The Duʿāʾ of the Prophets

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Seeking refuge — from harm, from people, from what you cannot see, and from yourself.

1 A blessed landing place

Nūḥ · 23:29 · moving house · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Muminoon
23:29

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِى مُنزَلًۭا مُّبَارَكًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ

Rabbi ʾanzilnī munzalan mubārakan wa-ʾanta khayru al-munzilīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Ve de ki: "Rabbim! Beni mübarek bir yere indir. Sen, konuklatanların en hayırlısısın."

In the Qur’an (23:29), Nuh asks for a blessed landing after being saved.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

2 I seek refuge from asking what I do not know

Nūḥ · 11:47 · after asking for something you should not have · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Hud
11:47

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

Rabbi ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika ʾan ʾasalaka mā laysa lī bihi ʿilmun wa-ʾillā taghfir lī wa-tarḥamnī ʾakun mina al-khāsirīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall He said: My Lord! Lo! in Thee do I seek refuge (from the sin) that I should ask of Thee that whereof I have no knowledge. Unless Thou forgive me and have mercy on me I shall be among the lost.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Nuh: "Ey Rabbim! Ben bilmediğim bir şeyi istemiş olmaktan dolayı sana sığınırım. Sen beni bağışlamazsan, bana merhamet etmezsen ben hüsrana uğrayanlardan olurum.

In the Qur’an (11:47), Nuh seeks refuge after being corrected and asks for Allah’s forgiveness and mercy.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

3 Make this a place of safety

Ibrāhīm · 2:126 · praying for the place you live · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Baqara
2:126

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنًۭا وَٱرْزُقْ أَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلًۭا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Rabbi ijʿal hādhā baladan ʾāminan warzuq ʾahlahu mina ath-thamarāti man ʾāmana minhum billahi walyawmi al-ʾākhiri

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And when Abraham prayed: My Lord! Make this a region of security and bestow upon its people fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day, He answered: As for him who disbelieveth, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall compel him to the doom of Fire - a hapless journey's end!
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Ve o vakit İbrahim "Ey Rabbim, burasını güvenli bir belde kıl, halkından Allah'a ve ahiret gününe iman edenleri çeşitli meyvalarla rızıklandır" diye yalvardı. Allah buyurdu ki: "küfredeni dahi rızıklandırır da hayattan biraz nasip aldırırım, sonra da onu ateş azabına uğratırım ki, orası ne yaman bir duraktır!"

In the Qur’an (2:126), Ibrahim prays for a secure city and provision for its believing people.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

4 Keep me and my sons from idols

Ibrāhīm · 14:35 · praying for your children's belief · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Ibrahim
14:35

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدَ ءَامِنًۭا وَٱجْنُبْنِى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ ٱلْأَصْنَامَ

Rabbi ijʿal hādhā al-balada ʾāminan wajnubnī wa-baniyya ʾan naʿbuda al-ʾaṣnāma

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And when Abraham said: My Lord! Make safe this territory, and preserve me and my sons from serving idols.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Hatırla ki; Bir zaman İbrahim şöyle demişti: "Rabbim! Bu şehri güvenli kıl! Beni ve oğullarımı putlara tapmaktan uzak tut!

In the Qur’an (14:35), Ibrahim asks Allah to secure the city and protect his family from idolatry.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

5 Do not make us a trial for the disbelievers

Ibrāhīm · 60:5 · when your failure would be used against what you believe

Source
Sūrat Al-Mumtahana
60:5

رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Rabbanā lā tajʿalnā fitnatan lilladhīna kafarū waghfir lanā rabbanā ʾinnaka ʾanta al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu

English · Marmaduke Pickthall Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, are the Mighty, the Wise.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır "Rabbimiz! Bizi inkar edenler için bir fitne kılma, (onlara mağlub etme!) bizi bağışla! Ey Rabbimiz! Yegane gâlib ve hikmet sahibi ancak sensin."

From Sūrat Al-Mumtahana, 60:5. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

6 Save me and my household

Lūṭ · 26:169 · when you cannot change your surroundings and want your family kept from them

Source
Sūrat Ash-Shu'araa
26:169

رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

Rabbi najjinī wa-ʾahlī mimmā yaʿmalūna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır "Yâ Rabbi! Beni ve ailemi onların yapageldiklerin(in vebalin)den kurtar."

In the Qur’an (26:169), Lut asks Allah to save him and his family from what his people do.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

7 Prison is dearer to me

Yūsuf · 12:33 · choosing the harder option to avoid the wrong one · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Yusuf
12:33

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّى كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ

Rabbi as-sijnu ʾaḥabbu ʾilayya mimmā yadʿūnanī ʾilayhi wa-ʾillā taṣrif ʿannī kaydahunna ʾaṣbu ʾilayhinna wa-ʾakun mina al-jāhilīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall He said: O my Lord! Prison is more dear than that unto which they urge me, and if Thou fend not off their wiles from me I shall incline unto them and become of the foolish.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Yusuf dedi ki: "Ey Rabbim! Zindan bana, bunların beni davet ettikleri şeyden daha sevimlidir. Eğer sen, bu kadınların tuzaklarını benden uzak tutmazsan, ben onların tuzağına düşerim ve cahillik edenlerden olurum".

