Situations
Duas for anxiety, illness, travel, exams, and life events.
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Situations
Master of Seeking Forgiveness — Sayyid al-Istighfar
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and my pledge to You as best I can. I take refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin — so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.
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Dua for Marriage & Family — Rabbana Hab Lana
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ، وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and our offspring a comfort to our eyes, and make us leaders of the righteous.
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Dua for the Sick — As'alullaha Rabbal-Arshil-Adheem
أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ، رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
I ask Allah the Mighty, Lord of the mighty Throne, to cure you.
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Dua for Parents — Rabbi Irhamhuma
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.
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Dua for Rizq — Allahumma Akfini bi-Halalika
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful so I have no need of what is unlawful, and enrich me with Your favor so I have no need of anyone besides You.
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Dua for Travel — Subhanal-ladhi Sakhkhara Lana
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Glory is to Him who has subjected this to us, and we ourselves were not capable. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
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Dua for Exam & Study — Rabbi Shrah li Sadri
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي، وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي، وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي، يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue, that they may understand my speech.
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Dua for Anxiety — Allahumma inni Abduk
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجَلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your male servant, son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your judgment over me is assured, and Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You with which You have named Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught any of Your creation, or kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen with You — that You make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the departure of my sorrow, and the going away of my anxiety.
Evening Duas
Evening — Refuge from Anxiety and Laziness
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ
O Allah, I take refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, and from being overcome by debt and overpowered by men.
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Dua for Protection from the Evil Eye
اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، رَبَّ النَّاسِ، اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allah, remove the harm, Lord of mankind. Heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness.
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Quranic Dua for Protection from Disbelievers' Persecution
رَبَّنَا لَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا مَنْ لَا يَخَافُكَ فِينَا وَلَا يَرْحَمُنَا
Our Lord, do not empower over us one who does not fear You or show mercy to us. This is a plea for divine protection against those who would oppress us.
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Dua for Difficulty — La ilaha illallah al-Halim al-Karim
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مُوجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ، وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ، وَالسَّلَامَةَ مِنَ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ، لَا تَدَعْ لِي ذَنْبًا إِلَّا غَفَرْتَهُ، وَلَا هَمًّا إِلَّا فَرَّجْتَهُ، وَلَا حَاجَةً هِيَ لَكَ رِضًا إِلَّا قَضَيْتَهَا يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the things that earn Your mercy, and the resolve to seek Your forgiveness, and safety from every sin, and security from every wrongdoing. Do not leave me with a sin except that You forgive it, nor any worry except that You relieve it, nor any need that is pleasing to You except that You fulfill it, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
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Dua for Protection from the Evil Eye
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَرَجَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ وَسَمَائِهِ وَمَا يَلِجُ فِيهِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ وَمَا يَلِجُ اللَّيْلَ وَمَا يَسْرِي بِهِ وَمَا يَسْكُنُ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إِلَّا طَارِقٌ يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمَنُ
In the name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest. I seek refuge in Allah from the evil of what the Prophet ﷺ brought forth from His earth and His heavens, and from the evil of what enters into it and what emerges from it, and from the evil of what enters the night and what travels by it, and what resides in the night and the day, except for a night-traveller who brings good, O Most Merciful.
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Dua for Protection from Illness and the Evil Eye
اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبِ البَأْسَ، رَبَّ النَّاسِ، اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove this suffering. Heal him, for You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness.
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Dua for Strength in Difficulty — Allahumma Inni As'aluka Fi'lan Lil Khayrat
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ، وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ، وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ، وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي، وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةَ قَوْمٍ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُ إِلَى حُبِّكَ
O Allah, I ask You to enable me to do good deeds, to abandon evil deeds, and to love the poor. I ask You to forgive me and have mercy on me. If You intend to try a people with tribulation, take me to Yourself without my being tried. I ask You for Your love, the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds which bring me closer to Your love.
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Dua for When Something Becomes Difficult — Prophet Musa's Supplication
قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
He said, 'My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance], and ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.'
Daily Life
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.
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."
Situations
Prophet Nuh's ﷺ Dua for Help Against Oppressors
رَّبِّ إِنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
My Lord, indeed I am overpowered, so give me victory.
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Prophet Nuh's Dua for Help Against Oppressors
رَّبِّ نْصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
My Lord, grant me victory over the corrupt people.
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Quranic Dua for Protection from Shaytan's Whispers
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
And say, 'My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the evil suggestions of devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.'
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Dua for When an Affair Becomes Difficult
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help.
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Quranic Dua: Lord, Remove Us From This City
رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا
Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressors, and appoint for us from Yourself a protector, and appoint for us from Yourself a helper.
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Dua for Body Pain — Bismillah wa A'udhu Billahi wa Qudratihi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ.
In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah and in His Power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.
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Dua for Anguish — Allah is My Lord
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ، سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, and son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is ever effective. Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed to anyone in Your creation, or taught to any one of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which You possess, that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, and the light of my chest, the banisher of my grief, and the reliever of my anxiety.
Situations
Dua for Entering the Market
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ دَخَلَ السُّوقَ فَقَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»
The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever enters the market and says: None is worthy of worship but Allah, alone without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living, never to die. In His hand is all good, and He is over all things competent. Allah will forgive him his past sins.'
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Dua for Healing — Allahumma Rabb an-Nas
أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، رَبَّ النَّاسِ، وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا.
Remove the suffering, O Lord of mankind. Heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind.
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Prophet Nuh's Dua for Help Against Disbelievers
رَّبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۗ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُن مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
My Lord, indeed I seek refuge in You, lest I ask of You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.
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Dua for Visiting the Sick — La ba'sa, tahoorun insha Allah
لا بَأْسَ، طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ
There is no harm, it will be a purification, if Allah wills.
