Islamic Dua Directory

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  • Dua to seek Forgiveness and affection for the believers

    Here is a dua which you can read to seek Forgiveness and affection for your believing brothers.

    “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith ”

    رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ

    Rabbanaa ighfir lanaa wali-ikhwaaninal-latheena sabaqoonaa bil-eemaan

    Surah Al-Hashr ,verse 10

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    It can be recited for the following purposes:-

    • Forgiveness of your sins
    • Forgiveness of the believers
    • To develop affection and love for the believing men and women
    • To invoke Allah for His Kindness and Mercy

    Method of Supplicating
    One should supplicate after doing Wudhu.
    Supplicate facing the Qibla.
    One should supplicate with both hands raised.
    Before Dua, one must recite the praise and glorification of Almighty Allah.
    Recite Durood-e-pak before and after reciting supplication. (It is given at the end of this section).
    Never supplicate for an unlawful thing or cutting off of relations.
    Supplicate with presence of mind.
    One must have a good notion about Almighty Allah that He is kind, and He would not return the supplicant empty handed.
    One should be absolutely attentive to Almighty Allah.
    One should supplicate fervently.  One should mention the needs.  One must include others also in one’s supplications.
    One must express his humility and weakness before Almighty Allah.
    Give Sadaqah (charity) before supplicating, if possible
    Supplicate before the arrival of calamity. Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) says: You should recognize Almighty Allah during prosperity and He will come to your help when you are in trouble.
    You should request brothers in faith to pray for you as the Almighty accepts the supplication of one believer for another.
    Continue to supplicate regularly whether your supplication is answered or not; perhaps there is some divine exigency in the delay and dua is loved by Almighty Allah, thus one should never give up the most liked act.

    Say “Ameen” at the end of making dua.

    After the supplication, pass both hands over the face.

    Along with supplication, one must abandon all the unlawful acts and disobedience of Allah as bad intentions, internal evil, hypocrisy, delay in ritual prayer and disobedience of parents hinder acceptance of supplications.

    The best times for making dua
    The last third of the night
    Late at night
    While prostrating
    Between Adhan and Iqamah
    While drinking Zamzam Water
    When Waking Up at Night
    At The End Of The Obligatory Salat
    At the time of Tahajjud
    The Night Of ‘Qadr’ (Decree)
    During the rain
    During a special hour on Friday (between Asr and Maghrib)
    While travelling
    During the month of Ramadhan
    Shab e Qadr
    Day of Arafah
    During sickness etc

    Durood e paak

    Read durood e paak before and after making dua.

    Durood means to send peace and blessings on our HOLY PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM). It is a great act of worship.
    ”Indeed,Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who have believed, Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect” [33:56]
    ”O Allah, bestow Your favor on Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and on the family of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as You have bestowed Your favor on Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) and on the family of Ibrahim (Peace be upon him), You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.
    O Allah, bless Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as You have blessed Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) and the family of Ibrahim(Peace be upon him) , You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious”
    اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
    Allahumma salli alaa muhammadin wa alaa aali muhammadin kamaa sallaita alaa ibrahima wa alaa aali ibrahima innaka hameedum majeed
    Allaahumma baarik alaa muhammadin wa alaa aali muhammadin kamaa baarakta alaa ibrahima wa alaa aali ibrahima innaka hameedum majeed

    https://dua.2learnislam.com/category/duas-from-the-hadith/miscellaneous-duaas/durood-e-paak/

  • The traveler’s dua at dawn

     
     
    He Who listens has heard that we praise Allah for the good things He gives us. Our Lord, be with us and bestow Your favor upon us. I seek the protection of Allah from the Fire.

     

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    سَمِـعَ سـامِعُ بِحَمْـدِ اللهِ وَحُسْـنِ بَلائِـهِ عَلَيْـنا. رَبَّنـا صـاحِبْـنا وَأَفْـضِل عَلَيْـنا عائِذاً باللهِ مِنَ النّـار
     
    Sami’a saami’un bihamdillaahi wa husni balaa’ihi ‘alaynaa. Rabbanaa saahibnaa, wa ‘afdhil ‘alaynaa ‘aa’ithan billaahi minan-naar.
     
