(Sayyid al-Istighfār) O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god worthy of worship except You. You have created me, and I am Your slave, and I am under Your covenant and pledge (to fulfil it) to the best of my ability. I seek Your protection from the evil that I have done. I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me, and I admit my sins. Forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.
Allāhumma Anta Rabbī, lā ilāha illā Ant, khalaqtanī wa ana ʿabduk, wa ana ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mā’staṭaʿt, aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt, abū’u laka bi niʿmatika ʿalayya wa abū’u bidhambī fa-ghfir lī fa-innahū lā yaghfiru-dh-dhunūba illā Ant.
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Shaddād b. Aws (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The most superior manner of seeking forgiveness is that you say [the above]. Whoever says it during the day with firm belief in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise. And whoever says it during the night with firm belief in it and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.” (Bukhārī 6306)
Explanation
**Brief Commentary**• We are asking the Almighty by His Greatest Name (according to many scholars): the name “**Allah**” itself which means the One who is adored and worshipped.• We are asking Him through (also known as tawassul in Arabic) His Oneness and His Lordship: He is our Sole Master, the One who created us, provides for us and manages our affairs.• To further reiterate Allah’s Lordship over us, we remind ourselves that He is the one who created us, so we are His slaves and must worship Him as He commands. Thus, we acknowledge our servitude to Him.• After acknowledging Allah’s superiority over us, we move on to how we are supposed to interact with Him: trying to fulfil our pledge to Him.• Our “**pledge**” to Allah is the pledge we made when we were taken out from the back of Ādam (ʿalayhis-salām) as Allah mentions in the Qur’ān, “And when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Ādam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ and they replied, ‘Yes, we bear witness’ (7:172).• Allah’s “**covenant**” to us is the one mentioned in the ḥadīth narrated by Muʿādh b. Jabal (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu), which is that Allah will not punish the person who does not associate any partners with Him (Bukhārī 7373).• By highlighting that we will keep our pledge “**to the best of my ability**”, we acknowledge our weakness and shortcomings towards Allah, as we will never be able to worship Him and thank Him as He truly deserves.• We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our actions as they could lead us to be punished. Similarly, we seek protection from further misguidance, as the punishment of a sin is to be deprived from doing good deeds.• By acknowledging Allah’s blessings over us, we feel more shame to disobey Him.• Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) beautifully explains this part of the du‘ā’: “The words “**I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me and I admit my sins**” combine the recognition of divine favours with the awareness of the defects of the human soul and its deeds.The perception of **Allah’s favours** leads one to love, praise and thank Him. The awareness of **the soul’s defects** leads one to be humble, need Allah and turn to Him in repentance at every moment.Thus, the ‘ārif (one who has attained Allah’s recognition) journeys towards Him on these two wings: awareness of his own faults and recognition of his Lord’s grace. He cannot journey without them, and if he loses one, he would be like a bird that has lost a wing.”• All of what was mentioned so far in this duʿā’ is just a preparation for the last part, which is to ask Allah for forgiveness.• We end this duʿā’ by saying, “**Forgive me, for none forgives sins but You**.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Your Lord, Most High, is pleased with His servant when he says: “Forgive me my sins.” He knows that no one forgives sins except Him” (Abū Dāwūd).` `` `**Action Points & Benefits **• Though this duʿā’ is to ask Allah for forgiveness, we only do so at the end. Thus, we learn that the best way of seeking forgiveness is not to immediately ask for it, but to **precede** it with the following:1) Acknowledging Allah’s greatness and that He alone deserves to be worshipped.2) Acknowledging the pledge we made to Allah, which is to take Him as our Lord.3) Having hope in the promise of Allah (i.e. the promise of admitting us into Paradise if we do not associate partners with Him).4) Seeking refuge in Allah from the evil of our sins.5) Acknowledging Allah’s blessings over us.6) Acknowledging our shortcomings towards Allah (i.e. our sins and our inability to perfect acts of worship).• This duʿā’ teaches us the **adab** of seeking forgiveness and how to approach Allah with the true humility of a servant.• It also teaches us the mindset of a believer and in a few words, reminds us about **the bond between servant and Master**.• It reminds us **who Allah is** and who we are; how weak we are and how Powerful He is.• When read daily, in the morning and in the evening, it gives us a chance to **reaffirm our tawḥīd** to Him and be purified from our endless sins inshā’Allah.• It is no surprise that the Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says this with certainty will enter Paradise. This is because whoever says it with certainty is someone who sincerely repents to Allah; and **sincere repentance guarantees Paradise**.• If we gain the habit of reciting this duʿā’ every day, inshallah we hope that whenever we die, we will be admitted into Paradise.• The Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever says it during the day with **firm belief in it**…” Reciting these adhkār with firm belief and conviction (yaqīn) requires us to know what they mean. This is why we should learn the meaning of the adhkār and reflect on it, so that we can increase in our conviction and attain the full reward.
References
Bukhārī 6306 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceBukhārī 6306 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, You are the King, there is no god worthy of worship except You. You are my Lord and I am Your slave. I have wronged myself and I confess my sins. Forgive all of my sins; indeed no one forgives sins except You. Guide me to the best of character, for no one guides to the best of it except You; and turn the evil of it away from me, for no one turns it away except You. Here I am at Your service, seeking Your pleasure; all good is in Your hands and no evil is attributed to You. I am from You and I am returning to You. You are Most Blessed and You are Most Exalted. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
Allāhumma Antal-Maliku lā ilāha illā Ant, Anta Rabbī wa ana ʿabduk, ẓalamtu nafsī waʿtaraftu bi-dhambī, fa-ghfir lī dhunūbī jamīʿā, innahū lā yaghfiru-dh-dhunūba illā Ant, wa-hdinī li-aḥsani-l-akhlāqi lā yahdī li-aḥsanihā illā Ant, wa-ṣrif ʿannī sayyi’ahā lā yaṣrifu ʿannī sayyi’ahā illā Ant, labbayka wa saʿdayk, wal-khayru kulluhū fī yadayk, wa-sh-sharru laysa ilayk, ana bika wa ilayk, tabārakta wa taʿālayt, astaghfiruka wa atūbu ilayk.
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ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would stand for prayer, he would say:
وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
(I have turned my face towards the One who created the heavens and the earth, turned away from all that is false having surrendered to Allah, and I am not of the polytheists. My ṣalāh, my sacrifice, my life and my death are all for Allah, Lord of the worlds, who has no partners. I have been commanded of this, and I am of those who submit.)
He would then say [the above].
When he would do rukū, he would say:
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي وَعَصَبِي
(O Allah, for You Alone I have bowed in prayer, in You Alone I have believed, and to You Alone I have submitted. My hearing, sight, mind, bones and nerves are humble to You.)
When he would raise his head from rukū, he would say:
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدُ
(O Allah, Our Lord, for You Alone is all praise; praise which fills the heavens, which fills the earth, which fills whatever is in between them, and which fills whatever You wish after that.)
When he would do sajdah, he would say:
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ وَصَوَّرَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ
(O Allah, for You Alone I have prostrated, in You Alone I have believed, and to You Alone I have submitted. My face has prostrated to the One who created and fashioned it, and who formed its hearing and sight. Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators.)
The last thing he would say after the tashahhud and the salām would be:
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
(O Allah, forgive me for what I have done in the past and for what I am yet to do, for what I have done privately and for what I have done publicly, for my excesses and for that which You know more than me. You are the One who brings forward and the One who puts behind, and there is no god worthy of worship except You.)
(Muslim 771)
References
Muslim 771 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 771 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, forgive my mistakes, ignorance, transgression in my matters, and what You are more Knowledgeable of than me. O Allah, forgive me for what I did in earnestness and in jest; unintentionally or intentionally; as I have committed all of these (types of sins). O Allah, forgive me for what I have already done, what I am yet to do, what I did publicly, what I did privately, and what You are more Knowledgeable of than me. You are the One who brings forward and You are the One who defers. You are All-Powerful over everything.
Allāhumma-ghfirlī khaṭī’atī wa jahlī wa isrāfī fī amrī, wa mā Anta aʿlamu bihī minnī, Allāhumma-ghfir lī jiddī wa hazlī wa khaṭa’ī wa ʿamdī wa kullu dhālika ʿindī, Allāhumma-ghfirlī mā qaddamtu wa mā akh-khart, wa mā asrartu wa mā aʿlant, wa mā Anta aʿlamu bihī minnī, Anta-l-Muqaddimu wa Anta-l-Muakh-khir, wa Anta ʿalā kulli shay’in Qadīr.
