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The short answer
The dua finder lists the dua for each situation from the hadith and the Quran, with its Arabic, meaning, source and grade. For waking up it gives the words in Sahih al-Bukhari 6312, sahih by inclusion. Choose a situation, such as eating, travelling or worry, to see only its duas. Every dua here comes from a checked record.
What do you say when you wake up and when you go to sleep?
Lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahu l-mulku wa lahu l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr. Al-ḥamdu lillāh, wa subḥāna llāh, wa lā ilāha illā llāh, wa llāhu akbar, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh. Then: Allāhumma ighfir lī.
There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. Praise is for Allah, glory is for Allah, there is no god but Allah, Allah is most great, and there is no might and no power except through Allah. Then: O Allah, forgive me.
Reported by 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him. For someone who wakes in the night. The report says to say these words and then "O Allah, forgive me", or to make another dua.
The report adds that the dua is answered, and that if the person makes wudu (the washing for prayer) and prays, the prayer is accepted.
What it does not say. It does not name Tahajjud or the last third of the night, and it sets no number of rak'ahs (units of prayer). It does not say the words come before every night prayer.
Allāhumma aslamtu wajhī ilayk, wa fawwaḍtu amrī ilayk, wa alja'tu ẓahrī ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk. Lā malja'a wa lā manjā minka illā ilayk. Āmantu bi-kitābika lladhī anzalt, wa bi-nabiyyika lladhī arsalt.
O Allah, I submit my face to You, I entrust my affair to You, and I lean my back on You, in hope and in fear of You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You sent down, and in Your Prophet whom You sent.
Reported by Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said: when you come to your bed, make wudu as for prayer, lie on your right side and say this. Al-Bara' repeated it back with 'Your messenger', and the Prophet told him to say 'Your prophet'.
The report adds "if you die, you die on the fitrah", and says to make these the last words you say.
What it does not say. It does not call the dua compulsory, and it gives no other bedtime wording. The sunnah.com English renders "fitrah" as "the religion of Islam"; the Arabic says fitrah, and this page does not explain it.
Dua for forgetting Bismillah at the start of a meal
Remembering partway through (Abu Dawud)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Bismillāhi awwalahū wa ākhirah.
In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.
Reported by 'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. The Prophet said that whoever forgets to mention Allah's name at the start of eating should say this.
What it does not say. It does not say the meal is spoiled or sinful without Bismillah, and it states no ruling level.
In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.
Reported by 'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. A separate report of the same teaching, with this wording: whoever forgets at the start of eating says this.
What it does not say. It does not say a meal is invalid without it, and it states no ruling level.
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa aṭʿimnā khayran minh.
O Allah, bless it for us and feed us better than it.
Reported by 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said that when one of you eats food, he should say this.
What it does not say. It gives no reward or count. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 11 gradings recorded, 4 (from 4 graders) call it weak and 7 (from 5 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Reported by 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said that when he is given milk to drink, a person should say this.
What it does not say. It gives no reward or count, and it is graded differently. Of the 11 gradings recorded, 4 (from 4 graders) call it weak and 7 (from 5 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi lladhī aṭʿamanī hādhā wa razaqanīhi min ghayri ḥawlin minnī wa lā quwwah.
Praise belongs to Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me, without any might or power of my own.
Reported by Sahl ibn Mu'adh ibn Anas, from his father, Mu'adh ibn Anas, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said this of whoever eats food and then says these words.
The report adds that the one who says it has his past sins forgiven.
What it does not say. It does not mention forgiveness of future sins, and it gives no count. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 40 gradings recorded, 2 (from 2 graders) call it weak and 29 (from 8 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Praise be to Allah: much praise, good and blessed.
Reported by Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet used to say this when he raised his dining sheet. This card shows the opening of the wording, which the report continues.
What it does not say. It gives no fixed count. It is a separate report from the Tirmidhi wording, not a replacement for it.
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi lladhī aṭʿamanā wa saqānā wa jaʿalanā muslimīn.
Praise to Allah, who fed us, gave us drink and made us Muslims.
Reported by Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said this when he finished his food.
What it does not say. It does not say the sentence is fabricated. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 26 gradings recorded, 17 (from 5 graders) call it weak and 4 (from 2 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.
