The Comprehensive Du’a – When You Want Everything!
Du’a is an act of worship that draws us closer to Allah Almighty. In making du’a, the supplicant acknowledges their complete dependence on and need for the One who created, nurtures, and sustains them—and to whom they will ultimately and inevitably return.
Since our needs are infinite and endless, one of the best ways to address all that we require is by making a comprehensive du’a.
When Allah Almighty’s generosity of is so vast that He can grant anything then why not ask for everything we need?
What is the best way of asking for everything without taking all day?
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضي الله عنها قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَحِبُّ الْجَوَامِعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَيَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ. (أبو داود)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) liked comprehensive supplications and left other kinds. (Abu Dawoud)
How to ask – the prophetic way
- Begin with the right intention, approaching Allah Almighty with with sincerity (ikhlas) .
- Start by thanking and praising Allah Almighty, then ask Him to bless the Prophet (peace be upon him) and repeat this praise at the end your du’a.
- Raise your hands.
- Face the qiblah.
- Be in a state of wudu if possible.
- Be serious and certain that Allah Almighty is listening to your du’a and will answer it.
- Be persistent in your du’a and do not rush it.
- Pour your heart into your du’a. Call on Him sincerely from the depths of your heart, as well as clearly articulating what you seek. Mean what you say.
- Make du’a in times of prosperity as well as in times of crisis. Don’t reserve du’a only for times of need.
- Ask Allah alone.
- Do not make negative du’as against yourself, your family, wealth, children or life.
- Make du’a in a moderately low voice – neither silent nor overly loud.
- Acknowledge your sins, faults, and short comings, and seek forgiveness for them.
- Turn to Allah Almighty with humility, eagerness, and a reverent fear of Him.
- Call upon Him using His beautiful names.
- Ensure that what you are consume (both your source of your income and your food) is halal.
- Chose blessed times and places to make du’a.
عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لَمْ يَحُطَّهُمَا حَتَّى يَمْسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ. (الترمذي)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be ipon him) said:
عن أنس قال: قَالَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
“الدُّعَاءُ لا يُرَدُّ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإقَامَةِ”. (الترمذي)
Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) raised his hands in supplication, he did not lower them until he wiped his face with them. (Tirmidhi)
What is the best time to make du’a?
The supplication made between the adhan and the iqamah is not rejected. (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ: قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَسْمَعُ؟ قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم
“جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ، وَدُبُرَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ.” (الترمذي)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked:
At what time does the supplication find the greatest response?
He (peace be upon him) replied:
A supplication made during the last part of the night and after the conclusion of the obligatory prayers. (Tirmidhi)
Make du’a with certainty – Don’t be impatient or lose hope
ادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَنْتُمْ مُوقِنُونَ بِالإِجَابَةِ، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَجِيبُ دُعَاءً مِنْ قَلْبٍ غَافِلٍ لاَهٍ .(الترمذي)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Call upon Allah while being certain of being answered and know that Allah does not respond to a supplication from the heart of one heedless and distracted. (Tirmidhi)
أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “يُستجابُ لأحدِكم ما لم يَعجَل: يقول: قد دعوتُ ربي، فلم يُستجبْ لي”. (متفقٌ عليه). وفي رواية لمسلم: ”لا يزالُ يُستجابُ للعبد – ما لم يَدعُ بإثمٍ أو قطيعةِ رحم – ما لم يستعجل. قيل: يا رسولَ اللهِ: ما الاستعجال؟ قال: يقول: قد دعوتُ وقد دعوت، فلم أرَ من يُستجبُ لي، فيستحسرُ عند ذلك ويَدَعُ الدعاء.” (مسلم)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
The supplication of any one of you is answered as long as they do not rush, saying: ‘I have called upon my Lord, but He did not answer me.’ (Agreed upon)
The servant’s supplication is always answered, as long as they do not call for sin or severing ties of kinship, and as long as they do not rush.’ It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is rushing?’ He said: ‘It is when one says: “I have called and called, but I do not see any response, and thus they become weary and stop supplicating.”’ (Muslim)
Make du’a before hard times arrive
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ وَالْكُرَبِ، فَلْيُكْثِرِ الدُّعَاءَ فِي الرَّخَاءِ. (الترمذي)
Whoever wishes that Allah responds to him during hardship and grief, let him supplicate plentifully when at ease. (Tirmidhi)
What to ask for
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger (peace be upon him) frequently used to say in his supplications:
وروينا في”صحيحي البخاري ومسلم” عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: كان أكثرُ دعاءِ النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَافِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِيٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ وَقِنَا عَذَابَٱلنَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid dunya hasanatan wa fil Aakhirati hasanatan waqina ‘adhaban-nar
O Allah, grant us in this world good and in the Hereafter good, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire. (2:210) (Bukhari and Muslim)
Good character
Good character is at the core of true imaan. The Prophet (peace be upon him) would often say in the opening du’a of his salah:
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي لأَحْسَنِ الأَعْمَالِ وَأَحْسَنِ الأَخْلاَقِ لاَ يَهْدِي لأَحْسَنِهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَقِنِي سَيِّئَ الأَعْمَالِ وَسَيِّئَ الأَخْلاَقِ لاَ يَقِي سَيِّئَهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ. (النسائي)
Allahumma ihdini li-ahsani al-a’maali wa ahsani al-akhlaaqi la yahdi li-ahsaniha illa anta, wa qini sayyi’a al-amaali wa sayyi’a al-akhlaaqi la yaqee sayyi’aha illa anta.
O Allah, guide me to the best of deeds and the best of character, for none can guide to the best of them but You. And protect me from bad deeds and bad character, for none can protect against them but You. (Nasa’i)
Du’a for firmness of faith
Shahr bin Hawshab asked Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with them both), the Mother of the Believers which supplication the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) recited most frequently when he was with her. She replied that it was:
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ. (الترمذي)
Ya Muqalliba al-Qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik.
O Changer of Hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.
When she had asked him, O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: O Changer of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion? He said: O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between two of Allah’s Fingers, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate. (Tirmidhi)
Seeking halal rizq
Seeking the halal rizq is essential for the acceptance of supplications as highlighted in many hadiths.
Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), after completing saying his salam in the Fajr prayer, used to say:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً. (النسائي وابن ماجه)
Allahumma inni as’aluka ‘ilman nafi’an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa amalan mutaqabalan.