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Abū Mūsā al-‘Ashʿarī (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would supplicate with [the above]. (Muslim 2719)
References
Muslim 2719 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2719 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
ʿĀ’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrated: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if I know when the Night of al-Qadr is, then what should I say in it?” He said: ‘Say: [the above].’” (Tirmidhī 3513)
References
Tirmidhī 3513 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3513 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, Lord of Muḥammad forgive my sins, remove the anger of my heart and protect me from misleading trials.
Allāhumma Rabba Muḥammad, ighfir lī dhambī, wa adh-hib ghayẓa qalbī, wa aʿidhnī min muḍillāti-l-fitan.
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Muhammad b. Abī Bakr (raḥimahullāh) narrates that when ʿĀ’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) would become angry, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would stroke her nose and then say (to her): “O ʿUwaysh! Say: [the above].” (Ibn al-Sunnī 456)
O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly and no one forgives sins except You; so grant me forgiveness from You and have mercy upon me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to teach me a du’ā so that I may invoke Allah with it in my salāh. He told me to say: [the above].” (Bukhārī 834)
References
Bukhārī 834 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceBukhārī 834 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West. O Allah, purify me from my sins as white cloth is purified from dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with water, snow and hail.
Allāhumma bāʿid baynī wa bayna khaṭāyāya kamā bāʿadta bayna-l-mashriqi wa-l-maghrib, Allāhumma naq-qinī min khaṭāyāya kamā yunaq-qa-th-thawbul-abyaḍu mina-d-danas, Allāhumma-ghsilnī min khaṭāyāya bil-māi’ wa-th-thalji wal-barad.
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Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pause between the opening takbīr and the recitation. said: ‘May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, the pause between the opening takbir and the recitation, what do you say?’ He replied: ‘I say [the above].’ (Bukhārī 744, Muslim 598)
References
Bukhārī 744, Muslim 598 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceBukhārī 744, Muslim 598 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, forgive the believing men and the believing women.
Allāhumma-ghfir lil-mu’minīna wa-l-mu’mināt.
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Umm Salamah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says [the above] everyday, he will receive a reward for every believer.” (Tabarānī in Muʿjam al-Kabīr 23/370)
ʿUbādah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and women, Allah will write a good deed for every believing man and woman.” (Tabarānī in Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn 2155)
O Allah, I beg you for faith which does not waver, blessings which do not cease, and the company of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the loftiest abode of the Eternal Garden.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka īmāna-l-lā yartad, wa naʿīma-l-lā yanfad, wa murāfaqata Nabiyyanā Muḥammadin fī aʿlā Jannati-l-khuld.
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(Ahmad 4340)
References
Ahmad 4340 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 4340 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I beg you for al-Firdaws, the loftiest abode of Paradise.
Allāhumma innī as’alukal-Firdawsa aʿlāl-Jannah.
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Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger, offers prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah’s Cause or remains in the land where he is born.” The people said, “O Messenger of Allah! Shall we inform the people of this good news?” He said, “Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah has reserved for the warriors who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for al-Firdaws which is the best and highest part of Paradise.” The sub-narrator added, “I think the Prophet ﷺ also said, ‘Above it (i.e. al-Firdaws) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it originate the rivers of Paradise.”) (Bukhārī 2790)
Muʿādh b. Jabal (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When you ask Allah, ask for al-Firdaws (the highest level of Jannah).” (Tirmidhī 2530)
References
Bukhārī 2790; Tirmidhī 2530 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceBukhārī 2790; Tirmidhī 2530 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, Lord of Jabrā’īl and Mīkā’īl, and the Lord of Isrāfīl, I seek Your protection from the heat of the Hell-fire and from the punishment of the grave.
Allāhumma Rabba Jabrā’īla wa Mīkā’īla wa Rabba Isrāfīl, aʿūdhu bika min ḥarri-n-Nār, wa min ʿadhābil-qabr.
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ʿĀ’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said [the above]. (Nasā’ī 5519)
References
Nasā’ī 5519 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceNasā’ī 5519 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from the punishment of the Hell-fire, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the tribulation of Dajjāl, the false Messiah.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi Jahannam, wa min ʿadhābil-qabr, wa min fitnati-l-maḥyā wal-mamāt, wa min sharri fitnati-l-Masīḥi-d-Dajjāl.
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Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When any one of you utters the tashahhud (in salah), he should seek refuge with Allah from four and should say [the above].” (Muslim 588)
References
Muslim 588 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 588 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from the anguish of the world and the anguish of the Day of Judgement.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ḍīqi-d-dunyā wa ḍīqi yawmi-l-qiyāmah.
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Sharīq al-Hawzānī (raḥimahullāh) narrates that I entered upon Aisha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) and I asked her: “With which supplication did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ begin his Salāh when he woke up at night?” She replied: “You have asked me regarding something which no one has asked me before.” When he woke up at night, he uttered: Allāhu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) ten times, and uttered Alḥamdullillāh (All praise be to Allah) ten times, and said Subḥāna-llāhi wa bi ḥamdih. (Allah is free from imperfection, and all praise is due to Him.) ten times, and said: Subḥānal Malik al-Quddūs (How perfect is the Sovereign, the Most Holy) ten times, and asked Allah’s forgiveness ten times, and said: “There is no god but Allah” ten times, and then said: [the above] ten times. He then began the Salāh. (Abū Dāwūd 5085)
References
Abū Dāwūd 5085 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAbū Dāwūd 5085 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, we beg You for all that which will necessitate Your mercy and the determination to do all that which will necessitate Your forgiveness; for protection from every sin and accomplishment of every good; for attainment of Paradise and for freedom from Hell-fire.
Allāhumma innā nas’aluka mūjibāti raḥmatik, wa ʿazā’ima maghfiratik, wa-s-salāmata min kulli ithm, wal-ghanīmata min kulli birr, wal-fawza bil-Jannah, wa-n-najāta mina-n-nār.
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Abdullah b. Mas’ūd (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) says: “From the supplication of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was: [the above]. (Hākim 1/525)
References
See citation within the Virtue text above
SourceSee citation within the Virtue text above
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Recited in the context of: Sunnah Duas.
اَللّٰهُمَّ حَاسِبْنِيْ حِسَابًا يَّسِيْرًا.
O Allah, grant me an easy reckoning.
Allāhumma ḥāsibnī ḥisāba-y-yasīrā.
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ʿĀ’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, what is an easy reckoning?’ He said: ‘(An easy reckoning is) that Allah looks inside His book (of deeds) and pardons him, for one who his taken to task and interrogated on that Day, O ʿĀ’isha, will be destroyed. And anything that afflicts a Muslim, Allah will expiate his sins as much as the prick of a thorn.” (Ahmad 24215)
ʿĀ’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates: “Once the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Whoever will be called to account (about his deeds on the Day of Resurrection) will surely be punished.’ I said: ‘Doesn’t Allah say: “He surely will receive an easy reckoning.” (84.8) The Prophet ﷺ replied, ‘This means only the presentation of the accounts but whoever will be taken to account and interrogated, will certainly be ruined.’ (Bukhārī 103)
References
Ahmad 24215; Bukhārī 103 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 24215; Bukhārī 103 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, grant us Your blessings, Your mercy, Your grace and Your sustenance in abundance. O Allah, I beg you for eternal blessings which do not change nor disappear. O Allah, I beg you for blessings on the day of intense need and safety on the day of fear (i.e. Day of Judgement). O Allah, I seek Your protection from the evil of what You have granted us and the evil of what You have withheld from us. O Allah, endear faith to us and beautify it in our hearts. Make disbelief, sins and disobedience hateful to us, and make us of the rightly guided ones. O Allah, grant us death as Muslims, make us live as Muslims and join us with the righteous without being humiliated or tested. O Allah, fight the disbelievers who reject Your Messengers and avert from Your path. Inflict upon them Your punishment and vengeance. O Allah, fight the disbelievers who were given the Book, O the True God.
