Invoking Allāh (Duʿāʾ) Before the Taslīm and Remembering Him (Adhkār) After It
After stating the tashahhud1 in the final jalsah (sitting) and its associated invocation in which refuge is sought from four things2, one may then invoke Allāh with whatever invocation he wishes before the taslīm. The evidence for this is the ḥadīth in which the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) taught Ibn Masʾūd (رضي الله عنه) the tashahhud and said: “Then select whichever invocation you wish”.3 Despite this, a person should begin invoking Allāh specifically with the invocations that have been narrated in the Sunnah. T…
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنبِتُ الْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
“Glory be to Him, Who has created all the pairs of that which the earth produces, as well as of their own (human) kind (male and female), and of that which they know not.” (Yāsīn, 36:36)
Imām Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn comments:
“Glory be to Him, Who has created all the pairs”: that is, of every category or variety of thing in pairs.
“Of that which the earth produces”: this is inclusive of seeds and other than it.
“As well as of their own (human) kind (male and female)”: th…
