Duas for blessings & gratitude. When you've been given something
When Allah (SWT) gives, the right response is shukr: gratitude with words and with actions. These supplications anchor gratitude in the moment so it doesn't slip into entitlement.
16 sourced Du'as Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source
Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura ni'mataka-llati an'amta 'alayya wa 'ala walidayy, wa an a'mala salihan tardahu, wa aslih li fi dhurriyyati, inni tubtu ilayka wa inni mina-l-muslimin.
“My Lord, inspire me to be grateful for the favour You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and to do righteousness of which You approve, and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have turned to You, and I am among the Muslims.”
Quran 46:15
The du'a of one reaching maturity (forty). A complete prayer for gratitude, parents, good deeds, and children who will carry the good forward.
Rabbi anzilni munzalan mubarakan wa anta khayru-l-munzilin.
“My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate us.”
Quran 23:29
A Quranic prayer for a blessed place of arrival. It is especially meaningful when moving home, reaching a new city, beginning life somewhere unfamiliar, or asking for a safe and good arrival.
Asbahna wa asbaha-l-mulku lillah, wa-l-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadir. Rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadha-l-yawm wa khayra ma ba'dah, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadha-l-yawm wa sharri ma ba'dah. Rabbi a'udhu bika mina-l-kasali wa su'i-l-kibar. Rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fi-n-nar wa 'adhabin fi-l-qabr.
“We have entered the morning, and the dominion belongs to Allah. Praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good of what comes after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil of what comes after it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the wretchedness of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.”
Radhitu billahi Rabban, wa bil-Islami dinan, wa bi-Muhammadin nabiyyan.
“I am content with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ﷺ as my prophet.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 5072, Jami at-Tirmidhi 3389, Sunan Ibn Majah 3870 (graded differently)
Narrated with the promise that whoever says this in the morning and in the evening, it is a right upon Allah (SWT) to please him on the Day of Resurrection (Sunan Ibn Majah 3870). Graders differ on this narration: al-Albani graded it weak (da'if), while Bashar Awad Ma'ruf and Zubair Ali Za'i graded it hasan.
Amsayna wa amsa-l-mulku lillah, wa-l-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadir. Rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadhihi-l-laylati wa khayra ma ba'daha, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadhihi-l-laylati wa sharri ma ba'daha. Rabbi a'udhu bika mina-l-kasali wa su'i-l-kibar. Rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fi-n-nar wa 'adhabin fi-l-qabr.
“We have entered the evening, and the dominion belongs to Allah. Praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what comes after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what comes after it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the wretchedness of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.”
Allahumma lakal-hamdu anta kasawtanihi, as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma suni'a lahu, wa a'udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lah
“O Allah, to You is the praise, You have clothed me with this. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it was made for, and I seek refuge from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.”