سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
SubhanAllah
Glory be to Allah. (Said when descending a valley or landing.)
Jabir (RA) reported: "When we descended, we would say SubhanAllah, and when we ascended, we would say Allahu Akbar." Descending into valleys evokes humility — you are going lower, and tasbeeh (glorifying Allah above all imperfections) fits naturally. In modern travel, say it when the plane descends for landing, when the elevator goes down, or when driving downhill. The Companions turned the landscape itself into a prayer schedule: every rise and dip in terrain triggered remembrance of Allah. This simple word, repeated at every descent, transforms geography into worship.
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أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا تَضِيعُ وَدَائِعُهُ
I entrust you to Allah, whose trusts are never lost.
Sahihتَوْبًا تَوْبًا لِرَبِّنَا أَوْبًا لَا يُغَادِرُ عَلَيْنَا حَوْبًا
Repentance, repentance to our Lord — a return that leaves no sin upon us.
Hasanسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Glory to the One who has subjected this for us, and we could never have it by our own efforts. And indeed, to our Lord we will surely return.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
O Allah, forgive my sins and open for me the doors of Your mercy.
Hasan