and from torment of the grave & trials of life and death
for protection from all things from which Prophet (S) sought protection
.
'Allahumma a'inni 'alaa dhikrika wa shukrika, wa husni 'ibadatika'
اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك
"O Allah, help me remember You, expressing gratitude to You and worship You in the best manner".
For security from evil of nafs, evil of Satan & his helpers,
and from harming any muslim
"اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّماوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ".
Allaahumma 'Aalimal-ghaybi wash-shahaadati faatiras-samaawaati wal'ardhi, Rabba kulli shay 'in wa maleekahu, 'ash-hadu 'an laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta, 'a'oothu bika min sham nafsee, wa min sharrish-shaytaani wa shirkihi, wa 'an 'aqtarifa 'alaa nafsee soo'an, 'aw 'ajurrahu 'ilaa Muslim.
[Sahih At-Tirmithi 3/142 and AbuDawud]
For removal of worry and grief
"No slave is afflicted with anxiety and grief and then says (the following) except that Allaah will remove his distress and replace it with joy."
"O Allaah I am your slave son of your male slave, the son of your female slave, my forehead is in your Hand, and Your judgment upon me is assured, and whatever You have decreed for me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You, which You have named Yourself, or You have revealed in Your Book, or You taught one of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of that Name with You in the Unseen, I ask You that You make the Qur'aan the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest, a banisher for my grief and a reliever for my anxiety"
[Musnad Ahmad & Ibn Hibban]
For security from depression, weakness, laziness, miserliness,
cowardice and from being oppressed
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي أَعْوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَـمِّ وَ الْحُـزْنِ، والعًجْـزِ والكَسَلِ والبُخْـلِ والجُـبْنِ، وضَلْـعِ الـدَّيْنِ وغَلَبَـةِ الرِّجال.
Allaahumma innee a'oothu bika minal-hammi walhazani, wal'ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, wa dhala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal .
"O Allah, I seek refuge in you from grief and sadness, from weakness and from laziness, from miserliness and from cowardice, from being overcome by debt and overpowered by men (i .e . others)."
[Al-Bukhari]
For settling of debt
للّهُـمَّ اكْفِـني بِحَلالِـكَ عَنْ حَـرامِـك، وَأَغْنِـني بِفَضْـلِكِ عَمَّـنْ سِـواك
Allaahummak-finee bihalaalika 'an haraamika wa 'aghninee bifadhlika ' amman siwaaka.
O Allah, suffice me with what You have allowed instead of what You have forbidden , and make me independent of all others besides You.
[Tirmidhi]
اللَّهُمَّ مُنْزِلَ اْلِكتَابِ ، سَرِيْعَ الْحِسَابِ ،اِهْزِمِ الإْحْزَابَ ،اللَّهُمَّ اِهْزِمْهُمْ وَزَلْزِلْهُمْ
Allaahumma munzilal-kitaabi, saree'al-hisaabi, ihzimil-'ahzaaba, Allaahumma ihzimhum wa zalzilhum.
"O Allah, Revealer of the Book, Swift to account , defeat the groups. O Allah , defeat them and shake them."
[Muslim]
For easing difficult matters
اللّهُـمَّ لا سَـهْلَ إِلاّ ما جَعَلـتَهُ سَهـلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْـعَلُ الْحَزنَ إِذا شِـئْتَ سَهـْلاً
Allaahumma laa sahla illaa ma ja'altahu sahlan wa 'Anta taj'alul-hazna ithaa shi'ta sahlan.
O Allah, there is no ease other than what You make easy. If You pleaseYou ease sorrow.
[Sahih Ibn HIbban]
For piety, chastity & independence
“When My servants ask you about Me, I am always
near. I answer their prayers when they pray to
Me. The people shall respond to Me and
believe in Me, in order to be guided”.
