Dua for Guidance to the Straight Path

عَسَى رَبِّي أَن يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ

Transliteration:
'Asā rabbī an yahdiyaniya sawā'a as-sabīl

Translation:
I trust my Lord will guide me to the right way.

Reference: Surah Al-Qasas (28:22)

Umar (r) wakes up his family members for Tahajjud

Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray as much as Allah willed in the night until at the end of the night he would wake his family for the prayer. He used to say to them,

"The prayer, the prayer." Then he would recite the ayat,

"Enjoin prayer on your family and be constant in it. We do not ask you for your provision. We provide for you. And the end result is for taqwa" (Sura 20 ayat 132) [Muwatta Malik » Tahajjud, Hadith 5]

Dua For Forgiveness of Parents, Family & Believers

رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَلِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

Transliteration:
Rabbighfir lī wa liwālidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya mu minan wa lil-mu'minīna wal-mu'mināt

Translation:
My Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house in faith, and 'all' believing men and women.

Reference: Surah Nuh (71:28)

Dua for Protection from Enemies & Harm

فَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّحِمِينَ

Transliteration:
Fa-Allāhu khayrun ḥāfizan wa huwa arhamu ar-rāhimīn

Translation:
But 'only' Allah is the best Protector, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful

Reference: Surah Yusuf (12:64)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"No Muslim is afflicted with a calamity and says what Allah has commanded him to say:

'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma'jurni fi musibati wa akhlif li khayran minha'

(Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it with something better)

except that Allah will reward him for it and grant him something better in return."

(Sahih Muslim 918, Sahih al-Bukhari 1283)

Umm Salamah reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When a person suffers from a calamity and utters:

{إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ} اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي في مُصِيبَتِي، وأَخْلِفْ لي خَيْرًا مِنْها •

'Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un. Allahumma ujurni fi musibati, wakhluf li khairan minha

(We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah! Compensate me in my affliction, recompense my loss and give me something better in exchange for it),

then Allah surely compensates him with reward and better substitute."

Umm Salamah said: When Abu Salamah died, I repeated the same supplication as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had commanded me (to do).

So Allah bestowed upon me a better substitute than him (I was married to Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)).

Riyad as-Salihin 921

And in another narration its mentioned by aisha,

"The Prophet's lantern went out, so he recited,

'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.'

'Aishah remarked,

'It was only a lantern!'

The Prophet responded, 'Whatever causes discomfort to a believer is a calamity.'"

The narration you're referring to is recorded by Imam Abu Dawud in his work Al-Marāsīl.

This highlights that even a minor inconvenience, such as a lantern going out, is considered a "calamity," emphasizing that every hardship, no matter how small, holds significance in Allah's sight.

It reflects Allah's mercy and Him rewarding patience even in seemingly insignificant situations.

‎Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله:

‎Whoever finds that he has shortcomings in his ibadah, sayings or actions, or that his sustenance has decreased, or that his heart is unsettled, then let him make istighfar (repentance to Allah).

‎[Majmu’ Al-Fatawa | Volume 11, Pg. 698]

Dua Before Ending Salah (Before Salam)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَفِتْنَةِ الْمَمَاتِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ

Transliteration:
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min adhabi l-qabr, wa a'udhu bika min fitnati I-masihi d-dajjal, wa audhu bika min fitnati I-mahya wa fitnati I-mamat. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika mina I-ma'thami wa I-maghram

Translation:
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, from the afflictions of the imposter- Messiah, and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sins and from debt

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 832, 833

YOU WANT TO KNOW YOUR STATE IN THE GRAVE?

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

❝The state of a person in the grave will be like the state of the heart in the chest; in bliss or facing punishment, imprisoned or roaming freely. If you want to know what your state in the grave will be like, then look at the state of your heart in your chest.

If the your heart is filled with joy and tranquility, and is pure (clean from pride, envy and other evils) - then by the Will of Allaah, the same will be your state in the grave. And it's opposite is also true.

This is why you find that a person - who is obedient (to Allaah), and has good manners (with the creation), and who is forgiving (and kind) - to be the most tranquil (and at rest).

Faith takes away distress, removes the grief, and it (Faith) is the coolness of the eyes of the one upon Tawheed (monotheism), and (the means of) comfort for the worshipers.

