Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan: the du'a of people of understanding
Our Lord, You did not create this without purpose. Exalted are You, so protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, whoever You admit to the Fire, You have disgraced him, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers. Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith, saying, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins, remove from us our misdeeds, and cause us to die among the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise.
Those who remember Allah (SWT) standing, sitting and lying down and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth say this, and in the next verse their Lord answers them. 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.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Quran 3:191-194. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Qur'an recitation by Mishary Alafasy
Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan, subhanaka fa-qina 'adhaba-n-nar. Rabbana innaka man tudkhili-n-nara fa-qad akhzaytah, wa ma li-dh-dhalimina min ansar. Rabbana innana sami'na munadiyan yunadi li-l-imani an aminu bi-Rabbikum fa-amanna. Rabbana fa-ghfir lana dhunubana wa kaffir 'anna sayyi'atina wa tawaffana ma'a-l-abrar. Rabbana wa atina ma wa'adtana 'ala rusulika wa la tukhzina yawma-l-qiyamah, innaka la tukhlifu-l-mi'ad.
Our Lord, You did not create this without purpose. Exalted are You, so protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, whoever You admit to the Fire, You have disgraced him, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers. Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith, saying, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins, remove from us our misdeeds, and cause us to die among the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise.
Those who remember Allah (SWT) standing, sitting and lying down and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth say this, and in the next verse their Lord answers them.
What does Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan: the du'a of people of understanding mean?
Our Lord, You did not create this without purpose. Exalted are You, so protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, whoever You admit to the Fire, You have disgraced him, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers. Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith, saying, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins, remove from us our misdeeds, and cause us to die among the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise.
When should I recite Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan: the du'a of people of understanding?
Those who remember Allah (SWT) standing, sitting and lying down and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth say this, and in the next verse their Lord answers them. 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 ma khalaqta hadha batilan: the du'a of people of understanding?
Quran 3:191-194.