O Allah, indeed, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, and a good halal provision, and actions which are accepted. (Nasa’i and Ibn Majah)
This comprehensive supplication sets out three key targets and daily needs:
1. Beneficial knowledge: Knowledge that leads to closeness to Allah Almighty and aligns with what pleases Him.
2. Wholesome halal rizq: Sustenance that is purely halal, free from anything haram, harmful, or doubtful.
3. Accepted deeds: Actions done sincerely for Allah’s sake and in accordance with the guidance of the Shariah.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لَا يَقْبَلُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ المؤْمنينَ بِمَا أمرَ بِهِ المرسَلينَ فَقَالَ: (يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ واعْمَلوا صَالحا) وَقَالَ: (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ) ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ: يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَغُذِّيَ بِالْحَرَامِ فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لِذَلِكَ؟“
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Indeed, Allah is Good and accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers, saying: “O messengers, eat from the good things and do good deeds,” and He said: “O you who have believed, eat from the good things We have provided for you.” Then he mentioned a man who is on a long journey, dishevelled and dusty, extending his hands to the sky, saying: ‘O Lord, O Lord,’ while his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is unlawful, and he has been nourished with unlawful things. So how can his supplication be answered?’ (Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ، وَاطْلُبُوا رِزْقَكُمْ فِي الْحَلَالِ، فَإِنَّ نَفْسًا لَنْ تَمُوتَ حَتَّى تَسْتَكْمِلَ رِزْقَهَا وَإِنْ أَبْطَأَ عَنْهَا، فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاطْلُبُوا رِزْقَكُمْ فِي الْحَلَالِ، خُذُوا مَا حَلَّ وَدَعُوا مَا حُرِّمَ. (ابن ماجه)
O people, fear Allah and seek your provision in the permissible way, verily no soul will die until it receives its provision fully, even if it comes late, so fear Allah and seek your provision in the permissible way. Take what is permissible and leave what is prohibited. (Ibn Majah)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُقَرِّبُكُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَيُبَاعِدُكُمْ عَنِ النَّارِ إِلَّا قَدْ أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ. وَمَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُقَرِّبُكُمْ إِلَى النَّارِ وَيُبَاعِدُكُمْ عَنِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا قَدْ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ
إِنَّ الرُّوحَ الأَمِينَ (جِبْرِيلَ) نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ بِأَنَّهُ لَنْ تَمُوتَ نَفْسٌ حَتَّى تَسْتَكْمِلَ رِزْقَهَا، فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاطْلُبُوا أَرْزَاقَكُمْ فِي الطَّيِّبِ، وَلَا يَحْمِلَنَّكُم تَأَخُّرُ الرِّزْقِ أَنْ تَطْلُبُوهُ بِمَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّ رِزْقَ اللَّهِ لَا يُطْلَبُ إِلَّا بِطَاعَتِهِ. (ابن ماجه وأحمد)
O people, there is nothing that makes you closer to Heaven and distant from Hell, but I have commanded you to do it. And there is nothing that makes you closer to Hell and distant from Heaven, but I have forbidden you to do it.
Indeed, the trusted spirit (Jibril) revealed to me that no soul will die until it receives its provision in full, so fear Allah and seek your provision in the permissible way, and do not let the delay of your provision drive you to seek it through disobedience to Allah. Verily Allah’s provision can’t be sought, but through obedience to Him. (Ibn Majah and Ahmad)
Seeking Allah’s help and protection
كانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو يَقُولُ
“رَبِّ أَعِنِّي وَلاَ تُعِنْ عَلَىَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي وَلاَ تَنْصُرْ عَلَىَّ، وَامْكُرْ لِي وَلاَ تَمْكُرْ عَلَىَّ، وَاهْدِنِي وَيَسِّرِ الْهُدَى إلِيّ، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ بَغَى عَلَىَّ، رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَكَّارًا، لَكَ ذَكَّارًا، لَكَ رَهَّابًا، لَكَ مِطْوَاعًا، لَكَ مُخْبِتًا، إِلَيْكَ أَوَّاهًا مُنِيبًا، رَبِّ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِي، وَاغْسِلْ حَوْبَتِي، وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي، وَثَبِّتْ حُجَّتِي، وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانِي، وَاهْدِ قَلْبِي، وَاسْلُلْ سَخِيمَةَ صَدْرِي.” (أبو داود)
Rabbi a’inni wa la tu’in ‘alayya, wa-ansurni wa la tansur ‘alayya, wa-mkur li wa la tamkur ‘alayya, wa-hdini wa yassir hudaaya ilayya, wa-ansurni ‘ala man bagha ‘alayya. Rabbi-j’alni laka shakkaran, laka dhakkaran, laka rahhaban, laka mitwa’an, laka mukhbitan ilayka awwahan muniban. Rabbi taqabbal tawbati, waghsil hawbati, wa ajib da’wati, wa thabbit hujjati, wa saddid lisani, wa-hdi qalbi, wa-slul sakhimata sadri.
O my Lord, help me and do not assist others against me; aid me and do not aid others against me; plot for me and do not plot against me; guide me and make the path to guidance easy for me; and help me against those who harm and oppress me. O my Lord, make me abundantly grateful to You, abundantly remembering You, cautiously fearing You, obedient to You, humble before You, and a sincere supplicant returning to You. Accept my repentance and wash away my sins; accept my supplication and establish my proof. Guide my heart, make my tongue righteous, and remove vile traits from my heart. (Abu Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), ‘When you see people hoarding (gold) dinars and (silver) dirhams, then you should memorise these words:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الثَّبَاتَ فِي الْأَمْرِ، وَالْعَزِيمَةَ عَلَى الرُّشْدِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَحُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قَلْبًا سَلِيمًا، وَلِسَانًا صَادِقًا، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا تَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ (ابن حِبَّان)
Allahumma inni asaluka ath-thabata fil amri, wal azimata ala ar-rushdi, wa asaluka shukra ni’matika, wa husna ibadatika, wa asaluka qalban saliman, wa lisanan sadiqan, wa asaluka min khayri ma ta’lam, wa a’udhu bika min sharri ma ta’lam, wa astaghfiruka lima ta’lam wa anta ‘allamul ghuyub.
O Allah, I ask you to grant me constancy in obedience and the determination to attain right guidance, and I ask You to enable me to be grateful for Your favours, and to worship You in the best manner. And I ask You for a sound heart, and a truthful tongue, and I ask of You the best of what You know. And I seek refuge in You from the evil that You know of, and I ask Your forgiveness for every wrong that I’ve done, since nothing escapes Your knowledge, and You are the All Knowing of the Unseen. (Ibn Hibban)
Safety from sin
One of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مَوْجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ، وَالسَّلاَمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ، وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ، وَالْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ، وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ. (الترمذي وابن ماجه والحاكم)
Allahumma inni as’aluka mujibati rahmatika, wa ‘aza’ima maghfiratika, was-salamata min kulli ithmin, wal-ghanimata min kulli birrin, wal-fawza bil- jannati, wannajata mina-nar.