(Al-Qur’an 2:186)
For acceptance our good deeds
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
"Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: for Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Quran 2:127)
For good in both worlds & safety from Hell
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةً۬ وَفِى ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً۬ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
"Our Lord! give us In This world that which is good and In the Hereafter that
which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" (2:201)
For Patience, consistency & for Allah's help
رَبَّنَآ أَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرً۬ا وَثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرِينَ
"Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and consistency and help us against the disbelieving people." (2:250)
For forgiveness and safety from trials of life
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرً۬ا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُ ۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَٮٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرِينَ
"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maulâ (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and help us against the disbelieving people." (2:286)
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغۡ قُلُوبَنَا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَيۡتَنَا وَهَبۡ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةًۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡوَهَّابُ
"Our Lord! let not Our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us Mercy from you. Truly, You are the Bestower." (3:8)
For forgiveness & safety from Hell Fire
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
"Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us, then, Our sins, and save us from
the agony of the Fire;" (3:16)
For cure from depression
أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٲحِمِينَ
"Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy." (21: 83)
For good children
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً۬ طَيِّبَةًۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَآءِ
"O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation." (3:38)
For forgiveness, cancellation of evil deeds & a good death
رَبَّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَڪَفِّرۡ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ
Our Lord! Forgive us Our sins and cancel from us Our evil deeds, and make us die In the state of righteousness along with Al-Abrâr (those who are obedient to Allâh and follow strictly his Orders). (3:193)
For forgiveness, mercy & security from being losers
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرِينَ
"Our Lord! we have wronged Ourselves. if You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." (7:23)
For patience, consistency & death on Islam
رَبَّنَآ أَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرً۬ا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسۡلِمِينَ
“Our Lord! Pour out on us patience (consistency), and Cause us to die as Muslims." (7:126)
For being regular with prayers, for obedient offspring, for forgiveness of parents & all believers
بِّ ٱجۡعَلۡنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِىۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلۡ دُعَآءِ . رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لِى وَلِوَٲلِدَىَّ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلۡحِسَابُ
“O My Lord! make me one who establishes regular prayer, and also (raise such)
among My offspring, O Our Lord! and Accept Thou My Prayer. O Our Lord! Cover (Us) with Thy forgiveness - me, My parents, and (all) believers, on the Day that the reckoning will be established!” (14:40-41)
For arrangement of our affairs
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةً۬ وَهَيِّئۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَمۡرِنَا رَشَدً۬ا
"Our Lord! Bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!” (18:10)
For ability to be grateful, and to please Allah & to be His righteous slave
رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِىٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٲلِدَىَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا تَرۡضَٮٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِى بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
"My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves." (27:19)
For good life partner, children and for Taqwa
رَبَّنَا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَٲجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡيُنٍ۬ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
"Our Lord! bestow on us from Our spouses and Our offspring who will be the comfort of Our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqûn." (25:74)
For forgiveness of all those who repent
رَبَّنَا وَسِعۡتَ ڪُلَّ شَىۡءٍ۬ رَّحۡمَةً۬ وَعِلۡمً۬ا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُواْ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ . رَبَّنَا وَأَدۡخِلۡهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ عَدۡنٍ ٱلَّتِى وَعَدتَّهُمۡ وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنۡ ءَابَآٮِٕهِمۡ وَأَزۡوَٲجِهِمۡ وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمۡۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
"Our Lord! You comprehend All things In Mercy and knowledge, so forgive those
who repent and follow Your way, and save them from the torment of the blazing
Fire! Our Lord! and make them enter the 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting
gardens) which You have promised them, and to the righteous among their
fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-
Wise.” (40:7-8)
For forgiveness & Allah's help
لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى ڪُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
"There is no God but thou: glory to thee: Indeed I am among the wrong-doers” (21:87)
Forgiveness of previous generations & for cleanliness of heart from any hatred
رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَلِإِخۡوَٲنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِٱلۡإِيمَـٰنِ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلاًّ۬ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ
"Our Lord! Forgive us and Our brethren who have preceded us In Faith, and put
not In Our hearts any Hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You
are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful.” (59:10)
For repentance
رَّبَّنَا عَلَيۡكَ تَوَكَّلۡنَا وَإِلَيۡكَ أَنَبۡنَا وَإِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
"Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put Our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn In repentance, and to You (Alone) is (Our) final return” (60:4)
For security against the disbelievers
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجۡعَلۡنَا فِتۡنَةً۬ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا رَبَّنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
"Our Lord! make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but forgive us, Our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted In Might, the Wise." (60:5)
For perfection of our light & forgiveness
رَبَّنَآ أَتۡمِمۡ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَآۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ ڪُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدِيرٌ۬
Our Lord! keep perfect our light (of faith and good deeds and do not put it off till we cross over the Sirât (a slippery bridge over the Hell) safely) for us and grant us Forgiveness. Verily, You are Able to do All things." (66:8)
For safety from black magic, evil eye and jealousy
أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ . مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ . وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ . وَمِن شَرِّ
ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلۡعُقَدِ . وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
"I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, From the evil of what He has created; And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away) And from the evil of those who practise witchcrafts when they blow in the knots, And from the evil of the envier when he envies." (113:1-5)
For safety from waswasa of Shayateen
أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ. مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ . إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ. مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ . ٱلَّذِى يُوَسۡوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ . مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
"I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, The King of mankind , The Ilaah (God) of mankind, From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one's heart after one remembers Allâh), Who whispers in the breasts of mankind, Of jinn and men." (114: 1-6)
For fulfillment of Du'a
حَسْبِيَ اللهُ لَآ إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have placed my trust in Him, He is Lord of the Majestic Throne. (9:129)
(Recite 7 times in Arabic)
Reference: Allah will grant whoever recites this seven times in the morning or evening whatever he desires from this world or the next. Hadith related by Abu Dawud 4/321.