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Prophet Nuh's ﷺ Dua for Help
رَّبِّ إِنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ
My Lord, indeed I am overpowered, so give victory.
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Quranic Dua for Protection from Disbelievers' Persecution
رَبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
Our Lord, remove from us the punishment. Indeed, we are believers.
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Dua for When Tragedy Strikes — Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'un
إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِي عِنْدَكَ الْعُجْرَ وَأَبْدِلْنِي مِنْ فَوْقِي خَيْرًا. "اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِي عِنْدَكَ الْعُجْرَ وَأَبْدِلْنِي مِنْ فَوْقِي خَيْرًا"
Verily we belong to Allah, and verily to Him we shall return. O Allah, record for me the reward for this calamity and compensate me with something better.
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Dua for When an Affair Becomes Difficult
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ، ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the great Throne. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Sleep & Wake
Dua for Seeking Refuge from a Bad Dream
عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أَرَى فِي الْمَنَامِ مَا يَكْرَهُ. قَالَ: «ذَلِكَ مِمَّا يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ الشَّيْطَانُ الْإِنْسَانَ فِي مَنَامِهِ، فَلَا تَقْصُصْهَا عَلَى أَحَدٍ، وَقُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَزَخْرِهِ»
Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he asked the Prophet ﷺ: 'O Messenger of Allah, I see bad dreams.' The Prophet ﷺ replied: 'That is from Satan; he frightens whomever he wishes. So, when any of you sees a bad dream which he dislikes, he should not tell it to anyone, but instead say: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of Satan and from the evil of the dream itself.'
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Dua for Meeting an Adversary or Ruler
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ
O Allah, I place You before them, and I seek refuge in You from their evil.
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Dua for Body Pain — Bismillah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah's might and His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.
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Dua When Something Becomes Difficult
إِنَّمَا الْأَمْرُ مَحْزُونَةٌ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ذَلِكَ فَكَبِّرْ وَهَلِّلْ وَسَبِّحْ وَاحْمَدْ وَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْفَرَجُ
Indeed, matters are constrained. When you see that, then declare the greatness of Allah, say 'La ilaha illallah', glorify Him, praise Him, and call upon Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, until relief comes to you.
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Dua for When Something Becomes Difficult (Prophet Musa)
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.
Sleep & Wake
Dua for Protection Before Sleep
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِي لاَ تَرْتَدُّ، أَنْ تُضِلَّنِي، أَنْتَ الْأَرْضُ وَالسَّمَوَاتُ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي.
O Allah, I seek refuge in Your might, which never wanes, that You lead me astray. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which You possess, that You make the Quran the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my sadness, and the reliever of my worries.
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Dua of Prophet Ayub ﷺ for Healing
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Affliction has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
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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.
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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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When Feeling Frightened — La ilaha illallah
((لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ!)).
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah!
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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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Dua of Arafat — La Ilaha Illallah
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ، وَخَيْرُ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبيُّونَ مِنْ قَبْلِي: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)).
The best of supplications is the supplication on the Day of Arafah. The best that I and the Prophets before me have said is: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.
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Talbiyah — Here I am, O Allah, Here I am
((لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ، وَالنِّعْمَةَ، لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ)).
Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed, all praise, grace, and sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner.
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Dua for someone you have insulted
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((اللَّهُمَّ فَأَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ سَبَبْتُهُ فَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قُرْبَةً إِلَيْكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ)).
O Allah, to any believer whom I have insulted, let that be cause to draw him near to You on the Day of Resurrection.
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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.
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Praise to Allah in All Circumstances
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَاهُ الْأَمْرُ يَسُرُّهُ قَالَ: ((الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ)) وَإِذَا أَتَاهُ الْأَمْرُ يَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ: ((الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ)).
Praise is to Allah in all circumstances. This was the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ response to both pleasing and displeasing events, teaching us to maintain gratitude.
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Upon Returning From a Journey
((يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَرَفٍ ثَلاَثَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، آيِبُونَ، تَائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنا حَامِدُونَ، صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزابَ وَحْدَهُ)).
Allah is the Greatest. 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. We return, repentant, worshipping, and praising our Lord. Allah fulfilled His promise, aided His servant, and single-handedly defeated the allied forces.
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Traveler's Invocation at Dawn
((سَمَّعَ سَامِعٌ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ، وَحُسْنِ بَلاَئِهِ عَلَيْنَا، رَبَّنَا صاحِبْنَا، وَأَفْضِلْ عَلَيْنَا، عَائِذاً بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ)).
May a witness bear witness to our praise of Allah for His blessings and His good trials upon us. Our Lord, accompany us, bestow Your favour upon us, and protect us from the Fire.
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Dua for a Traveler — Zawadaka Allahu Al-Taqwa
((زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى، وَغَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ، وَيَسَّرَ لَكَ الخَيْرَ حَيْثُ ما كُنْتَ)).
May Allah provide you with taqwa (consciousness of Him), forgive your sins, and make goodness easy for you wherever you may be.
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Dua for a Traveler — I Entrust You to Allah
(( أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ، وَأَمَانَتَكَ، وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ)).
I entrust your religion, your faithfulness, and the ends of your deeds to Allah.
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Traveler's Dua for Those Left Behind — Astawdi'ukumullaha
((أَسْتَوْدِعُكُمُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ تَضِيعُ وَدَائِعُهُ)).
I entrust you to Allah, the One whose trusts are never lost.
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Dua for Entering a Town or Village
((اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الشَّياطِينِ وَمَا أَضْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا ذَرَيْنَ، أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ أَهْلِهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا)).
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they cover, Lord of the seven earths and all they hold. I ask You for the goodness of this town and its people, and all that is within it. I seek refuge in You from its evil, its people, and all that is within it.