Reported by 'Abdullah ibn Busr, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet ate at a host's home, and when the host asked him to make dua for them, he said this.
What it does not say. It does not make this the only dua for a host, and it gives no count or reward.
11AuthenticSahih Muslim 2042, sahih by inclusion in Sahih Muslim; 2 other gradings are listed with their grader in the sources list
Subḥāna lladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahū muqrinīn, wa innā ilā rabbinā la-munqalibūn. Allāhumma innā nas'aluka fī safarinā hādhā l-birra wa t-taqwā, wa mina l-ʿamali mā tarḍā. Allāhumma hawwin ʿalaynā safaranā hādhā waṭwi ʿannā buʿdah. Allāhumma anta ṣ-ṣāḥibu fi s-safari wa l-khalīfatu fi l-ahl. Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min waʿthā'i s-safari wa ka'ābati l-manẓari wa sū'i l-munqalabi fi l-māli wa l-ahl.
Glorified be He Who has subdued these to us, and we were not capable (of subduing them). And indeed, to our Lord we surely are returning. O Allah, on this journey of ours we ask You for righteousness and piety, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and fold up its distance for us. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the One left in charge of the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel, from a sight that brings sorrow, and from an evil return to property and family.
Reported by 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said the takbir three times once settled on his camel to set out, then these words. On the way back he said the same and added "Returning, repenting, worshipping, and praising our Lord."
What it does not say. It names a camel, not cars or planes, and it gives no reward. The boarding words below and the town dua are separate reports.
12AuthenticSahih Muslim 1342, sahih by inclusion in Sahih Muslim; 7 other gradings are listed with their grader in the sources list
In the name of Allah. Praise be to Allah. Glorified be He Who has subdued these to us, and we were not capable (of subduing them). And indeed, to our Lord we surely are returning. Praise be to Allah, three times. Allah is most great, three times. Glory be to You. I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
Reported by 'Ali ibn Rabi'ah, who watched 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him. 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said these words as a riding animal was brought for him, and then laughed, saying he had seen the Prophet do the same and laugh.
The report adds that the Prophet said his Lord is pleased with a servant who says "forgive me my sins", knowing that none forgives sins but Him.
What it does not say. It names a riding animal, not a car or a plane. The words are 'Ali's own practice, and he said he saw the Prophet do the same: they are not quoted from the Prophet's mouth. It is a separate report from the travel dua.
13AuthenticSunan Abi Dawud 2602, graded hasan or sahih; separately, one strengthened grading: hasan through other routes
اللَّهمَّ ربَّ السَّماواتِ السَّبعِ وما أظلَلنَ ، وربَّ الأرضينَ وما أقلَلنَ، وربَّ الشَّياطينِ وما أضلَلنَ ، وربَّ الرِّياحِ وما ذَرَينَ، فإنَّا نسألُكَ خيرَ هذِهِ القريةِ، وخيرَ أَهْلِها، ونعوذُ بِكَ من شرِّها وشرِّ أَهْلِها وشرِّ ما فيها
Allāhumma rabba s-samāwāti s-sabʿi wa mā aẓlalna, wa rabba l-araḍīna wa mā aqlalna, wa rabba sh-shayāṭīni wa mā aḍlalna, wa rabba r-riyāḥi wa mā dharayn. Fa-innā nas'aluka khayra hādhihi l-qaryah, wa khayra ahlihā, wa naʿūdhu bika min sharrihā wa sharri ahlihā wa sharri mā fīhā.
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they shade, Lord of the earths and all they bear, Lord of the devils and all they mislead, Lord of the winds and all they scatter: we ask You for the good of this town and of its people, and we seek Your protection from its evil, the evil of its people and the evil within it.
Reported by Suhayb, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet never saw a town he wanted to enter without saying this on seeing it.
What it does not say. It is not part of the travel dua and gives no reward. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 21 gradings recorded, 1 (from 1 grader) call it weak and 14 (from 9 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhū wa rasūluh.
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.
Reported by 'Uqba ibn 'Amir, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet named these words for whoever performs wudu and then says them.
What it does not say. This is one version of the report; another version has the testimony without "wahdahu la sharika lahu". These words are not called the "second kalima" in the report.
