Duas from the Qur'an and Sunnah
This chapter contains a selection of dua's that our beloved Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) used and recommended us to use. In some books there are many long dua's for every round of tawaaf and sa'ee, most of which have no basis in the sunnah. We urge you to use the following dua's, especially in Arafat.
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
“Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, so if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, (then) we will surely be among the losers.”
{Surah al-A’raf (7) ayah 23}
لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
“There is no god except You. Glory unto You. Truly was I among the wrongdoers.”
{Surah al-Anbiya (21) ayah 87}
وَتُبْ عَلَينَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
“And accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One who (continually) accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.”
{Surah al-Baqarah (2) ayah 128}
رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَّسِينَا أَو أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلا تَحْمِلْ عَلَينَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَولانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Our Lord, blame us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord, lay not upon us a burden like that which You placed upon those before us. Our Lord, lay not upon us a burden greater than we can bear. And pardon us and forgive us and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.”
{Surah al-Baqarah (2) ayah 286}
رَبَّنَا لا تُزِغْ قُلُوْبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
“Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us and, give us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, it is You who is the Giver (of all things).”
{Surah al-Imran (3) ayah 8}
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلاَّ تَبَارَا
“My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And increase not the wrongdoers except in ruin.”
{Surah Nuh (71) ayah 28}
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
“Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good and protect us from the torment of the Fire.”
{Surah al-Baqarah (2) ayah 201}
رَبِّ أَوزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
“O my Lord, grant me power and ability to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as will please You; and make my offspring righteous. Truly have I repented to You, and truly do I submit (to You) in Islam.”
{Surah al-Ahqaf (46) ayah 15}
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
“Our Lord, accept this from us. Truly, You are the most Hearing, Knowing.”
{Surah al-Baqarah (2) ayah 127}
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ 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 لا يَغْفِرُ الْذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
“O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I uphold Your covenant and (my) promise to You as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin; so forgive me. Indeed, there is none who can forgive sins except You.” (Bukhari and an-Nasa’i)
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي خَطِيئَتِي وَجَهْلِي وَإِسْرَافِي فِي أَمْرِي وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي. اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي هَزْلِي وَ جِدِّي وَخَطَئِي وَعَمْدِي وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي. اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“O Allah, forgive me my sins, my ignorance and my excesses, and that which You know more than I. O Allah, forgive me for that committed by me in jest or seriousness, in error or deliberation, and all of that is with (in) me. O Allah, forgive me my past and present (sins) and that committed secretly and openly and that which You know more than I. You are the Advancer, the Postponer and You have the ability over all things.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيهِ
“I seek forgiveness from Allah, other than whom there is no god, the Living, the Self-sustaining, and I repent to Him.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, al-Hakim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
“O Allah, You are forgiving. You love forgiveness, so forgive me.”
(Ahmad, Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّينِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from inability and laziness and cowardice and stinginess, and I seek refuge in You from the burden of debt and the coercion of people.”
(Bukhari and Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لا يَنْفَعُ، وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لا يَخْشَعُ، وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لا تَشْبَعُ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit me, from a heart that is not subdued, from a soul that is not satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered.”
(Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ، وَفُجَأَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ، وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the cessation of Your favours, from a change in the well-being You have given me, from the unexpectedness of Your vengeance, and from all that angers You.”
(Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done and the evil of what I have not done.”
(Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and from the punishment of the grave and from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of the false Messiah.”
(Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
“O Allah I seek refuge in Your acceptance from Your anger and in Your forgiveness from Your retribution. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate )all of) the praises of You. You are as You have praised Yourself.”
(Muslim, Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُنْكَرَاتِ الأَخْلاقِ وَالأَعْمَالِ وَالأَهْوَاءِ وَالأَدْوَاءِ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from undesirable morals and deeds, and from desires and diseases.”
(Tirmidhi and al-Hakim)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلاءِ وَدَرَكِ الْشَقَاءِ وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ وَشَمَاتَةِ الأَعْدَاءِ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the distress of trial, from the lowest level of misery, from the perversity of fate, and from the malicious rejoicing of enemies.”
(Bukhari and Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي
“O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, give me health, and provide me with sustenance.”
(Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي إِلَيهَا مَعَادِي، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَياةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيرٍ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ
“O Allah, set right my religion, which is the safeguard of my affairs; and set right my world, wherein is my living; and set right my next life, to which is my return. And make life for me an increase in all good and make death a relief for me from every evil.”
(Muslim)
اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَورَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوعَاتِي
“O Allah, conceal my faults and remove my fears.”
(Tabarani)
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
“O Allah, make sufficient for me what You have made lawful so that I may avoid what You have made unlawful. And make me self-sufficient by Your favour, (free) from (need of) anyone but You.”
(Tirmidhi)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي
“O Allah I ask You for forgiveness and for freedom from evil in (the matters of) my religion and worldly life, my family and property.”
(al-Bazaar)
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ. اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
“O Allah confer blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad as You conferred blessings upon Ibraheem and upon the family of Ibraheem. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Honourable. O Allah, and continue to bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You have blessed Ibraheem and the family of Ibraheem. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Honourable.”
(Bukhari and Muslim)
Aameeen! When not supplicating, try to keep busy with Dhikr.
“Therefore remember Me,
I will remember you.”
{Surah Al-Baqarah (2), part of ayah 152}
