Author: Mohammad Hashim Qasmi Bastawi
A Muslim’s life holds great importance for remembrance (Dhikr) and supplications (Du’a). Through supplications, a person communicates with the Creator of the universe, expresses his sorrows, and turns to Allah Almighty for his religious and worldly needs. Allah Almighty desires that His servants pray to Him and express their needs before Him. Allah Almighty states in Surah Ghafir, verse 60: “Call upon Me; I will respond to you.”
Furthermore, under Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadith number 1488, it is narrated from Salman (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Indeed, your Lord is Modest and Generous. He is shy for His servant to raise his hands to Him (in supplication) and then return them empty (i.e., without an answer).
From this, it is understood that people should continuously make Du’a to Allah. This pleases Him, and He accepts our Duas. It is also important to remember that a sincere, heartfelt supplication is always accepted.
In this context, and in the light of the following Quranic verses and authentic hadiths, some recommended Masnoon Du’as are mentioned below that we should recite daily.
Some Quranic Masnoon Duas:
(1) Rabbanaa taqabbal minnaa innaka Antas Samee’ul Aleem
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۭ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ. [البقرة – 127].
Translation: Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty) . Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower.
(2) Wa tub ‘alainaa innaka antat Tawwaabur Raheem.
وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ. [البقرة – 128].
Translation: Accept our repentance. Indeed, you – and you alone – are the Most-Relenting, the Very-Merciful.
(3) Rabbanaaa aatina fid dunyaa hasanatanw wa fil aakhirati hasanatanw wa qinaa azaaban Naar
رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَّفِي الْاٰخِرَةِ حَسَـنَةً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. [البقرة – 201].
Translation: Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of Fire.
(4) Rabbanaa laa tuzigh quloobanaa ba’da iz hadaitanaa wa hab lanaa mil ladunka rahmah; innaka antal Wahhaab
رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ. [آل عمران – 8].
Translation: Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate from the right path after You have given us guidance, and bestow upon us mercy from Your own. Surely, you, and You alone, are the One who bestows in abundance.
(5) Rabbanaaa innanaaa aamannaa faghfir lanaa zunoobanaa wa qinaa ‘azaaban Naar
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. [آل عمران – 16].
Translation: Our Lord, surely we have believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire.
(6) Rabbanaa zalamnaaa anfusanaa wa illam taghfir lanaa wa tarhamnaa lanakoonanna minal khaasireen.
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ. [الأعراف – 23].
Translation: Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and do not bless us with mercy, we shall, indeed, be among the losers.
(7) Rabbanaa laa taj’alnaa ma’al qawmiz zaalimeen
رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ. [الأعراف – 47].
Translation: Our Lord, do not join us with the unjust people.
(8) Rabbanaaa afrigh ‘alainaa sabranw wa tawaffanaa muslimeen.
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ. [الأعراف – 126].
Translation: O our Lord, pour out patience upon us, and cause us to die as Muslims (those who submit to you).
(9) Anta waliyyunaa faghfir lanaa warhamnaa wa Anta khairul ghaafireen * Waktub lanaa fee haazi hid dunyaa hasanatanw wa fil Aakhirati
أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ* وَاكْتُبْ لَنَا فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ “[الأعراف – 155-156].
Translation: You are our protector, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, and You are the best among those who forgive.
And write for us good in this world and in the Hereafter.
(10) hasbiyal laahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa ‘alaihi tawakkkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul ‘Arshil ‘Azeem.
حَسْبِيَ اللّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ. [التوبة – 129].
Translation: Enough for me is Allah. There is no god but He. In Him I have placed my trust, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.
(11) Rabbanaa laa taj’alnaa fitnatal lilqawmiz zaalimeen. Wa najjinaa birahmatika minal qawmil kaafireen
رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ. [يونس – 85-86].
Translation: Our Lord, do not make us a victim of the unjust people, and save us, through Your mercy, from the disbelieving people.
(12) rabbi inneee a’oozu bika an as’alaka maa laisa lee bihee ‘ilmunw wa illaa taghfir lee wa tarhamneee akum minal khaasireen
رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَإِلاَّ تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُن مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ. [هود – 47].
Translation: My Lord, I seek refuge with You that I should ask You something of which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and do not show mercy to me, I shall be among the losers.
(13) Faati ras samaawaati wal ardi Anta waliyyee fid dunyaa wal Aakhirati tawaffanee muslimanw wa alhiqnee bissaaliheen
فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ [يوسف- 101].
