Daily Duas from the Quran and Sunnah
Short duas for every part of the day, with meaning
Contents
1. Morning and night
On waking up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba’da ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur
All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the return.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
Before sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324
Before sleep, also recite Ayat al-Kursi (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255) and the last three surahs: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas.
2. Food and drink
Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah
In the name of Allah.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5376
If you forgot at the start
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirah
In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end.
Sunan Abu Dawud 3767; Jami at-Tirmidhi 1858
After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghairi hawlin minni wa la quwwah
All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any power or strength from me.
Sunan Abu Dawud 4023; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3458
3. Home, toilet and masjid
Leaving home
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Bismillah, tawakkaltu alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
In the name of Allah, I trust in Allah; there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
Sunan Abu Dawud 5095; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3426
Entering the toilet
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khaba’ith
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil and evil beings.
Sahih al-Bukhari 142
Leaving the toilet
غُفْرَانَكَ
Ghufranak
I ask for Your forgiveness.
Sunan Abu Dawud 30; Jami at-Tirmidhi 7
Entering the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Allahummaftah li abwaba rahmatik
O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.
Sahih Muslim 713
Leaving the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik
O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty.
Sahih Muslim 713
4. Travel
Riding a vehicle
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Subhanal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin, wa inna ila Rabbina lamunqalibun
Glory be to the One who has placed this at our service, for we could never have done it ourselves, and to our Lord we will surely return.
Quran, Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:13–14; Sahih Muslim 1342
5. Illness, sneezing and hard times
Visiting the sick
لَا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
La ba’sa, tahurun in sha Allah
No harm — it is a purification, if Allah wills.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3616
After sneezing
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Alhamdu lillah
All praise is for Allah. (The listener replies “Yarhamukallah” — may Allah have mercy on you — and the one who sneezed answers “Yahdikumullahu wa yuslihu balakum” — may Allah guide you and set your affairs right.)
Sahih al-Bukhari 6224
In distress
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
La ilaha illa anta, subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin
There is no god but You; glory be to You; I have been among the wrongdoers. (The dua of Prophet Yunus)
Quran, Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87
On hearing of a death or loss
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un
Indeed we belong to Allah, and to Him we will return.
Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:156
6. Duas from the Quran
For good in both worlds
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina adhaban-nar
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201
For parents
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira
My Lord, have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small.
Quran, Surah Al-Isra 17:24
For knowledge
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni ilma
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Quran, Surah Ta-Ha 20:114
For spouses and children
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a’yunin waj’alna lil-muttaqina imama
Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and children the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders of the God-fearing.
Quran, Surah Al-Furqan 25:74
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