Sunnah Daily سُنَّة

Practice

Duas & Dhikr

The words the Prophet ﷺ actually said, for the moments you actually live - waking, eating, traveling, struggling, loving your family. Arabic, how to say it, what it means, and where it comes from.

Collections

Morning

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mas-tata't, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana't, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayy, wa abu'u laka bidhanbi, faghfir li fa-innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant.

"O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I keep Your covenant and promise as far as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me - for no one forgives sins but You."

The Prophet ﷺ called this the master of seeking forgiveness: whoever says it in the morning with conviction and dies that day enters Paradise, and the same for the evening.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
Morning

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

Asbahna wa asbahal-mulku lillah, walhamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadhal-yawmi wa khayra ma ba'dah, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadhal-yawmi wa sharri ma ba'dah. Rabbi a'udhu bika minal-kasali wa su'il-kibar. Rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fin-nari wa 'adhabin fil-qabr.

"We have entered the morning, and the whole world has entered it belonging to Allah. Praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion, His is the praise, and He has power over everything. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil after it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the weakness of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave."

This was Nabi ﷺ's own morning dhikr. In the evening say the evening form, below.

Sahih Muslim 2723
Morning×3

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma'as-mihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama', wa huwas-sami'ul-'alim.

"In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."

Three times in the morning and three in the evening: nothing will suddenly harm the one who says it.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5088, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3388
Morning×3

سُورَةُ الْإِخْلَاصِ · سُورَةُ الْفَلَقِ · سُورَةُ النَّاسِ

Surah al-Ikhlas, Surah al-Falaq, Surah an-Nas.

"Recite the three short surahs of refuge: Say, He is Allah, One... / Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak... / Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind..."

Three times morning and evening 'will suffice you against everything'. Read them in the Quran: surahs 112, 113 and 114.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5082, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3575
Morning

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyum, la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard, man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih, ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bishay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha', wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-'aliyyul-'adhim.

"God! There is no god except He, the Living, the Everlasting. Neither slumber overtakes Him, nor sleep. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is before them, and what is behind them; and they cannot grasp any of His knowledge, except as He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Great."

Said in the morning, you are protected from the jinn until evening; said in the evening, until morning. This report is outside the six books, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b, and al-Albani graded it sahih. Saying it at bedtime is in Sahih al-Bukhari 2311.

Quran 2:255; an-Nasa'i, as-Sunan al-Kubra (Ubayy ibn Ka'b); al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak
Morning

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي

Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyata fid-dunya wal-akhirah. Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyata fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa mali. Allahummastur 'awrati wa amin raw'ati. Allahummahfazni min bayni yadayya wa min khalfi wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali wa min fawqi, wa a'udhu bi'azamatika an ughtala min tahti.

"O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this world and the next. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my life, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, guard me from in front and behind, from my right and my left, and from above, and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken by surprise from below."

Ibn Umar said Nabi ﷺ never left these words, morning or evening.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5074; Sunan Ibn Majah 3871
Morning

اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ

Allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadah, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabba kulli shay'in wa malikah, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharrish-shaytani wa shirkih, wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsi su'an aw ajurrahu ila muslim.

"O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Owner of everything, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil in myself, from the evil of Shaytan and his call to shirk, and from bringing harm on myself or dragging it onto another Muslim."

Nabi ﷺ taught this to Abu Bakr to say in the morning, in the evening and when going to bed.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3392; Sunan Abi Dawud 5067; Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3529
Morning

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kullah, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn.

"O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, by Your mercy I call for help. Set all my affairs right, and do not leave me to myself for even the blink of an eye."

Nabi ﷺ told Fatimah to say this every morning and evening. The full wording is outside the six books, and al-Albani graded it hasan.

an-Nasa'i, as-Sunan al-Kubra; al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak
Morning

اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ

Allahumma ma asbaha bi min ni'matin faminka wahdaka la sharika lak, falakal-hamdu wa lakash-shukr.

"O Allah, whatever blessing I or any of Your creation have this morning is from You alone, with no partner. All praise and thanks are Yours."