Allāhumma-b-suṭ ʿalaynā min barakātika wa raḥmatika wa faḍlika wa rizqik, Allāhumma innī as’aluka-n-naʿīmal-muqīma-l-ladhī lā yaḥūlu wa lā yazūl, Allāhumma innī as’aluka-n-naʿīma yawmal-ʿaylah, wa-l-amna yawma-l-khawf, Allāhumma innī ʿā’idhu-m-bika min sharri mā aʿṭaytanā wa sharri mā manaʿtanā, Allāhumma ḥab-bib ilaynal-īmāna wa zay-yinhu fī qulūbinā, wa kar-rih ilayna-l-kufra wal-fusūqa wa-l-ʿiṣyān, waj-ʿalnā mina-r-rāshidīn, Allāhumma tawaf-fanā Muslimīn, wa aḥyinā Muslimīn, wa alḥiqnā bi-ṣ-ṣāliḥīn, ghayra khazāyā wa lā maftūnīn, Allāhumma qātili-l-kafarata-l-ladhīna yukadh-dhibūna rusulak, wa yaṣuddūna ʿan sabīlik, waj-ʿal ʿalayhim rijzaka wa ʿadhābak, Allāhumma qātilil-kafarata-l-ladhīna ūtu-l-kitāb, ilāha-l-ḥaqq.
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Rifā’ah az-Zuraqī (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “When it was the day of (the battle of) Uhud and the polytheists retreated, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Arrange yourselves (in rows) so I can praise my Lord.’ So the Companions (radiy Allāhū ‘anhum) stood behind him in rows. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “O Allah, for You Alone is all praise. O Allah, none can restrict what You expand and none can expand what You have restricted. None can guide whom You have left astray, and none can mislead whom You have guided. None can give what You withhold, and none can withhold what You bestow. None can bring near what You have distanced and none can distance what You have brought near.” Then he said: [the above].” (Aḥmad 15066)
References
Aḥmad 15066 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAḥmad 15066 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
Sa’d (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that a man came for Salāh while Messenger of Allah ﷺ was performing Salāh. The man said [the above] when he reached the row. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concluded the Salāh, he asked: “Who spoke just now?” The man said: “It was me O Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ﷺ said: “Then your horse will be killed and you will be martyred in the path of Allah.” (Ibn Hibbān 1609)
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever asks for martyrdom with sincerity will be ranked by Allah among the martyrs even if he died on his bed.” (Muslim 1909)
Zayd b. Aslam (raḥimahullāh) narrates that ʿUmar b. Khattab (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) would say [the above] and add: “and death in the city of your beloved.” (Muwatta 1003)
References
Muslim 1909 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 1909 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I beg you for a pure life, a good death, and a return (to You) which is neither humiliating nor disgraceful.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka ʿīshata-n-naqiyyah, wa mītatan sawiyyah, wa marad-dan ghayra mukhzi-w-wa lā fāḍiḥ.
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ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the du’ā of the Prophet ﷺ in the two Eid’s was: [the above]. He would also add: “O Allah, do not give us a sudden death, and do not take us unexpectedly, and do not hurry us from (fulfilling) a right or (making a) bequest. O Allah, we ask you for chastity, self-sufficiency, taqwā (fear), guidance, and a good-ending in this world and the Hereafter. And we seek refuge in you from doubt, opposing (the truth), ostentation and fame in your religion. O Turner of hearts, do not let our hearts deviate after you have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the Giver of all bounties.” (Tabarānī in Mu’jam al-Awsat 7572)
O The Ever Living, The Sustainer of all. ; I seek assistance through Your mercy. Rectify all of my affairs and do not entrust me to myself for the blink of an eye.
Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said to Fāṭimah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhā), “What is preventing you from (doing) what I am advising you; that you say [the above] in the morning and evening?” (Nasā’ī in ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah 570)
Explanation
**Brief Commentary**• We begin this duʿā’ by calling Allah through His Name: al-Ḥayy: “**The Ever Living**.” Allah’s ‘living’ is very different to our own living, as our living contains periods of illness, tiredness, sleep, and many other deficiencies, including having a beginning and end. However, Allah has the most perfect form of life, as He was always present and will always remain. His life is not interrupted by any periods of sleep nor loss of power.• When we call upon Allah ‘al-Ḥayy’ (the Ever Living), we should realise we are calling the Being who will always be present and available to help.• We then call upon Allah through His Name ‘al-Qayyūm’, **The Sustainer of all**. Al-Qayyūm is the one who Himself is Self-Sustaining, and at the same time sustains His creation by creating them, managing their affairs, providing for them, and protecting them. He is the one who keeps everything in place e.g. planet orbitals, keeping the earth and the heavens intact etc.• The Sustainer of all (‘Qayyūm’) implies that Allah is complete in terms of His ability to carry out actions, therefore we call upon Him as He is always there, and fully capable of fulfilling our needs.• The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said that Allah has the greatest name that if you ask Him with it and supplicate to Him with this name then He will surely accept your duʿā’ (Tirmidhi 3544). Many scholars have mentioned that this Greatest Name comprises the two Names at the beginning of this duʿā’: “**O Ever Living One, O Sustainer of all**.”• We then ask Allah for “**assistance**” through His mercy. We don’t mention what we seek assistance for, but inferring from how the duʿā’ continues, it is understood that we are asking Him for assistance in **everything** good, since we cannot rely on ourselves for anything.• We then ask Allah to rectify all our affairs. This includes matters related to this life and the hereafter.• The last part of this duʿā’ sets in place a very important concept in our life, which is that we need Allah for everything in our lives. If we are left to ourselves even for a moment, then this would lead to our destruction.• By realising we cannot depend on ourselves alone, we implement what we recite at least 17 times a day, which is the verse in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah: ‘Only You do we worship, and only in You do we seek assistance’. ` `` `** Action Points **• Memorise the Greatest Names of Allah (‘Ḥayy’ and ‘Qayyūm’) and ensure you always call upon Allah with these Names whenever you supplicate to Him.• Though very short, this duʿā’ carries great meanings, and must never be said without contemplation as you are setting your frame of mind for the rest of the day when you say this duʿā’.• Whenever you say this duʿā’, always keep in mind that you will fail if you only depend on yourself, even if it is for one moment of your life.• Once you say this duʿā’ from the bottom of your heart, you will feel at great ease and comfort as you have entrusted all your affairs to Allah; and inshāAllāh you will have a very successful morning or evening.• Ibn al-Qayyim writes, “The Names ‘al-Ḥayy’ and ‘al-Qayyūm’ are extremely effective in getting one’s duʿās answered, and one’s calamities removed. Among the experiences of the wayfarers (on the path to Allah) that have been tried and found to be sound is that whoever accustoms himself to reciting: ‘O Living, O Sustainer of all! There is no god worthy of worship but You,’ shall be bequeathed life into his heart and mind because of it.”
References
Nasā’ī in ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah 570 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceNasā’ī in ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah 570 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
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Recited in the context of: Sunnah Duas.
اَللّٰهُمَّ جَدِّدِ الْإِيْمَانَ فِيْ قَلْبِيْ
O Allah, keep faith rejuvenated in my heart.
Allāhumma jaddidi-l-īmāna fī qalbī.
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ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indeed, īmān (faith) wears out in your hearts the way a piece of cloth wears out. So ask Allah to rejuvenate īmān (faith) in your hearts.” (Hākim 1/4)
O Allah, safeguard me with Islam whilst I am standing. Safeguard me with Islam whilst I am sitting. Safeguard me with Islam whilst I am sleeping, and do not let an enemy or envier gloat over my misery. O Allah, I beg You for all good, the treasures of which are in Your Hand. I seek Your protection from all evil, the treasures of which are in Your Hand.
Allāhumma-ḥ-faẓnī bi-l-Islāmi qā’imā, wa-ḥ-faẓnī bi-l-Islāmi qāʿidā, wa-ḥ-faẓnī bi-l-Islāmi rāqidā, wa lā tushmit biya ʿaduw-wa-w-wa lā ḥāsidā, Allāhumma innī as’aluka min kulli khayrin khazā’inuhu bi-yadik, wa aʿūdhu bika min kulli sharrin khazā’inuhu bi-yadik.
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ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd (radiy Allāhū ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say [the above]. (Hākim 1/525)
O Allah, Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.
Yā Muqalliba-l-qulūbi thabbit qalbī ʿalā dīnik.