Allāhumma rabba hādhihi d-daʿwati t-tāmmah, wa ṣ-ṣalāti l-qā'imah, āti Muḥammadani l-wasīlata wa l-faḍīlah, wa abʿathhu maqāman maḥmūdan alladhī waʿadtah.
O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer that is about to be established, give Muhammad the wasilah and the fadilah, and raise him to the praised station that You promised him.
Reported by Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him. The report gives these words for whoever says them when he hears the call to prayer. It is one report of one supplication, not a general dua for every adhan. It names the wasilah and the fadilah without explaining them.
The report adds that the Prophet's intercession becomes due for the one who says it, on the Day of Resurrection.
What it does not say. It adds nothing to these words: extra phrases need their own reports. It does not say the dua is said after the adhan has finished (the Arabic says "when he hears the call"), and it gives no count or explanation of what the intercession consists of. Al-Bukhari included it in his Sahih. A classical remark, recorded in a later work, questions how one narrator in the chain passed it on. That is a remark on one narrator's transmission, not a grading of the report, and the remark does not call the report weak. The sources list shows who recorded it.
Allāhumma anta s-salāmu wa minka s-salām, tabārakta dhā l-jalāli wa l-ikrām.
O Allah, You are Peace, and peace comes from You. Blessed are You, O Possessor of glory and honour.
Reported by Thawban, may Allah be pleased with him. When the Prophet finished his prayer he sought forgiveness three times and then said this. The report does not quote the words of the seeking of forgiveness.
What it does not say. It gives no reward. The wording "astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah" is a later narrator's answer to a question, not quoted from the Prophet.
Allāhumma innī astakhīruka bi-ʿilmika, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, wa asʾaluka min faḍlika l-ʿaẓīm, fa-innaka taqdiru wa lā aqdiru, wa taʿlamu wa lā aʿlamu, wa anta ʿallāmu l-ghuyūb. Allāhumma in kunta taʿlamu anna hādha l-amra khayrun lī fī dīnī wa maʿāshī wa ʿāqibati amrī, fa-qdurhu lī wa yassirhu lī thumma bārik lī fīh. Wa in kunta taʿlamu anna hādha l-amra sharrun lī fī dīnī wa maʿāshī wa ʿāqibati amrī, fa-ṣrifhu ʿannī wa-ṣrifnī ʿanhu, wa-qdur li l-khayra ḥaythu kāna, thumma arḍinī bih.
O Allah, I ask You to choose what is good for me, by Your knowledge, and I ask You for ability, by Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. For You are able and I am not able, You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter is good for me in my religion, my livelihood and the outcome of my affairs, then decree it for me, make it easy for me and bless me in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood and the outcome of my affairs, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree the good for me wherever it is, then make me content with it.
Reported by Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet taught this as he taught a surah of the Quran: when one of you intends a matter, he prays two rak'ahs other than the prescribed prayer, then says this, and names his need.
What it does not say. It names no time of day, no surahs for the two rak'ahs and no count, and says nothing about sleeping after the prayer, dreams or signs. The narrator twice adds a second wording after "or he said"; this card keeps the first wording.
Morning: Allāhumma bika aṣbaḥnā wa bika amsaynā wa bika naḥyā wa bika namūtu wa ilayka l-maṣīr. Evening: Allāhumma bika amsaynā wa bika aṣbaḥnā wa bika naḥyā wa bika namūtu wa ilayka n-nushūr.
Morning: O Allah, by You we enter the morning, by You we enter the evening, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the return. Evening: O Allah, by You we enter the evening, by You we enter the morning, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.
Reported by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet used to teach his companions to say the first in the morning and the second in the evening.
What it does not say. It gives no fixed count and no worldly reward. Some reports and graders give the endings the other way round ("to You is the resurrection" in the morning, "to You is the return" in the evening); this card shows the order in Tirmidhi.
19AuthenticJami' at-Tirmidhi 3391, graded hasan or sahih; separately, one strengthened grading: it has witnesses that raise it to sahih
Amsaynā wa amsā l-mulku lillāh, wa l-ḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah.
We have entered the evening, and the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise is due to Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner.
Reported by 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him. When evening came, the Prophet used to say this. The report then adds a continuation, remembered through a later narrator, with a request for the good of that night and refuge from its evil; this card does not show it.
What it does not say. It does not give the morning version, a count, or say that the Prophet said it every evening.
