The Duʿāʾ of the Prophets

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When you are afraid

Facing something or someone you have reason to fear — before it happens, not after.

1 Expand my chest, ease my task

Mūsā · 20:25–28 · before speaking to someone who frightens you · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Taa-Haa
20:25–28

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةًۭ مِّن لِّسَانِى يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى

Rabbi ishraḥ lī ṣadrī wa-yassir lī ʾamrī waḥlul ʿuqdatan min lisānī yafqahū qawlī

English · Marmaduke Pickthall (Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind And ease my task for me; And loose a knot from my tongue, That they may understand my saying.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Musa dedi ki: "Ey Rabbim! Benim göğsüme genişlik ver, İşimi kolaylaştır, Dilimden düğümü çöz Ki, sözümü iyi anlasınlar.

In the Qur’an (20:25), Musa begins his supplication by asking Allah to expand his chest.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

2 Save me from the wrongdoing people

Mūsā · 28:21 · fleeing · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Qasas
28:21

فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًۭا يَتَرَقَّبُ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Rabbi najjinī mina al-qawmi aẓ-ẓālimīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall So he escaped from thence, fearing, vigilant. He said: My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing folk.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Musa korka korka, (etrafı) gözetleyerek oradan çıktı. "Rabbim! Beni zalimler güruhundan kurtar" dedi.

In the Qur’an (28:21), Musa asks to be saved from wrongdoing people.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

3 The call from the depths

Yūnus · 21:87 · when there is no way out and it is your own fault · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Anbiyaa
21:87

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًۭا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta subḥānaka ʾinnī kuntu mina aẓ-ẓālimīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no Allah save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Zünnun'u (balık sahibi Yunus'u) da hatırla. Hani o, öfkelenerek gitmişti de, bizim kendisini hiçbir zaman sıkıştırmayacağımızı sanmıştı. Fakat sonunda karanlıklar içinde: "Senden başka ilâh yoktur, sen münezzehsin, Şüphesiz ben haksızlık edenlerden oldum" diye seslenmişti.

In the Qur’an (21:87), Yunus calls upon Allah, affirming tawhid and admitting his wrongdoing.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

4 Mercy from Yourself, and right guidance

The People of the Cave · 18:10 · leaving a situation without knowing where you are going · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Kahf
18:10

إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةًۭ وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًۭا

Rabbanā ʾātinā min ladunka raḥmatan wa-hayyiʾ lanā min ʾamrinā rashadan

English · Marmaduke Pickthall When the young men fled for refuge to the Cave and said: Our Lord! Give us mercy from Thy presence, and shape for us right conduct in our plight.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır O gençler mağaraya sığınınca şöyle dediler: "Rabbimiz! Bize katından bir rahmet ver ve bizim için şu işimizden bir kurtuluş yolu hazırla."

From Sūrat Al-Kahf, 18:10. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

5 I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you

Maryam · 19:18 · alone with someone you do not trust · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Maryam
19:18

قَالَتْ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّۭا

ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bilrraḥmāni minka ʾin kunta taqiyyan

English · Marmaduke Pickthall She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art Allah-fearing.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Meryem: "Ben senden Rahmân (olan Allah) a sığınırım. Eğer Allah'dan korkuyorsan (dokunma bana)" dedi.

From Sūrat Maryam, 19:18. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

6 Pour patience upon us

Pharaoh's magicians · 7:126 · when holding to what you believe will cost you badly · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-A'raaf
7:126

وَمَا تَنقِمُ مِنَّآ إِلَّآ أَنْ ءَامَنَّا بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَآءَتْنَا رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًۭا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Rabbanā ʾafrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa-tawaffanā muslimīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall Thou takest vengeance on us only forasmuch as we believed the tokens of our Lord when they came unto us. Our Lord! Vouchsafe unto us steadfastness and make us die as men who have surrendered (unto Thee).
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır "Senin bize kızman da sırf Rabbimizin âyetleri gelince onlara iman etmemizden dolayıdır. Ey Rabbimiz! Üzerimize sabır yağdır ve canımızı müslüman olarak al." derler.

From Sūrat Al-A'raaf, 7:126. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

7 Steady our feet

The companions of Ṭālūt · 2:250 · outnumbered · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Baqara
2:250

وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا۟ لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًۭا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Rabbanā ʾafrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa-thabbit ʾaqdāmanā wa-inṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And when they went into the field against Goliath and his hosts they said: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Calut ve ordusuna karşı savaş meydanına çıktıkları zaman da şöyle dediler: "Ey Rabbimiz! Üzerlerimize sabır dök, ayaklarımızı sabit tut ve kâfirler topluluğuna karşı bize yardım et!"

From Sūrat Al-Baqara, 2:250. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

8 Do not let our hearts deviate

Duʿāʾ the Qurʾān teaches · 3:8 · after finding something you do not want to lose

Source
Sūrat Aal-i-Imraan
3:8

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanā baʿda ʾidh hadaytanā wa-hab lanā min ladunka raḥmatan ʾinnaka ʾanta al-wahhābu

English · Marmaduke Pickthall Our Lord! Cause not our hearts to stray after Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Thy Presence. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Bestower.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Ey Rabbimiz! Bize ihsan ettiğin hidayetten sonra kalblerimizi haktan saptırma, bize kendi katından rahmet ihsan eyle! Şüphesiz ki, Sen bol ihsan sahibisin.

From Sūrat Aal-i-Imraan, 3:8. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

9 Refuge from the four

Muḥammad · Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 843 · in prayer, before the closing salām

Source
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
no. 843
Grading
ṣaḥīḥ — Muslim

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

Al-lahumma ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi jahannama wa-min ʿadhābi al-qabri wa-min fitnati al-maḥyā wa-al-mamāti wa-min sharri fitnati al-masīḥi ad-dajjāli

English · unreviewed project draft O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah.
Türkçe · Umut Candan Allah’ım! Cehennem azabından, kabir azabından, hayat ve ölüm fitnelerinden ve Deccal fitnesinin şerrinden Sana sığınırım.

In Sahih Muslim (843), the Prophet ﷺ instructed this supplication for protection from major trials and punishments in prayer.

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