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Shahr bin Hawshab (raḥimahullāh) said: “I said to Umm Salamah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā): ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: ’[the above]’” She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate [the above] so frequently [the above]? 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.’” (Tirmidhī 3522)
References
Tirmidhī 3522 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3522 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhuma) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily, the hearts of the children of Adam, all of them, are between the two fingers of the Merciful as one heart. He directs them wherever He wills.” (Muslim 2654)
References
Muslim 2654 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2654 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I beg you for steadfastness in all matters and the determination to take the right course. I ask You for all that which will necessitate Your mercy and the determination to do all that which will necessitate Your forgiveness. I ask You to make me grateful for Your blessings and to worship You in an excellent manner. I ask You for a sound heart and a truthful tongue. I ask You for the good of what You know, I seek Your protection from the evil of what You know, and I seek Your forgiveness for what You know. Indeed, You are the All-Knowing of the unseen.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka-th-thabāta fil-amr, wa-l-ʿazīmata ʿala-r-rushd, wa as’aluka mūjibāti raḥmatik, wa ʿazā’ima maghfiratik, wa as’aluka shukra niʿmatik, wa ḥusna ʿibādatik, wa as’aluka qalban salīmā, wa lisānan ṣādiqā, wa as’aluka min khayri mā taʿlam, wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā taʿlam, wa astaghfiruka limā taʿlam, innaka Anta ʿAllāmul-ghuyūb.
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Shaddād b. Aws (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was teaching this duā to me. he said: “O Shaddād, when you see people collecting gold & silver as their treasures, then consider [the above] as your treasure.” (Ahmad 17155)
References
Ahmad 17155 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 17155 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the next. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, in my worldly affairs, in my family and in my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, guard me from in front of me and behind me, from my right, and from my left, and from above me. I seek protection in Your Greatness from being unexpectedly destroyed from beneath me.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka-l-ʿāfiyata fi-d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirah. Allāhumma innī as’aluka-l-ʿafwa wa-l-ʿāfiyata fī dīnī wa dunyāya wa ahlī wa mālī, Allāhumma-stur ʿawrātī wa āmin rawʿātī. Allāhumma-ḥfaẓnī mim bayni yadayya wa min khalfī, wa ʿay-n yamīnī wa ʿan shimālī wa min fawqī, wa aʿūdhu bi-ʿaẓamatika an ughtāla min taḥtī.
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ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhumā) narrated: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never failed to say these words in the morning and in the evening.” (Abū Dāwūd 5074)
Explanation
**Brief Commentary**• In this duʿā’, we seek Allah’s forgiveness and ask Him for wellbeing. This is a very important thing to ask Allah, as the Prophet ﷺ said, “Ask Allah for forgiveness and wellbeing, for no one is given anything after certainty that is better than wellbeing” (Tirmidhī 3557).• When seeking Allah’s forgiveness, we are asking Him to forgive our sins and also wipe them off our record of deeds.• Wellbeing in this life includes protection from physical, mental and spiritual ailments, including sins.• When we ask for wellbeing, we are asking Allah to save us from all trials and tribulations, to strengthen our heart and our physical state so that we meet Him free from sins.• We ask Allah for wellbeing ‘**in this world and the next**’. This encompasses all the states that we will be in.• Wellbeing in the next life includes protection from the punishment of the grave, terrors of the Day of Judgement, and the torments of the Hellfire.• To strengthen our request, we repeat it again, clarifying that we want wellbeing in our **religion, our life, our family, and wealth**.• Wellbeing in our ‘**religion**’ means to be saved from committing sins or having incorrect beliefs; and ensuring our tawḥīd of Allah is complete.• Wellbeing in our ‘**worldly affairs**’ means to be saved from calamities and errors that cause us to be heedless of the remembrance of Allah or completing acts of worship.• Wellbeing in our ‘**family**’ means that we are all saved from trials and evil, including being saved from having problems with each other.• Wellbeing in our ‘**wealth**’ is protection from it being lost or stolen; and to be saved from spending it in a way that displeases Allah.• As a supplement to asking Allah for wellbeing, we also ask Him that He conceals our faults. This includes everything we dislike for others to know about us.• We also ask Him to calm our fears, so that we can live peacefully.• For the final part of the duʿā’, we ask Allah to protect us from all angles. This includes the four angles that Shayṭān promised to attack us from, as Allah mentions in the Qur’ān that Shayṭān says, “And then I shall come to them from in front of them, from behind them, from their right, and from their left…” (7:17).• In addition to these four angles that Shayṭān promised to attack us from, we also ask Allah to protect us from the remaining two angles, which are from above us and from beneath us.• The request to be saved from beneath us is a stronger request (i.e. the addition of ‘from being unexpectedly destroyed’ instead of just ‘beneath me’; and asking through Allah’s ‘Greatness’). This could refer to being swallowed up by the earth as a punishment by Allah, just as Pharaoh and Qārūn were destroyed, and will happen to people towards the end of times. It could also refer to unexpected difficulties. Thus, we are asking Allah to protect us from committing something that deserves for us to be punished in this life by Him.` `` `** Action Points **• Always ask Allah for forgiveness and wellbeing as it is from the greatest gifts you can receive.• The whole duʿā’ is all-encompassing within the first few words. However, we repeat this request and detail our requirements further so that we show insistence in our request – and this is something that Allah loves.• We also repeat and expand on this request so that we actually ponder over what we want and therefore request it from our heart.• Shayṭān tries to attack you from all angles so ensure you are always aware of his plots, and ask Allah to protect you from him.
References
Abū Dāwūd 5074 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAbū Dāwūd 5074 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
My Lord, help me and do not help others against me. Grant me victory and do not grant victory to others over me. Plan in my favour and do not plan for others against me. Guide me and ease guidance for me. Help me against those who oppress me. My Lord, make me one who is extremely grateful to You, who remembers you always, who perpetually fears You, who is fully obedient to You, who is humble before You, who constantly cries and pleads with You, and who repeatedly turns to You in repentance. My Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sins, accept my supplications, strengthen my case, rectify my speech, guide my heart, and remove the malice from my heart.
Rabbi aʿinnī wa lā tuʿin ʿalayya, wan-ṣurnī wa lā tanṣur ʿalayya, wa-mkur lī wa lā tamkur ʿalayya, wa-hdinī wa yas-siri-l-hudā lī, wan-ṣurnī ʿalā ma-m-baghā ʿalayya, Rabbi-j-ʿalnī laka shakkārā, laka dhak- kārā, laka rahhābā, laka miṭwāʿā, laka mukhbitā, ilayka aw-wāha-m-munībā, Rabbi taqabbal tawbatī, wa-ghsil ḥawbatī, wa ajib daʿwatī, wa thab-bit ḥujjatī, wa saddid lisānī, wahdi qalbī, waslul sakhīmata ṣadrī.
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Ibn ʿAbbās (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would supplicate with [the above]. (Tirmidhī 3551)
References
Tirmidhī 3551 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3551 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, help me in remembering You, in being grateful to You, and in worshipping You in an excellent manner.
Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika wa shukrika wa ḥusni ʿibādatik.
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Mu’ādh b. Jabal (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took me by the hand and he said, “O Mu’ādh, I swear by Allah that I love you. I swear by Allah that I love you. O Mu’ādh, I advise you not to forget supplicating after every prayer by saying: [the above]. (Abū Dāwūd 1522)
References
Abū Dāwūd 1522 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAbū Dāwūd 1522 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I beg You to enable me to do good deeds, abstain from evil acts, and love the poor; and that You forgive me and have mercy upon me. When You intend to test a people, then grant me death without being tested. I ask You for Your love, the love of those who love you, and the love of deeds which will bring me closer to Your love.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka fiʿla-l-khayrāt, wa tarka-l-munkarāt, wa ḥubba-l-masākīn, wa an taghfira lī wa tarḥamanī, wa idhā arad-ta fitnata qawmin fa-tawaffanī ghayra maftūn, wa as’aluka ḥubbak, wa ḥubba ma-y-yuḥibbuk, wa ḥubba ʿamali-y-yuqarribunī ilā ḥubbik.
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Mu’ādh b. Jabl (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “One morning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was prevented from coming to us for the Fajr Salāh, until we were just about to look for the eye of the sun (meaning sunrise). Then he came out quickly and the Salāh was prepared for.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Salah, and he performed his Salah in a relatively quick manner. When he said the salām, he called out to us saying: ‘Stay in your rows as you are.’ Then he turned to us and said: ‘I am going to narrate to you what kept me from you this morning: I got up during the night, I performed wudhu and prayed as much as I was able to, and I dozed off during my Salāh, and fell in a deep asleep. Then I saw my Lord, Blessed and Most High, in the best of appearances. He said: ‘O Muhammad!’ I said: ‘My Lord here I am my Lord!’ He said: ‘What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?’ I said: ‘I do not know Lord.’ And He said it three times.” He said: “So I saw Him place His Palm between my shoulders, and I sensed the coolness of His Fingertips between my breast. Then everything was disclosed for me, and I became aware. So He said: ‘O Muhammad!’ I said: ‘Here I am my Lord!’ He said: ‘What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?’ I said: ‘In the acts that atone.’ He said: ‘And what are they?’ I said: ‘The footsteps to the congregation, the gatherings in the Masājid after the Salāh, doing wudhu perfectly during difficulties.’ He said: ‘Then what else?’ I said: ‘Feeding others, being lenient in speech, and Salāh during the night while the people are sleeping.’ He said: ‘Ask.’ I said: [the above]’” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indeed it is true, so study it and learn it.” (Tirmidhī 3235)
References
Tirmidhī 3235 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3235 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
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 the things that I love, make them a source of strength for me in pursuing what You love. O Allah, whatever you have withheld from me from what I love, make its absence a means for me to pursue what You love.
ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd Al-Khatmī Al-Ansarī (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah used to say [the above] in his supplication. (Tirmidhī 3491)
References
Tirmidhī 3491 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3491 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, with Your knowledge of the unseen and Your absolute power over the creation, let me live in this world as long as You know my living is good for me; and give me death when You know death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for Your fear in private and in public, and for the word of truth in times of joy and anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and in wealth. I ask You for endless blessings and perpetual delights. I ask You to make me pleased with destiny; for a cool and comfortable life after death; for the pleasure of seeing Your Face; and for the longing to meet You, without any painful ordeals and tribulations that misguide. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith, and make us those who guide others and are guided themselves.
Allāhumma bi-ʿilmika-l-ghayb, wa qudratika ʿala-l-khalq, aḥyinī mā ʿalimta-l-ḥayāta khayra-l-lī, wa tawaffanī idhā ʿalimta-l-wafāta khayra-l-lī, Allāhumma wa as’aluka khashyataka fi-l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahādah, wa as’aluka kalimata-l-ḥaqqi fi-r-riḍā wa-l-ghaḍab, wa as’aluka-l-qaṣda fi-l-faqr wa-l-ghinā, wa as’aluka naʿīma-l-lā yanfad, wa as’aluka qurrata ʿayni-l-lā tanqaṭiʿ, wa as’aluka-r-riḍā baʿda-l-qaḍā, wa as’aluka barda-l-ʿayshi baʿda-l-mawt, wa as’aluka ladh-dhata-n-naẓari ilā wajhik, wa-sh-shawqa ilā liqā’ik, fī ghayri ḍarrā’a muḍirrah, wa lā fitnati-m-muḍillah, Allāhumma zayyinnā bi-zīnati-l-īmān, wa-jʿalnā hudāta-m-muhtadīn.
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ʿAtā b. As-Sā’ib narrated that his father said: “ʿAmmār b. Yāsir (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) led us in prayer and he made it brief. Some of the people said to him: ‘You made the prayer short (or brief).’ He said: ‘Nevertheless I still recited supplications that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’ When he got up and left, a man- he was my father but he did not name himself- followed him and asked him about that supplication, then he came and told the people [the above].” (Nasā’ī 1305)
References
Nasā’ī 1305 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceNasā’ī 1305 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I beg You for all good: the immediate and the delayed, what I know of and what I do not know. I seek Your protection from all evil: the immediate and the delayed, what I know of and what I do not know. O Allah, I beg You for the good which Your slave and Prophet ﷺ asked from You, and I seek Your protection from the evil which Your slave and Prophet ﷺ sought protection for from You. O Allah, I beg You for Paradise, and whatever words or actions lead to it. I seek Your protection from Hell-fire, and whatever words or actions lead to it. I ask You to decree good for me in everything You foreordain for me.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka mina-l-khayri kullihī ʿājilihī wa ājilih, mā ʿalimtu minhu wa mā lam aʿlam, wa aʿūdhu bika mina-sh-sharri kullih ʿājilihī wa ājilih, mā ʿalimtu minhu wa mā lam aʿlam, Allāhumma innī as’aluka min khayri mā sa’alaka ʿabduka wa Nabiyyuk, wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ʿādha minhu ʿabduka wa Nabiyyuk, Allāhumma innī as’aluka-l-Jannah, wa mā qarraba ilayhā min qawlin aw ʿamal, wa aʿūdhu bika mina-n-nār, wa mā qarraba ilayhā min qawlin aw ʿamal, wa as’aluka an tajʿala kulla qaḍā’in qaḍaytahū lī khayrā.
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‘Āishah narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught her [the above]. (Ahmad 25019)
References
Ahmad 25019 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 25019 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I beg You for the best of what can be asked for, the best supplication, the ultimate success, the best deeds, the best reward, the best life, and the best death. Keep me steadfast, make my scales heavy, establish my belief, elevate my ranks, accept my salāh, forgive my sins and I ask You for lofty ranks in Paradise. O Allah, I beg you for good beginnings, good endings, good in its entirety, its first, its apparent and its hidden; and lofty ranks in Paradise. Āmīn. O Allah, I beg you for the best of what I can do, perform and accomplish, the best of what is hidden or apparent; and lofty ranks in Paradise. Āmīn. O Allah, I beg you to elevate my mention, remove my burden, rectify my affairs, purify my heart, protect my chastity, enlighten my heart, forgive my sins and I ask You for lofty ranks in Paradise. Āmīn. O Allah, I beg you to bless for me my inner self, my hearing, my sight, my soul, my appearance, my character, my family, my life, my death and my deeds. Accept my good deeds and I ask You for lofty ranks in Paradise. Āmīn.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka khayra-l-mas’alah, wa khayra-d-duʿā’, wa khayra-n-najaḥ, wa khayra-l-ʿamal, wa khayra-th-thawāb, wa khayra-l-ḥayāh, wa khayra-l-mamāt, wa thabbitnī, wa thaqqil mawāzīnī, wa ḥaqqiq īmānī, wa-r-faʿ darajātī, wa taqabbal ṣalātī, wa-ghfir khaṭī’atī, wa as’aluka-d-darajāti-l-ʿulā mina-l-Jannah, Allāhumma innī as’aluka fawātiḥa-l-khayr, wa khawātimah, wa jawāmiʿah, wa awwalah, wa ẓāhirah, wa bāṭinah, wa-d-darajāti-l-ʿulā mina-l-Jannati āmīn, Allāhumma innī as’aluka khayra mā ātī, wa khayra mā afʿal, wa khayra mā aʿmal, wa khayra mā baṭan, wa khayra mā ẓahar, wa-d-darajāti-l-ʿulā mina-l-Jannati, āmīn, Allāhumma innī as’aluka an tarfaʿa dhikrī, wa taḍaʿa wizrī, wa tuṣliḥa amrī, wa tuṭahhira qalbī, wa tuḥaṣṣina farjī, wa tunawwira lī qalbī, wa taghfira lī dhambī, wa as’aluka-d-darajāti-l-ʿulā mina-l-Jannati, āmīn, Allāhumma innī as’aluka an tubārika lī fī nafsī, wa fī samʿī, wa fī baṣarī, wa fī rūḥī, wa fī khalqī, wa fī khuluqī, wa fī ahlī, wa fī maḥyāya, wa fī mamātī, wa fi ʿamalī, fa-taqabbal ḥasanātī, wa as’aluka-d-darajāti-l-ʿulā mina-l-Jannati, āmīn.
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Umm Salamah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said: “This is what Muhammad asks from His Lord: [the above].”(Hākim 1867)
O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing and light in my sight. Place light above me, light beneath me, light on my right, light on my left, light in front of me, and light behind me. Place light in my self and magnify for me light.
Allāhumma-jʿal lī fī qalbī nūrā, wa fī lisānī nūrā, wa fī samʿī nūrā, wa fī baṣarī nūrā, wa min fawqī nūrā, wa min taḥtī nūrā, wa ʿay-yamīnī nūrā, wa ʿan shimālī nūrā, wa mim-bayni yadayya nūrā, wa min khalfī nūrā, wa-jʿal fī nafsī nūrā, wa aʿẓim lī nūrā.
