Du’as – Page 2 – Hadith Answers

Nabi Dawud’s (‘alayhis salam) du’a for a good neighbour

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Is this du’a authentic?

عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ الْجَدَلِيِّ ، قَالَ : كَانَ دَاوُد النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَارٍ عَيْنُهُ تَرَانِي وَقَلْبُهُ يَرْعَانِي ، إِنْ رَأَى خَيْرًا دَفَنَهُ ، وَإِنْ رَأَى شَرًّا أَشَاعَهُ

Nabi Dawud (‘alayhis salam) used to supplicate:

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَارٍ عَيْنُهُ تَرَانِي وَقَلْبُهُ يَرْعَانِي ، إِنْ رَأَى خَيْرًا دَفَنَهُ ، وَإِنْ رَأَى شَرًّا أَشَاعَهُ

Allahuma inni a’udhu bika min jarin ‘aynuhu tarani wa qalbuhu yar’ani, in ra a khayran dafanahu wa in ra a sharran ash’ahu

“O Allah! I seek protection in you against such a neighbour that his eyes observe me and his heart scrutinizes me, plotting. When he sees good in me, he buries it. But when he sees something bad, he spreads it far and wide.”

A Comprehensive du’a

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Is this du’a authentic?

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah narrates that Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) made lots of du’as which we were unable to memorise. We said: “O Prophet of Allah, You have made many du’as which we were unable to memorise…

The du’a when leaving a gathering

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Is this du’a authentic?

Du’a when leaving a gathering:

Glory be to You, O Allah, with Your praises. I bear witness that there is no Deity besides You. I beg Your forgiveness and repent to You.

A follow up query on the du’a for protection from destruction by sin

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Some ‘Ulama recommend reading this du’a after Fajr and after Maghrib:

‘La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu yuhyi wa yumitu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shayin qadir‘

Is there any Hadith to support this?

When to recite the du’a ‘Allahumaj’al fiqalbi nura’

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Was the du’a (Allahumaj’al fiqalbi nura..) read in Salah or out of Salah as one narration of Sahih Muslim mentions that it was recited in Salah, and another states it was recited while going for Salah?

Du’a asking for health

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Please provide the reference and Arabic text for this supplication:

“O Allah! Make my body healthy, Make my hearing healthy, Make my eyesight healthy. There is no Deity but You”

The reward for saying ‘La ilaha illallah Allahu Akbar Wa la Hawla wa la Quwwata illa billah’

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “There is not anyone upon the earth who says: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no might nor power except by Allah, except that his sins shall be pardoned, even if they were like the foam of the sea.”

Reciting ‘Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘alamin hamday yuwafi ni’amahu’ thrice

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What is the reference and virtue for reciting this du’a? I have heard that you should recite it three times in the morning and three times in the evening.

Alhamdulillahirabbil ‘alamin, Hamdan yuwafi ni’amahu wa yukafi u mazidah

Authenticity of the du’a seeking protection from the evil of the limbs

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Please verify the authenticity of the du’a in this answer:

Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min sharri sam’i wa min sharri basari wa min sharri lisani wa min sharri qalbi wa min sharri maniyyi

O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my sight, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart, and the evil of my [private part].

A du’a to recite during the last ten days of Ramadan

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Du’a for the last 10 days of Ramadan:

اللهم اعتقني من النار وأدخلني الجنة

Allahumma a’tiqni minan nar wa adkhilni Al Jannata

O Allah! emancipate me from Jahannam and grant me entry into Jannah

A du’a of Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal (rahimahullah)

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Is this du’a found in a Hadith?

اللهم من كان من هذه الأمة على غير الحق وهو يظن أنه على الحق فرده إلى الحق ليكون من أهل الحق

Allahumma man kana min hadhihil ummati ‘ala ghayril haqqi wa huwa yadhunnu annahu ‘alal haqqi faruddahu ilal haqqi liyakuna min ahlil haqqi

A du’a to recite when in pain

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What is the reference for this narration?

Sayyiduna ‘Uthman ibn Abil ‘As (radiyallahu ‘anhu) once complained of some pain to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advised him:

“Place your hand at the place where you feel pain in your body and say ‘Bismillah‘ three times and seven times ‘A’udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhiru‘ (I seek refuge with Allah and His Might against the evil of what I feel and fear)

Correct wording of a du’a

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In the du’a:

اللهم إني أسألك الصحة والعفة، والأمانة وحسن الخلق، والرضا بالقدر

Is it الرضا or رضا?