except (to turn
to) You. I have believed in the Book You have revealed and
I have believed in the Prophet you have sent. (Al-Bukhārī)