Duas for every day. The du'a the Prophet ﷺ said most often
Anas (RA) said the supplication the Prophet ﷺ said most often was 'Rabbana atina fi-d-dunya hasanah'. A single du'a that covers this life, the next, and the path in between. The right line for every day.
34 sourced Du'as Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source
Rabbana la tu'akhidhna in nasina aw akhta'na. Rabbana wa la tahmil 'alayna isran kama hamaltahu 'ala-lladhina min qablina. Rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bih, wa'fu 'anna, wa-ghfir lana, wa-rhamna, anta Mawlana fa-nsurna 'ala-l-qawmi-l-kafirin.
“Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or err. Our Lord, lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, burden us not with what we have no strength to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against those who reject faith.”
Quran 2:286
The closing two verses of Surat al-Baqarah, whoever recites them at night, they suffice him.
A concise Qur'anic prayer asking Allah (SWT) to increase you in beneficial understanding. It is ideal before studying, reading, attending a lesson, revising, or beginning any serious effort to learn.
“Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.”
Quran 3:173
What Ibrahim (AS) said when thrown into the fire, and what the believers said when an army was being marched against them. The knock that opens every locked door.
“Our Lord, accept this from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”
Quran 2:127
The prayer Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS) made while raising the foundations of the Ka'bah. Even during a great act of worship, they asked Allah (SWT) to accept it.
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa, al-Hayyu-l-Qayyum. La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fi-s-samawati wa ma fi-l-ard. Man dha-lladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi-shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bi-ma sha'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhu-s-samawati wa-l-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa Huwa-l-'Aliyyu-l-'Adheem.
“Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what lies before them and what is behind them, and they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Most Great.”
Quran 2:255
Whoever recites this in the morning is protected from jinn until evening (Sunan an-Nasa'i al-Kubra 10735, hasan).
Qul a'udhu bi Rabbi-l-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharri-n-naffathati fi-l-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad.
“Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak. From the evil of what He has created. From the evil of the darkening night as it descends. From the evil of those who practise witchcraft when they blow in the knots. And from the evil of the envier when he envies.”
Qul a'udhu bi Rabbi-n-nas. Maliki-n-nas. Ilahi-n-nas. Min sharri-l-waswasi-l-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi suduri-n-nas. Mina-l-jinnati wa-n-nas.
“Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind. The King of mankind. The God of mankind. From the evil of the whispering one who withdraws. Who whispers in the breasts of mankind. From among the jinn and mankind.”
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.”
Allahumma anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika ma-stata't, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana't, abu'u laka bi ni'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u laka bi dhanbi, faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba illa Anta.
“O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and Your promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
The Prophet ﷺ said whoever recites this with conviction in the morning and dies that day before evening is of the people of paradise. Same at evening.
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.
Allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilayka-n-nushur.
“O Allah, through You we enter the morning, through You we enter the evening, through You we live, through You we die, and to You is the resurrection.”
Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa Huwa, 'alayhi tawakkaltu, wa Huwa Rabbu-l-'arshi-l-'adheem.
“Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but He. In Him I have placed my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 5081 (da'if) · The words: Quran 9:129
Abu ad-Darda said that whoever says this seven times in the morning and seven times in the evening, Allah (SWT) will suffice him in whatever concerns him. These are his words, not a saying of the Prophet ﷺ. Al-Albani graded the report fabricated (mawdu'), Zubair Ali Za'i graded its chain hasan. The words themselves are an ayah of the Quran (at-Tawbah 9:129).
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 bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilayka-l-masir.
“O Allah, through You we enter the evening, through You we enter the morning, through You we live, through You we die, and to You is the final return.”
Bismillahi walajna, wa bismillahi kharajna, wa 'ala rabbina tawakkalna
“In Allah's name we enter, in Allah's name we leave, and upon our Lord we rely.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 5096 (da'if)
Al-Albani and Zubair Ali Za'i graded this narration weak (da'if). Remembering Allah (SWT) as you enter your home is itself sound: the Prophet ﷺ said that when a man mentions Allah (SWT) on entering his house and at his meal, the devil tells his companions there is no shelter and no supper for them (Sahih Muslim 2018).
Bismillahi walajna, wa bismillahi kharajna, wa 'ala-llahi Rabbina tawakkalna.
“In the name of Allah we enter. In the name of Allah we leave. And upon Allah our Lord we rely.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 5096 (da'if)
Al-Albani and Zubair Ali Za'i graded this narration weak (da'if). Remembering Allah (SWT) as you enter your home is itself sound: the Prophet ﷺ said that when a man mentions Allah (SWT) on entering his house and at his meal, the devil tells his companions there is no shelter and no supper for them (Sahih Muslim 2018).
Subhanallah, wal-hamdulillah, wa la ilaha illa-llah, wa-llahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
“Glory to Allah, and all praise is His, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power or strength except with Allah.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 832, Sunan an-Nasa'i 924 (hasan)
A man told the Prophet ﷺ that he could not learn anything of the Quran and asked for something that would suffice him, and the Prophet ﷺ taught him these words. A remembrance anyone can hold onto, at any moment.
Subhana-lladhi yusabbihu-r-ra'du bi-hamdihi wa-l-mala'ikatu min khifatih.
“Glory to the One whom thunder glorifies with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him.”
Muwatta Malik, Book 56, Hadith 26
Not a saying of the Prophet ﷺ: Imam Malik reports that 'Amir ibn 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr would stop talking when he heard thunder and say this. The words echo the Quran (ar-Ra'd 13:13).
Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi-'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlika-l-'adheem. Fa-innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa Anta 'Allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-l-amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fa-qdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fa-srifhu 'anni wa-srifni 'anhu, wa-qdur liya-l-khayra haythu kana thumma ardini bih.
“O Allah, I seek the good through Your knowledge and ability through Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty. You are able and I am not; You know and I do not; You know the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter is good for my religion, livelihood, and outcome, decree it for me, make it easy, and bless it for me. If You know it is harmful for my religion, livelihood, and outcome, turn it away from me and turn me away from it. Decree the good for me wherever it is, then make me content with it.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1166
Istikhara asks Allah (SWT), who knows what you cannot know, to facilitate a choice if it is good and turn both you and the choice away from each other if it is harmful.