Oftentimes, we find ourselves in need of guidance, protection, and blessings in our lives. As Muslims, we turn to Allah (SWT) for these needs through the act of dua. Dua is a powerful form of worship that allows us to connect with our Creator on a personal level. In the Quran, Allah (SWT) says, 'And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.' (2:186)
To help you strengthen your relationship with Allah (SWT) through dua, we have compiled a list of authentic dua from Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. These duas cover a variety of topics, including seeking guidance, protection from harm, forgiveness, and blessings. We hope that by reciting these duas with sincerity and intention, you will find comfort and solace in Allah's (SWT) love and mercy.
Dua for entering the market:
Arabic: "لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ"
Transliteration: "La ilaha illa Allah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa hayyun la yamut, bi yadihil khair, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir."
Meaning: "There is no god but Allah, alone without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death. He is living and does not die. In His hand is all good, and He has power over all things."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 5832
Dua before entering the toilet:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ"
Transliteration: " Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khaba'ith."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from filth and evil deeds."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 142
Dua after leaving the toilet:
Arabic: "غُفْرَانَكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِيْ أَذْهَبَ عَنِّي الْأَذَى وَعَافَانِي"
Transliteration: "Ghufranaka, Alhamdulillahil-ladhi adhhaba 'annil-adha wa 'afani."
Meaning: "I seek Your forgiveness. Praise be to Allah who has relieved me of harm and granted me good health."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 144
Dua for seeking Allah's forgiveness:
Arabic: "أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ"
Transliteration: "Astaghfirullahal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Haiyyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilayh"
Meaning: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, who is the One without any partners and the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all that exists, and I turn to Him in repentance."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 6307
Dua when leaving home:
Arabic: "بِسْمِ اللهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللهِ، وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللهِ"
Transliteration: "Bismillahi tawakkaltu 'ala Allahi, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah."
Meaning: "In the name of Allah, I put my trust in Allah, and there is no power or strength except with Allah."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 2996
Dua before eating:
Arabic: "بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ"
Transliteration: "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim."
Meaning: "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 5365
Dua after finishing a meal:
Arabic: "الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِّنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ"
Transliteration: "Alhamdulillahil-ladhi at'amana hadha warazaqana min ghairi hawlin minni wa la quwwah."
Meaning: "All praise and thanks are due to Allah, who has provided me with this food and drink, without any power or ability on my part."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 5455
Dua for good health:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ، وَالْجُنُونِ، وَالْجُذَامِ، وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-barasi, wal- jununi, wal-judhami, wa sayyi'il-asqaam."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 6069
Dua for protection from the Fire of Hell:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-n-nar, wa min 'adhabi-l-qabr."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Hellfire and from the punishment of the grave."
Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 6378
Dua for protection from calamities:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-hammi wa al-hazani, wa al-'ajzi wa al-kasali, wa al-bukhli wa al-jubni, wa dala'i al-dayni wa ghalabati al-rijal."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sorrow, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men." Hadith number: Sahih al-Bukhari 6368
Dua for seeking guidance
(Istikhara - for a matter that you are not sure of, to make this dua, pray a nafela of 2 raka'at and read it before tasleem):
Arabic: "اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ - وَيُسَمِّي حَاجَتَهُ - خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي، فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي، فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ ارْضِنِي بِهِ."
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika wa astaqdiruka bi qudratika wa as'aluka min fadlika al-azheem, fa innaka taqdiru walaa aqdiru, wa ta'lamu walaa a'lamu wa anta allaamu al-ghuyoob, Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna haadhal amr (here he mentions his need) khayrun li fi deeni wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, faqdruh li wa yassirh li thumma barik li fihi, wa in kunta ta'lamu anna haadhal amr (here he mentions his need) sharrun li fi deeni wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fasrifni anhu wasrifhu anni waqdru li al-khaira haithu kana thumma radhini bihi."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek Your counsel by Your knowledge, and I seek Your assistance by Your power, and I ask You from Your immense favor, for verily You are able while I am not, and verily You know while I do not, and You are the knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (and he mentions his need) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and in the end result of my affair, then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and in the end result of my affair, then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me the good wherever it may be and make me content with it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book 21, Hadith 263.
Dua for forgiveness:
Arabic: "أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ"
Transliteration: "Astaghfirullah al-ladhi la ilaha illa huwa al-Hayy al-Qayyum wa atubu ilayh"
Meaning: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, the One besides whom there is no other god, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all that exists, and I turn to Him in repentance." Sahih Bukhari, Book 8, Hadith 319
Dua for protection from evil:
Arabic: "بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ"
Transliteration: "Bismillahi alladhi la yadurru ma'a ismihi shay'un fil-ardhi walaa fis-samaa'i wa huwa al-Samee'u al-'Aleem"
Meaning: "In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can cause harm on earth or in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." Sahih Bukhari - Hadith number 3952
Dua for asking Allah's protection:
Arabic: "أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ"
Transliteration: "A'udhu bikalimatillah al-tammati min sharri ma khalaqa"
Meaning: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created."
Dua for seeking Allah's help and guidance:
Arabic: "يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ"
Transliteration: "Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kullahu wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'aynin."
Meaning: "O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, I seek help and guidance from Your mercy, rectify for me all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for a blink of an eye."
