Allah’s prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him, said:
Don’t have a conversation as well much without recognition of Allah. Indeed, excessive talking without recognition of Allah hardens the heart. And indeed, the farthest of individuals from Allah is the harsh-hearted.
What is the definition of supplication in Islam?
Dua and supplication in Islam are the Muslim’s weapon. They are the best way to come closer to Allah. Allah said in the Sacred Quran that he will reply to our call. He will do so when we call for help.
Allah said within the Quran, almost every supplication.
When My servants ask you, a question arises about My presence. I respond to the supplication of one who invokes Me. Let them heed my call and receive my words to find guidance. [Qur’an 2:]
In another verse, Allah also told the prophet to say, “I call only to my Ruler and do not join with Him, anyone.”
20]. Here are a few daily prayers you should recite.
What is the difference between dua and supplication?
There is no difference between Dua and supplication; they are both the same.
What is the importance of supplication in Islam?
We can see the importance of supplication in the following verse of the Holy Qur’an:
قُلۡ مَا يَعۡبَـؤُا بِكُمۡ رَبِّىۡ لَوۡلَا دُعَآؤُكُما
Say to them, “O Muhammad”: “My Lord would not care for you were it not for your prayer.” (25:77)
From this verse, we notice how Allah takes care of the supplications of the believers.
Supplication is what we use to turn to Allah and ask for His help, forgiveness, and to express gratitude to Him. Even if we want to ask Allah to make our dream come true, we will use Dua.
Supplication is what brings us closer and connects us to Allah. We are always in need of Allah, Who would never change.
What is the best supplication in Islam? What is the best Islamic supplication in English? And, how do you get a supplication in Islam?
1- Morning Du’a
( The supplication you should say when waking up)
الحَمْـدُ لِلّهِ الّذي أَحْـيانا بَعْـدَ ما أَماتَـنا وَإليه النُّـشور
Meaning: All praise is due to Allah, who has given us life, then took it from us, and to Him is the resurrection.
2- Dua for new clothes.
الحمدُ للهِ الّذي كَساني هذا (الثّوب) وَرَزَقَنيه مِنْ غَـيـْرِ حَولٍ مِنّي وَلا قـوّة
Praise is due to Allah. He has clothed me with this garment and provided it, not by my power.
Three – Du’a before undressing.
بِسْمِ الله
Bismillah.
4- Dua for entering the bathroom
بِسْمِ الله – اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَعـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنَ الْخُـبْثِ وَالْخَبائِث
In the name of Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from all evil and the evil-doers.
5- Dua for leaving the toilet
غُفْـرانَك
Meaning: I ask you (Allah) for forgiveness.
6- Dua when Leaving the House
بِسْمِ اللهِ ، تَوَكَّلْـتُ عَلى اللهِ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُـوَّةَ إِلاّ بِالله
In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.
7-Dua for Entering the House
بِسْـمِ اللهِ وَلَجْنـا، وَبِسْـمِ اللهِ خَـرَجْنـا، وَعَلـى رَبِّنـا تَوَكّلْـنا
In the name of Allah we enter and in the name of Allah we leave, and upon our Lord, we place our trust.
8- Dua for going to the mosque
اللّهُـمَّ اجْعَـلْ في قَلْبـي نورا ، وَفي لِسـاني نورا، وَاجْعَـلْ في سَمْعي نورا، وَاجْعَـلْ في بَصَري نورا، وَاجْعَـلْ مِنْ خَلْفي نورا، وَمِنْ أَمامـي نورا، وَاجْعَـلْ مِنْ فَوْقـي نورا ، وَمِن تَحْتـي نورا .اللّهُـمَّ أَعْطِنـي نورا
O Allah, put light in my heart. Put light on my tongue and in my ears and eyes. Put light behind me and in front of me and above me and below me. O Allah, bestow upon me light.
9- Dua for entering masjid
اعوذُ باللهِ العَظيـم وَبِوَجْهِـهِ الكَرِيـم وَسُلْطـانِه القَديـم مِنَ الشّيْـطانِ الرَّجـيم، بِسْـمِ الله، وَالصَّلاةُ وَالسَّلامُ عَلى رَسولِ الله، اللّهُـمَّ افْتَـحْ لي أَبْوابَ رَحْمَتـِك
I take refuge with Allah, The Supreme, and with His Noble Face. I also seek His eternal authority over the accursed devil. In the name of Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, open the gates of Your mercy for me.
10- Dua leaving the mosque
بِسمِ الله وَالصّلاةُ وَالسّلامُ عَلى رَسولِ الله، اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَسْأَلُكَ مِـنْ فَضْـلِك، اللّهُـمَّ اعصِمْنـي مِنَ الشَّيْـطانِ الرَّجـيم
In the name of Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You from Your favour. O Allah, protect me from the accursed Shaytan.
