Remembrance & Supplication

Azkar & Duas

Morning and evening remembrance, duas for everyday moments, the Namaz-e-Janaza method, and duas for Hajj & Umrah — all in one place.

Morning & Evening
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Asbahna wa asbahal mulku lillah, wal-hamdu lillah

We have entered the morning, and with it all sovereignty belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah. (In the evening, say "Amsayna wa amsal mulku lillah…")

Sahih Muslim

Ayat al-Kursi
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ

Allah — there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Reciting this verse (2:255) morning and evening is a means of protection throughout the day and night.

Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:255

Three Quls
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ · قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ · قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas are recited three times each in the morning and evening for protection, following the Prophet's own practice (peace be upon him).

Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi

Sayyid al-Istighfar
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ

Allahumma anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka…

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I hold to Your covenant as much as I am able. Known as "the master of seeking forgiveness" — whoever says it with conviction and passes away that day or night enters Paradise.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Tasbih
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi — 100 times

Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him. Whoever repeats this a hundred times in a day will have their sins wiped away, even if they were like the foam of the sea.

Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim

Protection
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ

Bismillahilladhi la yadurru ma'a ismihi shay'un fil ardi wa la fis-sama'…

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Said three times, it protects the reciter until the next morning or evening.

Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi

Waking Up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur

All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us [in sleep], and unto Him is the resurrection.

Before Eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Bismillah

In the name of Allah. If one forgets to say it at the start, they say "Bismillahi fi awwalihi wa akhirihi" (In the name of Allah at its beginning and end) upon remembering.

Leaving the House
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Bismillahi, tawakkaltu 'alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no power or strength except with Allah.

Entering the Home
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ

Allahumma inni as'aluka khayral-mawliji wa khayral-makhraji…

O Allah, I ask You for the best entrance and the best exit; in the name of Allah we enter and in the name of Allah we leave, and upon Allah, our Lord, we place our trust.

Relief from Anxiety
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ

Allahumma inni 'abduka ibnu 'abdika ibnu amatik, nasiyati bi yadik…

O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant; my forelock is in Your hand… I ask You by every name belonging to You to make the Qur'an the life of my heart and the departure of my grief and anxiety.

Before Sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live. Followed by Ayat al-Kursi and the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah for protection through the night.

Namaz-e-Janaza — the funeral prayer

Performed standing, with no bowing or prostration, in four takbirs. It is prayed collectively as a duty upon the community (fard kifayah).

1

First Takbir

Raise the hands and say "Allahu Akbar," then recite Surah Al-Fatiha silently (without an opening dua in most schools of thought).

2

Second Takbir

Say "Allahu Akbar" again, then recite Durood Ibrahim — the same blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited in the tashahhud of daily prayer.

3

Third Takbir — Dua for the deceased

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا، وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا

Allahumma-ghfir li hayyina wa mayyitina, wa shahidina wa gha'ibina…

O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whoever You keep alive among us, let them live upon Islam, and whoever You cause to die, let them die upon faith.

4

Fourth Takbir & Salam

Say "Allahu Akbar" a fourth time, pause briefly in silence (some add a short closing dua), then finish by turning the head right and left saying "As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah," just as in the daily prayers.

The Talbiyah
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk…

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed all praise, grace and sovereignty belong to You — You have no partner. Recited repeatedly from Ihram until the start of stoning on the Day of Sacrifice.

Entering Ihram
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ [أَوِ الْعُمْرَةَ] فَيَسِّرْهُ لِي وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنِّي

Allahumma inni uridul-Hajja (or al-'Umrata) fa yassirhu li wa taqabbalhu minni

O Allah, I intend to perform Hajj (or Umrah) — make it easy for me and accept it from me.

Starting Tawaf
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Bismillahi, wallahu akbar

Said while facing the Black Stone at the start of each circuit. Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, pilgrims recite: "Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina 'adhaban-nar" — Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Safa & Marwah (Sa'i)
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ

Innas-Safa wal-Marwata min sha'a'irillah

Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah — recited on approaching Safa before beginning Sa'i, followed by praising Allah and personal supplication atop each hill.

Day of Arafat
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir

There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things. The best of all duas is that said on the Day of Arafat.

Stoning the Jamarat
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Allahu Akbar — said with each of the seven pebbles

Allah is the Greatest — repeated with every pebble thrown at each of the three Jamarat over the days at Mina.