Duas

Qitaal Qunoot

• tasbih: - subhanallah x33 - alhamdulillah x33 - Allah akbar x33  - followed by Laa ilaaha ill-Allah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulku wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qad****eer (there is none worthy of worship except Allah alone with no partner. to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He has power over everything)

it is narrated by Abu Huraira that if anyone extols Allah after every prayer thirty-three times, and praises Allah thirty-three times, and declares His Greatness thirty-three times, ninety-nine times in all, and says to complete a hundred: “There is no god but Allah, having no partner with Him, to Him belongs sovereignty and to Him is praise due, and He is Potent over everything,” his sins will be forgiven even if these are as abundant as the foam of the sea. (Sahih Muslim 597a)

• Istighfar: - astaghfirullah x3
• Ayatul Kursi

Hadith: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi at the end of every obligatory prayer, nothing but death will prevent him from entering Paradise.”

لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin (There is no God but You, Holy art Thou. I have indeed been of the wrongdoers).

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Laa hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no strength of power except Allah)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ حُسْنَ الْخَاتِمَةِ

Allahumma inni asaluka husnul khatima (O Allah, grant me a good and beautiful end to my life).

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

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika minal-hammi walhazani, wal’ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, wa dhala’id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from grief and sadness, from weakness and from laziness, from miserliness and from cowardice, from being overcome by debt and overpowered by men, i.e. others).

there are, of course, many others. these are just a select few to avoid overwhelm and to encourage. there is a hadith that says, if, after praying, one stays on their prayer mat and does not break their wudhu (ablution), the angels keep on asking for Allah’s blessings and forgiveness for them. they say ‘O Allah! Forgive him and be Merciful to him’. (Sahih al-Bukhari 659)

This supplication is a powerful protection against the whispers and disturbances of Shaytan (Satan), seeking Allah’s refuge from their influence and presence. It is a reminder for believers to turn to Allah for safety and peace of mind.

اللَّهُمَّ احفَظْنَا مِن كُلِّ بَلاءِ الدُّنْيَا وعذابِ الآخِرَةِ.

Allahumma ihfazna min kulli bala’i ad-dunya wa ‘adhabi al-akhirah.

O Allah, protect us from all the trials of this world and the torment of the Hereafter.

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir.

“My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.”
(Surah Al-Qasas 28:24)

This verse is a supplication made by Prophet Musa (Moses, peace be upon him) when he sought refuge and sustenance from Allah after fleeing Egypt and arriving in Madyan. It is a profound expression of humility and reliance on Allah for provision and guidance.

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Āyat al-Kursī (1x)  
اللّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ… [Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255]

Subḥānallāh (33x)  
Alḥamdulillāh (33x)  
Allāhu Akbar (33x)  

Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,  
lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-ḥamdu, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr. (1x)

Surah Al-Ikhlāṣ (3x):  
Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad. Allāhu al-ṣamad. Lam yalid wa lam yūlad.  
Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥad. [Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4]

Surah Al-Falaq (3x):  
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi al-falaq. Min sharri mā khalaq. Wa min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab.  
Wa min sharri al-naffāthāti fi-l-ʿuqad. Wa min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad. [Surah Al-Falaq 113:1-5]

Surah Al-Nās (3x):  
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi al-nās. Maliki al-nās. Ilāhi al-nās.  
Min sharri al-waswāsi al-khannās. Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri al-nās.  
Min al-jinnati wa al-nās. [Surah Al-Nas 114:1-6]

Aṣbaḥnā wa aṣbaḥa al-mulku lillāh, wa al-ḥamdu lillāh,  
lā ilāha illa allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah,  
lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-ḥamdu wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr.  
Rabb as’aluka khayra mā fī hādhā al-yawm wa khayra mā baʿdahu,  
wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fī hādhā al-yawm wa sharri mā baʿdahu.  
Rabb aʿūdhu bika min al-kasali, wa sū’i al-kibri,  
Rabb aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābin fī al-nāri wa ʿadhābin fī al-qabri.

Aṣbaḥnā wa aṣbaḥa al-mulku lillāh, Rabbi al-ʿālamīn.  
Allāhumma innī as’aluka khayra hādhā al-yawm: fatḥahu, wa naṣrahu, wa nūrahu, wa barakatahu, wa hudāhu.  
Wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fīhi wa sharri mā baʿdahu.  
Allāhumma bika aṣbaḥnā wa bika amsaynā wa bika naḥyā wa bika namūtu wa ilayka al-nushūr.  
Aṣbaḥnā ʿalā fiṭrati al-Islām, wa ʿalā kalimati al-ikhlāṣ, wa ʿalā dīni nabiyyinā Muḥammad ﷺ, wa ʿalā millati abīnā Ibrāhīm, ḥanīfan musliman wa mā kāna min al-mushrikīn.

Allāhumma innī aṣbaḥtu ushhiduka wa ushhidu ḥamalata ʿarshika wa malā’ikataka wa jamīʿa khalqika,  
anna-ka anta Allāhu lā ilāha illā anta waḥdaka lā sharīka laka, wa anna Muḥammadan ʿabduka wa rasūluka. (4x)

Allāhumma mā aṣbaḥa bī min niʿmatin aw bi-aḥadin min khalqika fa-minka waḥdaka lā sharīka laka,  
fa-laka al-ḥamdu wa laka al-shukr.

Allāhumma innī as’aluka ʿilman nāfiʿan, wa rizqan ṭayyiban, wa ʿamalan mutaqabbalan.

Allāhumma ʿālim al-ghaybi wa al-shahādah, fāṭir al-samāwāti wa al-arḍ, rabba kulli shay’in wa malīkahu,  
ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā anta,  
aʿūdhu bika min sharri nafsī, wa min sharri al-shayṭāni wa shirkihi, wa an aqtarifa ʿalā nafsī sū’an aw ajurrahu ilā muslim.

