Du’a for specified times
Why should you recite du’as for specified times?
There is no stipulated time or place for making a supplication since Allah knows what is in our hearts, however we are blessed with a set of du’as for almost every occasion of life, proven by the sunnah of the prophet PBUH, and as such, we should strive to learn as many of these du’as as possible.
These du’as allow us to remember Allah in all that we do and build a connection with our creator by making du’a which directly applies to a specific action or circumstance.
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Daily living/ routine activities
41. DU’A FOR EATING
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ
Bismillahi Wa Ala Barakatillah
“In the name of Allah and with the blessings of Allah I begin (eating, drinking).”
42. DU’A IF ONE FORGETS DU’A BEFORE EATING
بِسْمِ الله اَوَّلَهُ وَاخِرَهُ
Bismillahi Awwalahu Wa aakhirahu
“In the name of Allah in its beginning and end.”
43. DU’A AFTER EATING
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Alhamdu Lillah-hil Lazi Aat’aamana Wasakana Wa-ja-aa lana Minul-Muslimin
“All praise belongs to Allah, who fed us and quenched our thirst and made us Muslims.”
44. DU’A AFTER WAKING
الحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
“All praise belong to Allah who gave us life after dying, and unto Him will be the resurrection.”
45. DU’A BEFORE LEAVING HOME
بِسْمِ اللهِ ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ
Bismillaah, Tawakkaltu ‛Alal-laah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa Billaah
“In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah and there is no might nor power except with Allah.”
46. DU’A BEFORE TRAVELLING
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Subhaan-allazee Sakh-khara lanaa haazaa, Wa maa kunnaa Lahu Muqrineena, Wa innaa ilaaa Rabinaa La-munqaliboon
“Glory to Him who has brought this (vehicle) under our control, though we were unable to control it, and indeed, we are to return to him.”
47. DU’A WHEN LOOKING IN THE MIRROR
اَللّٰهُمَّ كَمَا أَنْتَ حَسَّنْتَ خَلْقِي فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِي
Allahumma Kama Hasanta khalqi Fahassin Khuluqi
“O Allah as you have given me a good physical form, so also favour me with good morals and manners.”
48. DU’A AFTER RAINFALL
اللّهُمَّ صَيِّـباً نافِـعاً
Allaahumma sayyiban naafi'an
“O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds.”
49. DU’A FOR CONTROLLING ANGER
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجِيْمِ
A'oothu billaahi minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem
“I seek refuge with Allah against the Satan, the outcast.”
76. FINAL DU’A BEFORE SLEEP
اللهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ
Allāhum’ma aslamtu nafsī ilayk, wa wajahtu wajhi ilayk, wa fawwaḍtu amri ilayk, wa
alja'tu ẓahri ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, lā malja-ā wa lā manjā minka il’lā ilayk,
āmantu bikitābikal’ladhī anzalt, wa binabiy’yikal’ladhī arsalt
“O Allah! I submit myself to You, turn my face to You, relinquish my affairs to You, lay myself down depending on You, out of hope (of reward) and fear (of punishment) from You. There is no shelter or escape from you - except with You. I believe in Your Book (the Qur’an) that you have revealed, and the Prophet whom You sent.”
Morning
50. MORNING ADHKAR: PRAISING ALLAH
أَصْبَحْتُ أُثْنِيْ عَلَيْكَ حَمْدًا ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ
Aabahtu uthni alayka hamda, wa ash-hadu al-la ilaha illal- Allah
“I have entered the morning praising You, and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.”
51. GRATITUDE FOR ISLAM
رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِيْنًا ، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا
Razitu bi-llahi Rabba, wa bi-l-islami deena, wa bi Muhammadin-Nabiyya
“I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad SAW as my Prophet.”
52. MORNING ADHKAR
اَللّٰهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُوْر
Allahumma bika asbahna wa bika amsayna wa bika nahya wa bika namutu wa ilayka-n-nushur
“O Allah, by You we have entered the morning and by You we enter upon the evening. By You, we live and we die, and to You is the resurrection/return.”
61. DU’A BEFORE ENTERING MASJID
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Allahummaf-tah-li abwaba rahmatik
“O Allah, open for me the doors of your mercy.”
62. DU’A FOR LEAVING THE MASJID
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Allaahumma inni as’aluka min fadhlik
“O Allah, I ask you for your favor.”
90. DU’A UPON REACHING DESTINATION
أَعـوذُبِكَلِمـاتِ اللّهِ التّـامّـاتِ مِنْ شَـرِّ ما خَلَـق
A‘udhu bi kalimat Allaah al-taammaat min sharri ma khalaqquwwata ‘ illaa billah
“I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.”
