Monthly Archives: October 2015


Read this dua when you are traveling. “Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Glory is to Him Who has provided this for us though we could never have had it by our efforts. Surely, unto our Lord we are returning. O […]

Dua for travelling



I leave you in the care of Allah, as nothing is lost that is in His care.   أَسْتَـوْدِعُكُـمُ اللَّهَ الَّذي لا تَضِـيعُ وَدائِعُـهُ   ‘Astawdi’ukumul-laahal-lathee laa tadhee’u wadaa’i’uhu. Ahmad 2/403, Ibn Majah 2/943. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah

Traveler’s dua for the one he leaves behind



May Allah give you piety as your provision, forgive your sins, and make goodness easy for you wherever you are.   زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التقْوى، وَغَفَـرَذَنْـبَكَ، وَيَسَّـرَ لَكَ الخَـيْرَ حَيْـثُما كُنْـت   Zawwadakal-laahut-taqwaa, wa ghafara thanbaka, wa yassara lakal-khayra haythu maa kunta. At-Tirmidhi. See Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi

The resident’s dua for the traveler


Invocation for riding in a vehicle, bicycle, plane, or on an animal With the Name of Allah. Praise is to Allah. Glory is to Him Who has provided this for us though we could never have had it by our efforts. Surely, unto our Lord we are returning. Praise is […]

Dua for riding in a vehicle, bicycle or plane


None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He brings life and He causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His Hand is all good, and He is Able to do […]

Dua for entering a market



‘A’oothu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq. أَعـوذُ بِكَلِـماتِ اللّهِ التّـامّاتِ مِنْ شَـرِّ ما خَلَـق I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.   Muslim 4/2080.

Dua for a layover (stopping along the way) on the ...


All praise is to Allah, praise in abundance, good and blessed. It cannot [be compensated for, nor can it] be left, nor can it be done without, our Lord.   الْحَمْـدُ للهِ حَمْـداً كَثـيراً طَيِّـباً مُبـارَكاً فيه، [غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلا ] مُوَدَّعٍ وَلا مُسْتَغْـنىً عَنْـهُ رَبُّـنا   Alhamdu lillaahi hamdan […]

Dua after eating


O Allah, bless them in what You have provided for them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.   اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَهُمْ فيما رَزَقْـتَهُم، وَاغْفِـرْ لَهُـمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ   Allaahumma baarik lahum feemaa razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum. Muslim 3/1615.

A dinner guest’s invocation for his host



Praise is to Allah Who has given me this food and sustained me with it though I was unable to do it and powerless.   الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْعَمَنـي هـذا وَرَزَقَنـيهِ مِنْ غَـيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلا قُوَّة   Alhamdu lillaahil-lathee ‘at’amanee haathaa, wa razaqaneehi, min ghayri hawlin minnee wa laa […]

Dua after eating


Whomever Allah has given milk to drink, should say اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا فيهِ وَزِدْنا مِنْه “O Allah, bless us in it and give us more of it.”  Allaahumma baarik lanaa feehi wa zidnaa minhu At-Tirmidhi 5/506. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/158

Dua for drinking Milk


Read this dua before you eat. Whomever Allah has given food, should say اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا فيهِ وَأَطْـعِمْنا خَـيْراً مِنْـه   O Allah, bless us in it and provide us with better than it. Transliteration Allaahumma baarik lanaa feehi wa at’imnaa khayran minhu. At-Tirmidhi 5/506. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi […]

Dua for Eating



O Allah, feed the one who has fed me and drink to the one who has given me drink.   اللّهُـمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَن أَطْعَمَني، وَاسْقِ مَن سَقَانِي   Allaahumma ‘at’im man ‘at’amanee wasqi man saqaanee. Muslim 3/126. Click here for the “DUA BOOK” having 120 Beautiful Du’as from the Holy […]

Dua for someone who gives you a drink or offers ...


Read this dua before you eat. When anyone of you begins eating, say بِسْمِ الله Bismillaah In the Name of Allah. And if you forget then, when you remember, say بِسْمِ اللهِ في أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِـرِه Bismillaahi fee ‘awwalihi wa ‘aakhirihi. In the Name of Allah, in the beginning and in […]

Duaas for Eating


When you sneeze, then say Alhamdu lillaahالْحَمْـدُ للهِ May Allah have mercy upon you. Your companion should say يَرْحَمُـكَ الله Yarhamukallaah All praises and thanks are to Allah. When someone says Yarhamukallaah to you, then you should say يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ بالَـكُم  Yahdeekumul-laahu wa yuslihu baalakum May Allah guide you […]

Dua for sneezing



Read this dua when you leave the restroom. I seek Your forgiveness.   غُفْرَانَكَ  Ghufraanak Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and At-Tirmidhi. An-Nasa’i recorded it in ‘Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah. Also see the checking of Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Zadul-Ma’ad

Dua for leaving the restroom


“O Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of [and make me better than they imagine].”   اللَّهُمّ لاَ تُؤاَخِذْنِي ِبَما يَقُولُونُ ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَالا يَعْلَمُونَ [وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْراً مِمَّا َيظُنُّونَ]   Allaahumma laa tu’aakhithnee bimaa yaqooloona, […]

What a Muslim should say when he is praised


Praise is to Allah Who has spared me what He has afflicted you with, and preferred me greatly above much of what He has created. الْحَمْـدُ للهِ الّذي عافاني مِمّا ابْتَـلاكَ بِهِ، وَفَضَّلَـني عَلى كَثيـرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَـقَ تَفْضـيلا Alhamdu lillaahil-lathee ‘aafaanee mimmab-talaaka bihi wa fadhdhalanee ‘alaa katheerin mimman khalaqa tafdheela. […]

What to say if you see someone afflicted by misfortune



  I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah -which neither the upright nor the corrupt may overcome – from the evil of what He created, of what He made, and of what He scattered, from the evil of what descends from the heavens, and of what rises up […]

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