Dua for seeking refuge from laziness:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-kasal wal-harami wal-jubni wal-bukhli wal-'ajzi wa dal'id-dayni wa qahrir-rijal."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, lethargy, cowardice, stinginess, weakness, the burden of debt, and from being overpowered by men."
Dua for seeking Allah's protection from fire:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi al-nar wa 'adhabi al-qabr."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave."
Dua for seeking Allah's mercy:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَحْمَتَكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَأَرْحَمْنِي"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni as'aluka rahmataka allati wasi'at kulla shay'in fa-arhamni."
Meaning: "O Allah, I ask You for Your mercy that encompasses everything, so have mercy on me."
Dua for seeking Allah's forgiveness:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلا أَنْتَ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma anta rabbi, la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta."
Meaning: "O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I abide by Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and I confess my sins, so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You."
Dua for seeking Allah's guidance:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayta, wa 'afini fiman 'afayta, wa tawallani fiman tawallayta, wa barik li fima 'atayta, wa qini sharra ma qadayta."
Meaning: "O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, and heal me among those whom You have healed, and befriend me among those whom You have befriended, and bless for me what You have given me, and protect me from the evil that You have decreed."
Dua for seeking relief from distress:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تكلني الى نفسي طرفة عين, واصلح لي شأني كله, لا اله الا انت"
Transliteration: "Allahumma rahmataka arju, fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ainin, wa aslah li sha'ni kullahu, la ilaha illa anta."
Meaning: "O Allah, I hope for Your mercy, so do not leave me to myself for the blink of an eye, and rectify for me all of my affairs. There is no deity except You."
Dua for seeking Allah's protection from sickness:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-barasi, wal-jununi, wal-judhami, wa min sayyi'il-asqami."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases." [Sahih Bukhari 7/162]
Dua for seeking Allah's protection from the evil of the evil eye:
Arabic: "أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ"
Transliteration: "A'udhu bikalimatillahi at-tammati min sharri ma khalaqa."
Meaning: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created."
Dua for seeking Allah's protection from the whispers of Satan:
Arabic: "أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ"
Transliteration: "A'udhu billahi min ash-shaytanir-rajeem."
Meaning: "I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed."
Dua for seeking Allah's protection from the Fire:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-n-nar."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire."
Dua for seeking Allah's protection from the punishment of the grave:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-l-qabri, wa min fitnati-l-mahya wa-l-mamat."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave and from the trials of life and death."
Dua for seeking guidance ( Dua Al-Qunoot ):
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ، إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنَّهُ لا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، وَلا يَعِزُّ مَنْ عَادَيْتَ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma hdini fi man hadayta, wa 'afini fi man 'afayta, wa tawallani fi man tawallayta, wa barik li fi ma a'taita, wa qini sharra ma qadayta, fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda 'alayk, wa innahu la yadhillu man walayta, wa la ya'izzu man 'adayta, tabarakta Rabbana wa ta'alayt."
Meaning: "O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, pardon me among those You have pardoned, turn to me in friendship among those on whom You have turned in friendship, and bless me in what You have bestowed, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You decree and none can influence You, and he is not humiliated whom You have befriended, nor is he honoured who is Your enemy. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted." [Sahih Muslim 4/2089]
Dua for protection from evil eye, Satan and harm:
Arabic: "أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ"
Transliteration: "A'udhu bi kalimatillahi at-tammati min kulli shaitanin wa hammatin, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah."
Meaning: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and vermin, and from every bad eye." [Sahih Muslim 4/1721]
Dua for protection from the torment of the grave and the Dajjal:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-l-qabr, wa a'udhu bika min fitnati-l-masihi ad-dajjal, wa a'udhu bika min fitnati-l-mahya wa-l-mamat."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the tribulation of the Dajjal, and I seek refuge in You from the tribulation of life and death." [Sahih Muslim 4/1720]
Dua for seeking forgiveness:
Arabic: "أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ"
Transliteration: "Astaghfirullahaladhi la ilaha illa Huwa, Al-Haiyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih."
Meaning: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer of all existence, and I repent to Him." [Sahih Bukhari 8/318]
Dua for seeking refuge from laziness, debt and cowardice( and more):
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَالْهَرَمِ، وَالْعَجْزِ، وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ"
Transliteration: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kasal, wal-jubni, wal-harami, wal-'ajzi, wal-bukhli, wa dalla'id-dayni, wa qahrir-rijal."
Meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, cowardice, incapacity, stinginess, the burden of debt, and the domination of men." [Sahih Bukhari 7/158]
Dua for seeking knowledge and guidance:
Arabic: "اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا"
Transliteration: "Allahumma arzuqni 'ilman nafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan."
Meaning: "O Allah, grant me beneficial knowledge, wholesome provision, and accepted deeds." [Sahih Bukhari 1/140]
Memorizing and making dua is an essential part of worship in Islam. It is a means of communicating with Allah and seeking His guidance, forgiveness, and blessings. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us many powerful and effective duas that we can recite in our daily lives. These duas from Sahih Al-Bukhari have been collected and presented in this blog post, along with their Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation. By incorporating these duas into our daily routines, we can strengthen our connection with Allah and seek His help and guidance in all aspects of our lives. May Allah accept our duas and grant us the best in this life and the Hereafter.
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