O Allah, I beg You for words and actions which bring Your mercy and ensure Your forgiveness, safety from every sin, the benefit from every good deed, success in attaining Jannah and deliverance from the Fire. (Tirmidhi, ibn Majah and al-Hakim)
Du’a for your family
رَبَّنَا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡيُنٖ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbanaa hab lanaa min azwaajinaa wa zurriyaatinaa qurrata a’yuninw waj ‘alnaa lilmuttaqeena Imaamaa
Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders [i.e. an example] for the righteous. (25:74)
Success to attain Jannah
One of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was:
اللَّهُمَّ ابْسُطْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ وَرِزْقِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ النَّعِيمَ الْمُقِيمَ الَّذِي لَا يَحُولُ وَلَا يَزُولُ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ النَّعِيمَ يَوْمَ الْعَيْلَةِ، وَالْأَمْنَ يَوْمَ الْخَوْفِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَائِذٌ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَعْطَيْتَنَا، وَشَرِّ مَا مَنَعْتَ، اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيِّنْهُ فِي قُلُوبِنَا، وَكَرِّهْ إِلَيْنَا الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ، وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الرَّاشِدِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ تَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَحْيِنَا مُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَلْحِقْنَا بِالصَّالِحِينَ غَيْرَ خَزَايَا وَلَا مَفْتُونِينَ. (مسند أحمد)
Allahumma-bsut ‘alaynaa mim barakaatika warahmatika wafadlika wa rizqika. Allahumma innee as’alukan-na‘eemal-muqeem alladhee laa yahoolu walaa yazool. Allahumma innee as’alukan-na‘eema yawmal-‘aylati wal-amna yawmal-khawf. Allahumma innee ‘aa’idhun bika min sharri maa a‘taytanaa washarri maa mana‘ta. Allahumma habbib ilaynal-eemaana wazayyinhu fee quloobinaa, wakarrih ilaynal-kufra wal-fusooqa wal-‘isyaana wa-j‘alnaa minar-raashideen. Allahumma tawaffanaa muslimeena wa ahyinaa muslimeena wa alhiqnaa bis-saliheena ghayra khazaayaa walaa maftooneen.
O Allah, spread amongst us Your blessings, Your mercy, Your grace and Your provision. O Allah, I ask You for the everlasting bliss that never vanishes or disappears. O Allah, I ask You to complete bliss for me when I need it the most, in poverty, and I ask You for safety on the Day of Fear. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You have given us, and the evil of what You have protected us from. O Allah, make imaan beloved to us and beautify it in our hearts, and make disbelief, mischief, and rebellion hateful to us, and make us among the rightly guided. O Allah, let us die as Muslims and let us live as Muslims, and gather us among the righteous, without disgrace or deviation. (Musnad Ahmad)
Du’a after tashahhud
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to teach them this supplication after the tashahhud:
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعَلِّمُهُم مِـنَ الدُّعَاءِ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِ:
اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الخَيْرِ أَلِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا، وَأَصْلِحْ ذَاتَ بَيْنِنَا، وَاهْدِنَا سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ، وَنَجِّنَا مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ، وَجَنِّبْنَا الفَوَاحِشَ وَالفِتَنَ، مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي أَسْمَاعِنَا، وَأَبْصَارِنَا، وَقُلُوبِنَا، وَأَزْوَاجِنَا، وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا، وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ، وَاجْعَلْنَا شَاكِرِينَ لِنِعْمَتِكَ، مُثْنِينَ بِهَا عَلَيْكَ، قَابِلِيهَا، وَأَتِمَّهَا عَلَيْنَا. (أبو داود والحاكم)
Allahumma ‘ala al-khayr allif qulubana, wa aslih dhata baynina, wa-hdina subula-s-salam, wa najjina mina-zh-zulumati ila-n-nur, wa jannibna al-fawahisha wa-l-fitan, ma zahara minha wa ma batan, wa barik lana fi asma’ina, wa absarina, wa qulubina, wa azwajina, wa dhurriyyatina, wa tub ‘alayna, innaka anta at-tawwabu-r-rahim. Wa-j’alna shakireena li-ni’matik, muthnina biha ‘alayk, qabilina, wa atimmha ‘alayna.
O Allah, bring our hearts together in goodness, reconcile any differences among us, guide us to the paths of peace, deliver us from darkness to light, protect us from indecency and trials—both those that are visible and those that are hidden. Bless for us our hearing, our sight, our hearts, our spouses, and our offspring. Accept our repentance, for You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. Make us grateful for Your blessings, praising You for them, accepting them, and perfect them for us. (Abu Dawoud and al-Hakim)
Du’a for Allah’s love
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that one of the supplications of Dawoud (peace be upon him) was:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَالْعَمَلَ الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِي حُبكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ. (الترمذي)
Allahumma innee as’aluka hubbaka wahubba man yuhibbuka wal-‘amala-lladhee yuballighunee hubbaka. Allahumma-j‘al hubbaka ahabbu ilayya min nafsee wa ahlee waminal-maa’i-lbaarid
O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the actions that will cause me to attain Your love. O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family and cold water. (Tirmidhi).
And when the Prophet (peace be upon him) would mention Dawoud (peace be upon him), he would say: ‘He was the best in worship out of all men.’ (Tirmidhi)
Abdullah bin Yazid al-Khatmi al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to say in his supplication:
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يَنْفَعُنِي حُبُّهُ عِنْدَكَ، اللَّهُمَّ مَا رَزَقْتَنِي مِمَّا أُحِبُّ فَاجْعَلْهُ قُوَّةً لِي فِيمَا تُحِبُّ، اللَّهُمَّ وَمَا زَوَيْتَ عَنِّي مِمَّا أُحِبُّ فَاجْعَلْهُ لِي فَرَاغًا فِيمَا تُحِبُّ. (الترمذي)
Allahummarzuqni hubbaka, wa hubba man yanfa’uni hubbuhu ‘indak. Allahumma ma razaqtani mimma uhibbu faj’alhu quwwatan li fima tuhibb. Allahumma wa ma zawayta ‘anni mimma uhibbu faj’alhu li faraghan fima tuhibb.
O Allah, grant me Your love and the love of those whose love will make me closer to You. O Allah, whatever You have provided me of what I love, let it give me strength to do what You love. And whatever You have withheld from me of what I love, make it a means for me to turn towards what You love. (Tirmidhi)
Du’a for noor (divine light)
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا، وَفِي لِسَانِي نُورًا، وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا، وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا، وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي نُورًا، وَمِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَىَّ نُورًا، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ فِي نَفْسِي نُورًا، وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا. (مسلم)
Allahumma jal li fi qalbi nuran, wa fi lisani nuran, wa fi sam‘i nuran, wa fi basari nuran, wa min fawqi nuran, wa min tahti nuran, wa an yamini nuran, wa an shimali nuran, wa min bayni yadayya nuran, wa min khalfi nuran, wa jal fi nafsi nuran, wa a’zim li nuran.
O Allah, place light in my heart, and on my tongue light, and in my ears light and in my sight light, and above me light, and below me light, and to my right light, and to my left light, and before me light and behind me light. Place light in my soul and amplify for me light. (Muslim)
Du’a for protection
Shakal bin Humaid (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I asked: O Messenger of Allah, teach me a prayer. He (peace be upon him) said, Say:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ سَمْعِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ بَصَرِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ لِسَانِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ قَلْبِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَنِيِّي. (أبو داود والترمذي)
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min sharri sam’i, wa min sharri basari, wa min sharri lisani, wa min sharri qalbi, wa min sharri maniyyi.
