Three Litanies You Cannot Do Without

1. To recite before the Dawn [fajr] prayer 100 times:

سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم ،استغفرالله
subhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, subhan-Allah-il-`azim, astaghfirullah
Glory be to God and in His praise, glory be to God, the Formidable, I seek forgiveness from Him.

This is the how the Angels seek forgiveness [istighfar].

2. To recite the following after the Afternoon [zuhr] prayer 100 times:

لاإله إلا الله الملك الحق المبين
la ilaha ill-Allah al-Malik al-Haqqul-Mubin
There is no God except for Allah, the King, the Truth that makes all things manifest.

The Prophet ﷺ mentioned that whoever recited this formula would be safe from poverty and it would be a source of comfort for him from the loneliness of the grave.

3. To recite the following before sleeping:

سبحان الله
subhanAllah
Transcendent is God (33x times)

الحمد لله
al-hamdu lil-lah
All praise is due to God (33x times)

الله اكبر
Allahu akbar
God is the Greatest (34x times)

Then one recites right after –

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
la ilaha ill-Allah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa `ala kulli shay’in qadir
There is no god worthy of worship but God, Alone, He has no associates, to Him belongs the Kingdom and to Him belong all praise, and He is capable of all things.

This is the litany that the Prophetﷺ taught his daughter, Sayyidah Fatima and also Sayyidina `Ali (may God be pleased with them both).*

Some of the scholars have said that there are immense secrets within this litany.”