Below is a comprehensive compilation of as many *duas* (supplications) attributed to the Prophets as possible, drawn from the Quran and authentic Hadith. I’ve aimed to include unique ones while avoiding duplicates, based on reliable Islamic sources. These are organized by Prophet for clarity. For each *dua*, I’ve provided:
– **Arabic Text**
– **Transliteration** (using common standards; may vary slightly by dialect)
– **English Translation**
– **Reason/Context**: The historical or situational background from the Quran or Hadith.
– **Benefits**: Spiritual, emotional, or practical advantages of reciting it, as per Islamic teachings (e.g., fostering patience, seeking forgiveness).
– **More Details**: Additional insights, such as significance, how it’s used today, or related scholarly notes.
This list expands significantly on previous ones, including lesser-known *duas*. Note that some *duas* are shared among Prophets (e.g., the Arafat *dua*). Reciting these with sincerity strengthens faith, as Prophets exemplified turning to Allah in all circumstances.
### Duas of Prophet Adam (AS) and Hawwa (AS)
1. **Dua for Repentance and Mercy**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna min al-khasirin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.” *(Quran 7:23)*
**Reason/Context**: After being tempted by Shaytan and eating from the forbidden tree in Paradise, leading to their expulsion to Earth. They immediately repented without blame-shifting.
**Benefits**: Promotes humility, accountability, and relief from guilt; invites Allah’s vast mercy, turning sins into opportunities for growth (Quran 25:70).
**More Details**: Considered the first human repentance; often recited for *istighfar* (forgiveness). Scholars like Ibn Kathir note it as a model of sincere *tawbah*, emphasizing ownership of mistakes.
### Duas of Prophet Nuh (AS)
1. **Dua for Support Against Deniers**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ انصُرْنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi unsurni bima kazzaboon
**English Translation**: “My Lord, support me because they have denied me.” *(Quran 23:26)*
**Reason/Context**: During 950 years of preaching monotheism, facing mockery while building the Ark.
**Benefits**: Builds resilience against opposition; invokes divine aid for truth, reducing isolation in trials.
**More Details**: Preceded the Flood; recited today for protection in debates or persecution. Tafsir Ibn Kathir highlights perseverance.
2. **Dua for Forgiveness for Parents and Believers**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi ighfir li wa liwalidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya mu’minan wa lilmu’minina wa almu’minati
**English Translation**: “My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women.” *(Quran 71:28)*
**Reason/Context**: After the Flood, supplicating for all believers, living and dead.
**Benefits**: Earns good deeds per believer (Hadith in Tabarani, Hasan); fosters community unity and parental honor.
**More Details**: “House” may refer to the Ark or place of worship; recommended in *Hisnul Muslim* for daily use.
3. **Dua When Overpowered**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ إِنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi inni maghlubun fantassir
**English Translation**: “My Lord, indeed I am overpowered, so help.” *(Quran 54:10)*
**Reason/Context**: Amid relentless hostility and threats from his people.
**Benefits**: Provides strength in overwhelming adversity; reminds of Allah’s ultimate power.
**More Details**: Led to divine intervention; useful for those feeling defeated.
4. **Dua for Safe Travel/Landing**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ أَنْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلًا مُبَارَكًا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi anzilni munzalan mubarakan wa anta khayru al-munzilin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].” *(Quran 23:29)*
**Reason/Context**: While on the Ark during the Flood.
**Benefits**: Ensures safety and blessings in journeys; brings peace during transitions.
**More Details**: Recited when boarding/exiting vehicles; praises Allah’s provision.
5. **Dua Seeking Refuge from Ignorant Requests**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُنْ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi inni a’udhu bika an as’alaka ma laysa li bihi ‘ilmun wa illa taghfir li wa tarhamni akun min al-khasirin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.” *(Quran 11:47)*
**Reason/Context**: After pleading for his disbelieving son post-Flood, realizing it questioned divine decree.
**Benefits**: Prevents misguided supplications; enhances wisdom and forgiveness.
**More Details**: Teaches accountability is individual; recited to avoid questioning Allah’s will.
### Duas of Prophet Hud (AS)
(Note: Limited mentions; primarily calls to his people, but no specific *dua* text in Quran beyond general preaching.)
