Duas
38 dua pages, each sourced
Supplication is worship itself, as the Prophet ﷺ said — not a door knocked on only in hardship, but the connection itself.
Most of what circulates today as 'duas' are copied images with no known source, and some cannot be attributed to the Prophet ﷺ at all. So every supplication here carries its place in the Qur'an or its narrator in the books of Sunnah — and what we could not verify is not published, however widespread it may be.
Where a fabricated supplication has become famous, we say so plainly: staying silent leaves the reader to find it elsewhere with no warning.
Where you are
- The Dua of Istikhara The complete istikhara supplication with Arabic, transliteration and meaning, plus how to pray istikhara step by step and how its answer comes.
- Dua for Anxiety and Distress The transmitted supplications for anxiety, grief and distress: 'O Allah, I am Your servant', the dua of distress, and the supplication of Dhun-Nun.
- Dua for Provision The transmitted supplications for provision: 'O Allah, suffice me with what is lawful', the morning dua for good provision, and istighfar's effect on rizq.
- Dua for a Need Supplications for a need and for matters to be made easy — 'O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy' — with the etiquette of an answered dua.
- Dua of Repentance The supplications of repentance and seeking forgiveness: the master of seeking forgiveness, the dua for wronging oneself, and the Prophet's daily istighfar.
- Dua Before an Exam Authentic supplications before an exam: the dua of Musa 'My Lord, expand my chest', and what to say when memory fails.
- Dua for Debt The authentic supplication for debt: 'O Allah, suffice me with what is lawful', and seeking refuge from being overcome by debt.
- Protecting Yourself Daily protection through authentic adhkar: Ayat al-Kursi, the protective surahs, 'the perfect words of Allah', and the verses against the evil eye.
- Dua for the Night Prayer The supplications of standing at night: the opening supplication of tahajjud, the last third of the night, and what is said on waking in the night.
For someone else
- Dua for a Sick Person The supplications for a sick person as transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ: the dua for visiting the ill, and what the ill say for themselves.
- Dua for the Deceased The supplication for the dead as transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ, the full funeral-prayer dua, and what is said at the graveside — with sources.
- Dua for Parents Supplications for parents from the Qur'an and Sunnah: 'My Lord, have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small', and duas for deceased parents.
- Dua for a Newborn What is said at the birth of a child: the transmitted congratulation, the Prophet's protective supplication for children, and what has no basis.
- Dua for Marriage Supplications relating to marriage from the Qur'an and Sunnah, the authentic congratulation for a bride and groom, and what has no basis.
Through your day
- Dua on Waking Up The supplication on waking: 'Praise be to Allah who gave us life after He caused us to die', and what is said on waking during the night.
- Dua for Entering and Leaving the Mosque The supplication on entering the mosque — 'O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy' — and on leaving, with the sunnahs of entering and leaving.
- Dua for Wudu What is said at wudu: the basmalah at its start and the testimony of faith at its end — and why the per-limb supplications have no basis.
- Dua for Anger What is said in anger: seeking refuge from the accursed devil, and the three things the Prophet ﷺ prescribed — sit down, be silent, perform wudu.
- Dua of the Oppressed The supplication of the wronged and its standing, what to say when you are wronged, and the caution about supplicating against the one who wronged you.
- Dua for Children Supplications for children from the Qur'an and Sunnah, and the warning against supplicating against them in a moment of anger.
- Dua for Breaking the Fast The established supplication on breaking the fast, when the fasting person's dua is answered, and the status of the widely-quoted 'Allahumma laka sumtu'.
- Dua for Food What is said before food, what to say if you forgot, the supplication on finishing, and the guest's dua for the host — with sources.
- Dua for New Clothes The supplication on putting on new clothes, and what to say to someone else wearing something new — with sources.
- Dua for Sneezing The complete sunnah of sneezing: 'Alhamdulillah' from the one who sneezes, the response from whoever hears, and the reply.