     
    Muslim 4/2086, the meaning of sami’a saami’un (who listens has heard) is that ‘a witness has witnessed our praise of Allah due to His blessings and favor upon us.’ It could also be read samma’a saami’un, in which case it means ‘one who has heard this statement of mine will convey it to another and he will say it as well.’ This is due to the attention given to the Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and supplications made during the early morning hours.
     
    The meaning of his saying ‘Our Lord, be with us and bestow Your favor upon us’ is: ‘Our Lord, protect us and guard us. Bless us with Your numerous bounties, and avert from us every evil.’ See An-Nawawi,  Sahih Muslim
     
     
    Word-by-word meanings:
     
    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Sami’a سَمِـعَ He Who listens
    saami’un سـامِعُ has heard that
    bihamdillaahiبِحَمْـدِ اللهِ we praise Allah
    wa husni balaa’ihi وَحُسْـنِ بَلائِـهِ for the good things
    ‘alaynaa.عَلَيْـنا(He bestows) upon us
    Rabbanaa رَبَّنـا Our Lord,
    saahibnaa, صـاحِبْـنا be with us
    wa ‘afdhilوَأَفْـضِل and bestow Your favor
    ‘alaynaaعَلَيْـنا upon us.
    ‘aa’ithan عائِذاً I seek the protection
    billaahiباللهِ of Allah
    minan-naarمِنَ النّـارfrom the Fire
     

  • Dua before sleeping

    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 a state of the natural monotheism (Fitrah).” Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/113, Muslim 4/2081.

    O Allah, I submit myself to You, entrust my affairs to You, turn my face to You, and lay myself down depending upon You, hoping in You and fearing You. There is no refuge, and no escape, except to You. I believe in Your Book (the Qur’an) that You revealed, and the Prophet whom You sent.

    اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلّا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ

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    Allaahumma ‘aslamtu nafsee ‘ilayka, wa fawwadhtu ‘amree ‘ilayka, wa wajjahtu wajhee ‘ilayka, wa ‘alja’tu dhahree ‘ilayka, raghbatan wa rahbatan ‘ilayka, laa malja’ wa laa manja minka ‘illaa ‘ilayka, ‘aamantu bikitaabikal-lathee ‘anzalta wa bi-nabiyyikal-lathee ‘arsalta.

    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Allaahummaاللَّهُمَّ O Allah,
    ‘aslamtu أَسْلَمْتُ I submit
    nafseeنَفْسِيmyself
    ‘ilayka, إِلَيْكَ، to You,
    wa fawwadhtu وَفَوَّضْتُand entrust
    ‘amree أَمْرِي my affairs
    ‘ilayka, إِلَيْكَto You
    wa wajjahtu وَوَجَّهْتُ and turn
    wajheeوَجْهِي my face
    ‘ilayka,إِلَيْكَ، to You
    wa ‘alja’tu وَأَلْجَأْتُ and lay down
    dhahree ظَهْرِي my back
    ‘ilayka, إِلَيْكَto you (depending upon You,)
    raghbatan رَغْبَةً hoping in You
    wa rahbatan وَرَهْبَةً and fearing
    ilayka, إِلَيْكَ، (to) You
    laa maalja’ لَا مَلْجَأَ There is no refuge,
    wa laa manjaوَلّا مَنْجَand no escape,
    minka مِنْكَ from Yiu
    ‘illaa ‘ilayka, إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ،except to You
    ‘aamantu آمَنْتُ I believe
    bikitaabikaبِكِتَابِكَ in Your Book (the Qur’an)
    al-lathe ‘anzalta الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَthat You revealed,
    wa bi-nabiyyikaوَبِنَبِيِّكَ and the Prophet
    al-lathee ‘arsalta.الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَwhom You sent.