Whoever is preoccupied with Tasbeeh (saying: Sub-haan Allaah), his private affairs will be taken care of.

And whoever is preoccupied with al-Hamd (saying: alhamdulillaah), he will be given bounties one after the other.

And whoever is preoccupied with al-Istighfaar, the locked (doors) will be opened for him.❞
[al-Daa' wal-Dawaa' (1/187-188)]

Dua in Times of Distress or Panic

لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Transliteration:
La ilaha illa Allāh

Translation:
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah

➡️Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:

That the Prophet (ﷺ) once came to her in a state of fear and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this," making a circle with his thumb and index finger. Zainab bint Jahsh said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we be destroyed even though there are pious persons among us?" He said, "Yes, when the evil person will increase."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3346

Dua to Be Protected from Ignorance

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ

Transliteration:
A'ūdhu billāhi an akūna mina al-jāhilīn

Translation:
I seek refuge in Allah from acting foolishly

Reference: Surah Al-Baqarah (2:67)

Meaning of Allaahu Akbar

Dua For Righteous Offspring

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ

Transliteration:
Rabbi hab lī min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibah, innaka samīu ad-du'a'

Translation:
My Lord! Grant me by your grace righteous offspring. You are certainly the Hearer of all prayers

Reference: Surah Al-Imran (3:38)

Dua for Fear or Panic in Sleep

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ

Transliteration:
A'ūdhu bikalimāti Allāhi at-tāmmāti min ghadabihi wa 'iqābihi, wa min sharri ibādihi, wa min hamazāti ash-shayātīn, wa an yahdurūn

Translation:
I seek refuge in Allah's perfect words from His anger, the evil of His servants, the evil suggestions of the devils and their presence.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3893

Dua for Protection from the Harm of People

اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيهِمْ بِمَا شِئْتَ

Transliteration:
Allāhumma ikfinīhim bimā shita

Translation:
O Allah, suffice me against them however You will

Reference: Sahih Muslim 3005

The Prophet ﷺ said: “The Gates of the Heavens Were Opened For it.”

One of the shortest yet most powerful phrases to say at the beginning of your prayer (Dua Al-Istiftaah) is:

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

The Prophet ﷺ once heard a man say these words during the opening of his Salah. He ﷺ turned and said: “I was amazed by it, the gates of the heavens were opened for it!” (Sahih Muslim).

Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “I never stopped saying it after I heard the Prophet ﷺ say that.”

Make it a habit. Begin your prayer with a phrase that opens the gates of the heavens. Say it with certainty, love and sincerity. It’s a few words and a lifetime of reward.


“The gates of the heavens were opened for it” means that the statement was accepted by Allah. Imam al-Nawawi رحمه الله said in his commentary on Sahih Muslim: “It means that it ascended and was accepted, and that its reward was raised to the heavens, indicating its excellence.”

‎اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

Allāhu akbaru kabīrā, wa-lḥamdu li-llāh kathīrā, wa subḥāna-llāhi bukratan wa aṣilā.

Allah is Greater, the Greatest. Abundant praise is for Allah, and how Perfect is Allah in the morning and the evening.

Would you like your Du'a Answered?

We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say Takbir (in a loud voice). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O people! Be kind to yourselves, for you are not calling upon a deaf or an absent one, but You are calling an All-Hearer, and an All-Seer."

Then he came to me as I was reciting silently,
لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ
"La haul a wala quwwata illa bil-lah."

He said, "O `Abdullah bin Qais! Say: La haul a walaquwata illa bil-lah, for it is one of the treasures of Paradise." Or he said, "Shall I tell you a word which is one of the treasures of Paradise? It is:
لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ‏
La haul a wala quwwata illa bil-lah."

Sahih al-Bukhari 6384

If you want your dua to be accepted make sure your earning is Halal

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Keep asking Allah (عز وجل) for help and do not refrain from it.”

-Riyadus Salihin 100 | Muslim.

Our Salaf: A Very Important Advice of Abu Dardaa (radiyallaahu-anhu)

Abu Dardaa (radiyallaahu-anhu) said:

”Supplicate to Allaah in your times of wellbeing, so that He will respond to you in your times of difficulty.”

[Jaami-ul Uloom Wal-Hikam: page: 203]