Reference
Duas
Supplications from the Quran and the Sunnah, each with its Arabic, a transliteration for those still learning the script, the meaning, and the source it comes from. Nothing here is included without an attribution.
Daily
On waking
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us, and to Him is the return.
Before sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Ayat al-Kursi before sleep
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.
Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
In the name of Allah.
If you forgot to say Bismillah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end.
After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
All praise is for Allah who fed us, gave us drink, and made us Muslims.
For the one who fed you
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ
O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.
Leaving the house
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no power nor might except with Allah.
Entering the house
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا
In the name of Allah we enter, in the name of Allah we leave, and upon Allah our Lord we rely.
Entering the toilet
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from all evil and evil-doers.
Leaving the toilet
غُفْرَانَكَ
I seek Your forgiveness.
Protection
On a distressing dream
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil.
Protection from harm
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Seeking refuge in Allah’s words
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.
Protection for a child
أُعِيذُكَ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
I seek protection for you in the perfect words of Allah from every devil, every vermin, and every evil eye.
Worship
Entering the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.
Leaving the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
O Allah, I ask You from Your bounty.
Before wudu
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
In the name of Allah.
After wudu
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah alone, without partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
Opening supplication in salah
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ غَيْرُكَ
Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no deity besides You.
In ruku
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ
Glory to my Lord, the Magnificent.
In sujud
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى
Glory to my Lord, the Most High.
Between the two prostrations
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي
My Lord, forgive me.
After completing salah
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
I seek Allah’s forgiveness. O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, Possessor of majesty and honour.
Dua al-Qunut
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ
O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, and grant me well-being among those You have granted well-being.
From the Quran
The good of both worlds
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Against the heart deviating
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً
Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself.
Against being held to our mistakes
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake.
For righteous family
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes, and make us a leader for the righteous.
For increase in knowledge
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
For ease in a difficult task
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي
My Lord, expand for me my breast and ease for me my task.
For parents
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.
In need
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
My Lord, I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.
For steadfastness
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا
Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make our feet firm.
Not to be left alone
رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
My Lord, do not leave me alone, and You are the best of inheritors.
Distress
The supplication of Yunus
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
There is no deity except You; glory to You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Sufficient is Allah
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs.
In distress
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
There is no deity but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no deity but Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne.
Against anxiety and grief
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from anxiety and grief.
Forgiveness
Sayyid al-Istighfar
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ
O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity but You. You created me and I am Your servant.
Seeking forgiveness
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Magnificent, and I turn to Him in repentance.
The words of Adam
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.
Travel
Setting out on a journey
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have accomplished it ourselves. And indeed, to our Lord we will return.
Entering a town
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا
O Allah, I ask You for the good of this place and the good of its people.
Returning from a journey
آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ
We return, repentant, worshipping, and praising our Lord.
Difficulty
Knowledge
For beneficial knowledge
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
O Allah, benefit me by what You have taught me, teach me what benefits me, and increase me in knowledge.
Before studying
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا
O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy.
Character
For good character
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah, guide me to the best of character, for none guides to the best of it but You.
For gratitude and worship
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well.
When angry
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil.
Morning & evening
In the morning
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
We have reached the morning and the dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah.
In the evening
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
We have reached the evening and the dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah.
Contentment with Allah
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا
I am content with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad as my prophet.
Occasions
When it rains
اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
O Allah, make it a beneficial rain.
For someone who has passed
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ
O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, give him well-being and pardon him.
Seeking guidance in a decision
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and Your power through Your might.
Congratulating on marriage
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ
May Allah bless you, and send blessings upon you, and join you together in goodness.
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Questions about the duas
Are these duas authentic?
Each one here carries its source. Where a supplication is widely circulated but weakly attributed, we say so rather than list it as though it were established.
Does a dua have to be said in Arabic?
The prescribed ones are said in Arabic as they were taught. Beyond those, you may ask in whatever language you think in.
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