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Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura: the du'a of Sulayman (AS)

Quick answer

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You. And admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.

When to recite

Sulayman (AS) said this, smiling, after he understood the words of an ant warning the other ants about his army. 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 27:19. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.

Arabic
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًۭا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
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Qur'an recitation by Mishary Alafasy

Transliteration

Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura ni'mataka-llati an'amta 'alayya wa 'ala walidayya wa an a'mala salihan tardahu wa adkhilni bi-rahmatika fi 'ibadika-s-salihin.

Meaning in English

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You. And admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.

Why this dua matters

Sulayman (AS) said this, smiling, after he understood the words of an ant warning the other ants about his army.

Source: Quran 27:19
Read in Barakah Life · Qur'an 27:19
Common questions
What does Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura: the du'a of Sulayman (AS) mean?

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You. And admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.

When should I recite Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura: the du'a of Sulayman (AS)?

Sulayman (AS) said this, smiling, after he understood the words of an ant warning the other ants about his army. 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 Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura: the du'a of Sulayman (AS)?

Quran 27:19.

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