Yā Ḥayy yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth, aṣliḥ lī sha’nī kullahu wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn.

Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-ʿafwa wa al-ʿāfiyah fī al-dunyā wa al-ākhirah.

Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-ʿafwa wa al-ʿāfiyah: fī dīnī wa dunyāya wa ahlī wa mālī,  
Allāhumma astur ʿawrātī, wa āmin rawʿātī,  
Allāhumma iḥfaẓnī min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfī, wa ʿan yamīnī, wa ʿan shimālī, wa min fawqī, wa aʿūdhu bi-ʿaẓamatika an ughtāla min taḥtī.

Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī badanī,  
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī samʿī,  
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī baṣarī, lā ilāha illā anta.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min al-kufr wa al-faqr,  
wa aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhāb al-qabr, lā ilāha illā anta. (3x)

Ḥasbiyallāhu lā ilāha illā huwa ʿalayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa rabbul-ʿarshil-ʿaẓīm. (7x)

Bismi Allāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shay’un fī al-arḍi wa lā fī al-samā’, wa huwa al-samīʿu al-ʿalīm. (3x)

Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq. (3x)

Raḍītu bi-Allāhi rabban, wa bi-al-islāmi dīnan, wa bi-Muḥammadin nabiyyan. (3x)

Subḥāna Allāhi wa bi-ḥamdih. (3x)  
ʿAdada khalqih, wa riḍā nafsih, wa zinata ʿarshih, wa midāda kalimātih. (3x)

Subḥāna Allāhi wa bi-ḥamdih. (100x)

Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-ḥamdu, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr. (1x, 10x, or 100x)

Allāhumma anta rabbī, lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa anā ʿabduk,  
wa anā ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mā istaṭaʿt,  
aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt,  
abū’u laka biniʿmatika ʿalayya wa abū’u bi-dhanbī,  
fa-ghfir lī fa-innahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba illā anta.

Rabbi ghfir lī wa tub ʿalayya, innaka anta al-tawwābu al-raḥīm. (100x)

Allāhumma ṣalli wa sallim ʿalā nabiyyinā Muḥammad. (100x)

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَجُلاً يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ ”‏ لَقَدْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي إِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى وَإِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: “The Prophet (saas) heard a man say: ‘Allahumma! Inni as’aluka bi-annaka Antallahul-Ahadus-Samad, alladhi lam yalid wa lam yuwlud, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad (O Allah! I ask You by virtue of Your being Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who begets not nor was begotten, and there is none co-equal or comparable to Him).’ The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: ‘He has asked Allah by His Greatest Name, which if He is asked thereby He gives, and if He is called upon thereby He answers.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah 3857

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3857

اللهم دلني على من يدلني عليك و اوصلني الى من يوصلني اليك

Allahumma dulani ‘ala man yadulluni ‘alayk, wa awsilni ila man yusiluni ilayk.

Oh Allah! Direct me to those whom You have directed to Yourself, and connect me to those whom You have connected unto Yourself!

“Rabbi Habli Minas Saliheen” translates to "My Lord, grant me a righteous child". It is a short but powerful supplication (dua) that the Prophet Ibrahim recited to Allah. 

The Prophet Ibrahim’s dua was answered, and he had two sons, Ismael and Isaac. This is mentioned in Surah Ibrahim, Aya 39th.

Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem.

This is a profound spiritual question — and may Allah open for you the inner door of intimate discourse (munājah), for it is from His love that He even causes the servant to think about making duʿā’.

Let us approach this reluctance you’re experiencing through three perspectives, rooted in Islamic epistemology:

There is no textual obligation from the Qur’an or Sunnah that necessitates making personal du‘āʾ (i.e., asking Allah for specific things) after each of the five obligatory prayers.

What is encouraged:

‘Invoke your Lord with humility and in private. Verily, He does not love the transgressors.’
Quran 7:55

Du‘āʾ is open-ended, as the Prophet ﷺ said:

“Du‘āʾ is worship.” (Hadith - Abu Dawud 1479)
This means du‘āʾ is not tied to when, but rather to how — with humility and sincerity.

However, after obligatory prayers, the Prophet ﷺ was narrated to have made general dhikr, such as:

• Astaghfirullah x3

• Allāhumma antas-salām wa minkas-salām…

• Reciting Ayat al-Kursi Quran 2:255

• Tasbih/Fatimah dhikr: Subḥānallāh (33x), Alḥamdulillāh (33x), Allāhu Akbar (34x)

According to the four madhāhib:

• Maliki / Shafi‘i / Hanafi / Hanbali:
  Du‘āʾ after Ṣalāh is not fard, not sunnah mu’akkadah (confirmed Sunnah), but mustaḥabb (recommended) — if done privately and not loudly all the time.

  Public, loud du‘āʾ regularly after fard prayers was not the norm in the time of the Prophet ﷺ, except occasionally or in specific contexts (e.g. after calamities, in Qunūt).

Du‘āʾ is not a ritual obligation like ṣalāh — it is an intimate unveiling of need, a **self-annihilation into Divine Pr

esence**.

So, don’t restrict du‘āʾ to after ṣalāh. It’s your lifeline at any time — especially in sujūd, last third of the night, or times of need. The point is presence, not formality.

• The heart (qalb) is like a balloon floating in the vast sky of God’s Mercy.

• The du‘āʾ is the string that keeps your balloon tethered — not just after ṣalāh, but throughout your life.

• Whether after prayer or in a moment of solitude, what matters is: Are you reaching for Him, or are you drifting?