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my seeing, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart and evil arising from my sexual passion. (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would supplicate:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَالْهَرَمِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا، وَزَكِّهَا أَنتَ خَيْرُ مَن زَكَّاهَا، أَنتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلَاهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنفَعُ، وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ، وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا. (مسلم)
Allahumma inni ‘a’udhu bika minal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, waljubni wal-bukhli wal-harami, wa ‘adhabil-qabri. Allahumma aati nafsi taqwaha, wa zakkiha Anta khairu man zakkaha, Anta waliyyuha wa maulaha. Allahumma inni ‘a’udhu bika min ‘ilmin la yanfa’ wa min qalbin la yakhsha’, wa min nafsin la tashba’, wa min da’watin la yustajabu laha
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the inability (to do good), laziness, cowardice, miserliness, senility and the torment of the grave. O Allah, inspire in me piety (taqwa), and purify my soul, as You are the best to purify it. You are its Guardian and its Protecting Friend. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that is not beneficial, and from a heart that does not fear (You), and from desire that is not satisfied, and from prayer that is not answered. (Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to teach this supplication to his companions this as he would teach them a surah of the Quran:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ. (مسلم)
Allahumma, inna na’uwdhu bika min ‘adhabi jahannama, wa ‘a’udhu bika min ‘adhabil-qabri, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjali, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat
O Allah, we seek refuge in You from the torment of Hell, and I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the tribulation of Al-Masihid-Dajjal the false messiah, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of life and death. (Muslim)
Tariq ibn Ashaym (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
وروينا في “صحيح مسلم” عن طارق بن أشيم الأشجعي الصحابي رضي الله عنه قال: كان الرجل إذا أسلم علَّمه النبيُّ (صلى الله عليه وسلم) الصلاة، ثم أمرَه أن يدعوَ بهذه الكلمات “اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِني، وَعافِني، وَارْزُقْني”
Allahumma ighfir li, wa irhamni, wa ihdini, wa ‘afini, wa irzuqni
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me health, and provide for me.
In another narration from Tariq: He heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) when a man came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, how should I ask my Lord? He said: Say,
وفي رواية أُخرى لمسلم عن طارق: “أنه سمع النبيّ (صلى الله عليه وسلم) وأتاه رجل فقال: يا رسول الله، كيف أقول حين أسألُ ربِّي؟ قال: قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفرْ لي، وَارْحَمْني، وَعافني، وَارْزُقْني، فإنَّ هَؤُلاءِ تَجْمَعُ لَكَ دُنْياكَ وآخِرَتَكَ “.
Allahumma ighfir li, wa irhamni, wa ‘afini, wa irzuqni, fa’inna ha’ula’ tajma’u laka dunyaaka wa akhirataka.
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me health, and provide for me, for these words encompass your worldly life and your Hereafter. (Muslim)
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
في “صحيحي البخاري ومسلم “عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) قال
تَعَوَّذُوا باللَّهِ مِنْ جَهْدِ البَلاءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقاءِ، وَسُوءِ القَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الأعْدَاءِ
Ta’awwadhu billahi min jahd al-bala’, wa darak al-shaqa’, wa su’ al-qaḍā’, wa shamatat al-a‘da’.
Seek refuge with Allah from the hardships of trials, the calamities of misfortune, the evil of fate, and the gloating of enemies. (Bukhari)
Du’a against calamity
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to supplicate:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِن زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ، وَفُجَاءَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ، وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ. (مسلم)
Allahumma inni ‘a’udhu bika min zawali ni’matika, wa tahawwuli ‘afiyatika, wa fuja’ati niqmatika, wa jami’i sakhatika
O Allah, I seek refuge in You against the declining of Your favours, loss of well-being, the suddenness of Your punishment and all that which displeases You. (Muslim)
Du’a when afflicted
Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’ Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying that if anyone is afflicted by much care he should say:
ما أصاب أحدًا قط همٌّ و لا حزنٌ، فقال : اللهمَّ إني عبدُك ، و ابنُ عبدِك ، و ابنُ أَمَتِك ، ناصيتي بيدِك ، ماضٍ فيَّ حكمُك ، عدلٌ فيَّ قضاؤُك ، أسألُك بكلِّ اسمٍ هو لك سميتَ به نفسَك ، أو علَّمتَه أحدًا من خلقِك ، أو أنزلتَه في كتابِك ، أو استأثرتَ به في علمِ الغيبِ عندَك ، أن تجعلَ القرآنَ ربيعَ قلبي ، و نورَ صدري ، و جلاءَ حزني ، و ذَهابَ همِّي ، إلا أذهبَ اللهُ همَّهُ و حزنَه ، و أبدلَه مكانَه فرجًا قال : فقيل : يا رسولَ اللهِ ألا نتعلَّمُها ؟ فقال بلى ، ينبغي لمن سمعَها أن يتعلَّمَها. (أحمد وابن حِبَّان)
Ma asaba ahadan qat hammun wa la huznun, faqala: Allahumma inni ‘abduka, wabnu ‘abdika, wabnu amatika, nasiyati biyadika, madin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qada’uka. As’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, aw anzaltahu fi kitabika, aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilmi al-ghaybi ‘indaka, an taj’ala al-Qur’ana rabi’a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jalaa huzni, wa dhahaba hammi. Illa adh-haba Allahu hammahu wa huznahu wa abdalahu makanahu farajan. Qila: Ya Rasul Allah, ala nata’allamuha? Faqala: Bala, yanbaghi liman sami’aha an yata’allamaha.
No one is ever afflicted by anxiety or sorrow, and then says: ‘O Allah, I am Your servant, the child of Your servant, the child of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand; Your command over me prevails; Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name that belongs to You, by which You have named Yourself, taught any of Your creation, revealed in Your Book, or kept in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, to make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the dispeller of my grief, and the remover of my anxiety’—except that Allah will relieve him of his distress and replace his sorrow with joy.
It was asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, should we learn this?’ He replied, ‘Yes, whoever hears it should learn it.’ (Ahmad and Ibn Hibban)
Du’as for the Hereafter
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught her this supplication:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ، عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ، عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَاذَ بِهِ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ لِي خَيْرًا.(ابن ماجه)
Allahumma inni as’aluka min al-khayri kullihi, ‘ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma ‘alimtu minhu wa ma lam a’lam, wa a’udhu bika min ash-sharri kullihi, ‘ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma ‘alimtu minhu wa ma lam a’lam. Allahumma inni as’aluka min khayri ma sa’alaka ‘abduka wa nabiyyuka, wa a’udhu bika min sharri ma ‘adha bihi ‘abduka wa nabiyyuka. Allahumma inni as’aluka al-jannata wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw ‘amal, wa a’udhu bika min an-nari wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw ‘amal, wa as’aluka an taj’al kulla qada’in qadaytahu li khayran.
O Allah, I ask You for all that is good, in this world and in the Hereafter, what I know and what I do not know. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from all evil, in this world and in the Hereafter, what I know and what I do not know.
