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Must-Know Du’ās for #Ramadan

🧵A thread of 24 easy to learn du’as from the Qur’an and Sunnah.

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“Remember Allah much that you may be successful.” (8:45)

1. Duʿa of the Grief-stricken Prophet Yunus ﷺ

لا إله إلَّا أنت سبحانك إني كُنت من الظالمين

Lā ilāha illā Anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina-ẓ-ẓālimīn.

There is no god worthy of worship except You. You are free from imperfection. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers. (21:87)

2. Duʿa of Prophet Musa ﷺ for Forgiveness

رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ

Rabbi innī ẓalamtu nafsī fa-ghfirlī.

My Lord, I have certainly wronged myself, so forgive me. (28:16)

3. Duʿa for Forgiveness & Mercy

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Rabbi-ghfir wa-rḥam wa Anta khayru-r-rāḥimīn.

My Lord, forgive and have mercy. You are the Best of those who are merciful. (23:118)

4. Duʿa of Asiya for a House Near Allah in Paradise

رَبِّ ابْنِ لِيْ عِنْدَكَ بَيْتًا فِيْ الْجَنَّةِ

Rabbi-b-ni lī ʿindaka baytan fi-l-Jannah.

My Lord, build for me, near You, a house in Paradise. (66:11)

5. Duʿa of Prophet Musa ﷺ Expressing His Dire Need

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيْرٌ

Rabbi innī limā anzalta illayya min khayrin faqīr.

My Lord, truly I am in dire need of any good which You may send me. (28:24)

6. Duʿa for Increase in Knowledge

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

Rabbi zidnī ʿilmā.

My Lord, increase me in knowledge. (20:114)

7. Duʿa of Prophet Musa ﷺ for Inner Peace & Strength

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِيْ صَدْرِيْ وَيَسِّرْ لِيْ أَمْرِيْْ

Rabbi-sh-shraḥ lī ṣadrī. Wa yassir lī amrī.

My Lord, put my heart at peace for me, and make my task easy for me. (20:25)

8. Duʿa for Parents

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbi-r-ḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaghīrā.

My Lord, have mercy upon them (my parents) as they raised and nurtured me when I was young. (17:24)

9. Duʿa of Ibrahim ﷺ for Pious Children

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Rabbi hab lī mina-ṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

My Lord, grant me (offspring) from amongst the righteous. (37:100)

10. Duʿa of Prophet Lut ﷺ for Help Against The Corrupt

رَبِّ انْصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ

Rabbin-ṣurnī ʿala-l-qawmi-l-mufsidīn.

My Lord, support me against the people who spread corruption. (29:30)

11. Duʿa for Protection From Being With The Oppressors

رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

Rabbanā lā tajʿalnā maʿal qawmi-ẓ-ẓālimīn.

Our Lord, do not let us join the wrongdoing people. (7:47)

12. Duʿa of Prophet Ayyub ﷺ for Times of Distress

-رَبِّ- أَنِّيْ مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

(Rabbi) Annī massaniya-ḍ-ḍurru wa Anta Arḥamu-r-raḥimīn

(My Lord), indeed adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful. (21:83)

13. Forgiveness for the Believers

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

Allāhumma-ghfir lil-mu’minīna wa-l-mu’mināt.

O Allah, forgive the believing men and the believing women.

(Tabarānī in Muʿjam al-Kabīr 23/370)

14. Asking for Jannah al-Firdaws

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ

Allāhumma innī as’alukal-Firdawsa aʿlāl-Jannah.

O Allah, I beg you for al-Firdaws, the loftiest abode of Paradise.

(Tirmidhī 2530)

15. Easy Reckoning

اَللّٰهُمَّ حَاسِبْنِيْ حِسَابًا يَّسِيْرًا

Allāhumma ḥāsibnī ḥisāba-y-yasīrā.

O Allah, grant me an easy reckoning.

(Ahmad 24215)

16. Best of What the Righteous are Granted

اَللّٰهُمَّ آتِنِيْ أَفْضَلَ مَا تُؤْتِيْ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

Allāhumma ātinī afḍala mā tuʿtī ʿibādaka-ṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

O Allah, grant me the best of what You grant Your righteous slaves.

(Ibn Hibbān 1609)

17. Asking For Martyrdom

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ شَهَادَةً فِيْ سَبِيْلِكَ

Allāhumma innī as’aluka shahādatan fī sabīlik.

O Allah, I beg you for martyrdom in Your path.

(Muwatta 1003)

18. Renewal of Iman

اَللّٰهُمَّ جَدِّدِ الْإِيْمَانَ فِيْ قَلْبِيْ

Allāhumma jaddidi-l-īmāna fī qalbī.

O Allah, keep faith rejuvenated in my heart.

(Hākim 1/4)

19. Steadfastness on Din

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوْبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِيْ عَلَىٰ دِيْنِكَ

Yā Muqalliba-l-qulūbi thabbit qalbī ʿalā dīnik.

O Allah, Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.

(Tirmidhī 3522)

20. Steadfastness on Islam

يَا وَلِيَّ الْإسْلَامِ وَأَهْلِهِ ، ثَبِّتْنِيْ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ أَلْقَاكَ

Yā Waliyyal-Islāmi wa ahlih, thab-bitnī bihī ḥattā alqāk.

O Guardian of Islam and its followers, keep me firm on it (Islam) until I meet You.

(Tabarānī in Mu’jam al-Awsat 653)

21. Seeking Help For Excellence In Worship

اَللّهمّ أعني على ذكرك وشكرِك وحسنِ عبادتكَ

Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika wa shukrika wa ḥusni ʿibādatik

O Allah, help me in remembering You, in being grateful to You, and in worshipping You in an excellent manner.

(Abū Dāwūd 1522)

22. Guidance, Piety, Chastity & Self-Sufficiency

اللّٰهُمَّ إِني أَسْأَلُكَ الهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَىٰ

Allāhumma innī as’aluka-l-hudā wa-t-tuqā wa-l-ʿafāfa wa-l-ghinā.

O Allah, I beg You for guidance, taqwā (piety), chastity and self-sufficiency.

(Muslim 2721)

23. Guidance & Protection from Evil

اَللّٰهُمَّ أَلْهِمْنِيْ رُشْدِيْ ، وَأَعِذْنِيْ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِيْ

Allāhumma alhimnī rushdī, wa aʿidhnī min sharri nafsī.

O Allah, inspire me with sound guidance and protect me from the evil of my self.

(Tirmidhī 3483)

24. Deep Understanding of the Din

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَقِّهْنِيْ فِي الدِّيْنِ

Allāhumma faqqihnī fi-d-dīn.

O Allah, grant me a deep understanding of the religion.

(Bukhārī 143)