Dua means act of supplication. It is calling out to God; it is a conversation with God, our Creator, our Lord, the All Knowing, and the All Powerful. Dua is uplifting, empowering, liberating and transforming and it is one of the most powerful and effective act of worship a human being can engage in. Dua has been called the weapon of the believer. It affirms a person’s belief in One God and it shuns all forms of idolatry or polytheism. Dua is essentially submission to God and a manifestation of a person’s need for God. Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
When my servants ask you concerning me, (tell them) I am indeed close (to them). I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on me.[Quran, 2:186].
So with this verse, we can say that Allah Almighty listens to us when we make Dua. We should always seek help from Allah. Below are some hadiths of our loved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) regarding dua:
The most excellent worship is Dua. [Sahih Al-Jami` # 1133]
Nothing is more honourable to Allah the Most High than Dua. [Sahih al-Jami` # 5268]
The supplication of every one of you will be granted if he does not get impatient and say, `I supplicated my Lord but my prayer has not been granted’.[Sahih Bukhari & Muslim]
Abu Huraryah (Allah be well pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
The closest a slave is to his Lord is while he is in a state of prostration, so increase you supplications [therein]. [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Nasa`i, Ahmad]
The renowned Islamic scholar Imam Ibn al-Qayyim described dua in the following way. He said:
The Dua and prayers for seeking refuge with God are like a weapon, and a weapon is only as good as the person who is using it; it is not merely the matter of how sharp it is. If the weapon is perfect and free of faults, and the arm of the person using it is strong, and there is nothing stopping him, then he can lay waste to the enemy. But if any of these three features is lacking, then the effect will be lacking accordingly.
In this thread I will try to share one dua hopefully everyday (Insha'Allah). But to start I think it is best to first memorize duas recommended for our day to day activities such as before going to sleep, after awakening from sleep, before entering the toilet, after leaving the toilet, before making wadu, after completion of wadu, before leaving the house etc. In short, there are a variety of activities that a person undertakes in the daily routine. No matter whichever activity is undertaken, it is imperative that the help and blessings of Allah Almighty be asked for it and if there is a proper Dua available for it, then it must be memorized and recited while performing the activity.
Below is a link to an app which has several duas for daily activities, as well as some morning and afternoon azkar, duas after completion of Salah, duas one may need during hajj and Umra and 40 duas from quranic verses. This is a highly recommended app for anyone who want to live every moment of their life in remembrance of Allah Suhanahu Wa Taala:
DUA FOR GOODNESS OF BOTH WORLDS (MOST FREQUENTLY MADE DUA BY PROPHET PEACE BE UPON HIM)
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه، قال: كان أكثر دعاء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "اللهم آتنا في الدنيا حسنة، وفي الآخرة حسنة، وقنا عذاب النار" ((متفق عليه)).
زاد مسلم في روايته قال: وكان أنس إذا أراد أن يدعو بدعوة دعا بها، وإذا أراد أن يدعو بدعاء دعا بها فيه.
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The supplication most often recited by the Prophet (ﷺ) was: "Allahumma atina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina 'adhab-annar (O our Rubb! give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the punishment of the Fire).[Muslim & Bukhari]
From this hadith we learn that dua which prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him make most often is:
اللهم آتنا في الدنيا حسنة، وفي الآخرة حسنة، وقنا عذاب النار
Pronunciation: Allahumma atina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina 'adhab-annar Translation Allah, provide us with good things in this world. O Allah, provide us with good things in the Next Life. O Allah, save us from the torments of fire.
This dua is also found in [Quran 2:201]. The only difference is that wordرَبَّنَا is replaced with اللهم . Most duas in Quran start with رَبَّنَا while most duas of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him start with اللهم because he used to call Allah with the best of His names which is Allah.
While doing Tawaf during hajj or Umra, it was sunnah of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him to make this dua between Rukn-e-Yamani to Hajar Al Aswad. This shows the importance of this dua and the reason why I choose to share this dua as the first one on this thread. May Allah help us include this dua in our sajood during every prayer! Ameen!
Narrated Shaddad bin Aus:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika mastata`tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri ma sana`tu, abu'u Laka bini`matika `alaiya, wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta." The Prophet (ﷺ) added. "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
In-book reference : Book 80, Hadith 3
This dua has also been reported by At-Tirmidhi; 3393, An-Nasa’i; 5522, Ahmad; 16662
Pronunciation: Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika mastata`tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri ma sana`tu, abu'u Laka bini`matika `alaiya, wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.
Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika mastata`tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri ma sana`tu, abu'u Laka bini`matika `alaiya, wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.
Video Clip for Pronunciation help:
Translation: O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You Benefit: If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.
Shahr bin Hawshab said:
“I said to Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: “O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion (Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi `ala dinik).’” She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: ‘O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.’ He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.’”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3522.
Book 48, Hadith 153
[Authenticated by al-Albanee in al-Jaam’i as-Sagheer 1323/7988]
يَامُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوْبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِىْ عَلَى دِيْنِكَ Pronunciation:Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi `ala dinik
Translation:O Allah! The One who turns the hearts, make my heart steadfast and firm upon Your Deen.
Dua for right guidance, safeguard against evils, chastity and freedom from want (Key to happiness in both worlds)
وعن ابن مسعود، رضي الله عنه، أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يقول: "اللهم إني أسألك الهدى، والتقى، والعفاف، والغنى" ((رواه مسلم)).
'abdullah bin mas'ud (may allah be pleased with him) reported:
The prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate: "allahumma inni as'alukal-huda, wat-tuqa, wal-'afafa, wal-ghina (o allah! I beseech you for guidance, piety, chastity and contentment)."
reference : Sahih muslim 2721 a
in-book reference : Book 48, hadith 97
llahumma inni as'alukal-huda, wat-tuqa, wal-'afafa, wal-ghina
Translation: O Allah. I beg of Thee the right guidance, safeguard against evils, chastity and freedom from want.
Benefit & commentary: Imam as-Sa’di (d. 1376H) – rahimahullah – said in Bahjatul Qulubul-Abrar (p. 198):
This du’a (supplication) is from the most comprehensive and beneficial du’a, since it includes asking Allah for well-being with regards to both the Religion and the World.
Imam as-Sa’di – rahimahullah, further said:
Al-huda (the Guidance) is beneficial knowledge, and at-tuqa (i.e. taqwa or piety) is righteous actions and leaving-off what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden; and this is (asking) for correctness and well-being of a person’s Religion.
For indeed, the Religion comprises of beneficial knowledge and recognising the truth – which is guidance – and standing firm upon obedience to Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) – and this is piety.
And al-‘afafa (well-being and safety) and al-ghina (contentment and sufficiency) comprises of being safe from (the harms of) the creation and that the heart is not attached to them.
So whosoever is granted the provision of guidance, piety, well-being and contentment has indeed achieved true happiness, and has acquired all that could be possibly sought after, as well as being saved from all that is dreadful and frightening. True happiness also comprises of being contended with Allah and what He provides, and seeking whatever will cause the heart to be satisfied with Him. So with this, happiness in this worldly life is completed, and the heart tastes true sweetness and delight – and this is a goodly life.So whosoever is granted the provision of guidance, piety, well-being and contentment has indeed achieved true happiness, and has acquired all that could be possibly sought after, as well as being saved from all that is dreadful and frightening. [From The Introduction to al-Khushu fis-Salat of Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali. Also see Bahjatul Qaloob al-Abraar 185]
Chastity
Shaykh Uthaymeen -Rahimahullaah- said:
As for chastity then it is being free from that which is not permissible, being fortified from the cravings of the Duniya, so al-Ifafa with all its types means being chaste from all types of Zina (evil sexual sins): the Zina of sight, Zina of touching, Zina of listening and Zina of the private parts.
[Sharh Riyadh as-Saliheen 4/58]
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim -Rahimahullaah- said:
The chaste person has sweetness on their face, have kindness and friendship in their heart, whoever sits with them finds them to be friendly. As for the one who commits Zina then his face is overwhelmed with gloom and strangeness, who sits with him finds him to be peculiar and feels strangeness from him. [Rowdat al-Muhibbeen 1/361]
Zaid b. Alqam reported:
I am not going to say anything but only that which Allah's Messenger (may peace be upgn him) used to say. He used to supplicate:" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity, from sloth, from cowardice, from miserliness, decrepitude and from torment of the grave. O Allah, grant to my soul the sense of righteousness and purify it, for Thou art the Best Purifier thereof. Thou art the Protecting Friend thereof, and Guardian thereof. O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the knowledge which does not benefit, from the heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah), from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that is not responded."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2722
In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 99
Also reported by Ahmad (4/3710), At-Tirmdhi (3572) & An-Nasa'i (5458)
We can break this dua into three parts: Dua:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلاَهَا
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لاَ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا Pronunciation:
Allaahumma innee a`oodhu bika minal-`ajzi wal-kasali wal-jubni wal-bukhli wal-harami wa `adhaabil-qabr.