Translation: O Creator of the heavens and the Earth, You are my guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Make me die a Muslim and make me join the righteous.
(14) Rabbij ‘al haazal balada aaminanw wajnubnee wa baniyya an na’budal asnaam
رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَـذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الأَصْنَامَ. [إبرهيم – 35].
Translation: My Lord, make this city peaceful, and keep me and my children away from worshiping idols.
(15) Rabbij ‘alnee muqeemas Salaati wa min zurriyyatee Rabbanaa wa taqabbal du’aaa’
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلاَةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاء. [إبرهيم – 40].
Translation: My Lord, make me steadfast in Salah, and my offspring as well. And, Our Lord, grant my prayer.
(16) Rabbanagh fir lee wa liwaalidaiya wa lilmu’mineena Yawma yaqoomul hisaab
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ. [إبرهيم – 41].
Translation: Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and all believers on the day when reckoning shall take place.
(17) Rabbi adkhilnee mudkhala sidqinw wa akhrijnee mukhraja sidqinw waj’al lee milladunka sultaanan naseeraa
رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَاجْعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَانًا نَّصِيرًا. [الإسراء – 80].
Translation: O my Lord, make me enter a rightful entrance and make me exit a rightful exit, and grant me from Your Own a power, favored (by You).
(18) Rabbanaaa aatinaa mil ladunka rahmatanw wa haiyi’ lanaa min amrinaa rashadaa
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا. [الكهف – 10].
Translation: Our Lord, bless us with mercy from Your own and provide us with guidance in our matters.
(19) Rabbish rah lee sadree Wa yassir leee amree Wahlul ‘uqdatan milli saanee Yafqahoo qawlee
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي. [طه – 25-28].
Translation: My Lord, put my heart at peace for me, and make my task easy for me, and remove the knot from my tongue, so that they may understand my speech.
(20) Rabbi zidnee ‘ilmaa
رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا. [طه – 114].
Translation: O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge!
(21) laaa ilaaha illaaa Anta Subhaanaka innee kuntu minaz zaalimeen
لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ. [الأنبياء – 87].
Translation: There is no god but You. Pure are You. Indeed I was among the wrongdoers.
(22) Rabbi laa tazarnee fardanw wa Anta khairul waariseen
رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ. [الأنبياء – 89].
Translation: My Lord, do not leave me alone and You are the best of inheritors.
(23) Rabbi a’oozu bika min hamazaatish Shayaateen Wa a’oozu bika Rabbi ai-yahduroon
رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ. [المؤمنون – 97-98].
Translation: My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the strokes of the satans (devils) and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, even from their coming near me.
(24) Rabbanaaa aamannaa faghfir lanaa warhamnaa wa Anta khairur raahimeen
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ. [المؤمنون – 109].
Translation: Our Lord! we have believed, wherefore forgive us and have mercy upon us, and Thou art the Best of the merciful ones!
(25) Rabbigh fir warham wa Anta khairur raahimeen
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ. [المؤمنون – 118].
Translation: My Lord, grant pardon and have mercy, for you are the best of all the merciful.
(26) Rabbanas rif ‘annaa ‘azaaba Jahannama inna ‘azaabahaa kaana gharaamaa Innahaa saaa’at mustaqarranw wa muqaamaa
رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا*إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا. [الفرقان- 65- 66].
Translation: Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Jahannam (the Hell); indeed, its punishment is a persisting affliction. Indeed, it is evil as an abode and a place to dwell in
(27) Rabbanaa hab lanaa min azwaajinaa wa zurriyaatinaa qurrata a’yuninw waj ‘alnaa lilmuttaqeena Imaamaa
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا. [الفرقان- 74].
Translation: Our Lord, Give us, from our spouses and our children, comfort of eyes, and make us heads of the God-fearing.
(28) Rabbi hab lee hukmanw wa alhiqnee bis saaliheen, Waj’al lee lisaana sidqin fil akhireen,
Waj’alnee minw warasati Jannnatin Na’eem
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ* وَاجْعَلْ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الآخِرِينَ * وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ. [الشعراء- 83- 85].
Translation: O my Lord, give me wisdom, and make me join the righteous, and destine for me a truthful description among the next generations, and make me among those who will inherit the Garden of Bliss,
(29) Rabbanagh fir lanaa wa li ikhwaani nal lazeena sabqoonaa bil eemaani wa laa taj’al fee quloobinaa ghillalil lazeena aamanoo rabbannaaa innaka Ra’oofur Raheem
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالإِيمَانِ وَلا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلاً لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ. [الحشر- 10].
