Islamic Dua Directory

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  • Dua for Forgiveness and Submission to Allah

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    ”We hear and we obey, [We seek] Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)”

    سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ

    Sami’naa wa-ata’naa ghufraanaka rabbanaa wa-ilaykal-maseer

    Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 285

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    It can be recited for

    • Forgiveness of sins
    • Submission to Allah

    Allah says in the Holy Quran:-

    “ The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) “We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers ـ and they say, “We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all).” Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. “Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error…..give us victory over the disbelieving people.” (2:285-286)

    Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, “When the following verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ,

    “To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and whether you disclose what is in yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is able to do all things”

    It was very hard for the Companions of the Messenger of Allah . The Companions came to the Messenger and fell to their knees saying, `O Messenger of Allah! We were asked to perform what we can bear of deeds: the prayer, the fast, Jihad and charity. However, this Ayah was revealed to you, and we cannot bear it.’

    The Messenger of Allah said,

    “Do you want to repeat what the People of the Two Scriptures before you said, that is, `We hear and we disobey’ Rather, say, `We hear and we obey, and we seek Your forgiveness, O our Lord, and the Return is to You.”

    When the people accepted this statement and their tongues recited it, Allah sent down afterwards,

    “The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do)the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) “We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers ـ and they say, “We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all).”

    And they say, “We hear, and we obey” means, we heard Your statement, O our Lord, comprehended and implemented it, and adhered to its implications.

    “(We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord” contains a plea and supplication for Allah’s forgiveness, mercy and kindness.

     

     

  • Dua for Allah’s blessings and protection from humiliation on the Judgement day

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    “Our Lord, and grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You never break (Your) Promise.”

    رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ

    Rabbanaa wa atinaa maa wa’adtanaa ‘alaa rusulika walaa tukhzinaa yawmal-qiyaamati, innaka laa tukhliful-mee’aad

    Surah Al-Imran ,verse 194

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    This dua can be recited for the following purposes.

    • Protection from being disgraced on the day of Judgement
    • To ask for Allah’s blessings and fulfillment of His promise

    (“Our Lord! Grant us what You promised unto us through Your Messengers”) for our faith in Your Messengers, or, and this explanation is better; grant us what You promised us by the words of Your Messengers,

    (“and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection,”), before all creation,

    (“for You never break (Your) Promise.”), for surely, the promise that You conveyed to Your Messengers, which includes us being resurrected before You, shall certainly come to pass.

     

  • Dua to thank Allah and to seek Allah’s pleasure, piety and Pious children

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    “My Lord! Grant me the power that I may be grateful for Your Favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous deeds, which please You, and make righteous for me my offspring; indeed, I turn to You and indeed I am of those who submit”

    رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَـٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

    Rabbi awzi’nee an ashkura ni’matakallatee an ‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘alaa waalidayya wa-an a’mala saalihan tardaahu wa-aslih lee fee thurriyyatee innee tubtu ilayka wa-innee minal-muslimeen

    Surah Al-Ahqaf ,verse 15

    This dua can be recited for the following purposes.

    • To express gratitude and thankfulness to Allah
    • For piety and taqwa
    • To seek Allah’s Pleasure
    • To have righteous children

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    Allah says in the Holy Quran:-

    (15. And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and kind to his parents. His mother bears him with hardship. And she delivers him with hardship. And (the period of) his gestation and the weaning of him is thirty months, till when he attains full strength and reaches forty years, he says: “My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You, and make my offspring good. Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims.”)

    “My Lord! Grant me the power and ability) meaning, `inspire me.’

    (that I may be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You,) meaning, in the future.

    (and make my offspring good.) meaning, my offspring and descendants.

    (Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims.) This contains an instruction for anyone who reaches forty years of age to renew his repentance and turn to Allah with strong resolution.

    Allah then says,

    (Those are the ones from whom We shall accept the best of what they did and overlook their evil deeds. (They shall be) among the dwellers of Paradise.) meaning, those to whom applies the above description — those who repent to Allah, turn back to Him, and rectify their shortcomings through repentance and seeking forgiveness – those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their evil deeds. Many of their errors will be forgiven and Allah will accept from them a modest amount of deeds.

     

  • Dua to seek Forgiveness and affection for the believers

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    “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] rancour towards those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are full of kindness, Most Merciful.”

    رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Rabbanaa ighfir lanaa wali-ikhwaaninal-latheena sabaqoonaa bil-eemaani walaa taj’al fee quloobinaa ghillan lillatheena aamanoo rabbanaa innaka raoofun raheem

    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

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    Allah says in the Holy Quran:-

    (And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their property, seeking bounties from Allah and (His) good pleasure, and helping Allah and His Messenger. Such are indeed the truthful.) (9. And (it is also for) those who, before them, had homes and had adopted the faith, love those who emigrate to them, and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have been given, and give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, such are they who will be the successful.) (10. And those who came after them say: “Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful.)

     

    Here Allah describes three types of believers.These three types are the Muhajirin, the Ansar and those who followed their righteous lead with excellence.

