28 supplications
from the Book and the Sunnah.

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

"We have entered the morning, and the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the kingdom, to Him is the praise, and He is over all things capable."

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2723

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

"We have entered the evening, and the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the kingdom, to Him is the praise, and He is over all things capable."

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2723

اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ، لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ

"Allah — there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer. No drowsiness overtakes Him, nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could intercede with Him except by His permission?"

Qurʾan 2:255

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‧ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ‧ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

"Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ, al-Falaq, and an-Nās — the last three surahs of the Qurʾan. Recited three times each, morning and evening, as the Prophet ﷺ taught."

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5082

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

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

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6324

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

"Praise is for Allah, who gave us life after He had caused us to die; and to Him is the resurrection."

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6312

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَىٰ جَدُّكَ، وَلاَ إِلَٰهَ غَيْرُكَ

"Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise. Blessed is Your name, and exalted is Your majesty. There is no god besides You."

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 775

اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ

"O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the east from the west. O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt."

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 744

التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَىٰ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

"All greetings, prayers, and pure words are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger."

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 831

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

"O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I abide by Your covenant and Your promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin — so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You."

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6306

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

"I seek the forgiveness of Allah."

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 591

رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي

"My Lord, I have wronged myself — so forgive me."

Qurʾan 28:16

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers."

Qurʾan 7:23

لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

"There is no god but You — glory be to You! I have indeed been among the wrongdoers."

Qurʾan 21:87

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

"Allah is enough for us, and the best of those who are trusted."

Qurʾan 3:173

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً

"O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy. And You make what is hard — if You will — easy."

Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 974

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

"Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we return. O Allah, reward me in this trial, and replace it for me with something better."

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 918

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَىٰ اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

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

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5096

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ

"In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no power nor might except with Allah."

Sunan at-Tirmidhī 3426

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

"In the name of Allah."

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5376

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَٰذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ

"Praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any power or strength from me."

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4023

اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ

"O Allah, let it rise over us with security, with faith, with peace, and with Islam."

Sunan at-Tirmidhī 3451

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

"Our Lord, give us good in this world, and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the Fire."

Qurʾan 2:201

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ

"Glory is to the One who has subjected this to us, for we could never have accomplished it ourselves. And truly, to our Lord we will return."

Qurʾan 43:13–14, recited by the Prophet ﷺ when mounting — Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1342

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ، أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا

"O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and what they cover, Lord of the seven earths and what they carry — I ask You for the good of this town and the good of its people."

Al-Ḥākim, al-Mustadrak 2480

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

"My Lord, increase me in knowledge."

Qurʾan 20:114

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي، وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي، وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

"My Lord, open my chest for me, ease my task, and loosen the knot from my tongue so they understand what I say."

Qurʾan 20:25–28 — the duʿāʾ of Mūsā before Pharaoh

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

"O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome provision, and deeds that are accepted."

Sunan Ibn Mājah 925