O Allah, I ask You for the good that Your slave and prophet has asked You for, and I seek refuge with You from the evil from which Your slave and prophet sought refuge.
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and for that which brings one closer to it, in word or deed, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from that which brings one closer to it, in word or deed.
And I ask You to make every decree that You decree concerning me good. (Ibn Majah)
Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned a du’a the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to say:
اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ، وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ، أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، اللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْفَقْرِ وَالْغِنَى، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا لاَ يَنْفَدُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لاَ تَنْقَطِعُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَاءَ بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ، وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ، فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ، وَلاَ فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الإِيمَانِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ. (النسائي)
Allahumma bi’ilmika al-ghayb, wa qudratika ‘ala al-khalq, ahyini ma ‘alimta al-hayata khayran li, wa tawaffani idha ‘alimta al-wafata khayran li, wa as’aluka khashyataka fil-ghayb wa ash-shahadah, wa as’aluka kalimata al-haqq i fil-rida wa al-ghadab, wa as’alukal qasda fil faqri wal ghina,wa as’aluka na’eeman la yanfad, wa as’aluka qurrata ‘aynin la tanqati’u, wa as’aluka ar-rida’a b’adal-qada’, wa as’aluka barda al-‘ayshi ba’da al-mawt, wa as’aluka ladhdhata an-nazari ila wajhika, wa ash-shawqa ila liqai-ka, fi ghayri darra’a mudirratin wa, wa la fitnatin mudhillah. Allahumma zayyinna bi-zinat al-iman, waj’alna hudatan muhtadin.
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the Unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive so long as You know that living is good for me and cause me to die when You know that death is better for me.
O Allah, cause me to fear You in secret and in public. I ask You to make me true in speech in times of pleasure and of anger. I ask You to make me moderate in times of wealth and poverty. And I ask You for everlasting delight and joy that will never cease.
I ask You to make me pleased with that which You have decreed and for an easy life after death.
I ask You for the sweetness of looking upon Your face and a longing to meet You in a manner that does not entail a calamity that will bring about harm or a trial that will cause deviation.
O Allah, beautify us with the adornment of faith and make us among those who guide and are rightly guided. (Nasa’i)
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, one night, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) finished his salah, he said:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ تَهْدِي بِهَا قَلْبِي، وَتَجْمَعُ بِهَا أَمْرِي، وَتَلُمُّ بِهَا شَعَثِي، وَتُصْلِحُ بِهَا غَائِبِي، وَتَرْفَعُ بِهَا شَاهِدِي، وَتُزَكِّي بِهَا عَمَلِي، وَتُلْهِمُنِي بِهَا رشدِي رُشدِي ، وَتَرُدُّ بِهَا أُلْفَتِي، وَتَعْصِمُنِي بِهَا مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ، اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي إِيمَانًا وَيَقِينًا لَيْسَ بَعْدَهُ كُفْرٌ، وَرَحْمَةً أَنَالُ بِهَا شَرَفَ كَرَامَتِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْفَوْزَ فِي الْعَطَاءِ،- وَيُرْوَى فِي الْقَضَاءِ-، وَنُزُلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ، وَعَيْشَ السُّعَدَاءِ، وَالنَّصْرَ عَلَى الأَعْدَاءِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُنْزِلُ بِكَ حَاجَتِي، وَإِنْ قَصُرَ رَأْيِي وَضَعُفَ عَمَلِي افْتَقَرْتُ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ، فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا قَاضِيَ الأُمُورِ، وَيَا شَافِيَ الصُّدُورِ ، كَمَا تُجِيرُ بَيْنَ الْبُحُورِ أَنْ تُجِيرَنِي مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَةِ الثُّبُورِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقُبُورِ، اللَّهُمَّ مَا قَصرَ قَصُرَ عَنْهُ رَأْيِي، وَلَمْ تَبْلُغْهُ نِيَّتِي، وَلَمْ تَبْلُغْهُ مَسْأَلَتِي مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَعَدْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ خَيْرٍ أَنْتَ مُعْطِيهِ أَحَدًا مِنْ عِبَادِكَ، فَإِنِّي أَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ ذَا الْحَبْلِ الشَّدِيدِ، وَالأَمْرِ الرَّشِيدِ، أَسْأَلُكَ الأَمْنَ يَوْمَ الْوَعِيدِ، وَالْجَنَّةَ يَوْمَ الْخُلُودِ ، مَعَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ الشُّهُودِ، الرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ، الْمُوفِينَ بِالْعُهُودِ، إِنَّكَ رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ، وَأَنْتَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تُرِيدُ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا هَادِينَ مُهْتَدِينَ، غَيْرَ ضَالِّينَ وَلاَ مُضِلِّينَ، سِلْمًا لأَوْلِيَائِكَ، وَعَدُوًّا لأَعْدَائِكَ، نُحِبُّ بِحُبِّكَ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ، وَنُعَادِي بِعَدَاوَتِكَ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ، اللَّهُمَّ هَذَا الدُّعَاءُ وَعَلَيْكَ الاِسْتِجَابَةُ، وَهَذَا الْجَهْدُ وَعَلَيْكَ التُّكْلاَنُ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي قَبْرِي، وَنُورًا فِي قَلْبِي، وَنُورًا مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَنُورًا مِنْ خَلْفِي، وَنُورًا عَنْ يَمِينِي، وَنُورًا عَنْ شِمَالِي، وَنُورًا مِنْ فَوْقِي، وَنُورًا مِنْ تَحْتِي، وَنُورًا فِي سَمْعِي، وَنُورًا فِي بَصَرِي، وَنُورًا فِي شَعْرِي، وَنُورًا فِي بَشَرِي، وَنُورًا فِي لَحْمِي، وَنُورًا فِي دَمِي، وَنُورًا فِي عِظَامِي، اللَّهُمَّ أَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا، وَأَعْطِنِي نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي تَعَطَّفَ الْعِزَّ وَقَالَ بِهِ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي لَبِسَ الْمَجْدَ وَتَكَرَّمَ بِهِ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي لاَ يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إِلاَّ لَهُ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْفَضْلِ وَالنِّعَمِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمَجْدِ وَالْكَرَمِ ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ. (الترمذي)
