Duas

Question 1

Before sleeping

Answer 1

اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

O Allah, by your name I die and I live

Question 2

Upon waking up

Answer 2

‎اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الّذي أَحْـيانا بَعْـدَ ما أَماتَـنا وَإليه النُّـشور

Praise be to Allah, who gave us life after having given us death and to him is our final return

Question 3

When entering the toilet

Answer 3

اللَّهُـمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ

O Allah I seek your protection from male and female demons

Question 4

After leaving the toilet

Answer 4

غُفْرَانَكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ عَنِّي الْأَذٰى وَعَافَانِي

O Allah, I seek your forgiveness, praise be to Allah Who relieved me of discomfort and granted me comfort

Question 5

Before beginning wudhu (ablution)

Answer 5

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي، وَوَسِّعْ لِي فِي دَارِي، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي رِزْقِي

O Allah, forgive me my sins, make spacious my home, and bless my sustenance

Question 6

After wudhu

Answer 6

‎ أَنْ لَا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَريـكَ لَـهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّـداً عَبْـدُهُ وَرَسُـولُـهُ

I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger

اللّهُـمَّ اجْعَلنـي مِنَ التَّـوّابينَ وَاجْعَـلْني مِنَ المتَطَهّـرين

O Allah, make me of those who return to You often in repentance and make me of those who maintain purity

Question 7

7. After adhaan

Answer 7

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ، آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ

“O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and established salah, grant
Muhammad a place near to You, an excellence and exalted degree, and raise him to the praiseworthy station that You have promised him.”

“Whoever recites this du’a will gain the intercession of the holy Prophet a on the Day of Judgement.” (Bukhãri)

Question 8

8. When entering the masjid

Answer 8

‎اللُّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِيْ أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

“O Alläh, open for me the doors of Your mercy.”
(Muslim, Abu Däwud)

Question 9

9. When leaving the masjid

Answer 9

‎اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي اَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

“O Alläh, I ask of You Your favour.” (Muslim, Abu Dawüd)

Question 10

10. Before eating

Answer 10

بِسْمِ اللهِ وَبَرَكَةِ اللهِ

“In the name of Alläh and with the blessing of Alläh.”

(Mustadrak Hakim)

Question 11

11. After eating

Answer 11

الْحَمْدُ لِلْهِ الَّذِيْ أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِيْنَ

“Praise be to Alläh Who fed us and gave us to drink and made us Muslims.”

(Abü Dāwud)

Question 12

12. When forgetting to recite the du’a before eating, then upon remembering one should recite

Answer 12

بِسُمِ اللهِ اَوَّلَهُ وَأَخِرَة

“In the name of Alläh, at the beginning of it (the meal) and at the end ofit.”

(Abu Dawüd)

Question 13

13. At the time of completing the fast

Answer 13

اللُّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ اَفْطَرْتُ

“O Alläh, for You I have fasted and by what (food) You have blessed me with, have I broken it.”

(Abu Dawüd)

Question 14

14. When eating at someone’s house or after eating food by invitation

Answer 14

اللَّهُمَّ اطْعِمُ مَنْ اَطْعَمَنِيْ وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِىْ

“O Alläh, feed those who have fed me and give drink to those who have given me drink.”

(Muslim)

Question 15

15. After drinking milk

Answer 15

اللُّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيْهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ

“O Alläh, bless us in it and increase us by it.”

(Tirmidhi)

Question 16

16. When drinking Zam Zam water

Answer 16

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا
وَشِفَآءً مِّنْ كُلِّ دَآءٍ

“O Alläh, I ask of You (to give me) beneficial knowledge, ample provisions and restoration from every illness.”

(Mustadrak Hakim)

Question 17

17. When putting on clothing

Answer 17

الْحَمُدُ لِلِّهِ الَّذِيْ كَسَانِيْ هٰذَا وَرَزَقَنِيْهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّىْ وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

“Praise be to Allah Who clothed me in this and gave it to me without any strength and ability on my part.”

Whoever recites this du’a, his past and present sins will be forgiven.”

(Abu Dăwid)

Question 18

18. When putting on NEW clothing

Answer 18

الْحَمُدُ لِلْهِ الَّذِيْ كَسَانِىْ مَا أُوَارِىْ بِهِ عَوْرَتي وَاَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي حَيَاتِى

“Praise be to Allah Who clothed me with what covers my nakedness and with that by which I adorn myself in my life.”

(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)

Question 19

19. When leaving the home

Answer 19

بِسُمِ اللهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللهِ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَةَ اِلَّا بِاللهِ

“In the name of Allāh, I depend on Alläh, and there is no power (to do good) nor restraint (to avoid evil) except with Allāh.”

When anyone reads this du’ā, the angels say to him, “You have been guided and have been saved (from all harms).”

(Abu Dawüd, Tirmidhi)

Question 20

20. When entering the home

Answer 20

اللُّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلَجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللهِِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

“O Allah, I beseech You the blessing of entering and leaving. In Allah’s name we enter and in Allah’s name we leave and in Allah, our Lord, we trust.”

(Abú Dāwüd)

Question 21

21. When looking in the mirror

Answer 21

اللُّهُمَّ اَحْسَنْتَ خَلْقِى فَاحْسِنْ خُلُقِي

“O Allah! You made my external appearance good, so make me good in morals (too).”

(Ahmad)