Importance of Dua

Islam attached great importance to supplicating, as it is the direct means through which the slave communicates with his Lord. As Muslims we do not need any mediators between us and Allah. In this article we will highlight some supplications that were mentioned in the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,(may Allaah exalt his mention).

Supplications from the Quran

1. "Our Lord, condemn us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord, lay not on us a burden like that you laid on those before us. Our Lord, lay not on us what we have no strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and forgive us, and have mercy on us, You are our Protector, so give us Your help against the faithless people." [Quran 2]
   
2. "Our Lord, not for naught have you created that (Heavens and Earth and what is between] Glory be to You, so shield us from the penalty of the Fire. Our Lord, whom you admit to the Fire, you have covered them with shame. Our Lord, forgive us our sins, and blot out from us our iniquities, and gather us with those righteous (in the Hereafter). Our Lord, grant us what you promised us through Your Messengers, and do not shame us on the Day of Resurrection. Truly You, Allah never break Your promise.”[Quran 3-194]
   
3. "Our Lord, You are the Master of the Kingdom, You grant the Kingdom to whom You will, and expropriate the Kingdom from whom You will. You bring honor to whom You will and You let whom You will be disgraced. In Your Hand is all the good, for You are Powerful over everything. You cause the night to gain on the day, and You cause the day to gain on the night. You bring the living out of the dead and You bring the dead out of the living, and You give sustenance to whom You will without measure". [Quran 3-27]
   
4. "Our Lord, truly You know what we conceal, and what we reveal, and nothing is hidden from Allah whether on Earth or in Heaven". [Quran 14]
   
5. "Our Lord, forgive my parents and the faithful (people) when, the Day of Judgment comes. Our Lord, avert from us the wrath of Hell, for its wrath is indeed a grievous affliction. It is such a bad place to stay and abide". [Quran 25]
   
6. "Our Lord, in You we trust, and to You we return in repentance, to You is the destination (of all Your creation)."[Quran 60].
   
7. "Our Lord, forgive us our sins, and anything we may have done that transgressed our duty, and establish our feet firmly (when facing Your enemies)and help us against those that resist faith". [Quran 3]
   
8. "Our Lord, we have wronged our own souls, and if You do not forgive us, then we are certainly failures (losers)." [Quran 7]
   
9. "Our Lord, bestow on us Mercy from Yourself, and dispose of our affairs for us in the right way". [Quran 18]
   
10. "Our Lord, we do believe, so forgive us and have mercy on us, for You (Allah) are the most Merciful of any who show mercy". [Quran 23]
    
11. "Our Lord, Your reach is over all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your way and preserve them from the torment of the blazing Fire. Our Lord, grant them that they enter Paradise which You have promised them and the righteous of their fathers, and their wives, and their posterity for You are Exalted in might, full of wisdom. And preserve them from ills, for one whom You preserve from ill –on that Day of Judgment – You bestow mercy on him, and that is the supreme success". [Quran 40-9]
    
12. "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, And grant us Mercy from Your own presence, for You are (Allah) Granter of bounties without measure. Our Lord, You are He that will gather all the people together against a day which there is no doubt, for Allah never break his promise". [Quran 3-9]

Supplications Collected From The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam :

1. “O Allah, forgive my sins, my ignorance, and my extravagance in my affairs, and that which You know better than I.”
   
2. “O Allah, forgive my earnestness, my frivolity, my mistakes and (wrong) intentions, and all of that I have done.”
   
3. “O Allah, purify my heart from hypocrisy, and my actions from show (dissimulation), my tongue from lies, and my eyes from the breach of trust and betrayal. For You are “Allah”, Who certainly knows treacherous eyes and what breasts conceal.”
   
4. “O Allah, the Turner (Controller) of hearts, turn my heart to Your obedience.”
   
5. “O Allah, I seek Your love, and the love of those who love You, and let me love to do every good act, which makes me closer to You.”
   
6. “O Allah, let your love become in my heart – dearer than my own soul, and dearer than my own property, and my family, and even dearer than the cold water when I am dying of thirst.”
   
7. “O Allah, let my love be for Your sake, and my hate for Your sake. Let me live for Your sake, and act for Your sake, and let me die for Your sake (as a martyr).”
   
8. “O Allah, instill Your fear in my heart (so that I can fear you even without seeing you), fill our hearts with faith, and make us guided and guiders (to others), and strengthen us in truthful speech, in both this life and in the Hereafter.”
   
9. “O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and support and provide for me, let there be light in my heart, light in my sight, light in my hearing, and light in my own soul.”
   
10. “O Allah, improve my religion (faith) which is the prevention of my affairs, and make my life (in this world) good, wherein is my livelihood, and make my Hereafter good, wherein is my return.”
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11. “O Allah, lengthen my life for me, for more good deeds, and let death be a consolation for me from all evil deeds.”
    
12. “O Allah, the true life is but the life of the Hereafter.”
    
13. “O Allah, Give us good in this world, and in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the Fire.”
    
14. “O Allah, forgive me (my sins) from before, and the sins to follow.”
    
15. “O Allah, forgive me what I have done in secret, and what I have done in public, and forgive all that You know about me which I have forgotten, and let my secret self [what I conceal] be better than the apparent [that I reveal].”

From: Let us Remember Allah and praise Him