Allahumma inni as’aluka rahmatan min ‘indika tahdi biha qalbi, wa tajma’u biha amri, wa talummu biha sha’athi, wa tuslihu biha gha’ibi, wa tarfa’u biha shahidi, wa tuzakki biha ‘amali, wa tulhimuni biha rushdi, wa taruddu biha ulfati, wa ta’simuni biha min kulli su’in. Allahumma a’tini imanan wa yaqeena laysa ba’dahu kufrun, wa rahmatan analu biha sharafa karamati ka fid-dunya wal-akhirah. Allahumma inni as’aluka al-fawza fil-‘ata, -wa yurwa- fi al-qada, wa nuzula ash-shuhada’, wa ‘aysha as-su’ada’, wa an-nasra ‘ala al-a’daa’. Allahumma inni unzilu bika hajati, wa in qasura ra’yiy wa da’ufa ‘amali iftaqartu ila rahmatika, fa as’aluka ya Qadi al-Umuri, wa ya Shafi as-suduri, kama tujeeru bayna al-buhuri an tujeerani min ‘adhabi as-sa’eer, wa min da’wati ath-thuburi, wa min fitnati al-quburi. Allahumma ma qasura ‘anhu ra’yiy, wa lam tablugh-hu niyyati, wa lam tablugh-hu mas’alati min khayrin wa ‘ad’tahu ahadan min khalqika, aw khayrin anta mu’tihi ahadan min ‘ibadika, fa inni arghabu ilayka fihi, wa as’alukahu birahmatika rabba al-‘alamin. Allahumma dhā al-habli ash-shadidi, wa al-amri ar-rashidi, as’aluka al-amna yawma al-wa’id, wa al-jannata yawma al-khuludi, ma’a al-muqarrabina as-shuhudi, ar- rukka’i as-sujudi, al-mufina bil-‘uhudi, innaka rahimun waduud, wa anta taf’alu ma turid. Allahumma aj’alna hadina muhtadin, ghayra dallina wa la mudillin, silman li awliya’ika, wa ‘aduwwan li a’da’ika, nuhibbu bihubbika man ahabbaka, wa nu’adi bi’adawatika man khalafaka. Allahumma hadha ad-du’a wa ‘alayka al-istijabah, wa hadha al-jahdu wa ‘alayka at-tuklaan. Allahumma-j’al li nooran fi qabri, wa nooran fi qalbi, wa nooran min bayni yadayya, wa nooran min khalfiy, wa nooran ‘an yamini, wa nooran ‘an shimali, wa nooran min fawqi, wa nooran min tahtiy, wa nooran fi sam’i, wa nooran fi basari, wa nooran fi sha’ri, wa nooran fi bashari, wa nooran fi lahmi, wa nooran fi dami, wa nooran fi ‘izami. Allahumma a’zim li nooran, wa a’tini nooran, wa j’al li nooran. Subhanal-ladhi tata’afa al-‘izz wa qala bihi, subhanal-ladhi labisa al-majda wa takarrama bihi, subhanal-ladhi la yanbaghi at-tasbihu illa lahu, subhan dhil-fadl wa an-ni’am, subhan dhil-majdi wal-karam, subhan dhil-jalali wal-ikram.
O Allah, I ask You for a mercy from You, by which You guide my heart, by which you unite my affairs, by which you mend my scattered matters, by which you reform my inner state, by which you elevate my outward state, by which you purify my actions, by which you inspire me towards sound judgement, by which you restore my comfort, and by which you protect me from every harm.
O Allah, grant me faith and certainty that will prevent disbelief afterwards, and a mercy through which You grant me dignity by Your honour in this world and the Hereafter.
O Allah, I ask You for success in what you bestow, or what is decreed, the rank of the martyrs, the life of the blessed, and victory over enemies.
O Allah, I place my needs before You. Even if my opinion falls short and my deeds are weak, I need Your mercy. So, I ask You, O Determiner of Affairs and Healer of Hearts, just as You separate the seas*, protect me from the punishment of the blazing fire, from the call of destruction, and from the trials of the grave.
O Allah, whatever my mind has not thought of, whatever I have not intended or asked for that is good, and You have promised to any of Your creation, or any good You are granting to any of Your servants, I desire it from You and ask for it by Your mercy, O Lord of the Worlds.
O Allah, Possessor of the Strong Rope (i.e the religion of Allah), and the guided affair, I ask You for safety on the Day of Judgement, and for Paradise on the Day of Eternity, along with the those brought close to You, witnesses, those who bow and prostrate, those who fulfil their covenants, You are Merciful, Loving, and indeed, You do what You wish.
O Allah, make us guided guiders, not misguided misguiders, at peace with Your allies, and enemies to Your enemies. We love with Your love those who love You, and we oppose with Your enmity those who oppose You.
O Allah, this is the supplication (that we are capable of), and it is upon You to respond, and this is the effort (that we are capable of), and upon You we rely.
O Allah, grant me light in my grave, light in my heart, light in front of me, light behind me, light on my right, light on my left, light above me, light beneath me, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light in my hair, light in my skin, light in my flesh, light in my blood, light in my bones.
O Allah, make for me an immense light, and grant me light, and make for me light.
Glory be to the One who is clothed in might and speaks of it. Glory be to the One who wears majesty and shows generosity by it. Glory be to the One for Whom no one else is deserving of glorification but Him. Glory be to the One full of grace and blessings. Glory be to the One of majesty and nobility. Glory be to the Possessor of Supreme Dignity and Honour. (Tirmidhi)
Du’a al-istikharah (guidance)
If you are seeking guidance for an important matter, you should pray two voluntary (nafil) rakahs preferably before going to bed with the intention of istikharah. After completing the prayer, recite the istikharah du’a. Alternatively, you can make a du’a after performing two rakahs of sunnah prayer with dual intention for sunnah and istikharah.
Some scholars state that one should recite Surat al Kafirun in the first rakah and Surat al Ikhlas in the second rakah. However, while there are weak narrations supporting yhis proactive, there are no strong authentic narrations supporting this practice there are no strong narrations. Therefore, you may recite any short surah during these rakahs, as you would in any other salah.
Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
If any one of you is deliberating about a decision he has to make, then let him pray two rakahs of non-obligatory prayer, then say:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي به. (البخاري).
Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa as’aluka min fadlikal-azimi, fa innaka taqdiru wala aqdiru wa ta’lamu wala a’lamu wa anta allamul ghuyubi. Allahumma in kunta ta’lamu anna hadhal amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma-ashi wa aqibati amri faqdir-hu li wa yassir-hu li thumma barik li fihi wa in kunta ta’lamu anna hadhal amra sharrun li fi dini wa maashi wa aqibati amri fasrifhu anni wasrifni anhu waqdir liyal-khayra haythu kana thumma ardini bih.
O Allah, verily I seek the better (of either choice) from You, by Your knowledge, and I seek ability from You, by Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty. For indeed You have power, and I am powerless; You have knowledge, and I know not; You are the Knower of the unseen realms. O Allah, if You know that this matter (state your matter here) is good for me with regard to my religion, my livelihood and the end of my affair then decree it for me, facilitate it for me, and grant me blessing in it. And if You know that this matter (state your matter here) is not good for me with regard to my religion, my livelihood and the end of my affair then turn it away from me and me from it; and decree for me better than it, wherever it may be, and make me content with it. (Bukhari)
Sayyid ul-istighfar – The best du’a for forgiveness
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ, خَلَقْتَنِي, وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ, وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اِسْتَطَعْتُ, أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ, أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ, وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي, فَاغْفِرْ لِي; فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ اَلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. (البخاري).
Allahumma Anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Anta, khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduka, wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, a’udhu bika min sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u laka bini’matika ‘alayya, wa abu’u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa Anta.
