Dua (supplication) and dhikr (remembrance of Allah) are two daily acts of worship that keep a Muslim connected to Allah in every circumstance: sleeping and waking, entering and leaving the home or mosque, before and after eating, while travelling, and in times of distress. This page brings together the most important duas reported from the Prophet ﷺ for these occasions, with their Arabic text, an easy transliteration, their meaning, and their source.
Why Does a Muslim Keep Up These Duas and Azkar?
Dhikr and dua are a continuous bond between a servant and their Lord that doesn't end when the prayer does — the Prophet ﷺ remembered Allah in every state, as reported by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). These reported azkar are transmitted texts — worded exactly as the Prophet ﷺ said them, not something people composed themselves — so it's recommended to hold to their exact wording, not just their general meaning.
How to Use This Page
Each section below is dedicated to a specific occasion, and includes the full Arabic text, then a Latin-letter transliteration for anyone not fluent in reading Arabic, then its meaning, and finally its source from a hadith or the Quran for anyone who wants to verify it or read further.
Morning and Evening Azkar
Among the greatest reported azkar — recommended in the morning after Fajr prayer, and in the evening after Asr prayer.
The Master Supplication for Forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar)
Allāhumma anta Rabbī lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa ana ‘abduka, wa ana ‘alā ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mā-staṭa‘tu, a‘ūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣana‘tu, abū’u laka bini‘matika ‘alayya, wa abū’u bidhanbī fa-ghfir lī, fa-innahu lā yaghfiru-dhdhunūba illā anta
O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise to You as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
Whoever says it with certainty in the evening and dies that night enters Paradise, and likewise if said with certainty in the morning.
We have reached the morning and with it all dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah alone; none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner.
In the evening it is said as "We have reached the evening, and with it all dominion belongs to Allah."
It's recommended to say Bismillah when starting wudu, and a dua is said after completing it that opens the eight gates of Paradise for the one who says it.
Ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, wa ash-hadu anna Muḥammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh
I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
Whoever says it after a thoroughly performed wudu will have the eight gates of Paradise opened for them, to enter through whichever they wish.
Astaghfirullāh (×3), Allāhumma anta-ssalāmu wa minka-ssalām, tabārakta yā dhā-ljalāli wa-l’ikrām. Subḥānallāh (×33), al-ḥamdu lillāh (×33), Allāhu akbar (×34)
I seek Allah's forgiveness (three times), then: O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace, blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honour. Then: Glory be to Allah (33 times), praise be to Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times).
Subḥāna-lladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahu muqrinīn, wa innā ilā Rabbinā lamunqalibūn. Allāhumma innā nas’aluka fī safarinā hādhā-lbirra wa-ttaqwā, wa mina-l‘amali mā tarḍā
Glory be to Him Who has made this subservient to us, and we could never have accomplished it by ourselves, and to our Lord we shall return. O Allah, we ask You for righteousness and piety on this journey of ours, and for deeds that please You.
There is no god but You, glory be to You; indeed I was among the wrongdoers.
Prophet Yunus (Jonah) called upon Allah with this dua from inside the whale, and it is reported from the Prophet ﷺ that no distressed person ever calls upon Allah with it except that Allah answers them (reported by At-Tirmidhi).
Lā ilāha illā-llāhu-l‘aẓīmu-lḥalīm, lā ilāha illā-llāhu Rabbu-l‘arshi-l‘aẓīm, lā ilāha illā-llāhu Rabbu-ssamāwāti wa Rabbu-l’arḍi wa Rabbu-l‘arshi-lkarīm
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Mighty, the Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.
Dhikr is calling Allah's greatness to mind through glorification, praise, magnification, seeking forgiveness, and similar phrases, while dua is asking Allah for a need or a good. Many reported azkar actually combine both within a single text.
Is it permissible to make dua in a language other than Arabic?
It is permissible to make dua in any language the one supplicating understands, wherever no specific wording has been reported. But for the azkar and duas reported from the Prophet ﷺ, it is best and most complete to say them in their original Arabic wording, given the eloquence and precision that doesn't fully translate — while it remains permissible to supplicate with their meaning in any language when needed or when Arabic isn't mastered.
Are these azkar obligatory, or are they Sunnah?
All the azkar on this page are recommended Sunnah, not obligatory — a Muslim is rewarded for keeping them up and is not sinful for leaving them, except where one functions as a condition of another act of worship, such as saying Bismillah before wudu according to some scholars.
What is the source of these duas?
Every dua and dhikr on this page is drawn from the Quran or from authentic Sunnah documented in recognized hadith collections such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawud, and Jami' at-Tirmidhi, with the source and hadith or verse number noted under each dua for verification and further reading.