Opening the prayer: Wajjahtu wajhiya
I have turned my face, inclining to the truth, toward the One who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not of those who associate partners with Him. My prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This I have been commanded, and I am of those who submit. O Allah, You are the King; there is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant. I have wronged myself and I admit my sin, so forgive me all my sins, for none forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of character, for none guides to the best of it but You, and turn its bad away from me, for none can turn its bad away from me but You. Here I am at Your service, gladly. All good is in Your hands, and evil is not attributed to You. I exist by You and I return to You. Blessed and exalted are You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
Use this in personal du'a whenever its meaning matches what you are asking Allah (SWT) for. There is no fixed timing or count unless one is established by the cited source.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sahih Muslim 771. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Arabic audio from Hisn al-Muslim, trimmed to this dua
Wajjahtu wajhiya lilladhi fataras-samawati wal-arda hanifan wa ma ana minal-mushrikin. Inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi rabbil-'alamin, la sharika lah, wa bidhalika umirtu wa ana minal-muslimin. Allahumma antal-maliku la ilaha illa ant, anta rabbi wa ana 'abduk, dhalamtu nafsi wa'taraftu bidhanbi faghfir li dhunubi jami'an innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant. Wahdini li-ahsanil-akhlaqi la yahdi li-ahsaniha illa ant, wasrif 'anni sayyi'aha la yasrifu 'anni sayyi'aha illa ant. Labbayka wa sa'dayk, wal-khayru kulluhu biyadayk, wash-sharru laysa ilayk, ana bika wa ilayk, tabarakta wa ta'alayt, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk
I have turned my face, inclining to the truth, toward the One who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not of those who associate partners with Him. My prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This I have been commanded, and I am of those who submit. O Allah, You are the King; there is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant. I have wronged myself and I admit my sin, so forgive me all my sins, for none forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of character, for none guides to the best of it but You, and turn its bad away from me, for none can turn its bad away from me but You. Here I am at Your service, gladly. All good is in Your hands, and evil is not attributed to You. I exist by You and I return to You. Blessed and exalted are You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
What does Opening the prayer: Wajjahtu wajhiya mean?
I have turned my face, inclining to the truth, toward the One who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not of those who associate partners with Him. My prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This I have been commanded, and I am of those who submit. O Allah, You are the King; there is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your servant. I have wronged myself and I admit my sin, so forgive me all my sins, for none forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of character, for none guides to the best of it but You, and turn its bad away from me, for none can turn its bad away from me but You. Here I am at Your service, gladly. All good is in Your hands, and evil is not attributed to You. I exist by You and I return to You. Blessed and exalted are You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
When should I recite Opening the prayer: Wajjahtu wajhiya?
Use this in personal du'a whenever its meaning matches what you are asking Allah (SWT) for. There is no fixed timing or count unless one is established by the cited source.
What is the source for Opening the prayer: Wajjahtu wajhiya?
Sahih Muslim 771.