Said in the morning, you have given thanks for that day. Graded weak by al-Albani and the other graders of Abu Dawud; Ibn Baz graded its chain hasan.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5073
Morning

أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ، وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

Asbahna 'ala fitratil-Islam, wa 'ala kalimatil-ikhlas, wa 'ala dini nabiyyina Muhammad ﷺ, wa 'ala millati abina Ibrahima hanifan musliman wa ma kana minal-mushrikin.

"We have entered the morning on the natural faith of Islam, on the word of sincerity, on the religion of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and on the way of our father Ibrahim, who turned to Allah alone in submission and was not one of those who worship others with Him."

Nabi ﷺ said this when morning came. It is outside the six books, in Musnad Ahmad, and al-Albani graded it sahih.

Musnad Ahmad 15360
Morning×3

أَصْبَحْتُ أُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ حَمْدًا، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Asbahtu uthni 'alayka hamdan, wa ashhadu an la ilaha illallah.

"I have entered the morning praising You, and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah."

Nabi ﷺ told people to say it three times in the morning and three in the evening. Outside the six books; the only grading found is hasan, by Muqbil al-Wadi'i.

an-Nasa'i, 'Amal al-Yawm wal-Laylah 571
Morning

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ: فَتْحَهُ وَنَصْرَهُ وَنُورَهُ وَبَرَكَتَهُ وَهُدَاهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ

Asbahna wa asbahal-mulku lillahi rabbil-'alamin. Allahumma inni as'aluka khayra hadhal-yawm, fathahu wa nasrahu wa nurahu wa barakatahu wa hudah, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fihi wa sharri ma ba'dah.

"We have entered the morning, and the whole world has entered it belonging to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this day: its openings, its help, its light, its blessing and its guidance. And I seek refuge in You from the evil in it and the evil after it."

Graded weak by al-Albani, Zubair Ali Zai and Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid; Hisn al-Muslim cites the Arna'uts calling its chain hasan. Treat it as disputed.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5084
Morning×4

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ، وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ، وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ، وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ، أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ

Allahumma inni asbahtu ushhiduka, wa ushhidu hamalata 'arshik, wa mala'ikatak, wa jami'a khalqik, annaka antallahu la ilaha illa anta wahdaka la sharika lak, wa anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa rasuluk.

"O Allah, this morning I call You to witness, and I call the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels and all Your creation to witness, that You are Allah, there is no god but You alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger."

Said four times, the hadith says Allah frees the whole of that person from the Fire. Graded weak by al-Albani; Zubair Ali Zai, al-Arna'ut and Ibn Baz graded it hasan.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5069; Sunan Abi Dawud 5078
Morning

اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ

Allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu, wa ilaykan-nushur.

"O Allah, by You we enter the morning and by You we enter the evening, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the rising."

Nabi ﷺ taught this for the morning. The narrations differ slightly on the last word; both endings are sound.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5068; Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3391; Sunan Ibn Majah 3868
Morning×3

اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma 'afini fi badani, Allahumma 'afini fi sam'i, Allahumma 'afini fi basari, la ilaha illa ant. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kufri wal-faqr, Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr, la ilaha illa ant.

"O Allah, give me health in my body. O Allah, give me health in my hearing. O Allah, give me health in my sight. There is no god but You. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You."

Abu Bakrah said it three times each morning and evening because he heard Nabi ﷺ say it. Graded hasan by al-Albani; Zubair Ali Zai graded it weak.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5090
Morning

حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa huwa, 'alayhi tawakkaltu, wa huwa rabbul-'arshil-'azim.

"Allah is enough for me. There is no god but Him. In Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne."

The words are the last verse of Surah at-Tawbah, so saying them is good at any time. The promise for saying them seven times morning and evening is not reliable: the Abu Dawud report stops at a companion, al-Albani and Muhyi al-Din Abdul Hamid graded it fabricated, and only Zubair Ali Zai graded its chain hasan. So there is no set number here.

Quran 9:129; Sunan Abi Dawud 5081
Morning×3

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ نَبِيًّا

Raditu billahi rabba, wa bil-Islami dina, wa bi Muhammadin ﷺ nabiyya.

"I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ﷺ as my Prophet."

The hadith says Allah takes it on Himself to please the one who says it. Graded weak by al-Albani and Ahmad Shakir; hasan by Zubair Ali Zai and Bashar Awad Maarouf. The same words said after the adhan are sahih (Sahih Muslim 386).