Salah
65. SUNNAH DU’A/ OPENING SUPPLICATION FOR SALAH
اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَاىَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْ خَطَايَاىَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ’
Allahumma ba’id bayna wa bayna khataayaaya kamaa baa’adta bayna-l-mashriqi wa-l-maghrib, Allahumma naq-qini min khataayaa kama yunaq-qa-th-thawbul-abyadhu mina-d-danas, Alluhumma-ghsil khataayaaya bil-maa’i wa-th-thalji wal-barad
“O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West. O Allah, purify me from my sins as white cloth is purified from dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow, water and hail.”
78. AFTER SALAH
لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamd, wahuwa ‘ala kulli shayin qadeer, allahumma la mani’a lima a’tayt, wa la mu’tiya lima mana’t, wala yanfa’u thal-jaddi minkal-jad
“None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, having no partner. Sovereignty is His and all praise is for Him, and He has full power over everything. O Allah no one can hold back what You give, and no one can give what You hold back, and no one’s riches can benefit them against You.”
70. AFTER SALAH
(x7 after Fajr & Maghrib)
اَللّٰهُمَّ أَجِرْنِيْ مِنَ النَّارِ
Allahumma ajirni mina-n-nar
“O Allah, protect me from the Hell-fire.”
Adhkar
79. SEEKING REFUGE IN ALLAH
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
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.
“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’.”
84. SAYYIDUL-ISTIGHFAR
اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّيْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِيْ وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ، وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ ، أَبُوْءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوْءُ بِذَنْبِيْ ، فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allahumma Anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Ant, khalaqtani wa ana abduk, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’t, a’udhu bika min sharri ma aana’t, abu’u laka bi ni’matika walayya wa abu’u laka bidhambi fa-ghfir li fa-innah la yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba illa Ant
“O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god except You. You have created me, and I am Your slave, and I am under Your covenant and pledge (to fulfil it) to the best of my ability. I seek Your protection from the evil that I have done. I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me, and I admit my sins. Forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.”
56. ENTRUSTING AFFAIRS TO ALLAH
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْثُ ، أَصْلِحْ لِيْ شَأْنِيْ كُلَّهُ ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِيْ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِيْ طَرْفَةَ عَيْ
Ya hayyu ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha’ni kullah, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ayn
“O The Ever Living, The One Who sustains and protects all that exists; I seek assistance through Your mercy. Rectify all of my affairs and do not entrust me to myself for the blink of an eye.”
64. MORNING ADHKAR: THANKING ALLAH
اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِيْ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ
Allahumma ma asbaha bi min ni’matin aw bi-ahadim-min khalqik, fa-minka wahdaka la sharika lak, fa laka-l-hamdu wa laka-sh-shukr
“O Allah, all the favours that I or anyone from Your creation has received in the morning, are from You Alone. You have no partner. To You Alone belong all praise and all thanks.”
68. TAWAKKUL
حَسْبِيَ اللهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ
“Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but Him. I have placed my trust in Him only and He is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.”
Hasbiya-Allahu la ilaha illa Hu, alayhi tawakkaltu, wa Huwa Rabbu-l-Arshi-l-azeem
69. GRATITUDE FOR ISLAM
رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِيْنًا ، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا
Razitu bi-llahi Rabba, wa bi-l-islami deena, wa bi Muhammadin-Nabiyya
“I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad SAW as my Prophet.”
Specific emotions
72. DU’A FOR GRATITUDE
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Rabbi awziAAnee an ashkura niAAmataka allateeanAAamta AAalayya waAAala walidayya waan aAAmala salihantardahu waadkhilnee birahmatika fee AAibadikaassaliheen
“My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants. “
60. DU’A FOR PATIENCE
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabraw wa tawaffana Muslimeen
“Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk.”
Other
71. DU’A FOR LAYLATUL QADR
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّ
Allahumma innaka Afuwwun [Karimun] tuhibbul afwa fa’fu annee
“O Allah, indeed You are Pardoning, [Generous,] You love pardon, so pardon me.”
83. DU’A BEFORE STARTING ANYTHING
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Bismi-llahi r-rahmaani r-raheem
“In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.”
89. DU’A WHEN SEEING SOMEONE AFFLICTED WITH CALAMITY
الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي (female) مِمَّا ابْتَلاها /(male) مِمَّا ابْتَلاههُ بِهِ وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلاً
Alhamdulil'lahil-ladhee 'aafaanee mim'ma-btalaaha/mim’mabtalaahu bihi wa fadh'dalanee 'alaa katheerim-mim'man khalaqa tafdeelaa.
“All praise is due to Allah who saved me from that which He has afflicted her/him with, and blessed me greatly over many of those whom He has created.”