Allaahumma Aati nafsee taqwaahaa, wa zakkihaa, Anta khayru man zakkaahaa, Anta Waliyyuhaa wa Mawlaahaa.
Allaahummaa innee a`oodhu bika min `ilmin laa yanfa`u, wa min qalbin laa yakh-sha`u, wa min nafsin laa tashba`u, wa min da`watin laa yustajaabu lahaa. Translation:
O Allaah! I seek your refuge from incapacity, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, decrepit old age, and punishment of the grave.
O Allaah! Grant my soul its dutifulness (taqwaa), and purify it, You are the One to purify it: You are its Guardian and its Lord.
O Allaah! I seek Your refuge from knowledge that does not benefit, and from a heart that is not humble, and from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered.
Abu Bakr reported that he said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ):
Teach me a supplication which I should recite in my prayer. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Recite:" O Allah, I have done great wrong to myself." According to Qutaiba (the words were: ) much (wrong) -there is none to forgive the sins but Thou only, say:" Grant me pardon from Thyself, have mercy upon me for Thou art much Forgiving and Compassionate."
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Amr b. al-'As that Abu Bakr Siddiq said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) Allah's Messenger, teach me a supplication which I should make in my prayer and in my house. The rest of the hadith is the same except with this variation that he said:
Much wrong (Zulman Kathira).
Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran (kabiran) wala yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim
Translation:
O Allah, I have done great (much) wrong to myself - there is none to forgive the sins but Thou only. Grant me pardon from Yourself, have mercy upon me for You are much Forgiving and Compassionate.
Pronunciation: Allahumma a’inni ala dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa husni ‘ibadatika Translation: O Allah, help me remember You, to be grateful to You, and to worship You in an excellent manner
‘Allaahumma ‘innee ‘abduka, ibnu ‘abdika, ibnu ‘amatika, naasiyatee biyadika, maadhin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadhaa’uka, ‘as’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, ‘aw ‘anzaltahu fee kitaabika, ‘aw ‘allamtahu ‘ahadan min khalqika, ‘awista’tharta bihi fee ‘ilmil-ghaybi ‘indaka, ‘an taj’alal-Qur’aana rabee’a qalbee, wa noora sadree, wa jalaa’a huznee, wa thahaaba hammee
O God! I am Your servant, the son of Your male servant and maid servant. My forehead is in Your hands. Your commands are implemented on me. Your decision about me is correct. By means of every name of Yours by which You have called Yourself or revealed in Your Book or taught to any of Your creations or adopted in knowledge specific to You, I request You to make the Qur'an the season of spring for my heart, the radiance of my chest, the remedy of my sorrow and the solution of my difficulties.
Source: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, vol. 1, Hadith #391. On the authority of'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (ra).
The Prophet Muhammad ( peace be upon him) said:
“There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says (the above), but Allah will take away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy.” He was asked: “O Messenger of Allah, should we learn this?” He said: “Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it.”
"O Allah grant us goodness in this world and goodness in Hereafter and protect us from punishment of Hellfire" This was mentioned in Quran 2:201
"My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous. And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations. And place me among the inheritors of Garden of Pleasure." 26:83-85
"Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people." 2:286
"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves! If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers" 7:23
"Our Lord! In You we put our trust. and to You we turn repentant, and to You is the return." 60:4
"There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers." 21:87
"Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower. Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise." Surah imran 8 to 9
The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: “Should I not teach you some words to say when you go to your bed, so if you died, you will die upon the Fitrah, and if you reach the morning, you will reach it in good? You say: ‘O Allah, verily, I submit myself to You, and I turn my face to You, and I entrust my affair to You, hoping in You and fearing in You. And I lay myself down depending upon You, there is no refuge [nor escape] from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed, and in Your Prophet whom You have sent (Allāhumma innī aslamtu nafsī ilaika wa wajjahtu wajhī ilaika, wa fawwaḍtu amrī ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika wa alja'tu ẓahrī ilaika, lā malja'a [wa lā manjā] minka illā ilaik. Āmantu bikitābikal-ladhī anzalta wa binabiyyikal-ladhī arsalt).’” Al-Bara' said: “So I said: ‘And in Your Messenger whom you have sent.’” He said: “So he (ﷺ) struck his hand upon my chest, then said: “And in Your Prophet whom You have sent. (Wa binabiyyikal-ladhī arsalt).”
