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Duas for
everyday life.

In ease and in difficulty, turn to Allah. Explore supplications from Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.

7 supplications

01 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Sickness & healing

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Pronunciation guide

Allahumma Rabban-nas, adh-hibil-ba’s, ishfihi wa Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uk, shifa’an la yughadiru saqaman.

MEANING

O Allah, Lord of all people, remove the suffering. Heal him, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Yours: healing that leaves no illness.

The Prophet ﷺ said this when treating an ailing member of his family.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5743 · Read hadith ↗

02 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Health & rizq

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي

Pronunciation guide

Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wahdini, wa ‘afini, warzuqni.

MEANING

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.

A comprehensive supplication the Prophet ﷺ taught a person upon embracing Islam.

Sahih Muslim 2697b · Read hadith ↗

03 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Wealth & contentment

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى

Pronunciation guide

Allahumma inni as’alukal-huda, wat-tuqa, wal-‘afafa, wal-ghina.

MEANING

O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and freedom from need.

A supplication for guidance and sufficiency, reported from the Prophet ﷺ.

Sahih Muslim 2721a · Read hadith ↗

04 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Protection for children

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

Pronunciation guide

A‘udhu bi-kalimatillahit-tammati min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli ‘aynin lammah.

MEANING

I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from every devil, every harmful creature, and every harmful eye.

Reported in the account of the Prophet ﷺ seeking protection for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. The wording shown follows this narration.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3371 · Read hadith ↗

05 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Worry, grief & debt

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Pronunciation guide

Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, wal-jubni wal-bukhl, wa dala‘id-dayn, wa ghalabatir-rijal.

MEANING

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, inability and laziness, cowardice and stinginess, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by others.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to make this supplication.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6369 · Read hadith ↗

06 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Protection when stopping at a place

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Pronunciation guide

A‘udhu bi-kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

MEANING

I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created.

The Prophet ﷺ taught this supplication upon stopping at a place.

Sahih Muslim 2708a · Read hadith ↗

07 · AUTHENTIC SUPPLICATION

Goodness in this life & the next

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Pronunciation guide

Allahumma Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina ‘adhaban-nar.

MEANING

O Allah, our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Anas reported that this was among the Prophet’s ﷺ most frequent supplications.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6389 · Read hadith ↗

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