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Kurayb reported that ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) reported that he spent (one night) in the house of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood near the water-skin and poured water out of it and performed ablution in which he neither used excess of water nor too little of it. He also mentioned that on that night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made supplication before Allah in nineteen words. Kuraib reported: I remember twelve words out of these, but have forgotten the rest. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: [the above].” (Muslim 763)
It is mentioned in another version of this narration:
ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) reported that he spent (one night) in the house of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ﷺ got up, brushed his teeth and performed ablution and said: “In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, there are indeed signs for people of understanding.” (Quran: 3:190), to the end of the Surah. He then stood up and prayed two rak’ahs, standing, bowing and prostrating at length in them. Then he finished, went to sleep and snored. He did that three times, six rak’ahs altogether, each time cleaning his teeth, performing ablution, and reciting these verses. Then he observed three rak’ahs of Witr. The Mu’adhdhin then pronounced the Adhan and he went out for Salah and was saying: [similiar to the above].” (Muslim 763)
References
Muslim 763; Quran: 3:190 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 763; Quran: 3:190 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I am Your slave and the son of Your male slave and the son of Your female slave. My forehead is in Your Hand (i.e. you have control over me). I am subject to Your judgement and Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You – by every name that is Yours, by which You have named Yourself, or taught any one of Your creation, or revealed in Your Book, or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You – to make the Qur’ān the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my grief and the reliever of my anxiety.
Allāhumma innī ʿabduk, wa-bnu ʿabdik, wa-bnu amatik, nāṣiyatī bi-yadik, māḍin fiyya ḥukmuk, ʿadlun fiyya qaḍā’uk, as’aluka bi-kulli-smin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw ʿallamtahū aḥadam-min khalqik, aw anzaltahū fī Kitābik, awi-sta’tharta bihī fī ʿilmi-l-ghaybi ʿindak, an tajʿala-l-Qur’āna rabīʿa qalbī, wa nūra ṣadrī wa jalā’a ḥuznī, wa dhahāba hammī.
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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is no one amongst you who, when he is stricken with grief and anxiety, says [the above] except that Allah will remove his grief and anxiety, and will give him joy instead.” The companions said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, should we not learn these words?’ He ﷺ replied, ‘Of course! One who hears it should learn it.’” (Ahmad 3712)
References
Ahmad 3712 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 3712 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, rectify my religion for me which is the protection of my affairs. Rectify my world for me wherein is my livelihood. Rectify my hereafter for me, to which is my return. Make my life a means of increase for me in every good, and make death a respite for me from every evil.
Allāhumma aṣliḥ lī dīniya-l-ladhī huwa ʿiṣmatu amrī, wa aṣliḥ lī dunyāya-l-latī fīhā maʿāshī, wa aṣliḥ lī ākhiratiya-l-latī fīhā maʿādī, wa-jʿali-l-ḥayāta ziyādata-l-lī fī kulli khayr, wa-jʿali-l-mawta rāḥata-l-lī min kulli sharr.
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Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) mentions that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say (supplicate): [the above]. (Muslim 2720)
References
Muslim 2720 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2720 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, apportion for us enough fear and awe of You to prevent us from sinning against You, and enough obedience to You to make us reach Your Paradise, and enough certainty to make the difficulties of this world easy for us. O Allah, let us enjoy our hearing and sight and strength as long as You allow us to live, and make it an inheritance for us. Let our retaliation be upon those who have wronged us, and help us against those who harbour enmity towards us. Let not our afflictions be in our religion. Do not make the world our biggest concern or the full extent of our knowledge, and do not give power over us to anyone who will not have mercy on us.
Allāhumma-q-sim lanā min khashyatika mā yaḥūlu bihī baynanā wa bayna maʿāṣīk, wa min ṭāʿatika mā tuballighunā bihī jannatak, wa mina-l-yaqīni mā tuhawwinu bihī ʿalaynā maṣā’iba-d-dunyā, allāhumma mattiʿnā bi asmāʿinā, wa abṣārinā, wa quwwātinā mā aḥyaytanā, wa-j-ʿalhu-l-wāritha minnā, wa-j-ʿal tha’ranā ʿalā man ẓalamanā, wa-n-ṣurnā ʿalā man ʿādānā, wa lā tajʿal muṣībatanā fī dīninā, wa lā tajʿali-d-dunyā akbara hamminā, wa lā mablagha ʿilminā, wa lā tusalliṭ ʿalaynā mal-lā yarḥamunā.
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‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) said: “Rarely would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rise from a gathering without supplicating for his companions with [the above].” (Tirmidhī 3502)
References
Tirmidhī 3502 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3502 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, guide me amongst those You have guided, grant me wellbeing amongst those You have granted wellbeing, befriend me amongst those You have befriended. Bless me in what You have given me and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed. You are the One who decrees and You are not decreed against. Whomsoever You befriend will never be disgraced, and whomsoever You oppose will never be honoured. You are the Most Blessed, our Lord and You are the Most Exalted.
Allāhumma-hdinī fīman hadayt, wa ʿāfinī fīman ʿāfayt, wa tawallanī fīman tawallayt, wa bārik lī fīmā aʿṭayt, wa qinī sharra mā qaḍayt, innaka taqḍī wa lā yuqḍā ʿalayk, wa innahu lā yadhillu ma-w-wālayt, wa lā yaʿizzu man ʿādayt, tabārakta Rabbanā wa taʿālayt.
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Ḥasan b. Alī (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me some words that I say during the witr Salah. (The version of Ibn Jawwās has: I say them in the Qunūt (supplication) of the witr Salah.) They were: [the above]. (Abū Dāwūd 1425)
References
Abū Dāwūd 1425 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAbū Dāwūd 1425 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, Lord of Jabrā’īl, Mīkā’īl and Isrāfīl, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and seen; You will judge between Your servants in what they used to differ. Guide me in what is contentious to the truth, by Your will. Indeed, You guide whomsoever You wish to a straight path.
Allāhumma Rabba Jabrā’īla, wa Mīkā’īla, wa Isrāfīl, fāṭira-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ, ʿālima-l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahādah, Anta taḥkumu bayna ʿibādika fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūn, ihdinī lima-khtulifa fīhi mina-l-ḥaqqi bi-idhnik, innaka tahdī man tashā’u ilā Ṣirāṭi-m-Mustaqīm.
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ʿAbdur Rahmān b. Awf (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: I asked ‘Ā’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā), the mother of the believers, (to tell me) the words with which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commenced the Salāh when he got up at night. She said: “When he got up at night he would commence his Salāh with [the above] words. (Muslim 770)
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Muslim 770 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 770 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to supplicate with [the above] words. (Muslim 2721, Tirmidhi 3489)
References
Muslim 2721, Tirmidhi 3489 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2721, Tirmidhi 3489 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, guide me and grant me firmness. O Allah, I beg You for guidance and firmness (on the straight path).
Allāhumma-hdinī wa saddidnī, Allāhumma innī as'aluka-l-hudā wa-s-sadād.
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Ali (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: “Say: [the above] and when you make a mention of guidance, keep in mind the (Straight) Path and when you consider the Straight (Path), keep in mind the straightness of the arrow.” (Muslim 2725)
References
Muslim 2725 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2725 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, inspire me with sound guidance and protect me from the evil of my self.
Allāhumma alhimnī rushdī, wa aʿidhnī min sharri nafsī.
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ʿImrān b. Husayn (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: “The Prophet ﷺ said to my father: ‘O Husayn, how many deities do you worship now?‘ He said: ‘Seven. Six in the earth, and one above the heavens.’ He ﷺ said: ‘So which of them do you take for your ardent requests and fears?’ He said: ‘The one above the heavens.’ He ﷺ said: ‘O Husayn, if you accept Islam, I would teach you two phrases that would benefit you.’” He (the narrator) said: “So when Husayn accepted Islam, he said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me the two phrases you promised me.’ So he ﷺ said: [the above].” (Tirmidhī 3483)
References
Tirmidhī 3483 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3483 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, to You Alone I submit, in You Alone I believe, upon You Alone I place my trust, to You Alone I turn repeatedly in repentance, and for You Alone I advocate. O Allah, I seek protection – with Your honour, there is no god worthy of worship except You – from misguidance. You are the Ever-Living who does not die, whereas the jinn and mankind die.
Allāhumma laka aslamtu wa bika āmant, wa ʿalayka tawakkaltu wa ilayka anabtu wa bika khaṣamt, Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bi-ʿizzatika lā ilāha illā Anta an tuḍillannī, Anta-l-Ḥayyu-l-ladhī lā yamūt, wa-l-jinnu wa-l-insu yamūtūn.
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Ibn ‘Abbās (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say: [the above]. (Muslim 2717)
References
Muslim 2717 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2717 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
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Recited in the context of: Sunnah Duas.
اَللّٰهُمَّ فَقِّهْنِيْ فِي الدِّيْنِ.
O Allah, grant me a deep understanding of the religion.
Allāhumma faqqihnī fi-d-dīn.
