Dua for Life and Death Choices, Contentment, and Guidance
Source: Hisnul Muslim 124
((اللَّهُمَّبِعِلْمِكَالغَيْبَوَقُدْرَتِكَعَلَىالْخَلقِأَحْيِنِيمَاعَلِمْتَالْحَيَاةَخَيْراًلِي،وَتَوَفَّنِيإِذَاعَلِمْتَالْوَفَاةَخَيْراًلِي،اللَّهُمَّإِنِّيأَسْأَلُكَخَشْيَتَكَفِيالْغَيْبِوَالشَّهَادَةِ،وَأَسْأَلُكَكَلِمَةَالْحَقِّفِيالرِّضَاوَالْغَضَبِ،وَأَسْأَلُكَالْقَصْدَفِيالْغِنَىوَالْفَقْرِ،وَأَسْأَلُكَنَعِيماًلاَيَنْفَدُ،وَأَسْأَلُكَقُرَّةَعَيْنٍلاَتَنْقَطِعُ،وَأَسْأَلُكَالرِّضَابَعْدَالْقَضَاءِ،وَأَسْــــأَلُكَبَرْدَالْعَيْشِبَعْدَالْمَوْتِ،وَأَسْأَلُكَلَذَّةَالنَّظَرِإِلَىوَجْهِكَ،وَالشَّوْقَإِلَىلِقائِكَفِيغَيرِضَرَّاءَمُضِرَّةٍ،وَلاَفِتْنَةٍمُضِلَّةٍ،اللَّهُمَّزَيِّنَابِزِينَةِالإِيمَانِ،وَاجْعَلْنَاهُدَاةًمُهْتَدِينَ)).
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Transliteration
Allahumma bi 'ilmika al-ghaybi wa qudratika 'ala al-khalqi ahyini ma 'alimta al-hayata khayran li, wa tawaffani idha 'alimta al-wafata khayran li. Allahumma inni as'aluka khashyataka fil-ghaybi wash-shahadati, wa as'aluka kalimat al-haqqi fir-ridha wal-ghadabi, wa as'aluka al-qasda fil-ghina wal-faqr, wa as'aluka na'iman la yanfadu, wa as'aluka qurrata 'aynin la tankata',u, wa as'aluka ar-ridha ba'da al-qada'i, wa as'aluka barda al-'ayshi ba'da al-mawti, wa as'aluka ladhdhata an-nadari ila wajhik, wash-shawqa ila liqa'ika fi ghayri darra'a mudirratin, wa la fitnatin mudillatin. Allahumma zayyinna bi zinati al-imani, waj'alna hudatan muhtadinin.
Translation
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive so long as You know such life to be good for me, and take me if You know death to be better for me. O Allah, I ask You to instill in me Your fear, whether in private or in public. I ask You for the strength to speak truth in times of contentment and anger, and moderation in times of wealth and poverty. Grant me everlasting bliss and a joy that never ceases, and contentment after Your decree. I ask for a life of ease after death, the sweetness of gazing upon Your Face, and a longing to meet You, free from any harmful calamity or misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith and make us leaders who are rightly guided.
Context
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught this profound supplication to be recited after the final Tashahhud and before concluding the prayer. It is a comprehensive plea for divine guidance in life and death, inner conviction, and righteous conduct.
Benefit
This dua seeks Allah's wisdom in His decree over our lives and deaths, asking for inner strength, contentment, and a beautiful end. It aims to cultivate a life lived in His remembrance and a desire for His pleasure.
When to Recite
After the final Tashahhud and before the Tasleem (ending the prayer).