- Dua for the Bathroom The supplication before entering and on leaving, with the etiquettes — and why the leaving supplication is a request for forgiveness.
- Dua for the Marketplace The supplication on entering a market and the immense reward reported for it — and why remembrance there is worth more.
- Dua for Intrusive Whispers The prophetic remedy for intrusive whispers: seek refuge and stop — plus the supplication for whispers during prayer, and the reassurance given to those afflicted.
Times and places
- Dua for Travel The complete travel supplication as transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ: 'Subhana alladhi sakhkhara lana hadha', the dua on stopping at a place, and the dua on returning.
- Dua for Leaving and Entering the Home The supplication on leaving the house — 'Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'ala Allah' — and the supplication on entering, with Arabic, meaning and sources.
- Dua for Rain The supplication on seeing rain, what to say when it becomes excessive, and what to say after it stops — Arabic, meaning and sources.
- Dua on Friday The hour of response on Friday and when it falls, the virtue of sending salawat on the Prophet ﷺ, and authentic supplications for the day.
- Dua on the Day of Arafah The supplication of the Day of Arafah as transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ, the virtue of fasting that day for those not on Hajj, and how to supplicate.
- Dua for Laylat al-Qadr The supplication the Prophet ﷺ taught 'A'ishah for the Night of Decree, when the night falls, and how to spend it.
- Duas for the Days of the Week Is there a dua for each day of the week? What is established for Monday, Thursday and Friday — and why the texts for the other days have no basis.
- Dua on Seeing the New Moon The supplication on sighting the crescent: 'O Allah, bring it over us with security and faith', when it is said, and what is not established.
- Duas for Ramadan The authentic supplications of Ramadan: before iftar, the Night of Decree, sighting the crescent — and the status of the 'welcoming Ramadan' dua.
- The Intention for 'Umrah Is there a spoken intention for 'umrah? The answer: intention is an act of the heart and is not pronounced. What is said at ihram is the talbiyah.
- Dua of Gratitude The supplication of gratitude: 'O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You and worship You well' — and what to say on seeing someone afflicted.
The etiquette of supplication
- Begin with praise of Allah and salawat on His Prophet ﷺ, then ask.
- Seek out the moments of response: the last third of the night, prostration, between the adhan and iqamah, the hour on Friday, when rain falls, while travelling, and while fasting.
- Persist without haste, be certain of the answer, and keep your earnings lawful.
Common questions
What is the best dua?
The best is what comes in the Qur'an or is established from the Prophet ﷺ. The most comprehensive is 'Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.'
When is supplication answered?
Most strongly in the last third of the night, in prostration, between the adhan and iqamah, in the hour on Friday, when rain falls, and from a traveller, one fasting, and one wronged.
I supplicated and was not answered — why?
The Prophet ﷺ said no Muslim supplicates without sin or severing kinship except that Allah gives him one of three: the request itself, a reward stored for the Hereafter, or an equivalent evil turned away.
Read next
- IstikharaIstikhara for Marriage, and What Comes AfterHow to pray istikhara about a specific marriage and name the person in the dua — and why there is no dream to wait for, and no seven times.
- FridayThe Sunnahs of FridayThe seven established sunnahs of Friday — ghusl, arriving early, Surat al-Kahf, salawat, and the hour of response. With sources, and what has no basis.
- RamadanThe Last Ten Nights: What Is Actually ReportedNo supplication is transmitted for the last ten nights as a whole. Here is the one that is, when Laylat al-Qadr falls, and which signs are established.
- SupplicationWhen Is Dua Answered?The transmitted moments when supplication is answered: the last third of the night, prostration, between adhan and iqamah, Friday — and the obstacles.
- VerificationPopular Duas That Are Not AuthenticThe most widely shared supplications that are not established from the Prophet ﷺ — the Rajab dua, Salat ar-Ragha'ib, mid-Sha'ban — and what to say instead.
