Daily Life
Duas for eating, leaving home, clothing, the bathroom, and other daily acts.
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Leaving the Home — Bismillah Tawakkaltu
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
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Dua Upon Seeing Oneself in the Mirror
اللَّهُمَّ فَارِقِ الْبَطْنَ وَفَارِقِ الدَّمَ وَفَارِقِ الشَّعْرَ وَفَارِقِ الْجِلْدَ
O Allah, separate my belly, separate my blood, separate my hair, and separate my skin.
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Prophet Ibrahim's Dua for Prayer and Forgiveness
رَّبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ
My Lord, establish me and my descendants in prayer. Our Lord, accept my supplication.
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Prophet's Dua for a Good Ending
اللَّهُمَّ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
O Allah, cause me to die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.
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Prophet's Dua for a Unique Kingdom
اللَّهُمَّ آتِنِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
O Allah, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous.
Sleep & Wake
Dua When Turning Over at Night
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ
There is no god but Allah, the One, the Subduer. Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Almighty, the Forgiving.
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Dua for Seeing Oneself in the Mirror
اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ كَمَا أَحْسَنْتَ خَلْقِي فَأَحْسِنْ خُلُقِي
All praise is for Allah. O Allah, just as You have made my form beautiful, so make my character beautiful.
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Dua for Relief from Debt — Allahumma Akfini
اَللّٰهُمَّ اكْفِنِيْ بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَاَغْنِنِيْ بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful, instead of what You have made unlawful, and enrich me with Your bounty, so that I may not need anyone but You.
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Prophet's Dua for a Good Ending
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُسْنَ الْخَاتِمَةِ
O Allah, I ask You for a good ending.
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Quranic Dua for Divine Help — Isti'anu Bis-Sabri Was-Salah
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
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Prophet's Dua for a Good Ending
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ عُمْرِي آخِرَهُ، وَخَيْرَ عَمَلِي خَوَاتِمَهُ، وَاجْعَلْ خَيْرَ أَيَّامِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ فِيهِ.
O Allah, make the best of my life its end, and the best of my deeds its conclusion, and make the best of my days the day I meet You.
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Prophet Ibrahim's Dua for Prayer and Forgiveness
رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established.
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Dua for Boarding a Ship or Boat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
In the name of Allah it sails and anchors. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.
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Dua Upon Waking Up — Alhamdulillah Alladhi Ahyana
الحمد لله الذي أحيانا بعد ما أماتنا وإليه النشور
All praise is due to Allah, who has given us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.
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Dua for Wearing New Clothes
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اسْتَجَدَّ ثَوْبًا سَمَّاهُ بِاسْمِهِ، عِمَامَةً، أَوْ قَمِيصًا، أَوْ سَرِيْلًا، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيِهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ».
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, when he wore a new garment, would name it by its name, whether it was a turban, a shirt, or a cloak. Then he would say: 'O Allah, to You belongs all praise. You have clothed me with this. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it was made for, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.'
Morning Duas
Quranic Dua for Protection — Surah Al-Falaq
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, From the evil of what He has created, And from the evil of darkness when it settles, And from the evil of the blowers in knots, And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
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Prophet Ibrahim's Dua for Prayer and Forgiveness
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established.
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Dua for Relief from Debt
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تُطْلِقُ لِسَانِي وَتُشَدِّدُ ظَهْرِي وَتُعِينُنِي عَلَى قَضَاءِ الدَّيْنِ
O Allah, You loosen my tongue and strengthen my back and help me to pay off my debts.
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The Prophet's Dua for a Unique Kingdom
اللَّهُمَّ آتِ مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي
O Allah, grant to me a kingdom that is befitting none after me.
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Dua for Looking in the Mirror — Allahumma Anta Hassanta Khalqi
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ حَسَّنْتَ خَلْقِي فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِي
O Allah, You have made my form beautiful, so make my character beautiful.
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Dua for When an Affair Becomes Difficult
اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً
O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy. If You will, You can make hardship easy.
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Dua for the one who gives you drink or offers food
اللَّهُمَّ أَكْرِمْهُمْ بِالْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى يُثْمِرُوا عَلَى شَرابِهِمْ
O Allah, grant them Your Paradise, until they bear fruit from their drink.
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Dua for Seeing Oneself in the Mirror
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ كَمَا حَسَّنْتَ خَلْقِيْ فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِيْ
Praise be to Allah. O Allah, just as You have made my appearance beautiful, make my character beautiful.
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Dua Upon Seeing Oneself in the Mirror
اللَّهُمَّ أَحْسَنْتَ خَلْقِي فَأَحْسِنْ خُلُقِي
O Allah, You have made my form beautiful, so make my character beautiful.
