Duʿās
Which duʿā for which situation?
The sunnah gives precise words for every situation in life: illness, protection, sadness, bereavement, morning and evening. Each page reports the invocations in Arabic, phonetics and English, each with its source.
| The situation | The key duʿā | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Duʿā for a sick person | بِسْمِ اللهِ ٣ · أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ ٧3× Bismi-Llāh · 7× Aʿūdhu bi-Llāhi wa qudratihi min sharri mā ajidu wa uḥādhirPlace your hand on the painful spot, say “Bismi-Llāh” 3 times, then 7 times: “I seek refuge in Allah and His power from the evil I feel and fear.” | Sahih Muslim 2202 |
| The invocations of protection | أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَAʿūdhu bi-kalimāti-Llāhi-t-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaqI seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. | Sahih Muslim 2708 · Tirmidhi 3604 |
| Invocations for sadness and anxiety | لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَLā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina-ẓ-ẓālimīnNone has the right to be worshipped but You. Glory be to You! I have truly been among the wrongdoers. (Duʿā of Yūnus inside the whale · Quran 21:87.) | Tirmidhi 3505 · authenticated by al-Albani |
| Duʿā for the deceased and for bereavement | إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَاInnā li-Llāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn. Allāhumma’jurnī fī muṣībatī wa akhlif lī khayran minhāTo Allah we belong and to Him we return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it for me with something better. | Sahih Muslim 918 |
| The adhkar of morning and evening | اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَAllāhumma anta rabbī lā ilāha illā ant, khalaqtanī wa anā ʿabduk, wa anā ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mā-staṭaʿt, aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt, abū’u laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya, wa abū’u bi-dhanbī fa-ghfir lī, fa-innahu lā yaghfiru-dh-dhunūba illā antO Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me · for none forgives sins but You. | Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 |
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