11- Dua After Wudu
أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَريـكَ لَـهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمّـداً عَبْـدُهُ وَرَسـولُـه. اللّهُـمَّ اجْعَلنـي مِنَ التَّـوّابينَ وَاجْعَـلْني مِنَ المتَطَهّـرين
I bear witness. Everyone must worship only Allah. He has no partner. I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. O Allah, make me of those who return to You often in repentance and make me of those who remain clean and pure.
12- Dua After Adhan
اللّهُـمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدّعْـوَةِ التّـامَّة وَالصّلاةِ القَـائِمَة آتِ محَـمَّداً الوَسيـلةَ وَالْفَضـيلَة وَابْعَـثْه مَقـامـاً مَحـموداً الَّذي وَعَـدْتَه إِنَّـكَ لا تُـخْلِفُ الميـعاد
Meaning: O Allah, You own this perfect call and the prayer. Give Muhammad the wasilah and the fadeelah. Send him to the praised platform You promised. You follow through on commitments.
13-Dua After salah
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْأَلُـكَ عِلْمـاً نافِعـاً وَرِزْقـاً طَيِّـباً ، وَعَمَـلاً مُتَقَـبَّلاً
O Allah, I ask you for helpful knowledge and good sustenance. I ask for deeds you accept.
14- Istikhara Dua
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْتَخيـرُكَ بِعِاْـمِك، وَأسْتَقْـدِرُكَ بِقُـدْرَتِـك، وَأَسْـألُـكَ مِنْ فَضْـلِكَ العَظـيم، فَإِنَّـكَ تَقْـدِرُ وَلا أَقْـدِر، وَتَـعْلَـمُ وَلا أَعْلَـم، وَأَنْـتَ عَلاّمُ الغُـيوب، اللّهُـمَّ إِنْ كُنْـتَ تَعْـلَمُ أَنَّ هـذا الأمْـرَ- وَيُسَـمِّي حاجَتَـه – خَـيْرٌ لي في دينـي وَمَعـاشي وَعاقِـبَةِ أَمْـري، فَاقْـدُرْهُ لي وَيَسِّـرْهُ لي ثـمَّ بارِكْ لي فيـه، وَإِنْ كُنْـتَ تَعْـلَمُ أَنَّ هـذا الأمْـرَ شَـرٌ لي في دينـي وَمَعـاشي وَعاقِـبَةِ أَمْـري، فَاصْرِفْـهُ وَاصْرِفْني عَنْـهُ وَاقْـدُرْ لي الخَـيْرَ حَيْـثُ كانَ ثُـمَّ أَرْضِـني بِـه
O Allah, I seek Your advice by Your knowledge and power. I seek strength and ask You from Your immense favor. You are able while I am not. You know while I do not. You know the unseen. O Allah, if You know this to be good for me – in my religion, my life, and my end – then make it happen and bless me with it. But, if You know it to be bad for me in my religion, my life, and my end, then stop it and keep me from it. Instead, decree for me what is good, wherever it may be, and make me happy with it.
15- Morning and Evening Duas
Evening and morning supplication in Islam (dua) means saying the Azkar. You should recite them daily to protect you against evil. Here are some of them.
- Evening Dua (If it’s the evening then you should say):
أَمْسَيْـنا وَأَمْسـى المـلكُ لله وَالحَمدُ لله ، لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحدَهُ لا شَريكَ لهُ، لهُ المُـلكُ ولهُ الحَمْـد، وهُوَ على كلّ شَيءٍ قدير ، رَبِّ أسْـأَلُـكَ خَـيرَ ما في هـذهِ اللَّـيْلَةِ وَخَـيرَ ما بَعْـدَهـا ، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّ هـذهِ اللَّـيْلةِ وَشَرِّ ما بَعْـدَهـا ، رَبِّ أَعـوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَـلِ وَسـوءِ الْكِـبَر ، رَبِّ أَعـوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَـذابٍ في النّـارِ وَعَـذابٍ في القَـبْر
We have reached the evening. Now, Allah owns all sovereignty. All praise is for Allah. Direct worship only towards Allah. He is alone, without a partner. All sovereignty and praise belong to Him. He is over all things and all-powerful. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it. I take refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I take refuge in You from laziness and senility. My Lord, I take refuge in You from torment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.
In the morning, you will replace the word “evening” with the “morning”.
- In the mornin’ say:
اللّهُـمَّ بِكَ أَصْـبَحْنا وَبِكَ أَمْسَـينا ، وَبِكَ نَحْـيا وَبِكَ نَمـوتُ وَإِلَـيْكَ النِّـشور
O Allah, we have reached the morning by your leave. And, we have reached the evening by Your leave. We live and die by Your leave. And You will resurrect us.
While the supplication to say in the evening:
اللّهُـمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَـينا، وَبِكَ أَصْـبَحْنا، وَبِكَ نَحْـيا، وَبِكَ نَمـوتُ وَإِلَـيْكَ المَصـير
O Allah, we have reached the evening by Your leave. We have reached the morning by Your leave. We live and die by Your leave. We will return to You.
