Daily Duas

Before Sleeping

بِٱسْمِكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَىٰ

Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya.

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6312, Sahih Muslim 2711

Waking Up

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ

Alhamdu lillahi-lladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur.

All praise is due to Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and unto Him is the resurrection.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6312, Sahih Muslim 2711

Entering the House

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

Bismillahi walajna, wa bismillahi kharajna, wa 'ala Rabbina tawakkalna.

In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave, and upon our Lord we rely.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 5096

Leaving the House

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ

Bismillahi, tawakkaltu 'alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.

In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah; there is no power or strength except through Allah.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 5095, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3426

Before Eating

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ

Bismillah.

In the name of Allah.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 3767, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1858

If You Forget the Dua Before Eating

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ فِى أَوَّلِهِ وَءَاخِرِهِ

Bismillahi fi awwalihi wa akhirih.

In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 3767, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1858

After Eating

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Alhamdu lillahilladhi at'amana wa saqana wa ja'alana muslimeen.

Praise be to Allah who fed us and gave us drink and made us Muslims.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 3850, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3457

Breaking Fast

ذَهَبَ ٱلظَّمَأُ وَٱبْتَلَّتِ ٱلْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ ٱلْأَجْرُ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ

Dhahaba adh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'urooqu wa thabatal-ajru in sha' Allah.

The thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 2357

Entering the Toilet

ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ ٱلْخُبُثِ وَٱلْخَبَآئِثِ

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khaba'ith.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female devils.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 142, Sahih Muslim 375

Leaving the Toilet

غُفْرَانَكَ

Ghufranak.

I ask for Your forgiveness.

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 7, Sunan Abu Dawud 30

Entering the Masjid

ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱفْتَحْ لِى أَبْوَٰبَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Allahummaptah li abwaba rahmatik.

O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 713

Leaving the Masjid

ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ مِن فَضْلِكَ

Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlik.

O Allah, I ask You from Your bounty.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 713

Before Wudu

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ

Bismillah.

In the name of Allah.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 101, Sunan Ibn Majah 397

After Wudu

أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُۥ وَرَسُولُهُۥ، ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مِنَ ٱلتَّوَّٰبِينَ وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh. Allahummaj-'alni minat-tawwabeena waj-'alni minal-mutatahhireen.

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. O Allah, make me among those who repent and make me among those who purify themselves.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 234, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 55

Dua for Parents

رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًا

Rabbi-rhamhuma kama rabbayani sagheera.

My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.

Reference: Quran 17:24

When It Rains

ٱللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَّافِعًا

Allahumma sayyiban nafi'a.

O Allah, make it a beneficial rain.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1032

When It's Difficult / Dua for Ease

ٱللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُۥ سَهْلًا، وَأَنتَ تَجْعَلُ ٱلْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa anta taj'alul-hazna idha shi'ta sahla.

O Allah, there is no ease except in what You have made easy, and You make the difficult easy if It is Your will.

Reference: Sahih Ibn Hibban 974

For Increase in Knowledge

رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا

Rabbi zidni 'ilma.

My Lord, increase me in knowledge.

Reference: Quran 20:114

When Travelling

سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

Subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrineen, wa inna ila Rabbina lamunqaliboon.

Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, though we were unable to conquer it by ourselves. And surely, to our Lord we shall return.

Reference: Quran 43:13-14, Sahih Muslim 1342

Wearing New Clothes

ٱللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ أَنتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِۦ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُۥ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِۦ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُۥ

Allahumma lakal-hamdu Anta kasawtanihi, as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma suni'a lahu, wa a'udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lahu.

O Allah, praise is to You, You have clothed me with it. I ask You for its good and the good of what it was made for, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 4020, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1767

For Controlling Anger

أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ

A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajeem.

I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6115, Sahih Muslim 2610

For the Deceased

ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لَهُۥ وَٱرْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِۦ وَٱعْفُ عَنْهُ

Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa 'afihi wa'fu 'anhu.

O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, pardon him, and grant him peace.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 963

Dua for Aches and Pains

أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِۦ مِن شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ

A'udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir.

I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I feel and of what I fear.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2202

Dua for Forgiveness

أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullahal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyumu wa atubu ilayh.

I seek the forgiveness of Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Living, the Sustaining, and I repent to Him.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 1517, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3577

When Visiting the Sick

لَا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ

La ba'sa, tahoorun in sha' Allah.

Do not worry, it is a purification, if Allah wills.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3616

When You Sneeze

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6224

For Patience

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabran wa tawaffana muslimeen.

Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims.

Reference: Quran 7:126

Thanking Someone

جَزَاكَ ٱللَّهُ خَيْرًا

Jazakallahu khayran.

May Allah reward you with goodness.

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2035

For Laylat al-Qadr

ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ ٱلْعَفْوَ فَٱعْفُ عَنِّى

Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni.

O Allah, You are Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3513, Sunan Ibn Majah 3850

Dua for Seeking Allah's Protection

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ ٱسْمِهِۦ شَىْءٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Bismillahi-lladhi la yadurru ma'as-mihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama'i wa Huwas-Sami'ul-'Aleem.

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can cause harm in the earth or in the heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 5088, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3388

Dua for Good Health

ٱللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِى فِى بَدَنِى، ٱللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِى فِى سَمْعِى، ٱللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِى فِى بَصَرِى، لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ

Allahumma 'afini fi badani, Allahumma 'afini fi sam'i, Allahumma 'afini fi basari, la ilaha illa Ant.

O Allah, grant health to my body. O Allah, grant health to my hearing. O Allah, grant health to my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.

Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud 5090