Miscellaneous Duaas

Allaahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom اللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. laa ta’khuthuhu sinatun wa laa nawm لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa […]

The Greatest verse in the Holy Quran

La ilaaha illallaah There is none worthy of worship but Allah Click here to get 50% discount on our best selling dua book for the first two days of Ramadan. Method of Supplicating One should supplicate after doing Wudhu.  Supplicate facing the Qibla.  One should supplicate with both […]

What to say when you feel scared and frightened

Dua before sleeping Read this dua before you sleep. Before you go to bed perform ablutions as you would for prayer, then lie down on your right side and say this dua” The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “Whoever says this and dies in his sleep, has died in […]

Dua when something you DISLIKE happens or when you FAIL ...

Aishah (Radi Allahu anha) said: “Allah’s Messenger (Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam) did not sit in a gathering, and did not recite the Qur’an, and did not perform any prayer without concluding by saying… (then she quoted the dua given below).” “Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise is to […]

The Expiation of Assembly – Kaffaratul-Majlis

Read this dua when you hear the thunder. “Glory is to Him Whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him” سُبْـحانَ الّذي يُسَبِّـحُ الـرَّعْدُ بِحَمْـدِهِ، وَالملائِكـةُ مِنْ خيـفَته Subhaanal-lathee yusabbihur-ra’du bihamdihi walmalaa’ikatu min kheefatihi. Whenever Abdullah bin Zubair (Radi Allahu anhu) would hear thunder, he would abandon his […]

Dua for when you hear the THUNDER

“With the Name of Allah, Allah is the Most Great! [O Allah, from You and to You.] O Allah, accept it from me.” بِسْمِ اللهِ واللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ ولَكَ اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي Bismillaahi wallaahu ‘Akbar [Allaahumma minka wa laka] Allaahumma taqabbal minnee. Word-by-word meanings of this […]

Dua for slaughtering or sacrificing an animal

Arabic and English translation English transliteration and translation I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast. أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ‘A ‘oothu bil-laahi minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem What does Isti`adhah mean? Isti`adhah means, “I seek refuge with Allah from the cursed Satan so that he is prevented from affecting my religious […]

Dua for someone who is wearing NEW CLOTHES

Baarakallaahu laka fee ‘ahlika wa maalik May Allah bless you in your family and your property. بارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ في أَهْلِكَ وَمالِك Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari

Dua for someone who offers you a share of his ...

As foreboding of good, these used to please the Prophet (Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam) and so when he heard good words from someone, he used to say: “We have taken from you a good portent from your mouth,” “O Allah there is no portent other than Your portent, no goodness […]

Dua against evil portent

Invocation (upon receipt of the loan) for someone who lends you money May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth, surely the reward for a loan is praise and returning (what was borrowed). بارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ في أَهْلِكَ وَمالِك، إِنَّما جَـزاءُ السَّلَفِ الْحَمْدُ والأَدَاء Baarakallaahu laka fee […]

Dua for someone who lends you money

O Allah, whomever of the believers I have abused, give him the reward of a sacrificial slaughter for it on the Day of Resurrection. اللهُمَّ فأَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ سَبَبْتُهُ فَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ لهُ قُرْبةً إليكَ يَوْمَ القِيَامةِ Allaahumma fa’ayyumaa mu’minin sababtuhu faj’al thaalika lahu qurbatan ‘ilayka yawmal-qiyaamat Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, […]

Dua for someone you have spoken ill to

If one of the People of the Scripture (i.e. Christians and Jews) greets you saying As-salaamu ‘alaykum, then say (to him) وَعَلَيْكُمْ Wa ‘alaykum And upon you Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari

How to reply to a disbeliever if he says Salam ...

There is none worthy of worship but Allah, the One, the Victorious, Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ اْقَهَّارُ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahul-Waahidul-Qahhaaru, Rabbus-samaawaati wal’ardhi wa […]

Dua when you stir in the night

“O Allah, bless us in our dates and bless us in our town, bless us in our Sa’ and in our Mudd.” اللّهُـمَّ بارِكْ لَنا في ثَمَـرِنا، وَبارِكْ لَنا في مَدينَتِنـا، وَبارِكْ لَنا في صَاعِنـَا، وَبارِكْ لَنا فِي مُدِّنا Allahumma baarik lanaa fee thamarinaa, wa baarik lanaa fee […]

Dua when you see the first dates of the season

Here is a dua for someone who tells you: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيك “May Allah bless you. Wafeekabaarakallaahu. “And may Allah bless you.” وَفيكَ بارَكَ اللهُ Ibn As-Sunni, p. 138, (no. 278). See also Ibn Al-Qayyim, Al-Wdbil As-Sayyib

Islamic Du'as (Prayers and Adhkar)