Daily Adhkar

Morning and evening Adhkar are a shield of light and protection for the soul. These remembrances, taught by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, bring peace to the heart, strengthen faith, and protect us from harm, evil, anxiety, and the whispers of Satan.

Short Morning and Evening Adhkar

 

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ

There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.

100 times

 

 

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

 

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ

 

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا

 

صلى الله عليه وسلم

Any Salawat (Durud) on the Prophet ﷺ

100 times

 

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ، وَالْـحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ، وَلَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ، وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

100 times

 

 

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

or

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

100 times

 

 

In addition to this, make sure to recite Ayat-e-Karima (the Noble Verse) as much as you can with ease.

 

Seeking Protection in some particular Life Activities

1. Before Removing & After Wearing Clothes

Dua Before Removing Clothes

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

 

Dua After Wearing Clothes

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي هَذَا الثَّوْبَ وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

 

2. Before Entering & Coming Out of the Lavatory/ Toilet

 

Dua Before Entering the Lavatory (Toilet)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ

 

 

Dua After Exiting the Lavatory (Toilet)

غُفْرَانَكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ عَنِّي الْأَذَى وَعَافَانِي

 

3. Before & After Wudhū

 

Dua Before Wudhū

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ المُتَطَهِّرِينَ

 

 

Dua After Wudhū

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

 

4. When Leaving & Entering the House

 

Dua Before Leaving the House

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

 

 

Dua when Entering the House

اَللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُکَ خَیْرَالْمَوْلِجِ وَخَیْرَالْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللّٰہِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَی اللّٰہِ رَبِّنَا تَوَکَّلْنَا

 

5. Before & After Eating

 

Dua Before Eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَىٰ بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ

 

 

Dua After Eating

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

 

Seeking Protection for Faith, Heart and Shirk

For Firmness of the Heart

 

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَىٰ دِينِكَ

O Turner of the hearts, make my heart firm on Your religion.

When One Experiences Doubt in Faith

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُبُهَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ النَّفْسِ

O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the doubts of Shayṭān and from the evil of my own soul.

When One Fears Shirk & Riya

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لَا أَعْلَمُ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from associating anything with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for that which I do not know.

 

When One Experiences Doubt in Faith 

 

اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

O Allah, make my heart steadfast upon Your religion.

 

Protection from Dajjāl, Trials & Tribulations

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah (Al-Masih ad-Dajjal).

 

Dua for a Sound Heart

 

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي قَلْبًا سَلِيمًا
O my Lord, grant me a sound heart.

 

Dua for a Good End

 

اللَّهُمَّ حَسِّنْ عَاقِبَتَنَا فِي الْأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا وَأَجِرْنَا مِنْ خِزْيِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ

O Allah, make the outcome of all our affairs good, and protect us from the disgrace of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter.

 

 

Dua for Guidance and Taqwa (God-consciousness)

 

االلَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي

O Allah, guide me and make me rightly guided.

 

 

Dua for Special Situations

When Struck By a Calamity

 

اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَاخْلُفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

To Allah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, recompense me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better. (Muslim)

 

After a Nightmare

 

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Before Intimacy

 

اللّهُمّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبْ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا

O Allah, keep the Shayṭān away from us and keep Shayṭān away from what You have provided us (with).

 

When Something You Dislike Happens

 

قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ

Allah has decreed, and whatever He wills, He does.

 

When One is in a Difficult Situation

 

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّٰلِمِينَ

There is no deity except You. Glory is to You. Indeed, I have been the wrongdoer.

 

Dua When Facing Difficulty

 

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs.

 

When Struck by a Calamity

 

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him is our return.

 

For Grief and Anxiety

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from grief and sadness

 

When One is Afraid of People

 

حَسْبِيَ اللَّـهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Allah is Sufficient for me, there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.

 

When one feels frightened

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَمِنْ سُوءِ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from Shaytan and from the evil I feel and fear.

 

 

When Difficulties Make One Yearn for Death

 

اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَاخْلُفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا

O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it with something better.

 

For Difficult Times (When Facing Major Struggles)

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْمُذِلَّةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَحْتَاجَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from poverty, disgrace, and from needing anyone else.

 

Dua for Patience During Difficult Times

 

رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنَّا

Our Lord, forgive us, have mercy on us, and overlook (our shortcomings).

 

Dua for Relief from Anxiety and Stress

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَغَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from grief and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from the burden of debt and the oppression of men.

 

Dua for Protection from Evil

 

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.

 

 

Dua for Guidance in Making Important Decisions

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَفْتِيكَ فِي مَا أُحِبُّ وَمَا أَكْرَهُ فَاعْنُنِي بِمَا تَحْبُّ

O Allah, I seek Your guidance in that which I love and that which I dislike, help me with what You love.

 

Dua for Protection from Poverty

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الفَقْرِ وَالذِّلَّةِ وَالْقَلِيلِ وَالْفَاقَةِ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from poverty, humiliation, scarcity, and hardship.

 

Dua for Protection from Sickness

 

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبْ البَاسَ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ

O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the harm and cure, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing

 

Dua for Protection from Hasad (Envy), Evil Eye, Magic, and Jinn

 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek refuge in You from the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men.

 

Additional Daily Protection (Morning & Evening)

Surahs to recite:

  • Surah Al-Falaq (113)

  • Surah An-Naas (114)

  • Ayat al-Kursi (2:255)

Last 2 verses of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285–286)

Recite 3 times each in the morning and evening for protection.

When in Difficulty or Distress

 

اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو، فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and set all of my affairs in order. There is no god but You.