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Ibn ‘Abbās (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) reported: “Once the Prophet (ﷺ) entered a lavatory and I placed water for his ablution. He asked, “Who placed it?” He was informed accordingly and so he said, “O Allah! Grant him (Ibn ‘Abbas) a deep understanding of the religion.”(Bukhārī 143)
In another narration Ibn ‘Abbās (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) reported: Once the Prophet ﷺ embraced me and said, “O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur’an). ” (Bukhārī 75)
References
Bukhārī 143; Bukhārī 75 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceBukhārī 143; Bukhārī 75 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, benefit me with what you have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.
Allāhumma-nfaʿnī bimā ʿallamtanī, wa ʿallimnī mā yanfaʿunī, wa zidnī ʿilmā.
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Abū Hurayra (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: [the above]. He then said: “All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance and I seek refuge in Allah from the condition of the people of the Hellfire.” (Tirmidhī 3599)
References
Tirmidhī 3599 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3599 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome sustenance, and deeds which are accepted.
Allāhumma innī as’aluka ʿilma-n-nāfiʿā, wa rizqan ṭayyibā, wa ʿamala-m-mutaqabbalā.
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Umm Salamah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrated that when the Prophet ﷺ performed the fajr Salāh, he would say [the above] while doing salām. (Ibn Mājah 925)
References
Ibn Mājah 925 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceIbn Mājah 925 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, grant my soul taqwā (piety) and purify it, for You are the Best of those who can purify it. You are its Protector and Master. O Allah, I seek Your protection from knowledge which does not benefit, a heart which does not submit, a soul which is not satisfied and a supplication which is not accepted.
Allāhumma āti nafsī taqwāhā, wa zakkihā Anta khayru man zakkāhā, Anta Walliyuhā wa Mawlāhā, Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿilmi-l-lā yanfaʿ, wa min qalbi-l-lā yakhshaʿ, wa min nafsi-l-lā tashbaʿ, wa min daʿwati-l-lā yustajābu lahā.
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Zayd b. Arqam (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would supplicate, “O Allah, I seek refuge in you from disability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, old age, and the punishment of the grave. Then he said [the above].” (Muslim 2722)
References
Muslim 2722 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2722 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from knowledge which does not benefit, actions which are not raised (to You), a heart which does not humble itself (in Your awe), and an utterance which is not accepted.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿilmi-l-lā yanfaʿ, wa ʿamali-l-lā yurfaʿ, wa qalbi-l-lā yakhshaʿ, wa qawli-l-lā yusmaʿ.
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Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) reports that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say [the above]. (Ahmad 13003)
References
Ahmad 13003 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 13003 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from knowingly associating partners with You and seek Your forgiveness for unknowingly (doing so).
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika an ushrika bika wa ana aʿlam, wa astaghfiruka limā lā aʿlam.
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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “O people, beware of this shirk, for it is more subtle than the footsteps of an ant.” The one whom Allah willed should speak asked him: “How can we beware of it when it is more subtle than the footsteps of an ant, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied: “Say [the above].” (Ahmad 3731)
Ma’qil b. Yasār (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: “I walked with Abū Bakr Siddīq (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ﷺ said: “O Abū Bakr! This shirk is more subtle than the footsteps of an ant.” Abū Bakr asked, “Is shirk not only when a person ascribes a partner with Allah?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied: By the One in whose hands my life is, shirk is more subtle than the footsteps of an ant. Shall I not guide you towards something which if you say, it will remove it’s minor and major? He ﷺ said: “Say [the above].” (Al-Adab al-Mufrad 716, Ibn al-Sunnī 258)
References
Ahmad 3731 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 3731 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from miserliness and I seek Your protection from cowardice. I seek Your protection from being returned to the worst part of life (old age), I seek Your protection from the trials of the world, and I seek Your protection from the punishment of the grave.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-bukhl, wa aʿūdhu bika mina-l-jubn, wa aʿūdhu bika an uradda ilā ardhali-l-ʿumur, wa aʿūdhu bika min fitnati-d-dunyā, wa aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi-l-qabr.
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Saʿd b. Abī Waqqās (radiy Allāhū ‘anhu) would instruct (to seek refuge) about five things [the above] and he would narrate it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . (Bukhārī 6370)
References
Bukhārī 6370 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceBukhārī 6370 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from inability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, senility, hard heartedness, heedlessness, economic dependence, humiliation and destitution. I seek Your protection from poverty, disbelief, disobedience, discord, hypocrisy, seeking fame and ostentation. I seek Your protection from deafness, dumbness, insanity, leprosy, vitiligo and from all harmful diseases.
O Allah, I seek Your protection from senility, from death by falling from a height or being crushed to death; from dying of sorrow, being burnt or drowning to death. I seek Your protection from being struck by shayṭān at the time of death and that I am killed. I seek Your protection from dying whilst I am fleeing from the battlefield. I seek Your protection from dying from a venomous sting.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-haram, wa-t-taraddī, wa-l-hadm, wa-l-ghamm, wa-l-ḥarīq, wa-l-gharaq, wa aʿūdhu bika ay-yatakhabbaṭaniya-sh-shayṭānu ʿinda-l-mawt wa an uqtala fī sabīlika mudbirā, wa aʿūdhu bika an amūta ladīghā.
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Abu Al-Yasār (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say [the above]. (Nasā’ī 5531)
References
Nasā’ī 5531 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceNasā’ī 5531 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from the evil of what I have done, and from the evil of what I have not done.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ʿamiltu, wa min sharri mā lam aʿmal.
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Farwā’ b. Nawfal reported: “I asked ‘Ā’isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) about the supplication that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made. She said that he used to say: [the above].” (Muslim 2716)
References
Muslim 2716 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2716 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my sight, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart and the evil of my semen.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min sharri samʿī, wa min sharri baṣarī, wa min sharri lisānī, wa min sharri qalbī, wa min sharri maniyyī.
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Shakal b. Ḥumayd (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) said: I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me a way of seeking refuge so that I may seek refuge by it. He (Shakal) said: ‘So he took my hand and said: ‘Say: [the above].’” (Tirmidhī 3492)
References
Tirmidhī 3492 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3492 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from the loss of Your favours, the removal of Your complete protection, Your sudden punishment and all that which may incur Your displeasure.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min zawāli niʿmatik, wa taḥawwuli ʿāfiyatik, wa fujā’ati niqmatik, wa jamīʿi sakhaṭik.
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ʿAbdullah b. ʿUmar (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) reported that from the supplication of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was [the above]. (Muslim 2739, Abū Dāwūd 1545)
References
Muslim 2739, Abū Dāwūd 1545 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2739, Abū Dāwūd 1545 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from an evil neighbour; from a spouse who will age me ahead of time; from a child who will rule over me; from wealth that will become a punishment for me; from a cunning friend whose eyes see me yet his heart keeps guard over me: if he sees any good, he conceals it and if he sees any bad, he announces it.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min jāri-s-sū’, wa min zawjin tushayyibunī qabla-l-mashīb, wa min waladi-y-yakūnu ʿalayya rabbā, wa mi-m-māli-y-yakūnu ʿalayya ʿadhābā, wa min khalīli-m-mākir, ʿaynuhu tarānī, wa qalbuhū yarʿānī, ir-ra’ā ḥasanatan dafanahā wa idhā ra’ā sayyi’atan adhāʿahā.
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Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that [the above] was from the supplication of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Tabarānī in al-Du’ā 1339)
O Allah, I seek Your protection from anxiety and grief. I seek Your protection from inability and laziness. I seek Your protection from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek Your protection from being overcome by debt and being overpowered by men.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-hammi wa-l-ḥazan, wa aʿūdhu bika mina-l-ʿajzi wa-l-kasal, wa aʿūdhu bika min-l-jubni wa-l-bukhl, wa aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati-d-dayni wa qahri-r-rijāl.