### Duas of Prophet Ibrahim (AS)
1. **Dua for Righteous Offspring**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi hab li min as-salihin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.” *(Quran 37:100)*
**Reason/Context**: In old age, yearning for a pious heir.
**Benefits**: Blesses family with righteousness; builds hope in divine power.
**More Details**: Answered with Ismail and Ishaq; popular for couples seeking children.
2. **Dua to Make Us and Descendants Muslims**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana waj’alna muslimayni laka wa min dhurriyyatina ummatan muslimatan laka wa arina manasikana wa tub ‘alayna innaka anta at-tawwabu ar-rahim
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.” *(Quran 2:128)*
**Reason/Context**: With Ismail while building the Kaaba.
**Benefits**: Strengthens faith legacy; promotes submission and repentance.
**More Details**: Recited during Hajj; links to Prophet Muhammad’s lineage.
3. **Dua for Wisdom, Honor, and Paradise**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi hab li hukman wa alhiqni bis-salihin wa j’al li lisana sidqin fil-akhirina wa j’alni min warathati jannati an-na’im
**English Translation**: “My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous. And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations. And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.” *(Quran 26:83-85)*
**Reason/Context**: Seeking wisdom, piety, and lasting legacy.
**Benefits**: Enhances judgment and honor; secures eternal reward.
**More Details**: Part of a longer supplication; used for personal development.
4. **Dua for Forgiveness for Parents and Believers**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana ighfir li wa liwalidayya wa lilmu’minina yawma yaqumu al-hisab
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” *(Quran 14:41)*
**Reason/Context**: Before disavowing his idolatrous father.
**Benefits**: Honors parents; extends mercy to the Ummah.
**More Details**: Recited on Judgment Day concerns; Ibn Kathir notes it’s conditional on faith.
5. **Dua for Acceptance of Deeds**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka anta as-sami’u al-‘alim
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” *(Quran 2:127)*
**Reason/Context**: With Ismail during Kaaba construction.
**Benefits**: Ensures deeds are accepted; cultivates humility.
**More Details**: Salaf worried about acceptance; recited after good acts.
6. **Dua to Keep Away from Idols**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbij’al hadha al-balada aminan wajnubni wa baniyya an na’bud al-asnam
**English Translation**: “My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.” *(Quran 14:35)*
**Reason/Context**: Fearing prosperity leading to idolatry.
**Benefits**: Protects from shirk; ensures monotheism.
**More Details**: Recited for family purity; warns against arrogance in blessings.
7. **Dua for a Safe Community**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُم بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
**Transliteration**: Rabbij’al hadha baladan aminan warzuq ahlahu min ath-thamarati man amana minhum billahi wa al-yawmi al-akhir
**English Translation**: “My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits—whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day.” *(Quran 2:126)*
**Reason/Context**: For Makkah’s peace and provision.
**Benefits**: Invokes security and sustenance for believers.
**More Details**: Makkah remains a sanctuary; recited for community blessings.
8. **Dua for Trust in Allah**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana ‘alayka tawakkalna wa ilayka anabna wa ilayka al-masir
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.” *(Quran 60:4)*
**Reason/Context**: Disassociating from polytheists.
**Benefits**: Strengthens *tawakkul* (reliance); brings contentment.
**More Details**: Exemplifies balance in relationships; used for guidance.
9. **Dua for Victory and Protection**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana la taj’alna fitnatan lilladhina kafaru waghfir lana rabbana innaka anta al-‘azizu al-hakim
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, make us not [objects of] torment for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” *(Quran 60:5)*
**Reason/Context**: Praying not to let disbelievers triumph.
**Benefits**: Protects from fitnah; seeks forgiveness and wisdom.
**More Details**: Invokes Allah’s attributes; recited in conflicts.
10. **Dua for Establishing Prayer**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ
**Transliteration**: Rabbij’alni muqima as-salati wa min dhurriyyati rabbana wa taqabbal du’a
**English Translation**: “My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.” *(Quran 14:40)*
**Reason/Context**: To instill worship in family.
**Benefits**: Enhances consistency in *salah*; blesses lineage.
**More Details**: Part of honoring parents; daily recitation for family.
11. **Dua of Trust When Thrown into Fire**
**Arabic Text**: حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
**Transliteration**: Hasbunallahu wa ni’ma al-wakil
**English Translation**: “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.” *(Quran 3:173, Hadith)*
**Reason/Context**: When cast into fire by his people for destroying idols.
**Benefits**: Instills absolute trust; alleviates fear in dangers.
**More Details**: Fire cooled for him; also used by Muhammad (PBUH) in battles.
### Duas of Prophet Lut (AS)
1. **Dua for Support Against Corrupters**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi unsurni ‘ala al-qawmi al-mufsidin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, support me against the corrupting people.” *(Quran 29:30)*
**Reason/Context**: Facing immoral people of Sodom rejecting his message.
**Benefits**: Aids against corruption; brings justice.
**More Details**: Led to their destruction; recited for moral challenges.
### Duas of Prophet Shuaib (AS)
1. **Dua for Success Through Allah**
**Arabic Text**: وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ
**Transliteration**: Wa ma tawfiqi illa billahi ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa ilayhi unib
**English Translation**: “And my success is not but through Allah. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.” *(Quran 11:88)*