  • Durood e paak





    Allahumma salli alaa muhammadin wa alaa azwaajihi wa thur-riyatihi kamaa sallaita alaa aali ibrahima
    wa baarik alaa muhammadin wa alaa
    azwaajihi wa thur-riyatihi kamaa
    baarakta alaa aali ibrahima innaka hameedum majeed

    ”O Allah, bestow Your favor on Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and upon his wives and progeny
    as You have bestowed Your favor upon the family of Ibrahim (Peace be upon him)
    and bless Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his wives and progeny as You have blessed the family of Ibrahim(Peace be upon him) , You are full of praise, Most Glorious”

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    Durood means to send peace and blessings on our HOLY PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM). It is a great act of worship.

    ”Indeed,Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who have believed, Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect” [33:56]


  • Dua against the oppression of your enemies




    Read this dua to stay protected from your enemies, haters and evil people and to seek Allah’s protection from their evil plots.

    O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, be for me a support against [such and such a person] and his helpers from among your creatures, lest any of them abuse me or do me wrong. Mighty is Your patronage and glorious are Your praises. There is none worthy of worship but You.

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    أللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمواتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ, كُنْ لِي جاَراً مِنْ (فُلانِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ),وَأَحْزَابِهِ مِنْ خَلاَئِقِكَ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ يَطْغَى, عَزَّ جاَرُكَ وَجَلَّ ثَناَؤُكَ, وَ لاَ إِلَهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ

    Allaahumma Rabbas-samaawaatis-sab’i, wa Rabbal-‘Arshil-‘Adheem, kun lee jaaran min [here you mention the person’s name], wa ‘ahzaabihi min khalaa’iqika, ‘an yafruta ‘alayya ‘ahadun minhum ‘aw yatghaa, ‘azzajaaruka, wajalla thanaa’uka, wa laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta

    Al-Bukhari

    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Allaahumma أللَّهُمَّ ,O Allah,
    Rabbas-samaawaatiرَبَّ السَّمواتِLord of the heavens,
    as-sab’i,السَّبْعِ seven
    wa Rabbal-‘Arshiوَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ Lord of the Throne,
    al-‘Adheem,الْعَظِيْمِMagnificent
    kun lee كُنْ لِي be for me
    jaaran جاَراًa support
    min مِنْagainst
    [here you mention the person’s name], (فُلانِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ)[such and such a person]
    wa ‘ahzaabihi وَأَحْزَابِهِ and his helpers
    min khalaa’iqika, مِنْ خَلاَئِقِكَ from among your creatures,
    ‘an أَنْ lest
    yafruta يَفْرُطَ abuse me
    ‘alayya ‘ahadun minhum عَلَيَّ أحَدٌ مِنْهُمْany one of them
    ‘aw yatghaa, أَوْ يَطْغَىor do me wrong.
    ‘azzaعَزَّ Mighty
    jaaruka,جاَرُكَ is Your patronage
    wajalla وَجَلَّ and glorious
    thanaa’uka, ثَناَؤُكَ,are Your praises.
    wa laa ‘ilaaha وَ لاَ إِلَهَ and there is none (worthy of worship)
    ‘illaa ‘Antaإلاَّ أَنْتَbut You.

  • Dua for Grief, stress, depression & anxiety

    There is none worthy of worship but Allah the Mighty, the Forbearing. There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.

    لا إلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَظـيمُ الْحَلِـيمْ، لا إلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ العَـرْشِ العَظِيـمِ، لا إلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَـوّاتِ ورّبُّ الأَرْضِ ورَبُّ العَرْشِ الكَـريم

    Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahul-‘Adheemul-Haleem, laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu Rabbul-‘Arshil-‘Adheem, laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu Rabbus-samaawaati wa Rabbul-‘ardhi wa Rabbul-‘Arshil-Kareem

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    Al-Bukhari 8/154, Muslim 4/2092.