Allāhumma innī as'aluka l-ʿāfiyata fi d-dunyā wa l-ākhirah. Allāhumma innī as'aluka l-ʿafwa wa l-ʿāfiyata fī dīnī wa dunyāya wa ahlī wa mālī.
O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the next. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family and my property.
Reported by 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet never failed to say these words in the evening and in the morning. The report continues, which this card does not show.
What it does not say. It gives no count and no worldly reward.
Bismillāhi lladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa smihī shay'un fi l-arḍi wa lā fi s-samā'i wa huwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīm.
In the name of Allah, with Whose name nothing on earth or in heaven causes harm. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Reported by 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet taught these words, to be said three times.
The report adds that whoever says them three times is not struck by sudden affliction until morning, and whoever says them three times in the morning is not struck until evening.
What it does not say. It gives no count other than three and no other reward. It does not explain why anyone else falls ill, and it is not a medical claim.
Allāhumma ahillahū ʿalaynā bi l-yumni wa l-īmān, wa s-salāmati wa l-islām, rabbī wa rabbuka llāh.
O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.
Reported by Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah, may Allah be pleased with him. When the Prophet saw the new crescent he would say this. The last words address the crescent.
What it does not say. It gives no reward, no count and no direction to face. The Prophet said it on seeing the crescent, not on a date, and it does not settle how a month begins. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 15 gradings recorded, 2 (from 2 graders) call it weak and 8 (from 5 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
What do you say when you are worried, afraid or have made a mistake?
Dua for anxiety, stress, worry and distress
A dua is not a substitute for care. If you are ill, in pain or struggling with anxiety, speak to your GP or another health professional, and call NHS 111 if it is urgent.
When a matter distressed him
يَا حَىُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth.
O Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help.
Reported by Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him. Whenever a matter distressed the Prophet, he would say this.
What it does not say. It is not a form of istighfar (seeking forgiveness): its last word means "I seek help". It gives no count and no promised result. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 8 gradings recorded, 3 (from 3 graders) call it weak and 4 (from 3 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!
Reported by Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. The reporter says that Ibrahim, peace be upon him, said these words when he was thrown into the fire, and that the Prophet said them when they said that people had gathered against the believers.
What it does not say. It gives no count, time of day, worldly result or reward. It is the reporter's account of who said the words and when, not a saying of the Prophet about Ibrahim.
Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina ẓ-ẓālimīn.
There is no god but You; glory be to You; indeed I have been among the wrongdoers.
Reported by Sa'd, may Allah be pleased with him, as the chain gives the name. The Prophet called this the supplication of Dhun-Nun, who is Yunus, peace be upon him, calling out in the belly of the fish. The sunnah.com English names him Yunus; the lesson on this dua gives the commentary behind it.
The report adds that no Muslim supplicates with it for anything without Allah responding to him.
What it does not say. It gives no count, no time and no named outcome beyond Allah responding. Its grade rests on one grading.
26AuthenticJami' at-Tirmidhi 3505, graded sahih on one grading only, as shown on sunnah.com (the grader is in the sources list)
Allāhumma anta rabbī, lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa ana ʿabduka, wa ana ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mastaṭaʿtu. Aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu. Abū'u laka biniʿmatika ʿalayya wa abū'u laka bidhanbī, faghfir lī fa-innahū lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā anta.
O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I hold to Your covenant and promise as far as I can. I seek Your refuge from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin. Forgive me, for no one forgives sins but You.
Reported by Shaddad ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet called this the master of seeking forgiveness (sayyid al-istighfar).
The report adds that whoever says it by day with firm conviction and dies that day before evening, or says it at night with firm conviction and dies before morning, is among the people of Paradise.
What it does not say. It gives no count. It says day and night, not morning and evening, and it promises nothing for saying it without conviction.
Dua for illness and sickness: words for a sick person
A dua is not a substitute for care. If you are ill, in pain or struggling with anxiety, speak to your GP or another health professional, and call NHS 111 if it is urgent.
Words to say to someone who is ill
لاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Lā ba's, ṭahūrun in shā'a llāh.
No harm, a purification, if Allah wills.
Reported by Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. Whenever the Prophet visited a sick person, he used to say this to him.
What it does not say. It does not promise that every illness is a purification for everyone, and these are not the only words for visiting the sick.
