Remembrance 14 from Chapter 153
the adkhār of pilgrimage (ḥajj)
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, wa li-llāhi-l-ḥamd. Allāhu akbaru ‘alā mā hadānā, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi ‘alā mā awlānā, lā ilāha illa-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu-l-mulk, wa lahu-l-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt, bi-yadihi-l-khayr, wa Huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr. Lā ilāha illa-llāh, anjaza wa‘dah, wa naṣara ‘abdah, wa hazama-l-aḥzāba waḥdah, lā ilāha illa-llāh, wa lā na‘budu illā iyyāh, mukhliṣīna lahu-d-dīna wa law kariha-l-kāfirūn. Allāhumma innaka qulta: Ud‘ūnī astajib lakum, wa innaka lā tukhlifu-l-mī‘ād, wa innī as’aluka kamā hadaytanī li-l-Islāmi an lā tanzi‘ahu minnī ḥattā tatawaffānī wa anā Muslim.
We have stated earlier that du‘ā’ in sa‘y is answered. It is Sunnah to prolong standing on Ṣafā, to face the Ka‘bah and make takbīr, and to supplicate by saying: Allah is greater, Allah is greater, Allah is greater. To Allah belongs all praise. Allah is greater for what He has guided us to. Praise be to Allah for what He has granted us. There is no god but Allah. He is Alone and has no partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death; in His hands is all good; and He has power over all things. There is no god but Allah; He fulfilled His promise, assisted His slave and defeated the tribes on His own. There is no god but Allah and we worship none but Him, performing our religion sincerely for Him, even if the disbelievers dislike it. O Allah, You have said: “Call on Me and I will answer your prayers.” You do not break Your promise. I ask You, as You have guided me to Islam, not to strip me of it, so that You cause me to die as a Muslim.