O Allah! You are my Rabb. There is no true god except You. You have created me, and I am Your servant, and I hold to Your Covenant as far as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me, and I confess my sins. Pardon me, for none but You has the power to pardon). (Bukhari)
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he requested the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to teach him a supplication to recite in salah. Thereupon he was taught to recite:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ. (متفق عليه)
Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran, wa la yaghfirudh- dhunuba illa Anta, faghfir li maghfiratan min ‘indika, warhamni, innaka Antal-Ghafur-ur-Rahim
O Allah! I have considerably wronged myself. There is none to forgive sins but You. So, grant me pardon and have mercy on me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Compassionate). (Bukhari and Muslim)
Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he used to supplicate with this prayer:
عن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه عن النبيّ (صلى الله عليه وسلم) أنه كان يدعو بهذا الدعاء:
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي خَطِيئَتي، وَجَهْلي، وَإسْرَافِي في أمْرِي، ومَا أنْتَ أعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي جَدّي، وَهَزْلي، وَخَطَئي، وَعَمْدي، وَكُلُّ ذلكَ عِنْدِي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي ما قَدَّمْتُ، وَمَا أخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أسْرَرْتُ، وَما أعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أنْتَ أعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، أنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ، وأنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ، وأنْتَ على كل شئ قَدِير
Allahumma ighfir li khati’ati, wa jahli, wa israfi fi amri, wa ma anta a’lamu bihi minni, Allahumma ighfir li jiddi, wa hazli, wa khata’i, wa ‘amdi, wa kullu dhalika ‘indi, Allahumma ighfir li ma qaddamtu, wa ma akhkhartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma a’lantu, wa ma anta a’lamu bihi minni, anta al-muqaddim, wa anta al-mu’akhkhir, wa anta ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.
O Allah, forgive my sins, my ignorance, my excesses in my affairs, and what You know better about me than I do. O Allah, forgive my seriousness and my joking, my mistakes and my intentional sins, and all of that is before me. O Allah, forgive what I have done in the past and what I will do in the future, what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what You know better about me than I do. You are the One who brings forward and the One who delays, and You have power over all things. (Bukhari and Muslim)
Du’a al-Qunut (Fajr/Witr and in times of calamity)
Definition: Du’a al-Qunut is a standing supplication.
Recitation Timing:
- In Shafi’i school: recited during Fajr prayer.
- In Hanafi school: recited during Witr prayer.
Purpose: Invoked during calamities affecting the Ummah, particularly during atrocities against Muslims or disasters.
Historical practice:
- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performed Du’a al-Qunut for a month to seek protection for the innocent, as narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).
- Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet’s profound sadness during this time after the reciters were killed. (Bukhari)
Recitation instruction:
- In the last rakah of every Salah (fard and sunnah), recite Du’a al-Qunut after saying “Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd” before going into sujud. You can recite either of the two du’as:
First du’a
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ، وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ، وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ، وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ، وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ، وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَكْفُرُكَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ، وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ، وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ، نَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ، وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ، إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحَقٌ .(أبو داود والبيهقي)
Allahumma inna nasta’eenuka, wa nastaghfiruka, wa nu’minu bika, wa natawakkalu ‘alayk, wa nuthni ‘alayka wa laa nakfuruka, wa nakhla’u wa natruku man yakfuruka. Allahumma iyyaka na’bud, wa laka nusalli wa nasjud, wa ilayka nas’aa wa nahfid, narju rahmataka, wa nakhsha ‘adhabaka, inna ‘adhabaka bil-kuffari mulhaq.
O Allah, we seek Your help, we seek Your forgiveness, we believe in You, we rely on You, we praise You, and we do not deny You. We forsake and leave anyone who disobeys You. O Allah, You alone we worship, to You we pray and prostrate, and to You we strive and hasten. We hope for Your mercy, and we fear Your punishment. Indeed, Your punishment will overtake the disbelievers. (Abu Dawud and Bayhaqi)
Second du’a
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ. (أبو داود والترمذي)
Allahumma ihdini feeman hadait, wa ‘aafini feeman ‘afait, wa tawallani feeman tawallait, wa baarik li feema a’atait, wa qini sharra ma qadait, fa’innaka taqdee wa laa yuqdaa ‘alayk, wa innahu laa yadhillu man waalait, tabaarakta Rabbana wa ta’alait.
O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, grant me safety among those whom You have granted safety, take me into Your care among those whom You have taken into Your care, bless me in what You have given, and protect me from the evil You have decreed. Indeed, You decree, and none can decree over You. Indeed, he whom You befriend is not humiliated. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted. (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
Du’a for leaving a gathering
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) seldom left a gathering without supplicating:
اللَّهُمَّ اقْسمْ لَنا من خَشْيتكَ ما يَحُولُ بَيْنَنا وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيكَ، ومن طَاعتكَ ما تُبلِّغُنا بهِ جَنَّتكَ، ومن اليَقينِ ما تُهوِّنُ بهِ عَليْنا مُصِيباتِ الدُّنْيا، وَمَتِّعْنا بأسْماعِنا وَأبْصارِنا وَقوَّتِنا ما أحْيَيْتنا، وَاجْعلهُ الوَارثَ مِنَّا، وَاجْعلْ ثَأْرنا على من ظَلَمَنا، وَانْصُرْنا على من عَادَانا، وَلا تَجْعلْ مُصِيبتنا في دِيننا، ولا تَجْعلِ الدُّنْيا أكْبرَ هَمِّنا ولا مَبْلَغَ عِلْمنا، وَلا تُسلِّطْ عَليْنا من لا يَرْحَمُنا. (الترمذي)
O Allah, apportion to us such fear as should serve as a barrier between us and acts of disobedience; and such obedience as will take us to Your Jannah; and such certainty as will make it easy for us to bear the calamities of this world.
O Allah, let us enjoy our hearing, our sight and our strength as long as You keep us alive and make our offspring inherit sound faculties, and avenge us against those who oppress us, and support us against those who are hostile to us, and do not test us in our deen.
