لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.
Source: Bukhari & Muslim
Equivalent to freeing ten slaves, one hundred good deeds, one hundred sins removed, and protection from Shaytan for the entire day.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
How perfect Allah is and I praise Him. How perfect Allah is, The Supreme.
Source: Bukhari & Muslim
Two words that are light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale, and beloved to the Most Merciful.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
How perfect Allah is, all praise is for Allah, none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.
Source: Muslim
More beloved to the Prophet ﷺ than everything the sun has risen over.
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
There is no might nor power except with Allah.
Source: Bukhari & Muslim
A treasure from the treasures of Paradise.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
I seek Allah's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance.
Source: Bukhari & Muslim
The Prophet ﷺ used to seek forgiveness from Allah more than 70 times a day.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source: At-Tirmidhi
Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah will send blessings upon him tenfold.
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
Source: Abu Dawud & At-Tirmidhi
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
O Living, O Self-Sustaining, in Your Mercy I seek relief.
Source: At-Tirmidhi
A comprehensive supplication taught by the Prophet ﷺ.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى
O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self-sufficiency.
Source: Muslim
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ، وَفُجَاءَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ، وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the removal of Your blessing, the loss of well-being, sudden punishment, and all Your displeasure.
Source: Muslim
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debt and being overpowered by men.
Source: Bukhari
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allah, suffice me with what You made lawful over what You made unlawful, and make me independent by Your bounty from everyone besides You.
Source: At-Tirmidhi
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Source: Al-Baqarah 2:201
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يَنْفَعُنِي حُبُّهُ عِنْدَكَ
O Allah, grant me Your love and the love of those whose love benefits me with You.
Source: At-Tirmidhi
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge in You from the Fire.
Source: Abu Dawud
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
Glory be to Allah and praise Him, as many times as the number of His creatures, as pleases Him, as heavy as His Throne, and as extensive as His words.
Source: Muslim 4:2090
These words outweigh all other forms of dhikr.
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي
O Allah, guide me and keep me on the right path.
Source: Muslim 4:2090
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ
O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this life and in the Hereafter.
Source: Abu Dawud 4:317, Ibn Majah
The Prophet ﷺ never left this dua.
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but He. I have placed my trust in Him. He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Source: Abu Dawud
Whoever says this seven times, Allah will suffice him from what worries him.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَالْهَرَمِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from weakness, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, old age, and the torment of the grave.
Source: Bukhari, Muslim
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
Source: Quran 3:8
اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good provision, and accepted deeds.
Source: Ibn Majah
اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ
O Allah, set right my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs. And set right for me my worldly affairs wherein is my living. And set right for me my Hereafter to which is my return. And make life for me an increase in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.
Source: Muslim
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الثَّبَاتَ فِي الْأَمْرِ، وَالْعَزِيمَةَ عَلَى الرُّشْدِ
O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in all my affairs and determination to follow the right path.
Source: An-Nasai
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ
O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion.
Source: At-Tirmidhi 3:171
This was the most frequent dua of the Prophet ﷺ.