A dua is not a substitute for care. If you are ill, in pain or struggling with anxiety, speak to your GP or another health professional, and call NHS 111 if it is urgent.
Bismillāh (three times). Aʿūdhu billāhi wa qudratihī min sharri mā ajidu wa uḥādhir (seven times).
Put your hand on the place where you feel pain and say "In the name of Allah" three times. Then say seven times: I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.
Reported by 'Uthman ibn Abi al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him. The reporter complained to the Prophet of a pain he had felt in his body since he became Muslim, and the Prophet said this to him.
What it does not say. It makes no medical claim and does not replace treatment. The counts, three and seven, are the report's own.
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn, allāhumma'jurnī fī muṣībatī wa akhlif lī khayran minhā.
We belong to Allah and to Him we return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and give me something better than it in its place.
Reported by Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her. The Prophet taught these words, which Allah has commanded, for any Muslim struck by a calamity.
The report adds that Allah gives the one who says it something better in its place. Umm Salamah said it when her husband, Abu Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him, died.
What it does not say. It sets no count and no time limit, and does not say what the "something better" will be for anyone else. It is about the speaker's own calamity, not a condolence formula for someone else's loss.
30AuthenticSahih Muslim 918, sahih by inclusion in Sahih Muslim; 5 other gradings are listed with their grader in the sources list
Allāhumma ighfir lahu warḥamhu, wa ʿāfihi waʿfu ʿanhu, wa akrim nuzulahu, wa wassiʿ mudkhalahu, waghsilhu bi l-mā'i wa th-thalji wa l-barad, wa naqqihi mina l-khaṭāyā kamā naqqayta th-thawba l-abyaḍa mina d-danas, wa abdilhu dāran khayran min dārihi, wa ahlan khayran min ahlihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi, wa adkhilhu l-jannah, wa aʿidh-hu min ʿadhābi l-qabri aw min ʿadhābi n-nār.
O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, grant him wellbeing and pardon him. Honour his reception and widen his entrance. Wash him with water, snow and hail, and cleanse him of wrongs as the white garment is cleansed of dirt. Give him in exchange a home better than his home, a family better than his family and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him to Paradise, and protect him from the torment of the grave or from the torment of the Fire.
Reported by 'Awf ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him. A dua for a dead person at a funeral prayer: the reporter memorised part of the Prophet's dua when he prayed over a funeral, and said he wished he had been the one prayed for.
What it does not say. The Arabic joins the grave and the Fire with "or", not "and". It does not say at which takbir the dua is said, and it does not say the deceased is admitted to Paradise: the line asks for it. The wording is masculine ("him", "his"); the report gives no guidance on how it changes for a woman, and this page does not adapt it.
As-salāmu ʿalaykum ahla d-diyāri mina l-mu'minīna wa l-muslimīn, wa innā in shā'a llāhu la-lāḥiqūn. As'alu llāha lanā wa lakumu l-ʿāfiyah.
Peace be upon you, people of these abodes, among the believers and the Muslims. We will, if Allah wills, join you. I ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.
Reported by Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet used to teach his companions what to say when they went out to the graves, and one of them would say this. This is the longer wording, as one of the two narrators gives it; the other's is shorter: 'Peace be upon the people of the abodes.'
What it does not say. It gives no reward or count, and no ruling on visiting graves beyond what it states.
Al-ḥamdu lillāh. Yarḥamuka llāh. Yahdīkumu llāhu wa yuṣliḥu bālakum.
The sneezer says "Praise be to Allah". The person who hears says "May Allah have mercy on you". The sneezer answers: "May Allah guide you and set your affairs right."
Reported by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet told the one who sneezes to say Alhamdulillah, and told his brother or companion to reply, and the sneezer to answer.
What it does not say. It sets no penalty for forgetting, and it does not say the reply is due if the sneezer does not praise Allah.
Praise is for Allah, by whose favour good deeds are completed.
Reported by 'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. When the Prophet saw something he liked, he would say this.
What it does not say. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 7 gradings recorded, 2 (from 2 graders) call it weak and 5 (from 3 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Reported by 'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. When the Prophet saw something he disliked, he would say this.