O Allah, verily, I submit myself to You, and I turn my face to You, and I entrust my affair to You, hoping in You and fearing in You. And I lay myself down depending upon You, there is no refuge [nor escape] from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed, and in Your Prophet whom You have sent
Brief Commentary:
Other than learning this dua, there is one other very beautiful lesson we learn from the hadith. Al-Bara repeated the dua but instead of saying your Prophet (Nabiyyiaka in Arabic) he used the word your messenger (Rasoolika in Arabic). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) corrected Al-Bara and told him to say "Nabiyyiaka" instead of "Rasoolika." This shows that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was very precise in use of his words and it is better for us to take every word in the hadith very seriously.
This reminds me of my discussion with someone when I insisted that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that all bidah is bad. The guy kept on saying I understand but good bidah is allowed in Islam. Even though "Kullun" means good and bad. Anyways May Allah helps us to follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as this is the only straight path.
اللهمَّ اجْعَلني صَبُورًا واجْعَلني شَكُورًا واجْعَلني في عَيْني صَغيرًا و في أعْيُنِ النَّاسِ كَبيرًا
Oh Allah, make me extremely patient, and make me extremely grateful, and make me inherently and permanently small in my own eyes and make me inherently and permanently great in the eyes of others.
This is an excellent dua to make when one feels in need of patience, gratitude, and when one feels too highly of him/herself.
In order to understand the beauty of this dua, we need to understand the four key words:
(extremely patient, but it is not permanence) صَبُورًا
شَكُورًا (extremely grateful but not permanence)
(inherently and permanently small)صَغيرًا
كَبيرًا(inherently and permanently great)
Let’s just split this dua in two to make it easier. The first part, we are asking Allah to make us extremely patient and extremely grateful.
اللهمَّ اجْعَلني صَبُورًا واجْعَلني شَكُورًا
Oh Allah, make me extremely patient, and make me extremely grateful,
I was reflecting on this and what occurred to me is that these two qualities are what will sustain a person in both times of difficulty and ease. In times of ease, we are in dire need of gratitude, for the test of ease requires constant engagement in gratitude in its full meaning. In times of difficulty, we are in dire need of patience. These two are an unbreakable pair because our lives are all about difficulties and eases. Subhanallah…
But, these two words, are in the form of Ism Mubaalaghah, which in its meaning, hyperbolizes ism sifah. It’s also not permanent like ism sifah has permanence. So, in application, صبُورا would mean, not just patient, but extremely patient, patient to the power of 100. Same with شكورا. it would mean, not just grateful, but extremely grateful, very very very very grateful, to the nth degree. But, it doesn’t have permanence though. That means, that we aren’t patient and grateful all the time. So the beauty of these two words being in Ism Mubalaghah form, is that, when a situation calls for patience, then Ya Allah, please make me so patient, so so so patient! And when a situation calls for gratitude, then Ya Allah, please make me so grateful, so so so grateful!
The second part of this dua, is asking Allah to make us seem small in our own eyes and great in the eyes of others. I always wondered about this part. واجْعَلني في عَيْني صَغيرًا و في أعْيُنِ النَّاسِ كَبيرًا
and make me inherently and permanently small in my own eyes and make me inherently and permanently great in the eyes of others. The first part makes sense to me, but the second part is a little perplexing to me. I mean, yes, we want to not think too highly of ourselves, so as to not become arrogant, but, why are we asking for us to be great in the eyes of others? At times, when I’m making this dua, I’ve felt torn. Doesn’t that contradict what I’m asking for though?
