Islamic Dua Directory

Tag: mercy

  • Dua after the final Tashahhud and before ending the prayer

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    O Allah, I seek Your protection from miserliness, I seek Your protection from cowardice, and I seek Your protection from being returned to feeble old age.
    I seek Your protection from the trials of this world and from the torment of the grave.
    اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
    Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika minal-bukhli, wa ‘a’oothu bika minal-jubni, wa ‘a’oothu bika min ‘an ‘uradda ‘ilaa ‘arthalil-‘umuri, wa ‘a’oothu bika min fitnatid-dunyaa wa ‘athaabil-qabr
     
    Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 6/35.
    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Allaahumma اللَّهُمَّ O Allah,
    ‘innee ‘a’oothu إِنِّي أَعُوذُ I seek protection
    bika بِكَ in You
    minal-bukhli,مِنَ الْبُخْلِ، from miserliness,
    wa ‘a’oothu bika وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ
    		and I seek Your protection
    minal-jubniمِنَ الْجُبْنِ،from cowardice,
    wa ‘a’oothu bika وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ and I seek Your protection
    min ‘an ‘uraddaمِنْ أَنْ أُرَدَّ from being returned
    ‘ilaa ‘arthalilإِلَى أَرْذَلِ، to feeble old
    ‘umuri الْعُمُرِ age
    wa ‘a’oothu bika وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ I seek Your protection
    min مِنْ from
    fitnatiفِتْنَةِthe trials of
    ad-dunyaa الدُّنْيَا this world
    wa ‘athaabوَعَذَابِand from the torment
    al-qabr الْقَبْرِ of the grave

  • Dua for Rain

    “O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.”

     
    اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـَا، اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـَا، اللّهُمَّ أغِثْنـَا
     
    Allaahumma ‘aghithnaa, Allaahumma ‘aghithnaa, Allaahumma ‘aghithnaa.
     
    Al-Bukhari 1/224, Muslim 2/613.

  • Dua to seek Forgiveness of your sins

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    O Allah ! I seek Your forgiveness for all the sins and I repent.
     
    Allaahumma innee astaghfiruka min kulli zambiyon wa atoobu ilayk

  • Dua for Rain

    “O Allah, shower upon us abundant rain, beneficial not harmful, swiftly and not delayed.”

     
    اللّهُمَّ اَسْقِـنا غَيْـثاً مُغيـثاً مَريئاً مُريـعاً، نافِعـاً غَيْـرَ ضَّارٌ، عاجِـلاً غَـيْرَ آجِلٍ
     
    Allaahumma ‘asqinaa ghaythan mugheethan maree’an maree’an, naafi’an ghayradhaarrin, ‘aajilan ghayra ‘aajilin.
    Abu Dawud 1/303. See also Al-Albani Sahih Abu Dawud 1/216.

  • Dua for the withholding of the rain

    “O Allah, let it pass us and not fall upon us, but upon the hills and mountains, and the center of the valleys, and upon the forested lands.”

     
    اللّهُمَّ حَوالَيْنا وَلا عَلَيْـنا، اللّهُمَّ عَلى الآكـامِ وَالظِّـراب، وَبُطـونِ الأوْدِية، وَمَنـابِتِ الشَّجـر
     
    Allaahumma hawaalaynaa wa laa ‘alaynaa. Allaahumma ‘alal-‘aakaami wadh-dhiraabi, wa butoonil-‘awdiyati, wa manaabitish-shajar
    Al-Bukhari 1/224, Muslim 1/614.

  • Dua for when it rains

    “O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds”

     
    اللّهُمَّ صَيِّـباً نافِـعاً
     
    Allaahumma sayyiban naafi’an.
    Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 2/518
     

  • Dhikr for Morning and Evening

     

    “I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him”
    (Recite one hundred times in Arabic during the day)

     
    أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
     

    ‘Astaghfirullaaha wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayh
     
    Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/101, Muslim 4/2075

  • 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

  • Dua for Morning and Evening


    “O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the evident, Maker of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Possessor, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil of Satan and his helpers. (I seek refuge in You) from bringing evil upon my soul and from harming any Muslim.”

     
    اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّماوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ
     
    Allaahumma ‘Aalimal-ghaybi wash-shahaadati faatiras-samaawaati wal’ardhi, Rabba kulli shay ‘in wa maleekahu, ‘ash-hadu ‘an laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta, ‘a’oothu bika min sham nafsee, wa min sharrish-shaytaani wa shirkihi, wa ‘an ‘aqtarifa ‘alaa nafsee soo’an, ‘aw ‘ajurrahu ‘ilaa Muslimin.
    Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/142 and Abu Dawud

  • Dua for leaving the Masjid

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    Listen to the recitation of this dua
    “In the Name of Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask for Your favor, O Allah, protect me from Satan the outcast.”
    بِسْمِ اللهِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَّامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إَنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اعصِمْنِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
    Bismillaahi wassalaatu wassalaamu ‘alaa Rasoolillaahi, Allaahumma ‘innee ‘as’aluka min fadhlika, Allaahumma’simnee minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem
    Word-by-word Meanings:
    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Bismillaahi بِسْمِ اللهِ، In the Name of Allah,
    wassalaatu وَالصَّلَاةُ and prayer (blessings)
    wassalaamuوَالسَّلَّامُ and peace be
    ‘alaa عَلَى upon
    Rasoolillaahرَسُولِ اللهِthe Messenger of Allah
    Allaahumma اللَّهُمَّO Allah
    ‘innee إَنِّي indeed
    ‘as’aluka أَسْأَلُكَ I ask
    minمِنْ for
    fadhlikaفَضْلِكَ Your favor,
    Allaahummaاللَّهُمَّ O Allah,
    a’simnee اعصِمْنِي protect me
    minash-Shaytaanمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ from Satan
    ar-rajeem الرَّجِيمِthe outcast