Authentic supplications for every occasion — morning, evening, travel, and more
The future feels like a blank page, and sometimes, the uncertainty can bring a tight knot to your stomach. What do you do when you can't see what's coming? Our Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us a powerful Sunnah dua for facing precisely these moments.
The sting of betrayal from a best friend can feel like a physical blow, leaving you questioning everything. But there's a path to healing, rooted in the timeless wisdom of Islam. Discover the power of turning to Allah when your trust is broken.
Does it ever feel like your efforts are going unnoticed, your contributions invisible? We all crave recognition, but true peace comes from knowing we are seen by the One who truly matters. Discover the power of connecting with Allah when you feel unseen.
That knot in your stomach when you think about what might happen next? Will I be okay? Will my family be okay? The future, once clear, feels like a thick fog. But what if your fear is obscuring a divine plan unfolding for your good?
Your parents aren't feeling well, and the worry is setting in. You've done all you can, but the helplessness lingers. What if your prayers are the most powerful medicine? Discover the profound solace and strength found in making dua for sick parents.
When the weight of the future feels too heavy to carry, you need to shift your focus to something permanent. Learning how to prioritize your akhirah through specific supplication changes how you handle daily stress.
Feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders? That gut-wrenching pressure making it hard to breathe? There's a powerful dua taught by the Prophet (peace be upon him) that can bring solace and strength when you feel overwhelmed.
That alarm blares. It's Fajr. You hit snooze. Again. The connection you crave with Allah feels impossibly distant. We've all been there. But the path back is paved with sincerity, intention, and the beautiful tool He's given us: dua.
Feeling a knot in your stomach about what's next? That gnawing anxiety about the future can be paralyzing. But what if the solution isn't more planning, but more prayer?
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
“In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 5088
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 بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
“O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I abide by Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
“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 resurrection.”
Sunan at-Tirmidhi 3391
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ
“O Allah, whatever blessing I or any of Your creation have risen upon, is from You alone, without partner. So for You is all praise and unto You all thanks.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 5073
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
“Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.”
Quran 2:255 — Al-Baqarah
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
“I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.”
Sahih Muslim 2708
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
“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 final destination.”
Sunan at-Tirmidhi 3391
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
“O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 5045
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
“All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us, and unto Him is the resurrection.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
“O Allah, in Your name I die and I live.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
“Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it by our efforts. And indeed, to our Lord we will surely return.”
Quran 43:13-14 — Az-Zukhruf
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا
“O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they shade, Lord of the seven earths and all they carry, I ask You for the good of this town and the good of its people.”
Al-Hakim, Sahih chain
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
“All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might or power from myself.”
Sunan at-Tirmidhi 3458
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
“In the name of Allah.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5376
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
“I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and poisonous creature, and from every envious evil eye.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 3371
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا
“O Allah, I ask You for the best entrance and the best exit. In the name of Allah we enter, in the name of Allah we leave, and upon Allah our Lord we place our trust.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 5096
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
“In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 5095
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ
“O Allah, I seek Your guidance by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power and I do not. You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1162
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
“My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.”
Quran 17:24 — Al-Isra
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
“My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and believing women.”
Quran 71:28 — Nuh
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
“O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your will.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban 974
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
“My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease my task for me, and untie the knot from my tongue so they may understand my speech.”
Quran 20:25-28 — Ta-Ha
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
“Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.”
Quran 9:129 — At-Tawbah
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by men.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6369
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
“There is no deity except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no deity except Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is no deity except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6346
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي
“O Allah, guide me and keep me on the right path.”
Sahih Muslim 2725
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
“My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”
Quran 20:114 — Ta-Ha
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“There is no deity except Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things competent.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6403
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
“Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”
Quran 2:201 — Al-Baqarah