**Reason/Context**: Preaching fair trade to Madyan amid mockery.
**Benefits**: Ensures ethical success; reinforces reliance.
**More Details**: Promotes Islamic finance; for business ethics.
2. **Dua for Judgment Between Us**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana iftah baynana wa bayna qawmina bil-haqqi wa anta khayru al-fatihin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision.” *(Quran 7:89)*
**Reason/Context**: Threatened with eviction for his message.
**Benefits**: Seeks fair resolution; promotes peace.
**More Details**: No compulsion in religion (Quran 2:256); for disputes.
### Duas of Prophet Ayyub (AS)
1. **Dua for Relief from Adversity**
**Arabic Text**: أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
**Transliteration**: Anni massaniya ad-durru wa anta arhamu ar-rahimin
**English Translation**: “Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” *(Quran 21:83)*
**Reason/Context**: During prolonged illness and losses as a test.
**Benefits**: Brings healing and patience; eases burdens.
**More Details**: His patience is proverbial; recited with *ruqyah* for health.
### Duas of Prophet Yunus (AS)
1. **Dua in the Whale’s Belly**
**Arabic Text**: لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
**Transliteration**: La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu min az-zalimin
**English Translation**: “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.” *(Quran 21:87)*
**Reason/Context**: Swallowed by a whale after leaving his people impatiently.
**Benefits**: Delivers from distress; guarantees response (Hadith in Tirmidhi).
**More Details**: “Dua of Dhun-Nun”; recite 100 times daily for needs.
### Duas of Prophet Yusuf (AS)
1. **Dua to Die as a Muslim**
**Arabic Text**: فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنْتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
**Transliteration**: Fatira as-samawati wa al-ardi anta waliyyi fi ad-dunya wa al-akhirati tawaffani musliman wa alhiqni bis-salihin
**English Translation**: “Creator of the heavens and earth, You are my protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous.” *(Quran 12:101)*
**Reason/Context**: After reuniting with family, reflecting on blessings.
**Benefits**: Ensures good end; aligns life with righteousness.
**More Details**: Ibn al-Qayyim notes it gathers *tawhid* and submission; for daily reflection.
### Duas of Prophet Musa (AS)
1. **Dua for Confidence and Clear Speech**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
**Transliteration**: Rabbi ishrah li sadri wa yassir li amri wa hlul ‘uqdatan min lisani yafqahu qawli
**English Translation**: “My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance], ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.” *(Quran 20:25-28)*
**Reason/Context**: Before confronting Pharaoh, despite speech impediment.
**Benefits**: Boosts confidence; aids communication and tasks.
**More Details**: Comprehensive for emotional/practical needs; recited before speeches.
2. **Dua for Any Good**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir
**English Translation**: “My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.” *(Quran 28:24)*
**Reason/Context**: Exhausted in Madyan, after helping women at the well.
**Benefits**: Attracts provisions; expresses humility in need.
**More Details**: Led to marriage/job; for general blessings.
3. **Dua for Repentance After Killing**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي
**Transliteration**: Rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi faghfir li
**English Translation**: “My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.” *(Quran 28:16)*
**Reason/Context**: Unintentional killing of an Egyptian.
**Benefits**: Immediate forgiveness; relieves remorse.
**More Details**: Allah forgave him; teaches severing ties with sin.
4. **Dua to Save from Wrongdoers**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi najjini min al-qawmi az-zalimin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people.” *(Quran 28:21)*
**Reason/Context**: Fleeing Pharaoh’s plot to kill him.
**Benefits**: Provides protection; eases escape from injustice.
**More Details**: Recited in threats; relies on Allah alone.
5. **Dua for Tawbah with Brother**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِأَخِي وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِي رَحْمَتِكَ ۖ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbighfir li wa li akhi wa adkhilna fi rahmatika wa anta arhamu ar-rahimin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the most merciful of the merciful.” *(Quran 7:151)*
**Reason/Context**: After Golden Calf incident, confronting Harun.
**Benefits**: Heals family bonds; invites mercy.
**More Details**: Highlights complementary strengths; for sibling relations.
6. **Dua for Patience and Dying as Muslim**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana afrigh ‘alayna sabran wa tawaffana muslimin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].” *(Quran 7:126)*
**Reason/Context**: Facing Pharaoh’s threats after miracles.
**Benefits**: Grants endurance; ensures good end.
**More Details**: With Harun; for trials.
7. **Dua for Forgiveness and Protection**
**Arabic Text**: أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۖ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ
**Transliteration**: Anta waliyyuna faghfir lana warhamna wa anta khayru al-ghafirin
**English Translation**: “You are our protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.” *(Quran 7:155)*
**Reason/Context**: Earthquake at Sinai with 70 elders.
**Benefits**: Invokes protection; secures mercy.
**More Details**: Follows dua etiquette; for trials.
8. **Dua Not to Be a Trial for Wrongdoers**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana la taj’alna fitnatan lilqawmi az-zalimina wa najjina birahmatika min al-qawmi al-kafirin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people. And save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.” *(Quran 10:85-86)*
**Reason/Context**: With companions facing persecution.
**Benefits**: Prevents exploitation; grants salvation.
**More Details**: For being a source of good, not fitnah.
### Duas of Prophet Dawud (AS)
1. **Dua for Patience and Victory**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana afrigh ‘alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna ‘ala al-qawmi al-kafirin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” *(Quran 2:250)*
**Reason/Context**: Before battle with Goliath.
**Benefits**: Steadies in conflict; ensures triumph.
**More Details**: Led to victory; for courage.
### Duas of Prophet Sulayman (AS)
1. **Dua for Gratitude and Righteousness**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi awzi’ni an ashkura ni’mataka allati an’amta ‘alayya wa ‘ala walidayya wa an a’mala salihan tardahu wa adkhilni birahmatika fi ‘ibadika as-salihin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.” *(Quran 27:19)*
**Reason/Context**: Amused by an ant’s warning to its colony about his army.
**Benefits**: Counters ingratitude; promotes good deeds.
**More Details**: Despite power, he stayed humble; for prosperity.
### Duas of Prophet Zakariyya (AS)
1. **Dua for Good Offspring**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi hab li min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibatan innaka sami’u ad-du’a
**English Translation**: “My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.” *(Quran 3:38)*
**Reason/Context**: Elderly, inspired by Maryam’s provisions.
**Benefits**: Blesses with pious children; affirms Allah’s hearing.
**More Details**: Answered with Yahya; for infertility.
2. **Dua Not to Leave Alone**
**Arabic Text**: رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbi la tadharni fardan wa anta khayru al-warithin
**English Translation**: “My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors.” *(Quran 21:89)*
**Reason/Context**: Fear of lineage ending.
**Benefits**: Provides heirs; trusts Allah’s plan.
**More Details**: Combined with above; persistent prayer.
### Duas of Prophet Isa (AS)
1. **Dua to Register as Witnesses**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana amanna bima anzalta wattaba’na ar-rasula faktubna ma’a ash-shahidin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger, so register us among the witnesses [to truth].” *(Quran 3:53)*
**Reason/Context**: Amid plots against him.
**Benefits**: Affirms faith; secures testimony.
**More Details**: Allah raised him; for steadfastness.
2. **Dua for a Table of Food**
**Arabic Text**: رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ ۖ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
**Transliteration**: Rabbana anzil ‘alayna ma’idatan mina as-sama’i takunu lana ‘idan li-awwalina wa akhirina wa ayatan minka warzuqna wa anta khayru ar-raziqin
**English Translation**: “Our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.” *(Quran 5:114)*
**Reason/Context**: At disciples’ request for sustenance.
**Benefits**: Provides rizq; strengthens faith via signs.
**More Details**: Warned of punishment for disbelief after; for provision.
### Duas of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
1. **Dua for Guidance and Steadfastness**
**Arabic Text**: اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي
**Transliteration**: Allahumma ihdini wa saddidni
**English Translation**: “O Allah, guide me and make me steadfast.” *(Sahih Muslim)*
**Reason/Context**: During challenges like battles.
**Benefits**: Clarifies decisions; maintains firmness.
**More Details**: Part of *istikhara*; for moral dilemmas.
2. **Dua on Arafat (Shared with All Prophets)**
**Arabic Text**: لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
**Transliteration**: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir
**English Translation**: “There is no deity except Allah alone with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion, and to Him is [all] praise, and He is over all things competent.” *(Tirmidhi, Hasan)*
**Reason/Context**: Best *dua* on Arafat evening.
**Benefits**: Affirms *tawhid*; brings rewards.
**More Details**: Al-Albani graded good; recited during Hajj.
3. **Dua of Trust**
**Arabic Text**: حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
**Transliteration**: Hasbunallahu wa ni’ma al-wakil
**English Translation**: “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.” *(Quran 3:173, Hadith)*
**Reason/Context**: Comforting companions in fear.
**Benefits**: Relieves anxiety; fosters trust.
**More Details**: Used in Uhud; for crises.
4. **Dua for Relief from Anxiety, Sorrow, etc.**
**Arabic Text**: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
**Transliteration**: Allahumma inni a’udhu bika mina al-hammi wa al-hazani wa al-‘ajzi wa al-kasali wa al-bukhli wa al-jubni wa dala’i ad-dayni wa ghalabati ar-rijal
**English Translation**: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men.” *(Sahih Bukhari 6369)*
**Reason/Context**: Regular supplication for comprehensive protection.
**Benefits**: Addresses emotional, financial, social issues; brings holistic relief.
**More Details**: Authentic Hadith; daily for well-being.
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