- If you are seeking for forgiveness then recite the following supplication:
اللّهـمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّـي لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنـي وَأَنا عَبْـدُك ، وَأَنا عَلـى عَهْـدِكَ وَوَعْـدِكَ ما اسْتَـطَعْـت ، أَعـوذُبِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّ ما صَنَـعْت ، أَبـوءُ لَـكَ بِنِعْـمَتِـكَ عَلَـيَّ وَأَبـوءُ بِذَنْـبي فَاغْفـِرْ لي فَإِنَّـهُ لا يَغْـفِرُ الذُّنـوبَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ
O Allah, You are my Lord. None has the right to be worshiped except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I abide by your covenant and promise as best I can. I take refuge in You from the evil I have committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.
- Another important Dua is:
بِسـمِ اللهِ الذي لا يَضُـرُّ مَعَ اسمِـهِ شَيءٌ في الأرْضِ وَلا في السّمـاءِ وَهـوَ السّمـيعُ العَلـيم
That name does not harm anything in the name of Allah. This is true on earth and in the heavens. He is The All-Seeing, The All-Knowing.
16- Dua Before Sleeping
I know that remembering dua is not easy, so I choose an easy one for you:
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهمَّ أَمُوْتُ وَأَحْيَا
In Your name O Allah, I live and die.
17- Dua for anxiety and depression
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَمِّ وَالحُزْنِ، وَالعَجْزِ وَالكَسَلِ وَالبُخْلِ وَالجُبْنِ، وَضَلْعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and depression. Also from weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice. And from debts burdening them and men overwhelming them.
18- dua for distress
لا إِلَهََ إِلاَّ اللهُ العَظِيْمُ الحَلِيْمُ، لا إِلَهََ إِلاَّ اللهُ رَبُّ العَرْشِ العَظِيْمِ، لا إِلَهَ~َ إِلاَّ اللهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ العَرْشِ الكَرِيْمِ
Only Allah, the Forbearing One, has the right to be worshiped. No one has the right to be worshiped except Allah. He is the Lord of the heavens, the Earth, and the noble throne.
19- Dua have a doubt regarding your faith
آمَنْتُ بِاللهِ وَرُسُلِهِ
I have believed in Allah and His Messenger
Or say:
هُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَلِيْمٌ
He is The First and The Last, The Evident and The Imminent and He has full knowledge of all things
20- Dua to recite in difficult times
اللَّهمَّ لا سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلتَه ُُ سَهْلا، ً وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلا
O Allah, there is no ease except in that which you have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, easy.
21- Dua for hardship
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الوَكِيْلُ
Allah is enough for me, and how fine a trustee (He is).
22- Dua for the sick
When Visiting someone sick say the following supplication seven times:
أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ العَظِيْمَ، رَبَّ العَرْشِ العَظِيْمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيْكَ
I ask Allah the Supreme, Lord of the magnificent throne to cure you.
23- Dua for removing calamity
إِنَّا للهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْنَ، اللَّهمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيْبَتِي، وَاخْلُفْ لِي خَيْرا ً مِنْهَا
To Allah, we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, recompense me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better.
24- Dua for death
when burying someone say the following Dua:
اللَّهمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا، وَغَائِبِنَا، وَصَغِيْرِنَا وَكَبِيْرِنَا، وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا. اللَّهمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَه ُُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِه ِِ عَلَى الإِسْلامِ، وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَه ُُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّه ُُ عَلَى الإِيْمَانِ، اللَّهمَّ لا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ، وَلا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ
O All ah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females.
Oh Allah, you keep some of us alive. Let their lives be upon Islam. And you take some of us. Let their deaths be upon faith.
O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let us stray after him
If you couldn’t remember this one say:
اللَّهمَّ اغْفِرْ لَه ُُ وَارْحَمْهُ
O A Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him
25- Dua for graveyard
when Visiting the Cemetery:
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لاحِقُوْنَ، نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ العَافِيَةَ
Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves, among the believers and the Muslims. Verily we will, Allah willing, be united with you, we ask Allah for well-being for us and you.
26- Dua for storm
If there is a storm say the following:
اللَّهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا
‘O Allah, I ask you for its goodness and I take refuge with You from its evil.’
27- Dua for rain
When It Rains:
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
O Allah, may it be a beneficial rain cloud.
28- Dua for breaking fast
On Breaking the Fast
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
If Allah wills, He will quench the thirst and confirm the reward.
29- Dua before eating.
Always say “Before Eating”:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
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If you started eating and forgot to say “in the name of Allah”, say:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِه ِِ وَآخِرِهِ
In the name of Allah, at its beginning and end.
30- Dua for pain
When somethin’s hurting you, put yer hand on the place that hurts and say the following’:
بِسْمِ اللهِ
In the Name of Allah.
Then say the following supplication seven times:
أَعُوذُ باللهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مَنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
I seek refuge with Allah from the evil of what and what I fear.
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