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Short, beautiful supplications from the Quran and Sunnah for daily moments, with Arabic text, transliteration and meaning, to learn and share with your family.
Supplications to learn and live by
Make these duas part of your day. Read the Arabic, practise the transliteration and reflect on the meaning.
Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah
In the name of Allah.
Sunan Abi Dawud & Jami' at-Tirmidhi
After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah
All praise is for Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me without any might or power on my part.
Sunan Abi Dawud & Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Before sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahih al-Bukhari
Upon waking up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur
All praise is for Allah, who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the return.
Sahih al-Bukhari
When 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 place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.
Sunan Abi Dawud & Jami' at-Tirmidhi
When entering the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Allahummaf-tah li abwaba rahmatik
O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.
Sahih Muslim
For increase in knowledge
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni 'ilma
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Surah Ta-Ha 20:114
Before studying
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي
Rabbish-rah li sadri, wa yassir li amri
My Lord, expand for me my chest and ease for me my task.
Surah Ta-Ha 20:25–26
For parents
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira
My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.
Surah Al-Isra 17:24
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.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201
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