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.
Source:
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