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The Comprehensive Du’a – When You Want Everything!

The Comprehensive Du'a - When You Want Everything!

The Comprehensive Du’a

the power of dua

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: “أُوتِيتُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ”.رواه مسلم.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning. (Muslim)

Du’a is an act of worship which draws us close to Allah Almighty, as the supplicant acknowledges their complete need and reliance on the One who created, nurtures and sustains them and to the One to whom they will ultimately and inevitably return.

As our needs are infinite and endless, one of the best ways to cover everything we require is by making a comprehensive du’a.

When the generosity of Allah Almighty is so vast that He can grant anything, why not ask for everything?!

What is the best way of asking for everything without it taking all day…

‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked comprehensive supplication and abandoned other kinds. (Abu Dawoud)

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَحِبُّ الْجَوَامِعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَيَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ ‏.‏رواه أبو داود

Why Make Du’a?

The Prophet (peace be on him) said:

عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ “‏الدعاء هو العبادة‏”‏‏.‏أبو داود

‘Du’a (supplication) is worship.’ (Abu Dawud)

How 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. رواه الترمذي

Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) raised his hands in supplication, he did not lower them till he wiped his face with them. (Tirmidhi)

Best Time to Make Du’a

عن أنس قال : قَالَ رسول الله : « الدُّعَاءُ لا يُرَدُّ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإقَامَةِ » . رواه أَبُو داود والترمذي

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) said:

The supplication made between the adhan and the iqamah is never rejected. (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi).

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَسْمَعُ قَالَ ‏”‏ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ وَدُبُرَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ ‏”‏‏. رواه الترمذي

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) was asked:

‘At what time does the supplication find the greatest response?’

He replied:

A supplication made during the middle of the last part of the night and after the conclusion of the obligatory prayers. (Tirmidhi)

Du’a for Good Character

The core of Imaan is having good character. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say in his 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 ‏”‏ ‏.‏ رواه النَّسائي

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)

What Should we Ask for Everyday?

عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ حِينَ يُسَلِّمُ ‏ “‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً ‏”‏ ‏.‏ابن ماجه والنَّسائي

Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) after he finished saying his salam in Fajr prayer used to say:

‘Allahumma inni asaluka ilman nafian, 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. (Ibn Majah and Nasaai)

This comprehensive supplication sets three key targets for everyday:

  1. Beneficial knowledge (which leads to Allah Almighty and what pleases Him).
  2. Wholesome halal rizq, away from haram and doubts.
  3. Accepted deeds, which are made for Allah’s sake and in accordance with the guidance of the

Make Du’a with Certainty

.قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَنْتُمْ مُوقِنُونَ بِالإِجَابَةِ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَجِيبُ دُعَاءً مِنْ قَلْبٍ غَافِلٍ لاَهٍ ‏”‏. الترمذي

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on 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 occupied by play. (Tirmidhi)

Not Being Impatient or Losing Hope

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ “‏يُستجاب لأحدكم ما لم يَعجل‏:‏ يقول‏:‏ قد دعوتُ ربي، فلم يُستجب لي‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم :”لا يزال يُستجاب للعبد – ما لم يدعُ بإثم أو قطيعة رحم – ما لم يستعجل‏.‏ قيل يا رسول الله : ما الاستعجال‏؟‏ قال يقول: قد دعوتُ وقد دعوت، فلم أرَ من يستجب لي، فيستحسر عند ذلك ويَدَع الدعاء”‏.‏

Allah’s Messenger (peace be on him) said that the supplication of the servant is granted in case he does not supplicate for sin or for severing the ties of blood, or he does not become impatient. He was then asked ‘What does: ‘If he does not grow impatient’ imply? The Prophet (peace be on him) explained that the supplicant should not say ‘I supplicated and I supplicated but I did not find it being responded and then he becomes frustrated and abandons supplication.’ (Muslim)

Making Du’a Before Hard Times

.قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ وَالْكُرَبِ فَلْيُكْثِرِ الدُّعَاءَ فِي الرَّخَاءِ ‏”‏ ‏.الترمذي

 Allah’s Messenger (peace be on him) said:

‘Whoever wishes that Allah would respond to him during hardship and grief, then let him supplicate plentifully when at ease.’ (Tirmidhi)

 Seeking Rizq

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ “‏ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ، فَإِنَّ نَفْسًا لَنْ تَمُوتَ حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفِيَ رِزْقَهَا، وَإِنْ أَبْطَأَ عَنْهَا، فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَب،ِ خُذُوا مَا حَلَّ وَدَعُوا مَا حَرُمَ. ‏”‏ ‏ابن ماجه

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to make this du’a:

O people, fear Allah and seek your provisions in the permissible way, verily no soul will die until it receives its provisions fully, even if it came late, so fear Allah and seek your provisions in the permissible way, take what is permissible and leave what is prohibited. (Ibn Majah).

 قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أيها الناس، إنه ليس من شيء يُقربكم من الجنة ويبعدكم من النار إلا قد أمرتكم به ، وليس من شيء يقربكم من النار ويبعدكم من الجنة إلا قد نهيتكم عنه ، وإن الروح الأمين نفث في رُوعي أنه ليس من نفس تموت حتى تستوفي رزقها ، فاتقوا الله وأجملوا في الطلب ، ولا يٓحمِلنّكم استبطاء الرزق على أن تطلبوه بمعاصي الله، فإنه لا يُنال ما عنده إلا بطاعته». رواه ابن أبي شيبة في “المصنف”، والبيهقي في “الشعب”، والبغوي في “شرح السنة”

 And the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

O people, there is nothing that makes you closer to Heaven and away from Hell but I have commanded you to do. And there is nothing that makes you closer to Hell and away from Heaven but I have forbade you to do.

Indeed the trusted spirit (Jibril) revealed to me that no soul will die until it receives its provision fully, so fear Allah and seek your provisions 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 provisions can’t be sought but through His obedience. (Ibn Abi Shaybah, Bayhaqi and Al-Baghawi)

Comprehensive Du’a against Harm and Oppression

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو ‏ “‏ رَبِّ أَعِنِّي وَلاَ تُعِنْ عَلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي وَلاَ تَنْصُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَامْكُرْ لِي وَلاَ تَمْكُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَاهْدِنِي وَيَسِّرْ هُدَايَ إِلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ بَغَى عَلَيَّ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَاكِرًا، لَكَ ذَاكِرًا، لَكَ رَاهِبًا، لَكَ مِطْوَاعًا، إِلَيْكَ مُخْبِتًا أَوْ مُنِيبًا ، رَبِّ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِي، وَاغْسِلْ حَوْبَتِي، وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي، وَثَبِّتْ حُجَّتِي، وَاهْدِ قَلْبِي، وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانِي، وَاسْلُلْ سَخِيمَةَ قَلْبِي ‏”‏ ‏.‏أبو داود

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 guidance easy for me; and help me against those who harm and oppress me.

O my Lord, make me grateful to You, remembering You, and submissive (or repentant) 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 my heart’s vile traits. (Abu Dawoud)

A Comprehensive Du’a

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: (يَا شَدَّاد بْنَ أَوْسٍ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ قَدِ اكْتَنَزُوا الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ فَاكْنِزْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ

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). حديث صحيح لغيره رواه ابن حبان

The Messenger of Allah said to Shaddad bin Aws, ‘When you see people hoarding gold and silver, then you should treasure these words:

O Allah, I ask you to grant me stability in my affairs and the determination to attain 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 what is within Your knowledge and You are the All Knowing of the Unseen. (Ibn Hibban)

 Du’a for Noor

قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ‏”‏ 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.

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 in my soul light. Place light in my soul, and amplify for me light. (Muslim)

Du’a for Protection

كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول‏:‏ ‏”‏اللهم إني أعوذ بك من العجز والكسل، والبخل والهرم، وعذاب القبر، اللهم آت نفسي تقواها، وزكها أنت خير من زكاها، أنت وليها ومولاها، اللهم إني أعوذ بك من علم لا ينفع ومن قلب لا يخشع، ومن نفس لا تشبع، ومن دعوة لا يستجاب لها‏”‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would supplicate:

Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-haram, wa ‘adhabil-qabri. Allahumma ati 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), indolence, cowardice, miserliness, decrepitude and torment of the grave. O Allah! Grant me the sense of piety 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 the knowledge which is not beneficial, and from a heart which does not fear (You), and from desire which is not satisfied, and from prayer which is not answered. (Muslim)

Du’a against Calamity

“‏اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك، وتحوُّل عافيتك، وفُجاءة نِقمتك، وجميع سخطك‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) used to supplicate:

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, passing of safety, the suddenness of Your punishment and all that which displeases You). (Muslim)

General Du’as

“‏اللهم إني أسألك موجبات رحمتك، وعزائم مغفرتك، والسلامة من كل إثم، والغنيمة من كل بِر، والفوز بالجنة، والنجاة من النار‏”‏‏.‏ ‏رواه الحاكم