     

    This is the supplication of the third type of believers.The third type are those who followed the Muhajirin and Ansar in their good works, beautiful attributes and who invoke Allah for them in public and secret. This is why Allah, the Exalted said in this honorable Ayah,

     

    (And those who came after them say), meaning, the statement that they utter is,

     

    (Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred), meaning, rage or envy,

     

    Indeed, it is a beautiful way that Imam Malik used this honorable Ayah to declare that the Rafidah who curse the Companions do not have a share in the Fai’ money, because they do not have the good quality of those whom Allah has described here.

     

    Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `A’ishah Radi Allahu anha said, “They were commanded to invoke Allah to forgive them, but instead, they cursed them!” She then recited the above ayah.

     

     

     

     

     

  • Dua to seek Allah’s Guidance, Mercy and to stay steadfast on Islam


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    “Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us and grant us mercy from Yourself . Indeed, You are the Bestower.”

    رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ

    Rabbanaa laa tuzigh quloobanaa ba’da ith hadaytanaa wahab lanaa min ladunka rahmatan innaka antal-wahhaab

    Surah Al-Imran,verse 8

    It can be recited for the following purposes:-

    • To seek Allah’s Mercy
    • Guidance
    • Steadfastness
    • Protection of your faith

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    Allah said that the people with knowledge supplicate to their Lord,

    “Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us.” meaning, do not deviate our hearts from the guidance after You allowed them to acquire it. Do not make us like those who have wickedness in their hearts, those who follow the Mutashabih in the Qur’an. Rather, make us remain firmly on Your straight path and true religion.”

    “And grant us from Ladunka” meaning, from You,

    “Mercy” with which You make our hearts firm, and increase in our Faith and certainty,

    “Truly, You are the Bestower”

    Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir recorded that Umm Salamah said that the Prophet Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam used to supplicate,

    “O You Who changes the hearts, make my heart firm on Your religion.”

    He then recited,

    “Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower.’’

  • Dua for Success, protection from your enemies and wrong-doers

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    “My Lord! Help me because they deny me.”

    رَبِّ انصُرْنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ

    Rabbi unsurnee bimaa kaththaboon

    Surah Al-Mu’minoon ,verse 39

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    This dua can be recited for:-

    • Victory and success
    • Protection from your enemies and the wrong-doers
    • To seek Allah’s Help in your affairs
    • To seek justice

    Word-by-word Meanings:

     

    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Rabbi رَبِّ My Lord
    unsurnee انصُرْنِي Help me
    bimaa بِمَا because
    kaththaboonكَذَّبُونِthey deny me

    Allah tells us that after the people of Nuh Alaihissalaam, He created another nation. It was said that this was `Ad, because they were the successors of the people of Nuh Alaihissalaam or it was said that they were Thamud.

    Allah sent to them a Messenger from among themselves, and he called them to worship Allah Alone with no partner or associate, but they belied him, opposed him and refused to follow him because he was a human being like them, and they refused to follow a human Messenger. They did not believe in the meeting with Allah on the Day of Resurrection and they denied the idea of physical resurrection.

    They said:

    (Does he promise you that when you have died and have become dust and bones, you shall come out alive (resurrected) Far, very far is that which you are promised!) meaning, very unlikely.

    (He is only a man who has invented a lie against Allah,and we are not going to believe in him.

    He said: “O my Lord! Help me because they deny me.” meaning, the Messenger prayed against his people and asked his Lord to help him against them. His Lord answered his prayer:

    (Allah) said: “In a little while, they are sure to be regretful.”) meaning, `for their opposition towards you and their stubborn rejection of the Message you brought to them.’

    (So, The Sayhah overtook them in truth,) meaning, they deserved that from Allah because of their disbelief and wrongdoing. The apparent meaning is that the Sayhah was combined with the furious cold wind,

    (Destroying everything by the command of its Lord! So they became such that nothing could be seen except their dwellings!) ﴿46:25﴾

    (and We made them as rubbish of dead plants.) means, they are dead and destroyed, like the scum and rubbish left by a flood, i.e., something insignificant and useless that is of no benefit to anyone.

    (So, away with the people who are wrongdoers.)

  • Dua for the safe return of your family/friends

    “Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful.”

    فَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَـٰفِظًا ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

    Fallaahu khayrun hafithan wahuwa arhamur-raahimeen

    Surah Yusuf Alaihissalaam , verse 64

    This is the supplication of Prophet Ya’qub Alaihissalaam.

    Read this dua for the safe return of your family or friends who are traveling.