Balance. Islam teaches us balance. Allah’s sunnah is infused with balance. Subhanallah. We are asking Allah to lessen the degree of how we think about ourselves, so as to instill humility in us. This part is the internal aspect of ourselves, that we think of ourselves as insignificant.Yet, if left imbalanced, this can be counterproductive and go to another extreme where we would probably end up with very low self esteem and self confidence, and this is not how Allah wants us to be. But if others see us as great, it may be that they will express this to us occasionally, and this will help bring that balance, especially on those days when we feel down. Having someone come and tell you that they think you are benefiting them, or that you are a big help to them, can fuel you with confidence and reassurance. This dua then also comes full circle. That is also one of the moments where we need to be extremely grateful to Allah, so that we don’t end up attributing the praises that were just given to us, to ourselves. Instead, we remember and remind ourselves that it’s all from Allah. There may also be times when people may come and say not so good things about us, for whatever reason, or just treat us badly, and this is when we need extreme patience.
Subhanallah…the two characteristics in this second part of the dua, صغيرا and كبيرا takes the form of Ism Sifah. Ism Sifah has permanence, and is also inherent. So, from that, I understood this as that we are asking Allah to make us have this perception on ourselves on a permanent basis. If this becomes an inherent quality in us, it will help us keep our egos and arrogance in check. It’s like having an internal barometer that never needs recharging. On the other hand, externally, we are also asking Allah that others see us as great, and that this is also on a permanent basis, and that it’s also inherent in others. In this case, this is like having a constant cheerleader.
And Allah knows best.
Below is the video for those who want to listen to and memorize this dua.
“Whoever ate something, then said: الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْعَمَنـي هـذا وَرَزَقَنـيهِ مِنْ غَـيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة
(Al-Hamdu lillaahilladhee at’amanee hadha wa razaqneeh min ghayri hawlin minnee wa la quwwa)
‘Praise be to Allah who has fed me this food and provided it for me, without any strength or power on my part’
is forgiven his past and future sins." [Sahih al-Jami’ #6086]
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ طُلَيْقِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Prophet Muhammad
(ﷺ) used to supplicate Allah:
My Lord, help me and do not give help against me; grant me victory, and do not grant victory over me; plan on my behalf and do not plan against me; guide me, and made my right guidance easy for me; grant me victory over those who act wrongfully towards me; O Allah, make me grateful to Thee, mindful of Thee, full of fear towards Thee, devoted to Thy obedience, humble before Thee, or penitent. My Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sin, answer my supplication, clearly establish my evidence, guide my heart, make true my tongue and draw out malice in my breast.
My Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sin, answer my supplication, clearly establish my evidence ( this is related to questioning in the grave), guide my heart, make true my tongue and draw out malice in my breast.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to seek refuge with Allah from the difficult moment of a calamity and from being overtaken by destruction and from being destined to an evil end, and from the malicious joy of enemies. Sufyan said, "This narration contained three items only, but I added one. I do not know which one that was."
Transliteration: Allahumma innee a'uudubika min jahdil balaa wa darakish shaqaa wa suu-ilqadaa wa shamaatatil-a'daa'
Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulty of affliction, from the burden of hardship, from evil judgement and from enemy's rejoicing (from my suffering).
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ Transliteration: Rabbi ‘awzi’-ni ‘an ‘ashkura ni’-mata kallatee ‘an-‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘alaa waalidayya wa ‘an ‘a-mala saalihan tarzaahu wa ‘adkhilnee bi-rahmatika fee ‘ibadikas-saliheen Translation: My Lord! permit me to give thanks for Your blessing which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do good which pleases You, and admit me, with Your mercy, among Your righteous bondsmen. [Quran 27: 19]
[Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him) made this supplication]
Abu Hurairah told that the Messenger of Allah (saas) said:
'Allahumma! Inni a'udhu bika minal-arba': min 'ilmin la yanfa'u, wa min qalbin la yakhsha'u, wa min nafsin la tashba'u, wa min du'a'in la yusma' [O Allah, I seek refuge with You from four things: From knowledge that is of no benefit, from a heart that does not fear (You), from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not heard].'"
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَبَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الأَرْبَعِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ وَمِنْ دُعَاءٍ لاَ يُسْمَعُ " .
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3837
In-book reference: Book 34, Hadith 11
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 3837
Transliteration: 'Allahumma! Inni a'udhu bika min 'ilmin la yanfa'u, wa min qalbin la yakhsha'u, wa min nafsin la tashba'u, wa min du'a'in la yusma'
Translation:O Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a heart that does not fear (You), from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not heard
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