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3389; Sunan Abi Dawud 5072; Sunan Ibn Majah 3870
Everyday dhikr×100

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

"There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over everything."

A hundred times in a day: like freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds written, a hundred sins wiped away, and a guard against Shaytan that day until evening. Once each morning and evening is also sahih (Sunan Abi Dawud 5077).

Sahih al-Bukhari 6403; Sahih Muslim 2691Count it on the Tasbih →
Everyday dhikr×10

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

Allahumma salli wa sallim 'ala nabiyyina Muhammad.

"O Allah, send blessings and peace on our Prophet Muhammad."

Many books add ten times morning and evening for his intercession, but that report is weak: al-Albani first graded it hasan and later took it back. What is sahih is that whoever sends one blessing on him, Allah sends ten on them (Sahih Muslim 408).

at-Tabarani; Sahih Muslim 408
Morning×3

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi 'adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata 'arshihi, wa midada kalimatih.

"Glory and praise be to Allah, as many times as the number of His creation, as much as pleases Him, as heavy as His Throne, and as much as the ink of His words."

Nabi ﷺ left his wife Juwayriyah at her prayer place after Fajr and came back mid-morning to find her still there. He said he had said these words three times, and they would outweigh everything she had said since dawn.

Sahih Muslim 2726
Evening

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillah, walhamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadhihil-laylati wa khayra ma ba'daha, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadhihil-laylati wa sharri ma ba'daha. Rabbi a'udhu bika minal-kasali wa su'il-kibar. Rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fin-nari wa 'adhabin fil-qabr.

"We have entered the evening, and the whole world has entered it belonging to Allah. Praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion, His is the praise, and He has power over everything. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil after it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the weakness of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave."

This was Nabi ﷺ's own evening dhikr, the pair of the morning one.

Sahih Muslim 2723
Evening

اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَمْسَى بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ

Allahumma ma amsa bi min ni'matin faminka wahdaka la sharika lak, falakal-hamdu wa lakash-shukr.

"O Allah, whatever blessing I or any of Your creation have this evening is from You alone, with no partner. All praise and thanks are Yours."

Said in the evening, you have given thanks for that night. Graded weak by al-Albani and the other graders of Abu Dawud; Ibn Baz graded its chain hasan.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5073
Evening

أَمْسَيْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ، وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

Amsayna 'ala fitratil-Islam, wa 'ala kalimatil-ikhlas, wa 'ala dini nabiyyina Muhammad ﷺ, wa 'ala millati abina Ibrahima hanifan musliman wa ma kana minal-mushrikin.

"We have entered the evening on the natural faith of Islam, on the word of sincerity, on the religion of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and on the way of our father Ibrahim, who turned to Allah alone in submission and was not one of those who worship others with Him."

Nabi ﷺ said this when evening came. It is outside the six books, in Musnad Ahmad, and al-Albani graded it sahih.

Musnad Ahmad 15360
Evening×3

أَمْسَيْتُ أُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ حَمْدًا، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Amsaytu uthni 'alayka hamdan, wa ashhadu an la ilaha illallah.

"I have entered the evening praising You, and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah."

Three times in the evening, and the same in the morning. Outside the six books; the only grading found is hasan, by Muqbil al-Wadi'i.

an-Nasa'i, 'Amal al-Yawm wal-Laylah 571
Evening

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ: فَتْحَهَا وَنَصْرَهَا وَنُورَهَا وَبَرَكَتَهَا وَهُدَاهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهَا وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا

Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillahi rabbil-'alamin. Allahumma inni as'aluka khayra hadhihil-laylah, fathaha wa nasraha wa nuraha wa barakataha wa hudaha, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fiha wa sharri ma ba'daha.

"We have entered the evening, and the whole world has entered it belonging to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night: its openings, its help, its light, its blessing and its guidance. And I seek refuge in You from the evil in it and the evil after it."

Graded weak by al-Albani, Zubair Ali Zai and Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid; Hisn al-Muslim cites the Arna'uts calling its chain hasan. Treat it as disputed.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5084
Evening×4

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ، وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ، وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ، وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ، أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ

Allahumma inni amsaytu ushhiduka, wa ushhidu hamalata 'arshik, wa mala'ikatak, wa jami'a khalqik, annaka antallahu la ilaha illa anta wahdaka la sharika lak, wa anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa rasuluk.