    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Laa ‘ilaaha لا إلَهَ There is none worthy of worship
    ‘illallaahuإلاَّ اللَّهُ but Allah
    al-‘Adheemuالْعَظـيمُ the Mighty,
    al-Haleem, الْحَلِـيمْthe Forbearing.
    Laa ‘ilaahaلا إلَهَThere is none worthy of worship
    ‘illallaahu إلاَّ اللَّهُbut Allah,
    Rabbu رَبُّ Lord of
    al-‘Arshiالعَـرْشِthe throne
    al-‘Adheem العَظِيـمِMagnificent
    Laa ‘ilaahaلا إلَهَ There is none worthy of worship
    ‘illallaahuإلاَّ اللَّهُ but Allah,
    Rabbus-samaawaatiرَبُّ السَّمَـوّاتِ Lord of the heavens
    wa Rabbul-‘ardhi ورّبُّ الأَرْضِand Lord of the earth,
    wa Rabbul-‘Arshiورَبُّ العَرْشِ and Lord of the Throne
    al-KareemالكَـريمNoble



  • The Expiation of Assembly – Kaffaratul-Majlis

    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 You. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.”

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    سُبْحـانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ وَبِحَمدِك، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك
     
    Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdika, ‘ash-hadu ‘an laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta, ‘astaghfiruka wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayk
    Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa’i. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/ 153.This was reported by An-Nasa’i in ‘Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah (no.308), and Dr. Farooq Hamadah graded it authentic in his checking of the same book.
    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Subhaanaka سُبْحـانَكَ Glory is to You,
    Allaahumma اللّهُـمَّ O Allah,
    wa bihamdikaوَبِحَمدِك،and praise is to You.
    ‘ash-hadu ‘an أَشْهَـدُ أَنْI bear witness that
    laa ‘ilaaha لا إِلهَ there is none (worthy of worship)
    ‘illaa ‘Anta, إِلاّ أَنْتَbut You
    ‘astaghfiruka أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ I seek Your forgiveness
    wa ‘atoobuوَأَتوبُand repent
    ‘ilayk إِلَـيْكto You

  • Dhikr to declare one’s faith

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    Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to the faith, [saying], ‘Believe in your Lord,’ so we have believed.

    رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا

    Rabbanaa innanaa sami’naa munaadiyan yunaadee lil’eemaani an aaminoo birabbikum fa’aamannaa

    Surah Al-Imran,verse 193

     

    (“Our Lord! Verily, we have heard the call of one calling to faith,”), a caller who calls to faith, referring to the Messenger of Allah ,

    (`Believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed), accepted his call and followed him.

     

  • Beautiful Dhikr for Morning and Evening


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    “Glory is to Allah and praise is to Him, by the multitude of His creation, by His Pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the extent of His Words.”(Recite three times in Arabic upon rising in the morning).

    سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
    Subhaanallaahi wa bihamdihi, ‘Adada khalqihi, wa ridhaa nafsihi, wa zinata ‘arshihi wa midaada kalimaatihi.
     
    Muslim 4/2090
    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Subhaanallaahiسُبْحَانَ اللهِ
    		Glory is to Allah
    wa bihamdihi, وَبِحَمْدِهِ and praise is to Him,
    ‘Adada عَدَدَ by the multitude
    khalqihi,خَلْقِهِ،of His creation,
    wa ridhaa وَرِضَا and by (His) Pleasure,
    nafsihi, نَفْسِهِHimself (His)
    wa zinataوَزِنَةَ by the weight
    ‘arshihi عَرْشِهِ of His Throne,
    wa midaada وَمِدَادَ and by the extent
    kalimaatihiكَلِمَاتِهِof His Words

  • Dhikr for Morning and Evening


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    “Whoever recites this one hundred times in the morning and in the evening will not be surpassed on the Day of Resurrection by anyone having done better than this except for someone who had recited it more. ”

    Al-Bukhari 4/2071

    “Glory is to Allah and praise is to Him”

    (Recite one hundred times in Arabic)

    سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
    Subhaanallaahi wa bihamdihi