First Kalimah:
The word of purity
There is no god except Allah.
Muhammad is His messenger.
Hadrat Zaid bin ‘Arqam (Allah be pleased with him)
narrated that the Messenger of Allah (
) said: “Whoever says La
ilaaha illal-laahu… sincerely will enter the Paradise.” It was said: And
what is the [sign of] sincerity? He said: “That this kalimah stops him
from those things which Allah has forbidden.”
(Tabaraani in Awsat-ul-Kabeer)
“Do you not see how Allah puts forth the likeness of a
good word (kalimah tayyibah)? It is like a good tree, whose root is
firmly fixed and whose branches reach to the sky. It brings forth its fruit in
all seasons by the command of its Lord. And Allah sets forth parables for men,
so that they may take heed. And the likeness of an evil word (kalimah khabeetha-
a word of shirk) is like an evil tree, which is uprooted from the face of
the earth, and has no stability.” (Quran XIV: 24-26)
Second Kalimah:
The word of testification
I bear witness that there is no god except Allah,
Who is Alone and has no partners;
And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
Third Kalimah:
The word of glorification
Glory be to Allah. And praise be to Allah.
And there is no god except Allah.
And Allah is the Greatest.
And there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, Most
Great.
Ibn Mas’ood (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the
Messenger of Allah (
) said: “When I met Prophet
Ibrahim (peace be upon him) in the night of Mi’raaj he asked me to
convey his Salaam to my Ummah and to tell them that the Paradise
has a fertile soil and sweet water, and is like a vast field. And its plants are
[the words above].” Another version says: “Whoever recites the words above,
a tree in Paradise is planted for him for each word he says.” (Virtues of
Dhikr; Tirmidhi)
Fourth Kalimah:
The word of Oneness of Allah
There is no god except Allah, Who is Alone and has
no partners. For Him is the Dominion and for Him is all praise. He gives life
and causes death. And He is Living and will never ever die.
Owner of Majesty and Honor: In His Hands is all goodness. And He has power over
all things.
Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the
Messenger of Allah (
) said: “A person who recites: Laa
ilaaha illal-laahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa
‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer, a hundred times daily will have reward equal
to that of freeing ten slaves and one hundred good deeds will be written for
him, and one hundred of his sins will be lifted from him, and for the whole day,
he will remain immune from the Shaytaan until the evening, and on the Day of
Judgment, no one will exceed him in merit except one who has done [these
phrases] more.” (Agreed upon)
Fifth Kalimah:
The word of repentance
I seek forgiveness of my Lord for every sin that I have sinned- intentionally or accidentally, in secret or in open- and I repent to Him for the sins that I am aware of, and for the sins that I am not aware of. Truly You (Oh Allah!) are the Knower of the Unseen, and the Coverer of Faults, and the Forgiver of Sins. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, Most Great.
Agharr ibn Yasaar (Allah be pleased with him) said that the
Messenger of Allah (
) said: “O you people! Repent to
Allah and seek His forgiveness. Truly I myself offer repentance one hundred
times each day.” (Muslim)
Sixth Kalimah:
The word of rejection of disbelief
Oh Allah! Truly I seek refuge in You from holding any partners with You knowingly. And I see forgiveness of You for that which I am not aware of. I repent of such deeds and I clear myself from any actions of disbelief and idolatry and lying and backbiting and innovation and slander and lewdness and abomination and every type of sin. And I submit to You and I say:
There is no god except Allah;
Muhammad is His Messenger.