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Sunnats and Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part Nine
14. One should recite the following duas when entering the marketplace:
Dua One:
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوْتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرْ
There is no deity besides Allah alone, who has no partner. To Him belongs the kingdom (of the entire universe), and for Him is all praise. He gives life and gives death, and He is eternal and will not die. In His hands (control) alone lies all good and He has complete power over everything.
Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one who enters the marketplace and recites this (abovementioned) dua, Allah will record for him one million good deeds, forgive one million sins and raise his status by one million ranks (and in one narration, it is also mentioned that Allah Ta‘ala builds a palace for him in Jannah).” [1]