"O Allah, this evening I call You to witness, and I call the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels and all Your creation to witness, that You are Allah, there is no god but You alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger."

Said four times, the hadith says Allah frees the whole of that person from the Fire. Graded weak by al-Albani; Zubair Ali Zai, al-Arna'ut and Ibn Baz graded it hasan.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5069; Sunan Abi Dawud 5078
Evening

اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ

Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu, wa ilaykal-masir.

"O Allah, by You we enter the evening and by You we enter the morning, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the return."

Nabi ﷺ taught this for the evening. The narrations differ slightly on the last word; both endings are sound.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3391; Sunan Abi Dawud 5068
Evening×3

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A'udhu bi kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

"I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created."

A man was stung by a scorpion at night. Nabi ﷺ said that had he said this in the evening, it would not have harmed him. At-Tirmidhi's narration says three times.

Sahih Muslim 2709; Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3604
Sleep & waking

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya.

"In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live."

Sleep is called a small death; this hands both over to Allah.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6324
Sleep & waking

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyum, la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard, man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih, ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bishay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha', wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-'aliyyul-'adhim.

"God! There is no god except He, the Living, the Everlasting. Neither slumber overtakes Him, nor sleep. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is before them, and what is behind them; and they cannot grasp any of His knowledge, except as He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Great."

Recite it when you lie down and a guardian from Allah stays with you, and no shaytan approaches until morning - the Prophet ﷺ confirmed this teaching even though it came through a strange messenger that night.

Quran 2:255; Sahih al-Bukhari 2311
Sleep & waking

آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ...

Amanar-rasulu bima unzila ilayhi mir-rabbihi wal-mu'minun...

"The Messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers... (through to the end of the surah)"

"Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him." Read them in full: Quran 2:285-286.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5009
Sleep & waking×3

سُورَةُ الْإِخْلَاصِ · سُورَةُ الْفَلَقِ · سُورَةُ النَّاسِ

Surah al-Ikhlas, Surah al-Falaq, Surah an-Nas.

"Cup your hands, recite the three surahs, blow softly into them, then wipe over as much of your body as you can, starting with your head, face and the front of your body."

Nabi ﷺ did this every night when he went to bed, three times over.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5017
Sleep & waking×100

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ · الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ · اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

SubhanAllah (33) · Alhamdulillah (33) · Allahu akbar (34)

"Glory be to Allah. All praise is for Allah. Allah is the Greatest."

Fatimah's hands were blistered from the hand mill and she asked her father for a servant. He came to her and Ali at bedtime and taught them this instead: when you go to bed, say these 33, 33 and 34 times. He said it is better for you than a servant.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3113; Sahih al-Bukhari 6318Count it on the Tasbih →
Sleep & waking

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur.

"Praise is for Allah who gave us life after taking it, and to Him is the resurrection."

The first words of the day answer the last words of the night.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
After salah

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Astaghfirullah (three times). Allahumma antas-salam wa minkas-salam, tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram.

"I seek Allah's forgiveness (three times). O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, Owner of Majesty and Honor."

The Prophet's ﷺ own first words after every prayer.

Sahih Muslim 591
After salah×100

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (٣٣) · الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (٣٣) · اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (٣٣) ثُمَّ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

SubhanAllah (33x), Alhamdulillah (33x), Allahu Akbar (33x), then: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

"Glory be to Allah (33), praise be to Allah (33), Allah is Greatest (33), completing one hundred with: there is no god but Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and the praise, and He is able to do all things."

Sins are forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea. The Tasbih Counter has this exact round built in.

Sahih Muslim 597Count it on the Tasbih →
After salah

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ...

Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyum... (the full verse, Quran 2:255)

"Allah - there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all... (the full Verse of the Kursi)"

"Whoever recites it after every prescribed prayer, nothing stands between him and Paradise except death." The grading attribution is given because this narration sits outside Bukhari and Muslim.

An-Nasa'i (al-Sunan al-Kubra); graded sahih by al-Albani
After salah

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ

Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibadatik.