One of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) was:

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 that which incites Your Mercy and the means of Your forgiveness, safety from every sin, the benefit from every good deed, success in attaining Jannah and deliverance from Fire). (Al-Hakim)

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً أَدْعُو بِهِ فِي صَلاَتِي‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ “‏ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا، وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مِنْ عِنْدِكَ مَغْفِرَةً، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ‏”‏‏.‏رواه البخاري ومسلم

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that he requested the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) to teach him a supplication to recite in salah. Thereupon he was taught to recite: 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 the sins but You. So grant me pardon and have mercy on me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Compassionate). (Bukhari and Muslim)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ هَذَا الدُّعَاءَ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُهُمُ السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ‏ “‏ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏رواه النَّسائي

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) used to teach his companions this supplication as he would teach them a Surah of the Qur’an:

Allahumma, inni 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 with You from the torment of Hell, and I seek refuge with You from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge with You from the tribulation of Al-Masihid-Dajjal, and I seek refuge with You from the trials of life and death. (Nasa’i)

دعاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:

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 بسند صحيح.

O Allah spread amongst us from Your blessings, Your mercy, Your grace and Your rizq. O Allah I ask You for the everlasting bliss that never vanishes or disappears. O Allah, I ask You to complete Your bliss on 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, make us die as Muslims and keep us alive as Muslims, and make us among the righteous, neither let us be disgraced nor afflicted.
(Musnad Ahmad)

Du’a for Allah’s Love

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَاءِ دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَالْعَمَلَ الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِي حُبَّكَ ا،للَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا ذَكَرَ دَاوُدَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْهُ قَالَ ‏”‏ كَانَ أَعْبَدَ الْبَشَرِ ‏”‏‏ رواه الترمذي

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) said one of the supplications of Dawud (peace be on him) was:

O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the action that will cause me to attain Your love, O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family and cold water.

And when the Prophet (peace be on him) would mention Dawud, he would say that ‘He was the best in worship out of all men.’ (Tirmidhi)

`Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Khatmi Al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) used to say in his supplication:

O Allah grant me Your love and the love of those whose love will benefit me with You. O Allah, whatever you have provided me of that which I love, then make it strength for me for that which You love. O Allah, and what you have kept from me of that which I love, then make it for me a period of rest in that which You love. (Tirmidhi)

(Allāhummarzuqnī ḥubbuka, wa ḥubba man yanfa`unī ḥubbuhū `indak. Allāhumma mā razaqtanī mimmā uḥibbu faj`alhu quwwatan lī fīmā tuḥibb. Allāhumma wa mā zawaita `annī mimmā uḥibbu faj`alhu farāghan lī fīmā tuḥibb). “

 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْخَطْمِيِّ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ ‏ “‏ 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 ‏”‏ ‏رواه الترمذي.

عنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله تعالى عنها، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَلَّمَهَا هَذَا الدُّعَاءَ: ‏

“‏ 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. ‏

It was narrated from Aisha that the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) taught her this supplication:

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 and deed, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed.

And I ask You to make every decree that You decree concerning me good.’ (Ibn Majah)

عن شهر بن حوشب قال‏:‏ قلت لأم سلمة، رضي الله عنها، يا أم المؤمنين ما كان أكثر دعاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، إذا كان عندك‏؟‏ قالت‏:‏ كان أكثر دعائه‏:‏ ‏ “‏يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلبي على دينك‏”‏  قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا لأَكْثَرِ دُعَائِكَ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ، ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ؟ قَالَ ‏”‏ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ، إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ آدَمِيٌّ إِلاَّ وَقَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَقَامَ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَزَاغَ ‏”‏ ‏. ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Shahr bin Hawshab asked Umm Salamah, the Mother of the Believers what supplication the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) said most frequently when he was with her, and she replied that it was:

O Changer of the 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 the 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 Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.’ (Tirmidhi)

وعن شَكَل بن حُميد، رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قلت يا رسول الله‏:‏ علمني دعاء‏.‏ قال‏:‏ ‏ “‏قل‏:‏ اللهم إني أعوذ بك من شر سمعي، ومن شر بصري، ومن شر لساني، ومن شر قلبي، ومن شر مَنيِ‏ّ”‏‏.‏ رواه أبو داود والترمذي

Shakal bin Humaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me a prayer.’ He (ﷺ) said, ‘Say: 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 evils of my hearing, the evils of my seeing, the evils of my tongue; the evils of my heart and the evils of passions.

(Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi)

عن عمار بن ياسر قال: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو بِهذا الدعاء “‏ اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ، وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ، أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَكَلِمَةَ الإِخْلاَصِ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا لاَ يَنْفَدُ، وَقُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لاَ تَنْقَطِعُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَاءَ بِالْقَضَاءِ، وَبَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَلَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ، وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ، وَفِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ. اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الإِيمَانِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏النَّسائي

‘Ammar bin Yasir said: I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him):

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)

 عَن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ لَيْلَةً حِينَ فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ ‏ “‏ 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 رَشَدِي، 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 قَصَّرَ 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 قَصَّرَ 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

Ibn Abbas said one night, when the Prophet (peace be on him) finished his salah, he said:

O Allah, I ask You of Your mercy, that You guide by it my heart, and gather by it my affair, and bring together that which has been scattered of my affairs, and correct with it that which is hidden from me, and raise by it that which is apparent from me, and purify by it my actions, and inspire me by it with that which contains my guidance, and protect me by it from that which I seek protection, and protect me by it from every evil.

O Allah give me faith and certainty after which there is no disbelief, and mercy, by which I may attain the high level of Your generosity in the world and the Hereafter.

O Allah, I ask You for success (in that which You grant, and relief) in the Judgement, and the positions of the martyrs, and the provision of the successful, and aid against the enemies.

O Allah, I leave to You my need, and my actions are weak, I am in need of Your mercy, so I ask You, O Decider of the affairs, and O Healer of the chests, as You separate me from the punishment of the blazing flame, and from seeking destruction, and from the trial of the graves.

O Allah, whatever my opinion has fallen short of, and my intention has not reached it, and my request has not encompassed it, of good that You have promised to anyone from Your creation, or any good You are going to give to any of Your slaves, then indeed, I seek it from You and I ask You for it, by Your mercy, O Lord of the Worlds.

O Allah, Possessor of the strong rope, and the guided affair, I ask You for security on the Day of the Threat, and Paradise on the Day of Immortality along with the witnesses, brought-close, who bow and prostrate, who fulfil the covenants, You are Merciful, Loving, and indeed, You do what You wish.

O Allah, make us guided guiders and not misguided misguiders, an ally to Your friends, an enemy to Your enemies. We love due to Your love, those who love You, and hate, due to 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 is the reliance.

O Allah, appoint a light in my heart for me, and a light in my grave, and light in front of me, and light behind me, and light on my right, and light on my left, and light above me, and light below me, and light in my hearing, and light in my vision, and light in my hair, and light in my skin, and light in my flesh, and light in my blood, and light in my bones.

O Allah, magnify for me light, and appoint for me a light. Glory is to the One who wears Glory and grants by it. Glory is to the One for Whom glorification is not fitting except for Him, the Possessor of Honour and Bounties, Glory is to the Possessor of Glory and Generosity, Glory is to the Possessor of Majesty and Honour. (Tirmidhi)

 Du’a for Leaving a Gathering

وعن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ قلما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقوم من مجلس حتى يدعو بهؤلاء الدعوات‏:‏ ‏ “‏اللهم اقسم لنا من خشيتك ما تحول به بيننا وبين معاصيك، ومن طاعتك ما تبلغنا به جنتك، ومن اليقين ما تهون به علينا مصائب الدنيا‏.‏ اللهم متعنا بأسماعنا، وأبصارنا، وقوتنا ما أحييتنا،واجعله الوارث منا، واجعل ثأرنا على من ظلمنا، وانصرنا على من عادانا، ولا تجعل مصيبتنا في ديننا، ولا تجعل الدنيا أكبر همنا، ولا مبلغ علمنا، ولا تسلط علينا من لا يرحمنا‏”‏ ‏‏.‏الترمذي

The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) seldom left a gathering without supplicating:

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 as will make easy for us to bear in the calamities of this world.

O Allah! let us enjoy our hearing, our sight and our power as long as You keep us alive and make our heirs from our own offspring, and make our revenge restricted to those who oppress us, and support us against those who are hostile to us let no misfortune afflict our Deen;

let not worldly affairs be our principal concern, or the ultimate limit of our knowledge, and let not those rule over us who do not show mercy to us. (Tirmidh)

May Allah teach us beneficial knowledge, and benefit us from what we have learnt and increase us in knowledge, and in action and in understanding in our deen.

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. Ameen.

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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.