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10 most powerful duas every Muslim should know Ten selected duas for goodness, ease, provision, protection, knowledge, patience, guidance, forgiveness, contentment and a good ending.
A collection to learn with understanding “Most powerful” is the name of this selected collection, not a ranking established by Quran or hadith. Eight entries have Quran or narration references. Entries 9 and 10 are general personal supplications; their exact wording is not attributed here to the Prophet ﷺ.
Read with sincerity and trust in Allah. This selection does not prescribe a fixed repetition count or promise success, wealth, happiness or a particular outcome.
Success in both worlds Ease in hardship Lawful provision and sufficiency Protection from worries and debt Knowledge and wisdom Strength and patience Guidance and righteousness Forgiveness for parents and believers Contentment and a grateful heart A good ending and the Hereafter 01 / 10
Success in both worlds رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wafil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina 'adhaban-nar
Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Listen to the full Qur’an verse · Mishary Alafasy Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201 ↗ 02 / 10
Ease in hardship اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahlan wa anta taj‘alu al-hazna idha shi’ta sahlan
O Allah, there is no ease except in what You make easy, and You make difficulty easy if You will.
Hisn al-Muslim 139; reference to Ibn Hibban in its source notes ↗ 03 / 10
Lawful provision and sufficiency اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
Allaahummak-finee bihalaalika ‘an haraamika wa ‘aghninee bifadhlika ‘amman siwaaka
O Allah, suffice me with what You have allowed instead of what You have forbidden, and make me independent of all others besides You.
At-Tirmidhi: 3563 ↗ 04 / 10
Protection from worries and debt 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).
Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6369 ↗ 05 / 10
Knowledge and wisdom رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمٗا
Rabbi zidnee 'ilman
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Listen to the full Qur’an verse · Mishary Alafasy Surah Ta-Ha 20:114 ↗ 06 / 10
Strength and patience رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafireen
Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Listen to the full Qur’an verse · Mishary Alafasy Surah Al-Baqarah 2:250 ↗ 07 / 10
Guidance and righteousness اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي
Allahumma-hdini wa saddidni
O Allah, guide me and keep me on the right course.
Sahih Muslim 2725a ↗ 08 / 10
Forgiveness for parents and believers رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Rabbanaghfir lee wa liwalidayya wal-mu'mineena yawma yaqumul-hisab
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.
Listen to the full Qur’an verse · Mishary Alafasy Surah Ibrahim 14:41 ↗ 09 / 10
Contentment and a grateful heart اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي رَاضِيًا بِقَضَائِكَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي، وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ
Allahumma aj‘alni radiyan bi-qada’ika, wa barik li fima qasamta li, waj‘alni minash-shakirin
O Allah, grant me contentment with Your decree, bless me in what You have provided for me, and make me among those who are grateful.
General personal supplication — this exact wording is not verified here as Quran or authentic hadith.
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A good ending and the Hereafter اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ أَعْمَالِنَا خَوَاتِيمَهَا وَخَيْرَ أَيَّامِنَا يَوْمَ نَلْقَاكَ
Allahumma aj‘al khayra a‘malina khawatimaha wa khayra ayyamina yawma nalqak
O Allah, let the best of our deeds be the last ones we perform, and the best of our days be the day we meet You.
General personal supplication — this exact wording is not verified here as Quran or authentic hadith.
Keep the context close Number 6 is Quran 2:250, a prayer for patience and steadfastness in the account of Talut and Jalut. Read the surrounding verses with the source. Number 8 uses the Quranic “Rabbana” (“Our Lord”) from 14:41.
Available Quran recordings play the full verse; the written supplication may be an excerpt. General personal supplications have no recording in this collection.
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