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Dua Upon Seeing the New Moon
اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ وَالْإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ، رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ، هِلَالُ رُشْدٍ وَخَيْرٍ
Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, let it appear upon us with security and faith, and with safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah. It is a moon of guidance and goodness.
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Prophet Ibrahim's Dua for Righteous Offspring
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
My Lord, grant me from the righteous [offspring].
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Dua for the one who gives you drink or offers food
اللَّهُمَّ أَكْرِمْهُ وَأَزْكِهِ، وَاجْعَلْهُ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
O Allah, honor him and purify him, and make him among Your righteous servants, and admit him to the Gardens of Delight.
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Dua for Entering the Market
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is capable of all things.
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Our Lord, Do Not Punish Us If We Forget or Err
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ وَرَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ وَرَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Our Lord, do not punish us if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord, and lay not on us a burden such as You laid on those before us. Our Lord, and impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear. Pardon us; and forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.
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Dua for Increase in Knowledge
وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمًا
And say, 'My Lord, increase me in knowledge.'
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Dua for Entering the Market
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَّا يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ ٱلْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Allah belongs all sovereignty and praise. He brings life and causes death, and He is ever-living and never dies. In His hand is all good, and He is Able to do all things.
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Prophet Ibrahim's ﷺ Dua for Guidance and Submission
رَّبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Our Lord, make us submitters to You and [raise] from our offspring a nation of submitters to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
Morning Duas
Dua for Protection — Bismillahi La Yadhurru
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
In the Name of Allah, with Whose Name nothing can cause harm on earth or in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Sleep & Wake
Dua Before Sleep — Seeking Refuge in Allah's Noble Face
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ، وَبِكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بِرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ، أَنْ تُقَلِّبَ عَلَيَّ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ، وَأَنْ تُصِيبَنِي وَحْدَةٌ، أَوْ خَوْفٌ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ.
O Allah, I seek refuge with Your Noble Face, and with Your Perfect Words, which no righteous person or wicked person exceeds, from turning over the night and the day upon me, and from being struck by loneliness or fear of an enemy.
Morning Duas
Morning Dua for Protection from Harm
اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَحْيَا وَأَمُوتُ
O Allah, by Your Name I live and by Your Name I die.
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Dua for Protection from Debt
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful, instead of what You have made unlawful, and enrich me with Your bounty, so that I may not need anyone other than You.
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Glorifying Allah by Counting on Fingers
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رضي الله عنه قَالَ: ((رَأَيْتُ النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْقِدُ التَّسْبِيحَ)) وفي زيادةٍ: ((بِيَمِينِهِ)).
The Prophet ﷺ would glorify Allah by reciting 'Glory be to Allah, All praise is for Allah, Allah is the Greatest'. He would count these praises on his right hand.
Around Salah
Dua for Forgiveness, Mercy, Guidance, Health, and Sustenance
كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ عَلَّمَهُ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ: ((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرِ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي)).
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.
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Dua for a Bedouin Seeking Words of Remembrance
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْنِي كَلاماً أَقُولُهُ: قَالَ: ((قُلْ: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيراً، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيراً، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ)) قَالَ: فَهَؤُلاَءِ لِرَبِّي، فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ: ((قُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي)).
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. Allah is the Greatest, and much praise is due to Allah. How perfect Allah is, the Lord of the worlds. There is no might nor power except with Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise. O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide for me.
Daily Life
A Treasure from the Treasures of Paradise
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ))؟ فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: ((قُلْ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ)).
There is no might nor power except with Allah. The Prophet ﷺ described this statement as a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.
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Remembrance — Subhanallah Al-Adheem Wa Bihamdihi
((مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ)).
How perfect Allah is. The Supreme, and I praise Him. This simple remembrance results in a palm tree being planted for the reciter in Paradise.
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Saying Subhanallah 100 Times
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُم أَنْ يَكْسِبَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ)) فَسَأَلَهُ سَائِلٌ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ كَيْفَ يَكْسِبُ أَحَدُنَا أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟ قَالَ: ((يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَ تَسْبِيحَةٍ، فَيُكتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ أَوْ يُحَطُّ عَنْهُ أَلْفُ خَطِيئَةٍ)).
Saying 'Subhanallah' (How perfect Allah is) one hundred times earns a thousand good deeds or wipes away a thousand bad deeds.
Morning Duas
Saying Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, Wallahu Akbar
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((لَأَنْ أَقُولَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمسُ)).
How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Allah is the greatest.
Morning Duas
Saying 'La ilaha illallah' Ten Times
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ)).
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.
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Glorifying Allah — Subhanallahi wa Bihamdihi
قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْر)).
