Arabic

لَا إِ لَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ ، وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ ، بِيَدِ هِ ا لْخُيْرُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ ءٍ قَدِيْرٍ


Pronunciation

La ilaha illal-lah, wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamd, yuhyee wa-yumeetu, wa'huwa hayyun la yamoot, biyadihil-khayru, wahuwa A'ala kulli shayin qadeer


Translation

None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His hand is all good and He is over all things, omnipotent



Benefit

Abu Hurairah (R.A) reported that the Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, the parts of land dearest to Allah are its mosques, and the parts most hateful to Allah are markets.

[Muslim, Book 4, Number 1416]