Prayer — Mined Fruit

DUA · 01

Morning Remembrance — Upon Waking

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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyaana ba'da ma amaatanaa wa ilayhin-nushoor.

All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us, and unto Him is the resurrection.

Recited upon waking. Every morning is a resurrection. You were given this day — begin it with recognition.

DUA · 02

Ayat al-Kursi — The Throne Verse

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اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ

Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa huwal haiyul qaiyoom. Laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm.

Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep.

Quran 2:255. The most powerful verse in the Quran. Recite after every obligatory prayer and before sleep for protection.

DUA · 03

Dua of Prophet Yunus — From the Depths

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لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Laa ilaaha illaa anta subhaanaka innee kuntu minaz-zaalimeen.

There is no deity except You. Exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.

Quran 21:87. This was the supplication of Prophet Yunus (Jonah) in the belly of the whale. No darkness is deeper than that. He was answered. So will you be.

DUA · 04

Dua of Gratitude — Sulaiman's Prayer

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رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ

Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura ni'mataka allati an'amta 'alayya wa 'alaa waalidayya.

My Lord, inspire me to be grateful for Your blessing which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents.

Quran 27:19. Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon) — a man given everything — still asked for gratitude. Gratitude is not automatic. It is asked for.

DUA · 05

Sayyid al-Istighfar — The Master of Forgiveness

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اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ

Allahumma anta rabbi laa ilaaha illaa anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana 'alaa 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu.

O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I am holding to my covenant and promise to You as much as I can.

Whoever says this with certainty in the morning, and dies that day, will be from the people of Paradise. And the same for the evening. (Sahih al-Bukhari)

DUA · 06

Dua for Anxiety & Grief

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness.

Prophetic supplication (Sahih al-Bukhari). When the weight is nameless and heavy. When you cannot explain what is wrong. This is the exact supplication for that moment.

DUA · 07

Evening Remembrance — Entering Night

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بِسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا

Bismika rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'uhu, fa in amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha.

In Your name, my Lord, I lay myself down and in Your name I rise. If You should take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You should return it, protect it.

Recited before sleep. Every night you entrust your soul. This is how you hand it over.

DUA · 08

Al-Mu'awwidhat — The Two Protectors

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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Qul a'udhu bi-rabbil-falaq, min sharri maa khalaq.

Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Daybreak, from the evil of what He has created.

Quran 113:1–2. The Prophet ﷺ used to recite Al-Falaq and An-Nas three times morning and evening, blowing into his palms and wiping over his body. Still the strongest protection.

DUA · 09

After Eating — Gratitude for Sustenance

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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amanaa wa saqaanaa wa ja'alanaa muslimeen.

All praise is to Allah who fed us, gave us drink, and made us Muslims.

After every meal. Someone went hungry today. This is not a small thing to say — it is a refusal to take bread for granted.

DUA · 10

Dua of Repentance — Returning to God

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رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa illam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal-khasireen.

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. The dua of Adam and Hawwa after leaving the Garden. The very first human act of returning to God. You are not the first person to need this. You will not be the last.