From Sūrat Yusuf, 12:33. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

8 With distress and torment

Ayyūb · 38:41 · exhaustion that feels like it is being aimed at you · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Saad
38:41

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بِنُصْبٍۢ وَعَذَابٍ

ʾannī massaniya ash-shayṭānu binuṣbin wa-ʿadhābin

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Kulumuz Eyyub'u da an. Bir zaman o, Rabbine şöyle nida etmişti: "Meşakkat ve acı ile bana şeytan dokundu."

In the Qur’an (38:41), Ayyub describes his suffering and turns to Allah for help.

Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ

9 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

10 A sound entrance and a sound exit

Muḥammad · 17:80 · starting a new job · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Israa
17:80

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍۢ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍۢ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَٰنًۭا نَّصِيرًۭا

Rabbi ʾadkhilnī mudkhala ṣidqin wa-ʾakhrijnī mukhraja ṣidqin wajʿal lī min ladunka sulṭānan naṣīran

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And say: My Lord! Cause me to come in with a firm incoming and to go out with a firm outgoing. And give me from Thy presence a sustaining Power.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır (Ey Muhammed!) De ki: "Rabbim! Beni, takdir ettiğin yere gönül rahatlığı ve huzur içinde koy ve çıkacağım yerden de dürüstlükle ve selametle çıkmamı sağla. Bana katından yardım edici bir kuvvet ver."

From Sūrat Al-Israa, 17:80. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

11 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

12 Build for me a house with You

Āsiyah · 66:11 · trapped in a household you cannot leave · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat At-Tahrim
66:11

وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًۭا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱمْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ٱبْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتًۭا فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Rabbi ibni lī ʿindaka baytan fī al-jannati wa-najjinī min firʿawna wa-ʿamalihi wa-najjinī mina al-qawmi aẓ-ẓālimīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And Allah citeth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh when she said: My Lord! Build for me a home with thee in the Garden, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from evil-doing folk;
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Allah, inananlara da Firavun'un karısını örnek gösterdi. O şöyle demişti: "Rabbim! Bana yanında cennetin içinde bir ev yap, beni Firavun'dan ve onun (kötü) işinden kurtar. Ve beni şu zalim toplumdan kurtar!"

From Sūrat At-Tahrim, 66:11. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

13 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

14 Do not take us to task if we forget

Duʿāʾ the Qurʾān teaches · 2:286 · at the end of the day · excerpt, framing dimmed

Source
Sūrat Al-Baqara
2:286

لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā ʾin nasīnā ʾaw ʾakhṭaʾnā rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā ʾiṣran kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi waʿfu ʿannā waghfir lanā warḥamnā ʾanta mawlānā fa-inṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Allah hiç kimseye gücünün yeteceğinden başka yük yüklemez. Herkesin kazandığı hayır kendisine, yaptığı kötülüğün zararı yine kendisinedir. Ey Rabbimiz, eğer unuttuk ya da yanıldıysak bizi tutup sorguya çekme! Ey Rabbimiz, bize bizden öncekilere yüklediğin gibi ağır yük yükleme! Ey Rabbimiz, bize gücümüzün yetmeyeceği yükü de yükleme! Bağışla bizi, mağfiret et bizi, rahmet et bize! Sensin bizim Mevlamız, kâfir kavimlere karşı yardım et bize.

From Sūrat Al-Baqara, 2:286. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Commentary and related duʿāʾ

15 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.

16 Guidance, piety, chastity, sufficiency

Muḥammad · Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2721 · a short duʿāʾ to keep

Source
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
no. 2721
Grading
ṣaḥīḥ — Muslim

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى

Al-lahumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka al-hudā wa-at-tuqā wa-al-ʿafāfa wa-al-ghinā

English · unreviewed project draft O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and sufficiency.
Türkçe · Umut Candan Allah’ım! Senden hidayet, takva, iffet ve gönül zenginliği dilerim.

In Sahih Muslim (2721), it is reported that the Prophet ﷺ would ask for guidance, piety, chastity, and contentment.

17 Refuge from anxiety and debt

Muḥammad · Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6369 · in debt

Source
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
no. 6369
Grading
ṣaḥīḥ — al-Bukhārī

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

Al-lahumma ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-hammi wa-al-ḥazani wa-al-ʿajzi wa-al-kasali wa-al-bukhli wa-al-jubni wa-ḍalaʿi ad-dayni wa-ghalabati ar-rijāli

English · unreviewed project draft O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men.
Türkçe · Umut Candan Allah’ım! Hüzün ve kederden, acizlik ve tembellikten, cimrilik ve korkaklıktan, borç yükünden ve insanların baskısından Sana sığınırım.

In Sahih al-Bukhari (6369), it is reported that the Prophet ﷺ would seek refuge from anxiety, laziness, and overpowering debt.

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