What it does not say. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 7 gradings recorded, 2 (from 2 graders) call it weak and 5 (from 3 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Reported by Usamah ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet said that whoever has a kindness done to him and says this to the doer has gone to the utmost in praise. The wording is for one man.
What it does not say. It sets no reply, reward or count, and does not say who may say it to whom. It is graded differently, so it is not shown as authentic. Of the 26 gradings recorded, 3 (from 2 graders) call it weak and 19 (from 9 graders) accept it; the rest are remarks.
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti llāhi t-tāmmati min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah.
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every shaytan and every harmful creature, and from every harmful eye.
Reported by Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them, with these words, saying that "your father" used to seek refuge by them for Ismail and Ishaq, peace be upon them. The Arabic does not name him; the sunnah.com English says Ibrahim.
What it does not say. It gives no count, time or place, no promise of protection, and no use of the words on an object or charm. The Arabic does not describe how to recognise the evil eye.
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The first dua my mum taught me was the one for going into the toilet. She made me repeat it on her landing until I had it, before she would let me go upstairs. I still hear her voice when I say it.
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Sources
Every dua on this page comes from one of these. Gradings are reported with the scholar's name; we do not grade hadith ourselves.
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On waking, the Prophet would say: al-hamdu lillahi alladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhi al-nushur (praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection).
'Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported that the Prophet said: whoever wakes at night and says 'La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah...' then says 'Allahumma ighfir li', or makes a dua, is answered, and if he makes wudu and prays, his prayer is accepted.
Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that whenever the Prophet intended to go to bed he would say: with Your name, O Allah, I die and I live; and on waking he would say: all praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet said: when you come to your bed, make wudu as for prayer, lie on your right side and say a longer supplication (ending Amantu bikitabik alladhi anzalta wa binabiyyika alladhi arsalta); if you die, you die on the fitrah (fa-in mutta mutta 'ala al-fitrah); and make these the last words you say. Al-Bara' repeated it back with 'wa birasulika' and the Prophet told him to say 'wa binabiyyika'.
Authentic: Sahih (Darussalam); hasan sahih (At-Tirmidhi); sahih (Al-Albani)
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The Prophet said: when one of you eats, let him mention Allah's name; if he forgets to at the beginning, let him say 'Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu'.
Authentic: Sahih (Al-Albani); sahih (Al-Albani); sahih (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); hasan, as he states in the introduction (Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani). Remarks: he was silent on it; he said in his letter to the people of Makkah that whatever he was silent on is acceptable (Abu Dawud)
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The Prophet taught a dua for after eating, O Allah, bless it for us and feed us better than it, and one for after milk: O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundAl-Albani, Al-Tirmidhi, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Ibn al-Qayyim
Weak chain, strengthenedShu'ayb al-Arna'ut
WeakDarussalam, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Ibn Baz, Al-Mundhiri
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Scholars disagree about this hadith. Here is how each graded it, so you can follow the scholar you trust.
Hasan: Al-Albani (as shown on sunnah.com for Abu Dawud 3730)
حسن (hasan): Al-Tirmidhi, in the Arabic text after Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3455 (as shown on sunnah.com)
Da'if: Darussalam, on Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3455 (as shown on sunnah.com)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' 6045 and Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3455 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Sunan Abi Dawud 3730 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن لشواهده (hasan through its supporting narrations): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 4/217 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] علي بن زيد بن جدعان، وهو ضعيف (it contains 'Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud'an, who is weak): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 2/366 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Hidayat al-Ruwat 4/183 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn al-Qayyim, Zad al-Ma'ad 2/366 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف (its chain is weak): Ibn Baz, al-Tuhfa al-Karima 114 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] عمر بن حرملة ... وعلي بن زيد بن جدعان، وقد ضعفه جماعة من الأئمة ('Umar ibn Harmala is little known; 'Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud'an was declared weak by a group of imams): Al-Mundhiri, Mukhtasar Sunan Abi Dawud 2/558 (as listed on dorar.net)
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Sahl ibn Mu'adh ibn Anas narrated from his father, Mu'adh ibn Anas, that the Prophet said whoever eats food and then says: all praise is due to Allah who fed me this and provided it to me, without effort or power from me, his past sins will be forgiven.