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Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrated that one day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the masjid. He saw a man from the Anṣār called Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu). He ﷺ asked, “What is the matter? Why are you sitting in the mosque when it is not the time for prayer?” He replied, “Never-ending worries and debts, O Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked, “Shall I not teach you words by which, when you say them, Allah will remove your worries, and settle your debts?” He replied, “Yes of course, O Messenger of Allah.” He ﷺ said, “Say in the morning and evening [the above].” Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) said, “Then I did that, and Allah removed my worries and settled my debts.” (Abū Dāwūd 1555)
Explanation
**Brief Commentary**• ‘**Anxiety (hamm)**’ is when a person experiences sadness and worries about something which will occur or may not occur i.e. it is related to the future.• ‘**Grief (ḥuzn)**’ is when a person experiences sadness about something which has already occurred i.e. it is related to the past. For example, one may experience ‘ḥuzn’ over the death of a loved one.• Anxiety and grief can both be debilitating, which is why the Prophet ﷺ taught us to seek protection from it. Ibn al-Qayyim writes, “Sadness weakens the heart and diminishes determination and wanting to go forward. There is nothing more beloved to Shayṭān than the sadness of a believer.”• ‘**Inability**’ is not restricted to physical inability. It can also be mental or spiritual inability where a person does not have the strength to get up for ṣalāh, or to fast, or to part with their wealth; so we seek refuge in Allah from all forms of inability.• We then seek protection from ‘**laziness**’. Sometimes we are able to do good, but we feel lazy to do it.• Inability and laziness prevent a person from fulfilling his duties. Laziness deprives a person from immense good, as one prioritises personal rest over worshipping Allah and serving His creation. In this duʿā’, we are asking Allah to make us energetic and productive, and to save us from delaying our tasks (procrastination).• ‘**Cowardice**’ can also lead to inability or may even lead to harm. Cowardice stops one from fulfilling one’s obligations, speaking the truth, defending the dīn and the oppressed, enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. Cowardice also stops one from doing good deeds in front of others (e.g. avoiding praying in a public place due to fear of embarrassment).• ‘**Miserliness**’ is a great evil as it leads to a person neglecting his farḍ duties (e.g. zakāh, spending on his dependants) and missing out on the great rewards of other forms of spending (e.g. ṣadaqah, honouring one’s guests). Islām is a dīn of giving and generosity. Similarly, the miserly person is the one who does not invoke ṣalawāt on the Prophet ﷺ when he is mentioned in his presence.• ‘**Being overcome by debt**’ is when a person has no control over their financial situation and has no one to turn to. This duʿā reminds us that we always have Allah with us to help us. Debt can weigh down upon a person, and can lead him to doing things which are unlawful. It may also cause him a lot of anxiety, and prevent him from worshipping Allah as he ought to.• ‘**Being overpowered by men**’ is when a person has no control over their physical situation and has no one strong enough to turn to. This duʿā’ reminds us that we always have Allah with us to help us. Being overpowered by others could lead one to one feeling weak, humiliated and sad. This can negatively impact one’s ʿibādah. Sometimes it can lead to bitterness and hatred, and the desire for revenge.` `` `** Action Points**• This is a comprehensive duʿā’ in which our beloved Prophet ﷺ taught us to seek protection from eight things. Each of these is a substantial form of harm and we should not belittle these harms.• There has been a rise in the number of people suffering from mental health problems. Similarly, the Ummah is facing unprecedented challenges on multiple levels. Thus, we should cling on to this duʿā’ and make it sincerely from the bottom of our hearts.• Many of the above harms can be due to another human’s behaviour, so ensure your behaviour does not lead another Muslim to suffer from any of them. Just as we should ask Allah to protect us from being oppressed, we should ask His protection from being the oppressors.• Since all of the things mentioned are difficult things that a Muslim may face, we should try to identify anyone who may be suffering from them and help them to overcome these problems.• This is another duʿā’ where we seek refuge. This is a reminder once again that our real refuge is with Allah. Even if someone helps you, realise that it was Allah who facilitated that person’s help.• When we experience difficulties, we should recite this duʿā’ with sincerity and conviction (yaqīn) that Allah will remove our sorrows and worries, just as He removed the worries of Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) as mentioned in the ḥadīth above: “Then I did that, and Allah removed my worries and settled my debts.”
References
Abū Dāwūd 1555 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAbū Dāwūd 1555 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, suffice me with Your lawful against Your prohibited, and make me independent of all those besides You.
Allāhumma-k-finī bi-ḥalālika ʿan ḥarāmik, wa aghninī bi-faḍlika ʿamman siwāk.
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Alī (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that a Mukatib came to him and said: “Indeed I am not capable of my Kitabah (a contract of manumission between a master and a slave according to which the slave is required to pay a certain sum of money during a specific time period in exchange for freedom) so aid me.” He said: “Should I not teach you words that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me? If you had a debt upon you similar to the mountain of Sīr, Allah would fulfill it for you. He said: ‘Say: [the above]. (Tirmidhī 3563)
References
Tirmidhī 3563 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3563 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, make me content with what You have granted me, bless me in it and be a protector for me in that which is absent from me (i.e. family and wealth).
O Allah, forgive my sins, make my home spacious and bless me in what You have granted me.
Allāhumma-ghfir lī dhambī, wa wassiʿ lī fī dārī, wa bārik lī fīmā razaqtanī.
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Saʿīd al-Jurayrī narrates that he heard ʿUbayd b. al-Qaʿqā’ (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) speaking to man from Banu Hanzalah who said: “A man stared at the Prophet ﷺ while he was performing salāh. He ﷺ then started saying [the above] in his salāh.” (Ahmad 16599)
References
Ahmad 16599 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceAhmad 16599 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, grant us more and not less. Honour us and do not disgrace us. Grant us and do not deprive us. Favour us and do not favour others over us. Make us pleased with You and be pleased with us.
Allāhumma zidnā wa lā tanquṣnā, wa akrimnā wa lā tuhinnā, wa aʿṭinā wa lā taḥrimnā, wa āthirnā wa lā tu’thir ʿalaynā, wa arḍinā wa-rḍā ʿannā.
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‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: “When revelation came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, one could hear what sounded like the buzzing of bees before his face. One day revelation was coming to him, he faced the Qiblah, raised his hands and said: [the above]. He ﷺ said: ‘Ten verses were revealed to me, whoever abides by them shall enter Paradise (and they are): ‘Successful indeed are the believers…’ until the completion of ten verses (23:1-10).’” (Tirmidhī 3173)
Explanation
See the ten verses from 23:1-10: “Successful indeed are the believers: those who humble themselves in prayer; those who avoid idle talk; those who pay alms-tax; those who guard their chastity except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,1 for then they are free from blame, but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors; ˹the believers are also˺ those who are true to their trusts and covenants; and those who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers. These are the ones who will be awarded.”
References
23:1-10; Tirmidhī 3173 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
Source23:1-10; Tirmidhī 3173 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say [the above]. (Muslim 2601)
In another narration Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “O Allah, I am only a human being. Whenever I scold, curse, or punish a Muslim man, then turn it into purification and mercy for him.” (Bukhārī 6000)
References
Muslim 2601; Bukhārī 6000 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceMuslim 2601; Bukhārī 6000 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
O Allah, unite our hearts, set aright our relationships, and guide us to the paths of peace. Bring us out of darknesses into light and protect us from evident and hidden obscenities. Bless us in our hearing, our sight, our hearts, our spouses and our children. Accept our repentance. Indeed, You truly are the Acceptor of repentance, the Ever-Merciful. Make us of those who are grateful for Your blessings, who praise You for them and acknowledge them. Perfect (the blessings) and make them last forever for us.
Allāhumma allif bayna qulūbinā, wa aṣliḥ dhāta bayninā, wa-hdinā subula-s-sālām, wa najjinā mina-ẓ-ẓulumāti ila-n-nūr, wa jannibna-l-fawāḥisha mā ẓahara minhā wa mā baṭan, wa bārik lanā fī asmāʿinā, wa abṣārinā, wa qulūbinā, wa azwājinā, wa dhurriyyātinā, wa tub ʿalaynā innaka Anta-t-Tawwābu-r-Raḥīm, wa-jʿalnā shākirīna li-niʿamik muthnīna bihā ʿalayk, qābilīna lahā, wa atmimhā ʿalaynā.
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Ibn Mas’ūd (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said [the above]. (Hākim 977)
O Allah, we beg You for the good which Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked from You. We seek Your protection from the evil which Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ sought protection for from You. You are the One whose assistance is sought and You are the Only One who provides and suffices. There is no power (to avert evil) nor strength (to do good) except by Allah.
Allāhumma innā nas’aluka min khayri mā sa’alaka minhu Nabiyyuka Muḥammadun ṣallā-llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam, wa naʿūdhu bika min sharri ma-staʿādha minhu Nabiyyuka Muḥammadun ṣallā-llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam, wa Anta-l-Mustaʿān, wa ʿalayka-l-balāgh, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bi-llāh.
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Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) addressed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you have supplicated by means of many duās which we cannot remember.’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Shall I not guide you to that which encompasses all of them?’ He then taught him [the above].’” (Tirmidhī 3521)
References
Tirmidhī 3521 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
SourceTirmidhī 3521 (as cited within the Virtue text on the source page)
