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Rabbana inni askantu: for a family in a barren valley

Quick answer

Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may establish prayer. So make the hearts of people incline toward them, and provide for them from the fruits so that they may be grateful.

When to recite

Ibrahim (AS) prayed this for the family he had settled beside the Sacred House in a valley without crops. Use it in personal du'a whenever its meaning matches what you are asking Allah (SWT) for. There is no fixed count unless one is established by a cited source.

Verified wording

The Arabic and meaning are paired with Quran 14:37. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.

Arabic
رَّبَّنَآ إِنِّىٓ أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِى بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِى زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱجْعَلْ أَفْـِٔدَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ تَهْوِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ وَٱرْزُقْهُم مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ
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Qur'an recitation by Mishary Alafasy

Transliteration

Rabbana inni askantu min dhurriyyati bi-wadin ghayri dhi zar'in 'inda baytika-l-muharram, Rabbana li-yuqimu-s-salata fa-j'al af'idatan mina-n-nasi tahwi ilayhim wa-rzuqhum mina-th-thamarati la'allahum yashkurun.

Meaning in English

Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may establish prayer. So make the hearts of people incline toward them, and provide for them from the fruits so that they may be grateful.

Why this dua matters

Ibrahim (AS) prayed this for the family he had settled beside the Sacred House in a valley without crops.

Common questions
What does Rabbana inni askantu: for a family in a barren valley mean?

Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may establish prayer. So make the hearts of people incline toward them, and provide for them from the fruits so that they may be grateful.

When should I recite Rabbana inni askantu: for a family in a barren valley?

Ibrahim (AS) prayed this for the family he had settled beside the Sacred House in a valley without crops. Use it in personal du'a whenever its meaning matches what you are asking Allah (SWT) for. There is no fixed count unless one is established by a cited source.

What is the source for Rabbana inni askantu: for a family in a barren valley?

Quran 14:37.

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