Translation: Our Lord, forgive us and those of our brothers who preceded us in faith, and do not place in our hearts any rancor against those who believe; Surely, Our Lord, you are Very-Kind, Very-Merciful.
(30) Rabbana laa taj’alnaa fitnatal lillazeena kafaroo waghfir lanaa rabbanaa innaka antal azeezul hakeem
رَبَّنَا لا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ. [الممتحنة- 5].
Translation: Our Lord, forgive us and those of our brothers who preceded us in faith, and do not place in our hearts any rancor against those who believe; Surely, Our Lord, you are Very-Kind, Very-Merciful.
(31) Rabbigh fir lee wa liwaa lidaiya wa liman dakhala baitiya mu’minanw wa lil mu’mineena wal mu’minaati
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ. [النوح- 28].
Translation: My Lord, grant pardon to me, and to my parents, and to everyone who enters my home as a believer, and to all the believing men and believing women, and do not increase the wrongdoers but in ruin.
Some Masnoon Duas From Hadiths:
(32) Allahumma antas-salam wa minkas-salam, tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram.”
اللَّهمَّ أنتَ السَّلامُ ومنكَ السَّلامُ، تبارَكْتَ يا ذا الجلالِ والإِكْرامِ. [صحيح مسلم:592]
Translation: “O Allah, You are As-Salam (the Source of Peace), and from You is all peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honor.”
(32) Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ. [عمل اليوم والليلة للنسائي: 454]
Translation: I seek forgiveness from Allah and I repent to Him. [Amal Al-Yawm Wal-Laylah by An-Nasai, Hadith No. 454]
(33) Allahumma a’inni ‘ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibadatik.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ. [مسند أحمد: 22119]
Translation: “O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best manner.”
Regarding this dua, it is narrated in Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 22119, from Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Prophet (peace be upon him) held his hand and said: “O Muadh, I love you.” Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: “My father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah! I also love you.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “O Muadh, I advise you not to ever miss saying this dua after every prayer.”
(34) Allahumma ajirni minan-nar.
اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ. [عمل اليوم والليلة للنسائي:111، صحيح ابن حبان: 2022]
Translation: “O Allah, save me from the Hellfire.”
Imam An-Nasai in Amal Al-Yawm Wal-Laylah, under Hadith No. 111, and Imam Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, under Hadith No. 2022, narrated from Harith bin Muslim At-Tamimi that he said: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me: ‘When you finish the morning prayer, say this dua seven times before speaking. If you die on that day, Allah will write for you protection from the fire. And when you finish the Maghrib prayer, say this dua seven times before speaking. If you die on that night, Allah will write for you protection from the fire.’”
(35) Allahumma inni as’aluka ilman nafi’an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan.”
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْماً نَافِعاً، وَرِزْقاً طَيِّباً، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً. [سنن ابن ماجة: 925]
Translation: “O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, a pure provision, and an accepted deed.” [Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No. 925]
(27) A`ūdhu bikalimāti ‘llāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq. [Musnad Ahmad: 8798]
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. [رواه أحمد في مسنده: 8798]
Translation: I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.
(36) Bismillāhi ‘l-ladhī lā yaḍurru ma`a-smihi shay’un fil-‘arḍi wa lā fis-samā’ wa huwas-Samī `ul-`Alīm.
(Recite three times in the morning and the evening).
بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيمُ. [رواه الترمذي في سننه: 3388، أبو داود في سننه: 5088]
Translation: In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
About this dua: The virtue of this supplication is that whoever recites it three times each in the morning and the evening will, Allah willing, remain protected from any kind of impending harm, illness, accident, or calamity. This prayer is like a shield that protects from every evil.
(37) Subhanallahi w bihamdihi `adada khalqih, wa riḍā nafsih, wa zinata `arshih, wa midāda kalimātih.
(Recite three times in the morning or evening.)
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ. [رواه مسلم في صحيحه: 2726]
Translation: Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with His praise, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of His Throne and equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise.)
(38) Ya muqallibal-qulubi, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinika. [Musnad Ahmad: 12107]
(Recite three times in the morning and evening.)
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ، ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ. [رواه أحمد في مسنده عن أنس: 12107]
Translation: O Turner of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.
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