13 duas
Short duas for the things we do every day: waking up, eating, dressing, using the bathroom, wudu, leaving home, the mosque, travel and sleep. Learn one a day and use it each time.
When you wake up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
al-ḥamdu lillaahi lladhii aḥyaanaa baʿda maa amaatanaa wa-ilayhi n-nushuur
All praise is for Allah, who gave us life after He had caused us to die (in sleep), and to Him is the rising.
When you put on new clothes
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي هَٰذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
al-ḥamdu lillaahi lladhii kasaanii haadhaa wa-razaqaniihi min ghayri ḥawlin minnii wa-laa quwwah
All praise is for Allah, who clothed me with this and provided it for me, without any power or strength on my part.
Before you go in
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
allaahumma innii aʿuudhu bika mina l-khubuthi wal-khabaa’ith
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female devils.
Many say بِسْمِ اللَّهِ (bismillaah) before it.
When you come out
غُفْرَانَكَ
ghufraanak
I ask for Your forgiveness.
When you finish wudu
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
ash-hadu al-laa ilaaha illa llaahu waḥdahu laa shariika lah, wa-ash-hadu anna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasuuluh
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
Whoever makes wudu well and then says this, the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him to enter by whichever he wishes.
Before you start eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
bismillaah
In the name of Allah.
If you forget at the start, say بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ (bismillaahi awwalahu wa-aakhirah, in the name of Allah at its beginning and its end).
When you finish eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَٰذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
al-ḥamdu lillaahi lladhii aṭʿamanii haadhaa wa-razaqaniihi min ghayri ḥawlin minnii wa-laa quwwah
All praise is for Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me, without any power or strength on my part.
Whoever says it after eating, his past minor sins are forgiven.
As you step out of the house
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
bismillaah, tawakkaltu ʿala llaah, wa-laa ḥawla wa-laa quwwata illaa billaah
In the name of Allah. I put my trust in Allah, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
As you enter the mosque
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
allaahumma ftaḥ lii abwaaba raḥmatik
O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.
As you leave the mosque
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
allaahumma innii as’aluka min faḍlik
O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty.
When you set off in a car, plane or on a ride
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ ١٣ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ ١٤
sub'ḥāna alladhī sakhara lanā hādhā wamā kunnā lahu muq'rinīna · wa-innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūna
Glory be to the One who has made this subject to us, for we could never have done it ourselves. And to our Lord we will surely return.
The Prophet ﷺ said اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ three times, then these words, when he set out on a journey.
When you lie down to sleep
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
bismika llaahumma amuutu wa-aḥyaa
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
In bed, before you sleep
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥
al-lahu lā ilāha illā huwa l-ḥayu l-qayūmu lā takhudhuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu illā bi-idh'nihi yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wamā khalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bishayin min ʿil'mihi illā bimā shāa wasiʿa kur'siyyuhu l-samāwāti wal-arḍa walā yaūduhu ḥif'ẓuhumā wahuwa l-ʿaliyu l-ʿaẓīmu
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Whoever recites it when going to bed has a guardian from Allah through the night, and no devil comes near him until morning.
Every dua here is from the Quran or an authentic hadith, with its reference so you can check it; hadith numbers follow sunnah.com. Meanings are written by Harf to help you understand; whole Quran verses use the Saheeh International translation. Quran recitations are from EveryAyah.com; the Listen button for other duas uses your device’s voice. For rulings, ask a scholar you trust.
