Duaa of the Day

Dua for knowledge

Oh Allah, I ask you for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision, and deeds that will be accepted.

~ Ibn Majah and others⁣

Dua for taqwa

O Allah, give my soul (nafs) its God-fearing righteousness (taqwa) and purify it, for You are the best to purify it. You are its Protector and its Guardian.

~Muslim

Allahumma ati nafsi taqwaha wa-zakkiha anta khayru man zakkaha anta waliyuha wa-mawlaha.

اللهم آت نفسي تقواها وزكها أنت خير من زكاها أنت وليها ومولاها

Dua for success

Our Lord! Grant us the good of this world and the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.

~2:201

Rabbana atina fi dunya hasanatan wa fil akhirati hasanatan wa qina adhaba an-nar.

ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الآخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النار

Dua for good character

O Allah! You have made my creation perfect, so make my moral characteristics also be the best.

~ Ahmad

Allahumma kama ahsanta khulqi fahassin kholoqi.

اللهم كما أحسنت خلقي فحسن خلقي

Dua for blessed family

Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous.

~ 25:74

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyatina qurrata a’yunin waj-‘alna lilmuttaqina imama.

ربنا هب لنا من أزواجنا وذرياتنا قرة أعين واجعلنا للمتقين إماما

Dua for having children

My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.

~3:38

Rabbi hab lee min ladunka thuriyyatan tayyibatan innak sami’u-dua.

رب هب لي من لدنك ذرية طيبة إنك سميع الدعاء

Dua for relief from distress, laziness, debts

Oh Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.

~ Sahih al-Bukhari

Dua for healthy body

Oh Allah! Grant me well-being in my body. Oh Allah! Grant me well-being in my hearing. Oh Allah! Grant me well-being in my sight. There is no true God but You.

~ Abu Dawud

Dua for the sick

O Allah! The Rubb of mankind! Remove this disease and cure me! You are the Great Curer. There is no cure but through You, which leaves behind no disease.

~ Bukhari and Muslim

Allahumma Rabban-nasi, adhhibil-ba’sa, washfi, antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uka, shifaan la yughadiru saqaman.

‏اللهم رب الناس، أذهب البأس، واشف، أنت الشافي لا شفاء إلا شفاؤك، شفاء لا يغادر سقما

Dua for guidance and protection before leaving the home

In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah. There is no might nor power except with Allah.

~ Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa’i

Dua to avoid sudden afflictions

In the Name of Allah, with Whose Name nothing is harmed on earth nor in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. [Repeat three times]

~ Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi

Dua for preservation

Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after you have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the Giver of all bounties.

~ 3:8

Rabbana La tuzigh Qulubana ba`da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmatan innaka anta al-Wahhab.

ربنا لا تزغ قلوبنا بعد إذ هديتنا وهب لنا من لدنك رحمة إنك أنت الوهاب

Dua that removes anxiety

Allah is enough for me. There is no true god but Him, in Him I put my trust, an He is the Lord of the Great Throne. [Repeat seven times]

~ Abu Dawud

Dua for protection in the evening

I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.⁣

~ Muslim

Dua for forgiveness of all sins

prayer when you are in sujud

O Allah, forgive all of my sins: the small and great, the first and the last, the public and the private.

~ Muslim

Allahumma ighfir li dhanbi kullahu diqqahu wa-jillahu wa-awwalahu wa-akhirahu wa-ʿalaniyatahu wa-sirrahu.

اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي كله دقه وجله أوله وأخره علانيته وسره

When you see the new moon

Oh Allah, make it a start full of peace and faith, safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.

Allahumma ahillahu alayna bil-amni wal-iman was-salaamati wal-islam Rabbi wa rabbuka Allah.

اللهم أهله علينا بالأمن والإيمان والسلامة والإسلام، ربي وربك الله