اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَأَوْسَطُهَا وَمِنْهُ تَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ وَفَوْقَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمَنِ
Allahumma inni as'alukal-Firdawsal-A'la minal-Jannah, fa innahu a'lal-Jannati wa awsatuha wa minhu tafajjaru anharul-Jannati wa fawqahu 'Arshur-Rahman
O Allah, I ask You for Al-Firdaws, the highest level of Paradise, for it is the highest of Paradise, its center, and from it the rivers of Paradise spring forth, and above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "When you ask Allah for Paradise, ask Him for Al-Firdaws." Then he described it with four attributes: the highest (a'la — no level above it), the center (awsat — the best and most central), the source of all rivers (tafajjaru anharul-Jannah — every river in Jannah springs from it), and directly beneath the Throne of Allah. Don't settle for the minimum — ask for the penthouse. The Prophet ﷺ explicitly told you to aim for the top floor. After prayer, when your connection with Allah is strongest, make the biggest request you can: the best room in the best place in existence.
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اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and no wealth or might can benefit anyone against Your will.
Sahihقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there any equivalent to Him. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. (Recite each surah in full — once after every prayer, three times after Fajr and Maghrib.)
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
O Allah, make me among those who repent and make me among those who purify themselves.
Sahih