"O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You beautifully."

The Prophet ﷺ told Mu'adh: "By Allah, I love you - never leave this after any prayer."

Sunan Abu Dawud 1522
Everyday dhikr×100

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

SubhanAllahi wa bihamdih, subhanAllahil-'adhim.

"Glory be to Allah with His praise; glory be to Allah, the Magnificent."

"Two words light on the tongue, heavy on the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful." Said a hundred times, sins are wiped away even like the foam of the sea (Sahih al-Bukhari 6405).

Sahih al-Bukhari 6682; Sahih Muslim 2692Count it on the Tasbih →
Everyday dhikr

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh.

"I seek Allah's forgiveness and I turn to Him in repentance."

The Prophet ﷺ - already forgiven - said he sought forgiveness more than seventy times a day. A door that never closes.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6307
Everyday dhikr

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah, wa fil-akhirati hasanah, wa qina 'adhaban-nar.

"Our Lord, give us goodness in this world, and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire."

Anas said this was the dua the Prophet ﷺ made most often. Both worlds in one line.

Quran 2:201; Sahih al-Bukhari 6389
Home & masjid

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.

"In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah."

It is said to the one who says it: you are guided, sufficed and protected - and the shaytan turns away.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5095, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3426
Home & masjid

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Bismillah - mentioning Allah's name as you enter, and at your food.

"In the name of Allah."

When a man mentions Allah entering his home and at his food, the shaytan says: no lodging for you here and no dinner. A longer entering dua (Bismillahi walajna...) is reported in Abu Dawud 5096 with a discussed chain - the practice itself rests on Sahih Muslim.

Sahih Muslim 2018
Home & masjid

اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Allahummaf-tah li abwaba rahmatik.

"O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy."

Step in with the right foot. On leaving: Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlik - O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty (same narration).

Sahih Muslim 713
Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ — وَإِنْ نَسِيتَ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Bismillah. If you forget and remember partway: Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah.

"In the name of Allah. And if you forgot at the start: in the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end."

Also from the Prophet's ﷺ table manners: eat with the right hand and from what is nearest you (Sahih al-Bukhari 5376).

Sunan Abu Dawud 3767, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1858
Eating

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlim-minni wa la quwwah.

"Praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any power or strength of my own."

The narration promises past sins forgiven; at-Tirmidhi graded it hasan - a good chain, noted here honestly.

Sunan Abu Dawud 4023, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3458
Travel

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ

Subhanal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin, wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibun.

"Glory be to Him Who placed these at our service; surely we could not have done it by ourselves. And surely, to our Lord we will return."

Said mounting any ride - car, plane, camel. Muslim 1342 records the Prophet's ﷺ fuller travel dua after it: asking Allah for righteousness and taqwa on the journey, ease in the distance, and care for the family left behind.

Quran 43:13-14; Sahih Muslim 1342
Travel

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

"I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created."

"Whoever alights somewhere and says this, nothing will harm him until he departs from that place." Hotels count.

Sahih Muslim 2708
Anxiety & hardship

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijal.

"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men."

Eight weights, named one by one. The Prophet ﷺ said it often. Many books list it for morning and evening; that report (Sunan Abi Dawud 1555) is weak, so it is a dua for any time, not a fixed morning one. This is the wording in Sahih al-Bukhari; one narration there puts cowardice before miserliness. The version many people learned, which repeats "a'udhu bika" before each pair and ends "qahrir-rijal", is from the weak Abu Dawud report.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6363; Sahih al-Bukhari 6369
Anxiety & hardship

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minadh-dhalimin.

"There is no god but You! Glory to You! I was one of the wrongdoers!"

Yunus called with it from inside the whale. The Prophet ﷺ said no Muslim ever calls on Allah with it for anything except that Allah answers him.

Quran 21:87; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3505
Anxiety & hardship

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

La ilaha illallahul-'adhimul-halim, la ilaha illallahu rabbul-'arshil-'adhim, la ilaha illallahu rabbus-samawati wa rabbul-ardi wa rabbul-'arshil-karim.

"There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the magnificent Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, Lord of the noble Throne."

