Du'as Before Dusk: Recent Episodes
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Short structured episodes, each focusing on one du’a, a supplication or invocation asking for help or assistance from God.
O Allah I seek refuge against knowledge that is not beneficial, deeds that are not accepted and a supplication that is rejected. اللهم إني أعوذ بك من علم لا ينفع، ومن عمل لا يرفع ومن دعاء لا يسمع
O Allah, make the Great Qur'an the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest. اللهم اجعل القرآن العظيم ربيع قلبي ونور صدري
O Allah, You are the Forgiver, You love forgiving, so forgive me! اللهم أنت العفو تحب العفو فاعف عنا
O Allah, show us the truth as the truth and grant us the ability to follow it; show us falsehood as falsehood and grant us the ability to keep away from it. اللهم ارنا الحق حقاً وارزقنا اتباعه وارنا الباطل باطلا وارزقنا اجتنابه
In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy! Praise belongs to God, Lord of the Worlds, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy, Master of the Day of Judgement. It is You we worship; it is You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path: the path of those You have blessed, those who incur no anger and who have not gone astray. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ يَّاك نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ
Our Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and (all) the believers on the Day of Reckoning. ربنا اغفر لي ولوالدي وللمؤمنين يوم يقوم الحساب
O Allah, reward me for my affliction, and grant me something better than what I have lost. اللهم أجرني في مصيبتي وأخلف لي خيرا منها
O Allah! Make this good for me and choose the better option for me. اللَّهُمَّ خِرْ لِيْ وَاخْتَرْ لِي
There is no god except You! Glory be to You. Indeed, I have been among the wrongdoers! لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination. رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِير
Ra'd (an angel called Thunder) praises his Lord in awe, and so do the angels out of fear (for Him). يَسبح الرعد بحمده والملائكة من خيفته
O Allah, give my soul the protection it needs, purify it, for you are the best who purifies; you are its Guardian and its Master. اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا، وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَن زَكَّاهَا، أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلَاهَا
Our Lord, give us good in this world and give us good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Hellfire. رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
O Allah, protect me from my front, from behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me. اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَينِ يَدَيَّ, وَمِنْ خَلْفِي, وَعَنْ يَمِينِي, وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي
O Allah I ask you to grant me the sweetness of looking at You and the passion for meeting You, without harming myself. اللهم إني أسألك لذة النظر إلى وجهك والشوق إلى لقائك في غير ضراء مضرة
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. رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
O Allah, let the moon shine on us in security and protection, free from problems and with Islam اللهم أهله علينا بالأمن والأمان والسلامة والإسلام
O Allah, send a perfect prayer and a complete greeting of peace upon the Prophet by whom knots are untied, calamities are averted, needs are fulfilled, aspirations are attained, good endings are received. [He who] the clouds deliver their rain by virtue of his noble countenance. [Bestow the same upon his Family and Companions, with every moment of an eye flicker, with every breath, by the number of everything that is known to You. اللَّهُمَّ صلّ صلاةً كاملةً وسلّمْ سلامًا تامًا على سيِّدنا مُحَمَّد الَّذي تنحلُ به العقدُ وتنفرجُ به الكُرَبُ وتُقْضَى به الحوائجُ وتُنَالُ به الرغائبُ وَحسنُ الخَوَاتِيم ويُستسقى الغمامُ بوجههِ الكريمِ وعلى آلهِ وصحبِهِ في كلِّ لَمحةٍ ونفسٍ بعددِ كلِّ معلومٍ لَكَ. آمين
Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed you have power over all things. رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ
O Allah, allow me to commemorate You, thank you and excel in worshipping you. اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك
O Allah, send your blessings on our master Muhammad ﷺ and the family of our master Muhammad ﷺ, as you have sent your blessings on our master Ibrahim and the family of our master Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad ﷺ and the family of our master Muhammad ﷺ, as you have blessed our master Ibrahim and the family of our master Ibrahim, across all the worlds. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ٱللَّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ في الْعَالَمِيْنَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people. رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
O my Lord, You are who You are and I am who I am. You keep on forgiving while I keep sinning. اللهم أنت أنت وأنا أنا، أنت العواد بالمغفرة وأنا العواد بالذنوب
Oh Allah, teach us the proper conduct with You, take us to the Path toward you. اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْنَا الأدَبَ مَعَكْ وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا الطَرِيْقَ إِلَيْك