Let not worldly affairs be our principal concern, or the ultimate limit of our knowledge, and let not those rules over us who will not show mercy to us. (Tirmidhi)
Supplication of Imam al-Ghazali
This is the du’a of Imam al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him), who passed away in 505 AH/1111 CE, wrote at the end of his letter “O Beloved Son”
دعاء الإمام الغزالي (ت 505 هـ) رحمه الله تعالى من آخر رسالة “أيها الولد المُحِبّ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ النِّعْمَةِ تَمَامَهَا، وَمِنَ الْعِصْمَةِ دَوَامَهَا، وَمِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ شُمُولَهَا، وَمِنَ الْعَافِيَةِ حُصُولَهَا، وَمِنَ الْعَيْشِ أَرْغَدَهُ، وَمِنَ الْعُمُرِ أَسْعَدَهُ، وَمِنَ الْإِحْسَانِ أَتمَّهُ، وَمِنَ الْإِنْعَامِ أَعَمَّهُ، وَمِنَ الْفَضْلِ أَعْذَبَهُ، وَمِنَ اللُّطْفِ أَنْفَعَهُ
اللَّهُمَّ كُنْ لَنَا وَلَا تَكُنْ عَلَيْنَا. اللَّهُمَّ اخْتِمْ بِالسَّعَادَةِ آجَالَنَا، وَحَقِّقْ بِالزِّيَادَةِ آمالَنَا، وَاقْرِنْ بِالْعَافِيَةِ غُدُوَّنَا وَآصَالَنَا، وَاجْعَلْ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ مَصِيرَنَا وَمَآلَنَا، وَاصْبُبْ سِجَالَ عَفْوِكَ عَلَى ذُنُوبِنَا، وَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِإِصْلاحِ عُيُوبِنَا، وَاجْعَلِ التَّقْوَى زَادَنَا، وَفِي دِينِكَ اجْتِهَادَنَا، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكُّلَنَا وَاعْتِمَادَنَا، وَإِلَى رِضْوَانِكَ مَعَادَنَا
اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنَا عَلَى نَهْجِ الْاسْتِقَامَةِ، وَأَعِذْنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مِنْ مَوْجِبَاتِ النَّدَامَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
اللَّهُمَّ خَفِّفْ عَنَّا ثِقَلَ الْأَوْزَارِ، وَارْزُقْنَا عَيْشَةَ الْأَبْرَارِ، وَاكْفِنا وَاصْرِفْ عَنَّا شَرَّ الْأَشْرَارِ، وَأعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا وَرِقَابَ آبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا وَأَزْوَاجِنَا وَإِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ النَّارِ، يَا عَزِيزُ يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا كَرِيمُ يَا سَتَّارُ، يَا حَلِيمُ يَا جَبَّارُ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
وَيَا أَوَّلَ الْأَوَّلِينَ، وَيَا آخِرَ الْآخِرِينَ، وَيَا ذَا الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينِ، وَيَا رَاحِمَ الْمَسَاكِينِ، وَيَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
وصلّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَالحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Oh Allah, of grace I ask You its perfection.
and of protection its duration.
and of mercy its completion.
and of health its attainment.
Of livelihood, I ask its comfort
and of life its happiness.
and of virtue its completion.
and of blessings its totality.
and of graciousness its sweetness.
and of benevolence the nearest.
O Allah, terminate with happiness our final end and fulfil for us our hopes beyond expectations.
Join with well-being and good health our early mornings and dusky evenings and set Your mercy as our final end and outcome.
Pour the abundance of Your forgiveness upon our sins, and favour us with the removal of our faults.
Give us piety as a provision and place our efforts in the strengthening of Your religion.
In You is our trust and upon You, our dependence.
O Allah, strengthen us on the road of sincerity and righteousness and protect us in this world from that which will be cause for regret on the Final Day.
Lighten for us the burden of our sins and bestow upon us the blessings of those who live a life of righteousness and be sufficient for us and avert from us the evils of those who do evil.
Free us and free our fathers and our mothers and our spouse and our teachers from the fire of Hell by the grace of Your mercy.
O Most Mighty, Most Merciful, Most Generous; the Veiler (of faults), the Gentle One, the Potent.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
O Merciful, O Merciful, O Merciful.
O Most Merciful of the Merciful.
The First of the First and the Last of the Last.
The Possessor of Unshakeable Power.
The Most Compassionate to the poor and the destitute.
O most Merciful of the Merciful.
There is no God except You.
Glory be to You. ‘Indeed, I am amongst those who have done wrong.’ (21:87)
May the blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad, his family and all of his companions.
And praise belongs to Allah alone, Lord of the worlds. Ameen
My du’a
اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْنَا مَا يَنْفَعُنَا، وَٱنْفَعْنَا بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنَا، وَزِدْنَا عِلْمًا وَعَمَلًا وَفِقْهًا فِي ٱلدِّينِ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنَا لِلْعَمَلِ بِمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنَّا، وَإِلَىٰ غَيْرِكَ لَا تَكِلْنَا. ٱفْتَحْ أَقْفَالَ قُلُوبِنَا بِذِكْرِكَ، وَأَلْهِمْنَا شُكْرَكَ، وَٱجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْغَافِلِينَ، وتُبْ علينا توبة نصوحاً، وفرِّج عن أُمّة سيدنا محمد ﷺ فرجاً عاجلاً غيرَ آجلٍ يا رب العالمين
Allahumma allimna ma yanfa’una, w’anfa’na bima ‘allamtana, wa zidna ‘ilman wa ‘amalan wa fiqhan fi ad-din ya Rabb al-‘alamin.
Allahumma waffiqna lil-‘amali bima yurdika ‘anna, wa ila ghayrika la takilna. Iftah aqfala qulubina bi-dhikrika, wa alhimna shukraka, wa aj’alna min ahli ma’rifatika, wa la taj’alna min al-ghafilin. Wa tub ‘alayna tawbatan nasuhā, wa farrij ‘an Ummati Sayyidina Muhammadin ﷺ farajan ‘ājilan ghayra ājilin, yā Rabb al-‘ālamīn.
May Allah teach us beneficial knowledge and benefit us from what we have learnt and increase us in knowledge, and in understanding in our deen and enable us to act upon our knowledge. May He open the locks of our hearts by His remembrance, inspire us to be grateful to Him, make us among those who know Him. And not make us of those who are heedless of Him. And grant us a sincere repentance, and relieve the Ummah of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with immediate relief, O Lord of the worlds. Ameen.
* Allah is the one who keeps the fresh water apart from the salty sea water, as He mentions in Surat Rahman:
مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ
بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخٞ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ
He has let loose the two seas (the salt water and the sweet) meeting together.
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses. (55:19-20)
Related Posts
List of prophetic daily adkhar
Duas for protection from harm and hasad
Top Tips for Boosting your Du’a
How to Receive the Light of Allah
The Importance of Dhikr – The Mindful Muslim
When Islam is like Oxygen in your Life
How can we use Fatiha to cure us?
The Du’as Allah is quick to answer
Shaykh Haytham Tamim
Shaykh Haytham Tamim is the founder and main teacher of the Utrujj Foundation. He has provided a leading vision for Islamic learning in the UK, which has influenced the way Islamic knowledge is disseminated. He has orchestrated the design and delivery of over 200 unique courses since Utrujj started in 2001. His extensive expertise spans over 30 years across the main Islamic jurisprudence schools of thought. He has studied with some of the foremost scholars in their expertise; he holds some of the highest Ijazahs (certificates) in Quran, Hadith (the Prophetic traditions) and Fiqh (Islamic rulings). His own gift for teaching was evident when he gave his first sermon to a large audience at the age of 17 and went on to serve as a senior lecturer of Islamic transactions and comparative jurisprudence at the Islamic University of Beirut (Shariah College). He has continued to teach; travelling around the UK, Europe and wider afield, and won the 2015 BISCA award (British Imams & Scholars Contributions & Achievements Awards) for Outstanding Contribution to Education and Teaching.
Recommended Posts
Get closer to Allah by serving others
January 24, 2025
Be with Allah. Victory is destined.
January 13, 2025