The Prophet ﷺ said these words at times of distress. Notice: it asks for nothing - it simply stands with who Allah is, and that is the asking.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6346
Anxiety & hardship

اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa anta taj'alul-hazna idha shi'ta sahla.

"O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy - and You make the difficult, when You will, easy."

Reported through Ibn Hibban's collection with a sound chain by his grading; it sits outside the two Sahihs, which is why the attribution is spelled out.

Sahih Ibn Hibban 2427
Illness

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، اشْفِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma rabban-nas, adhhibil-ba's, ishfi wa antash-shafi, la shifa'a illa shifa'uk, shifa'an la yughadiru saqama.

"O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the harm. Cure - for You are the Curer; there is no cure but Your cure - a cure that leaves no illness behind."

The Prophet ﷺ would say it while wiping the sick person with his right hand.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5743
Illness

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ (٣) أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ (٧)

Bismillah (three times), then: A'udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir (seven times).

"In the name of Allah (3x). I seek refuge in Allah and His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear (7x)."

Place your hand on the place that hurts. Taught by the Prophet ﷺ to a companion in pain - alongside medicine, never instead of it.

Sahih Muslim 2202
Family

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira.

"My Lord, have mercy on them, as they raised me when I was a child."

The Quran's own dua for parents, living or passed. One of the deeds that keeps reaching a parent after death is a righteous child who prays for them (Sahih Muslim 1631).

Quran 17:24
Family

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama.

"Our Lord, grant us delight in our spouses and our children, and make us a good example for the righteous."

The dua of the servants of the Most Merciful. Comfort for the eyes - family as rest, not just duty.

Quran 25:74
Family

أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

U'idhukuma bikalimatillahit-tammah, min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah.

"I place you both under the protection of Allah's perfect words, from every shaytan and harmful creature, and from every envious eye."

The Prophet ﷺ used these words over Hasan and Husayn, and said Ibrahim used them over Ismail and Ishaq. For one child say u'idhuka (a boy) or u'idhuki (a girl).

Sahih al-Bukhari 3371
Istikhara

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ

Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka biqudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlikal-'adhim, fa-innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa anta 'allamul-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra khayrul-li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri faqdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra sharrul-li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri fasrifhu 'anni wasrifni 'anhu, waqdur liyal-khayra haythu kan, thumma ardini bih.

"O Allah, I ask You to choose for me by Your knowledge, I ask You for the ability by Your power, and I ask of Your immense bounty - for You are able and I am not, You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter to be good for me in my religion, my livelihood and my final outcome, then decree it for me, ease it for me, then bless me in it. And if You know it to be bad for me in my religion, my livelihood and my final outcome, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me the good wherever it is - then make me content with it."

Pray two rakat outside the obligatory prayers, then say this, naming your matter where the words say 'this matter'. The answer is not a dream: it is how Allah then eases or closes the path. Repeat it as often as the decision stays open.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1162How to pray Istikhara, step by step →
Ramadan

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni.

"O Allah, You are Pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me."

Aisha asked: what should I say if I find the Night of Decree? This was the whole answer. Graded hasan sahih by at-Tirmidhi.

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3513
Ramadan

ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Dhahabadh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'uruq, wa thabatal-ajru in sha' Allah.

"The thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills."

Said after breaking the fast. Its chain is graded hasan by many scholars - noted since it sits outside the two Sahihs. The fasting person's dua at iftar is among those not turned away (Sunan Ibn Majah, reported).

Sunan Abu Dawud 2357
Hajj & Umrah

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak.

"Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am - You have no partner - here I am. Truly all praise, favor and dominion are Yours. You have no partner."

The cry of ihram, from entering it until the stoning begins. Men raise their voices; women say it softly. The full journey is in the Umrah & Hajj module.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1549
From the Quran

رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Rabbana taqabbal minna, innaka antas-Sami'ul-'Alim.

"Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."

Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS) said this as they raised the walls of the Kaaba. Say it after any good deed you have done.

Quran 2:127
From the Quran

رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًۭا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafirin.

"Our Lord, pour patience down on us, keep our feet firm, and help us against those who reject faith."

The believers with Talut said this as they faced Jalut's army. A dua for any moment that needs more patience than you have.