How perfect Allah is and I praise Him. Reciting this phrase one hundred times daily erases sins, even if they are as vast as the foam of the ocean.
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Seeking Allah's Forgiveness — A Hundred Times Daily
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ عَلَى قَلْبِي وَإِنِّي لأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ فِي الْيَوْمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ)).
My heart becomes preoccupied, and I seek Allah's forgiveness one hundred times a day.
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Dua for the Last Third of the Night
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ فَكُنْ)).
The Lord is closest to His servant in the last third of the night. If you can be among those who remember Allah at that time, then be so.
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Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness — O People, Repent!
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ)).
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ declared, 'O People, repent to Allah! For verily, I repent to Allah one hundred times a day.'
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Seeking Forgiveness and Repentance — More Than Seventy Times
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَسْتَغفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةٍ)).
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated, 'By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.'
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Seeking Refuge from Evil with Allah's Perfect Words
((أَعُوذُ بكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لاَ يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلاَ فَاجِرٌ: مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ، وَبَرَأَ وَذَرَأَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ فيهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ طَارِقٍ إِلاَّ طَارِقاً يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمَنُ)).
I seek refuge in Allah's perfect words, which no righteous or wicked person can surpass. I seek refuge from the evil of all that He has created, from the evil of what descends from the heavens and what ascends to them, from the evil of what spreads across the earth and what emerges from it, and from the evil of the trials of the night and day, and the evil of every night visitor, except one who comes with good, O Most Merciful.
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Dua for Slaughtering/Sacrificing an Animal
((بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ [اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَلَكَ] اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي)).
In the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest. O Allah, [this is] from You and for You. O Allah, accept it from me.
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Dua for Protection from the Evil Eye — Asking Allah's Blessing
((إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُم مِنْ أَخِيهِ، أَوْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ، أَوْ مِنْ مَالِهِ مَا يُعْجِبُهُ [فَلْيَدْعُ لَهُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ] فَإِنَّ الْعَيْنَ حَقٌّ)).
If any one of you sees something of his brother, or of himself, or of his property that impresses him, then let him pray for Allah's blessing upon it. Verily, the evil eye is real.
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Dua for Body Pain — Bismillah wa A'udhu Billahi wa Qudratihi
((ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى الَّذِي تَألَّمَ مِنْ جَسَدِكَ وَقُلْ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، ثَلاَثاً، وَقُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ: أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ)).
In the name of Allah. I seek refuge in Allah and His might from the evil of what I feel and what I fear. (Recite seven times).
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Prostration of Gratitude for Good News
((كَانَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَاهُ أَمْرٌ يَسُرُّهُ أَوْ يُسَرُّ بِهِ خَرَّ سَاجِداً شُكْراً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى)).
When something pleased the Prophet ﷺ, or good news came to him, he would fall down prostrating in gratitude to Allah, the Blessed and Most High.
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Remembrance When Startled — Allahu Akbar
((اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ!)).
Allah is the Greatest!
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Remembrance When Startled — Subhanallah!
((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ!)).
How perfect Allah is! This is a declaration of Allah's absolute perfection, often uttered in moments of surprise or when witnessing something astonishing.
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When Praised — O Allah, Do Not Hold Me Accountable
((اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا يَقُولُونَ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ، [وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْراً مِمَّا يَظُّنُّونَ])).
O Allah, do not hold me accountable for what they say. Forgive me for what they do not know, and make me better than they imagine.
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When Praising a Muslim Brother or Sister
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُم مَادِحاً صَاحِبَهُ لاَ مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ: أَحْسِبُ فُلاَناً وَاللَّهُ حَسِيبُهُ، وَلاَ أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللَّهِ أَحَداً، أَحْسِبُهُ – إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذَاكَ – كَذَا وَكَذَا)).
The Prophet ﷺ taught us: 'If one of you must praise his brother, let him say: I consider so-and-so to be… and Allah is his Reckoner. I do not purify anyone over Allah. I consider him to be… if he knows him to be so.'
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Seeking Refuge When Hearing Dogs Barking or Donkeys Braying at Night
((إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُبَاحَ الْكِلاَبِ وَنَهِيقَ الْحَمِيرِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُنَّ؛ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَرَيْنَ مَا لاَ تَرَوْنَ)).
When you hear the barking of dogs or the braying of donkeys at night, seek refuge in Allah from them. This is because they see what you do not see.
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On Hearing the Rooster's Crow or Donkey's Bray
((إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكاً وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَاناً)).
When you hear the rooster's crow, ask Allah for His bounty, for it has seen an angel. When you hear the donkey's bray, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for it has seen a devil.