    After Yusuf Alaihissalaam became minister of Egypt and the seven years of abundance passed, then came the seven years of drought that struck all areas of Egypt. The drought also reached the area of Kana`an (Canaan), where Prophet Ya`qub, peace be upon him, and his children resided. Prophet Yusuf Alaihissalaam efficiently guarded the people’s harvest and collected it, and what he collected became a great fortune for the people. This also permitted Yusuf Alaihissalaam to give gifts to the people who sought his aid from various areas who came to buy food and provisions for their families. Yusuf Alaihissalaam would not give a family man more than whatever a camel could carry, as annual provisions for them. Yusuf Alaihissalaam himself did not fill his stomach from this food, nor did the king and his aids eat except one meal a day. By doing so, the people could sustain themselves with what they had for the remainder of the seven years. Indeed, Yusuf Alaihissalaam was a mercy from Allah sent to the people of Egypt.

     

    Yusuf Alaihissalaam ‘s brothers were among those who came to Egypt to buy food supplies, by the order of their father. They knew that the `Aziz of Egypt was selling food to people who need it for a low price, so they took some merchandise from their land with them to exchange it for food. They were ten, because Ya`qub peace be upon him kept his son and Yusuf Alaihissalaam ‘s brother Binyamin with him. Binyamin was the dearest of his sons to him after Yusuf Alaihissalaam . When Prophet Yusuf Alaihissalaam ‘s brothers entered on him in his court and the center of his authority, he knew them the minute he saw them. However, they did not recognize him because they got rid of him when he was still young, and sold him to a caravan of travelers while unaware of their destination. They could not have imagined that Yusuf Alaihissalaam would end up being a minister, and this is why they did not recognize him, while he did recognize them. As-Suddi said that Yusuf Alaihissalaam started talking to his brothers and asked them, “What brought you to my land” They said, “O, `Aziz, we came to buy provisions.” He asked them, “You might be spies.” They said, “Allah forbids.” He asked them, “Where are you from” They said, “From the area of Kana`an, and our father is Allah’s Prophet Ya`qub.” He asked them, “Does he have other children besides you” They said, “Yes, we were twelve brothers. Our youngest died in the desert, and he used to be the dearest to his father. His full brother is alive and his father kept him, so that his closeness compensates him for losing our youngest brother ﴿who died﴾.” Yusuf Alaihissalaam ordered that his brothers be honored and allowed to remain,

    And when he furnished them with their provisions, according to their needs and gave them what they wanted to buy, he said to them, “Bring me your brother from your father’s side whom you mentioned, so that I know that you have told me the truth.”

    He continued,

    (See you not that I give full measure, and that I am the best of the hosts) encouraging them to return to him.

    He then threatened them,

    (But if you bring him not to me, there shall be no measure (of corn) for you with me. ) He threatened them that if the next time they come without Binyamin with them, they will not be allowed to buy the food that they need,

    They said: “We shall try to get permission (for him) from his father, and verily, we shall do it.”)

    Allah said,

    (And ﴿Yusuf Alaihissalaam ﴾ told his servants), or his slaves,

    (to put their money), or the merchandise they brought with them to exchange for food,

    (into their bags,), while they were unaware,

    (in order that they might come again.) It was said that Yusuf Alaihissalaam did this because he feared that his brothers might not have any more merchandise they could bring with them to exchange for food.

    (63. So, when they returned to their father, they said: “O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother). So send our brother with us, and we shall get our measure and truly, we will guard him.”) (64. He said: “Can I entrust him to you except as I entrusted his brother ﴿Yusuf Alaihissalaam ﴾ to you aforetime But Allah is the Best to guard, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”)

    This is why Prophet Ya`qub Alaihissalaam asked them, `Will you do to him except what you did to his brother Yusuf Alaihissalaam before, when you took him away from me and separated me from him’

    (But Allah is the Best to guard, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.) Ya`qub Alaihissalaam said, `Allah has the most mercy with me among all those who show mercy, He is compassionate with me for my old age, feebleness and eagerness for my son. I invoke Allah to return him to me, and to allow him and I to be together; for surely, He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.’

     

  • Dua to thank Allah for His favours and blessings

    “Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us over many of His believing servants.”

    الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Alhamdu lillaahil-lathee faddalanaa ‘alaa katheerin min ‘ibaadihil-mumineen

    Surah An-Naml ,verse 15

    This is the prayer of Prophet Dawud Alaihissalaam and Prophet Sulayman Alaihissalaam.

    Here Allah tells us about the great blessings and favors which He bestowed upon two of His servants and Prophets, Dawud (David) and his son Sulayman (Solomon), peace be upon them both, and how they enjoyed happiness in this world and the Hereafter, power and authority in this world, and the position of being Prophets and Messengers.

    Allah says in the Holy Quran:-

    (And indeed We gave knowledge to Dawud and Sulayman, and they both said: “All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has preferred us above many of His believing servants!”)

  • Durood-e-Paak


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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]

    ”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

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  • Dua for Rain

    O Allah, give water to Your slaves, and Your livestock, and spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land.

    اللّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبادَكَ وَبَهـائِمَك، وَانْشُـرْ رَحْمَـتَكَ وَأَحْيِي بَلَـدَكَ المَيِّـت
     
    Allaahum-masqi ‘ibaadaka, wa bahaa’imaka, wanshur rahmataka, wa ‘ahyi baladakal-mayyita
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