Opening du'a (istiftah): Allahumma ba'id
O Allah, set me apart from my sins as You have set apart the east and the west. O Allah, cleanse me of sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow and hail.
Recite at the point in salah described by its title: opening du'a (istiftah): allahumma ba'id.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sahih al-Bukhari 744, Sahih Muslim 598. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Allahumma ba'id bayni wa bayna khatayaya kama ba'adta bayna-l-mashriqi wa-l-maghrib. Allahumma naqqini mina-l-khataya kama yunaqqa-th-thawbu-l-abyadu mina-d-danas. Allahumma-ghsil khatayaya bi-l-ma'i wa-th-thalji wa-l-barad.
O Allah, set me apart from my sins as You have set apart the east and the west. O Allah, cleanse me of sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow and hail.
Abu Hurayrah asked the Prophet ﷺ what he said in his silence between the opening takbir and the recitation, and he answered with these words. An equally valid opening du'a; say whichever you know.
What does Opening du'a (istiftah): Allahumma ba'id mean?
O Allah, set me apart from my sins as You have set apart the east and the west. O Allah, cleanse me of sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow and hail.
When should I recite Opening du'a (istiftah): Allahumma ba'id?
Recite at the point in salah described by its title: opening du'a (istiftah): allahumma ba'id.
What is the source for Opening du'a (istiftah): Allahumma ba'id?
Sahih al-Bukhari 744, Sahih Muslim 598.