Quran 2:250
From the Quran

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Rabbana la tu'akhidhna in nasina aw akhta'na. Rabbana wa la tahmil 'alayna isran kama hamaltahu 'alal-ladhina min qablina. Rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bih. Wa'fu 'anna, waghfir lana, warhamna. Anta mawlana fansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafirin.

"Our Lord, do not blame us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not put on us a burden like the one You put on those before us. Our Lord, do not load us with more than we can bear. Pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against those who reject faith."

The closing lines of Surah al-Baqarah. Nabi ﷺ said the last two verses of al-Baqarah are enough for whoever recites them at night (Sahih al-Bukhari 5009).

Quran 2:286; Sahih al-Bukhari 5009
From the Quran

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba'da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmah, innaka antal-Wahhab.

"Our Lord, do not let our hearts turn away after You have guided us, and give us mercy from Yourself. You are the Giver."

A dua for staying firm once you have found guidance.

Quran 3:8
From the Quran

رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Rabbanaghfir lana dhunubana wa israfana fi amrina wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafirin.

"Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the times we went too far, keep our feet firm, and help us against those who reject faith."

What the believers who stood with earlier prophets said. They asked for forgiveness first, then for help.

Quran 3:147
From the Quran

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal-khasirin.

"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers."

The dua of Adam (AS) and his wife after they ate from the tree. The first repentance, and the model for every one after it.

Quran 7:23
From the Quran

رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ

Rabbij-'alni muqimas-salati wa min dhurriyyati, Rabbana wa taqabbal du'a'.

"My Lord, make me steady in prayer, and my children too. Our Lord, accept my dua."

Ibrahim's (AS) dua for himself and his children. The verse after it is his dua for his parents, below.

Quran 14:40
Family

رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ

Rabbana-ghfir li wa li-walidayya wa lil-mu'minina yawma yaqumul-hisab.

"Our Lord, forgive me, my parents and the believers on the Day the reckoning is set up."

Ibrahim (AS) said this right after asking Allah to make him and his children steady in prayer. A short dua for your parents, alive or gone.

Quran 14:41
Family

رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ

Rabbighfir li wa li-walidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya mu'minan wa lil-mu'minina wal-mu'minat.

"My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and whoever enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women."

The dua of Nuh (AS). The verse ends with a line against the wrongdoers of his people, which is left off here; the Listen button plays the whole verse.

Quran 71:28
From the Quran

رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًۭا

Rabbi zidni 'ilma.

"My Lord, increase me in knowledge."

Three words. Allah told Nabi ﷺ himself to ask for more knowledge. Good before study or reading.

Quran 20:114
From the Quran

رَبِّ إِنِّى لِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَقِيرٌۭ

Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir.

"My Lord, I am in real need of whatever good You send down to me."

Musa (AS) said this alone in a strange land, with nothing, after helping two women water their flock. Soon after, Allah gave him a home, work and a wife.

Quran 28:24
From the Quran

رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَٰنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّۭا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ

Rabbanaghfir lana wa li-ikhwaninal-ladhina sabaquna bil-iman, wa la taj'al fi qulubina ghillan lil-ladhina amanu, Rabbana innaka Ra'ufur-Rahim.

"Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who came to faith before us, and leave no bitterness in our hearts toward those who believe. Our Lord, You are Kind and Merciful."

A dua that keeps the heart clean toward other Muslims.

Quran 59:10
From the Quran

رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةًۭ وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًۭا

Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min amrina rashada.

"Our Lord, give us mercy from Yourself and set our affair on the right path."

The young men of the cave said this when they left everything behind. A dua for any decision where you cannot see the way.

Quran 18:10
From the Quran

رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

Rabbighfir warham wa anta khayrur-rahimin.

"My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy."

The last verse of Surah al-Mu'minun. Short enough to say anywhere.

Quran 23:118
From the Quran

رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ

Rabbana atmim lana nurana waghfir lana, innaka 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

"Our Lord, complete our light for us and forgive us. You have power over everything."

What the believers will say on the Day of Judgment as their light runs ahead of them.

Quran 66:8
A note on sources: every dua here carries its reference. Where a narration sits outside Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, the grading or collection is named so you can see exactly what it rests on. Duas are worship - and worship follows evidence, not invention.