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundDarussalam, Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Baz, Al-Albani, Al-Hakim, Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Ibn al-Qayyim
Weak chain, strengthenedAl-Albani
WeakShu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Ibn Muflih
Other remarksJamal al-Din al-Mardawi, Al-Dhahabi, Ibn Muflih, Al-Mundhiri, Abu Dawud, Sadr al-Din al-Munawi, Al-'Ayni
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Scholars disagree about this hadith. Here is how each graded it, so you can follow the scholar you trust.
Hasan (hasan): Darussalam, as shown on sunnah.com
حسن غريب (hasan gharib): Al-Tirmidhi, his comment after the report in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3458 (as shown on sunnah.com)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Baz, مجموع فتاوى ابن باز 26/45 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Baz, حاشية بلوغ المرام لابن باز 603 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Baz, حاشية بلوغ المرام لابن باز 772 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Baz, مجموع الشروح الفقهية. 141/30 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Baz, مجموع الشروح الفقهية. 140/28 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, صحيح ابن ماجه 2673 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح على شرط البخاري (sahih on al-Bukhari's standard): Al-Hakim, المستدرك على الصحيحين 1894 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح الإسناد (its chain is sahih): Al-Hakim, المستدرك على الصحيحين 7614 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, الفتوحات الربانية 1/300 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج زاد المعاد 2/345 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, الفتوحات الربانية 1/301 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, الخصال المكفرة 1/74 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, صحيح الجامع 6086 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن دون زيادة: "وما تأخر" في الموضعين (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Albani, صحيح أبي داود 4023 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج شرح السنة 21/41 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, التعليقات الرضية 83/3 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, إرواء الغليل 1989 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, الفتوحات الربانية 5/230 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, صحيح الترمذي 3458 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, الكلم الطيب 188 (as listed on dorar.net)
[حسن كما قال في المقدمة] (hasan, as he says in his introduction): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, هداية الرواة 4/204 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن غريب (hasan gharib): Al-Albani, هداية الرواة 4270 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج المسند لشعيب 15632 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn al-Qayyim, زاد المعاد 2/365 (as listed on dorar.net)
[حسن] (hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج زاد المعاد 2/365 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن لغيره (hasan through other reports): Al-Albani, صحيح الترغيب 2042 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن لغيره (hasan through other reports): Al-Albani, صحيح الترغيب 2164 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف (its chain is weak): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج سنن أبي داود 4023 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده لين، وغايته أنه حسن وهو إلى الضعف أقرب. (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Ibn Muflih, الفروع لابن مفلح 2/ 90 (as listed on dorar.net)
من رواية أبي مرحوم، عن سهل بن معاذ، وقد تكلم فيهما (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Jamal al-Din al-Mardawi, كفاية المستقنع لأدلة المقنع 511 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] أبو مرحوم ضعف، وهو عبد الرحيم بن ميمون (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Dhahabi, تلخيص المستدرك 7638 (as listed on dorar.net)
فيه عبد الرحيم بن ميمون أبو مرحوم المعافري ضعفه ابن معين وأبو حاتم وغيرهما ، وقال النسائي : أرجو أنه لا بأس به (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Ibn Muflih, الآداب الشرعية 3/206 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] عبد الرحيم أبو مرحوم عن سهل بن معاذ (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Mundhiri, الترغيب والترهيب 3/133 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] سهل بن معاذ: مصري ضعيف، والراوي عنه: أبو مرحوم: عبد الرحيم بن ميمون: مصري أيضا، لا يحتج به (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Mundhiri, مختصر سنن أبي داود 3/21 (as listed on dorar.net)
سكت عنه [وقد قال في رسالته لأهل مكة كل ما سكت عنه فهو صالح] (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Abu Dawud, سنن أبي داود 4023 (as listed on dorar.net)
في سنده أبو مرحوم عبد الرحيم بن ميمون عن سهل بن معاذ بن أنس وهما ضعيفان (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Sadr al-Din al-Munawi, كشف المناهج والتناقيح 4/18 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] عبد الرحيم أبو مرحوم عن سهل بن معاذ (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Mundhiri, الترغيب والترهيب 3/173 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] سهل قال الإمام الحافظ [ابن عبد البر] وسهل لين الحديث إلا أن أحاديثه حسان في الرغائب (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-'Ayni, العلم الهيب 463 (as listed on dorar.net)
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Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that when the Prophet raised his dining sheet (idha rafa'a ma'idatahu) he used to say: al-hamdu lillahi kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fihi, ghayra makfiyyin wa la muwadda'in wa la mustaghnan 'anhu rabbana.
Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that when the Prophet finished his food he said: praise be to Allah who has given us food and drink and made us Muslims.
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundIbn Hajar al-'Asqalani, محمد جار الله الصعدي
WeakAl-Albani, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, البغوي, Al-Dhahabi, ابن مفلح
Other remarksAbu Dawud, عبد الحق الإشبيلي, ابن أبي حاتم, الرباعي
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Scholars disagree about this hadith. Here is how each graded it, so you can follow the scholar you trust.
ضعيف (da'if): Al-Albani, as shown on sunnah.com
سكت عنه [وقد قال في رسالته لأهل مكة كل ما سكت عنه فهو صالح] (silent about it): Abu Dawud, سنن أبي داود 3850 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, فيض القدير 5/ 151 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): محمد جار الله الصعدي, النوافح العطرة 238 (as listed on dorar.net)
سكت عنه [وقالَ في المقدمة: وإن لم تكن فيه علة كانَ سكوتي عنه دليلا على صحته] (silent about it): عبد الحق الإشبيلي, الأحكام الوسطى 4/ 152 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, الفتوحات الربانية 5/229 (as listed on dorar.net)
[حسن كما قال في المقدمة] (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, هداية الرواة 4/153 (as listed on dorar.net)
ضعيف (weak (da'if)): Al-Albani, ضعيف أبي داود 3850 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Albani, الكلم الطيب 189 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج المسند لشعيب 11276 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج سنن أبي داود 3850 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] ضعيف إسماعيل بن رباح مجهول (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج شرح السنة 2829 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, تخريج المسند لشعيب 11934 (as listed on dorar.net)
[أشار في المقدمة أنه صحيح الإسناد] (verdict as listed on dorar.net): عبد الحق الإشبيلي, الأحكام الشرعية الصغرى 788 (as listed on dorar.net)
منقطع (verdict as listed on dorar.net): البغوي, شرح السنة 6/64 (as listed on dorar.net)
غريب منكر (verdict as listed on dorar.net): Al-Dhahabi, ميزان الاعتدال 1/228 (as listed on dorar.net)
When 'Abdullah ibn Busr's father hosted the Prophet and asked him to supplicate for them, the Prophet said: O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.
Authentic: in Sahih Muslim (Muslim); Sahih (Al-Albani); its chain is sahih to Muslim's standard (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut)
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Ibn 'Umar taught that when the Prophet settled on his camel to set out for a journey, he said the takbir three times, then subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha (Az-Zukhruf 43:13 to 14) and a set of requests for the journey; on returning he said the same and added ayibuna ta'ibuna 'abiduna li-rabbina hamidun.
Authentic: in Sahih Muslim (Muslim); Sahih (Muslim); its chain is sahih (Ahmad Shakir); its chain is sahih to Muslim's standard (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); included in his Sahih (Ibn Hibban); included in his Sahih (Ibn Khuzaymah); sahih (Ibn Jarir al-Tabari). Remarks: it contains 'Ali ibn 'Abdullah al-Azdi, whom Shu'ba used to call weak (Ibn al-Qaysarani)
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'Ali ibn Rabi'ah saw 'Ali ibn Abi Talib mount a riding animal saying Bismillah, alhamdulillah, subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha, alhamdulillah three times, Allahu akbar three times and subhanaka inni zalamtu nafsi faghfir li; 'Ali said he had seen the Prophet do as he did, and the Prophet said Allah is pleased when His servant asks forgiveness knowing only He forgives sins.
Authentic: Sahih (Al-Albani); Sahih (Darussalam); hasan sahih (Al-Tirmidhi); sahih (Al-Albani); hasan sahih (Al-Albani); hasan (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); hasan through other routes (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); its chain is sahih (Ahmad Shakir); its chain is sahih (Al-Nawawi); its chain is sahih (Ibn al-Qayyim); hasan, by the rule in his introduction (Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani); included in his Sahih (Ibn Hibban). Remarks: he was silent on it; in his letter to the people of Makkah he said whatever he is silent on is fit to use (Abu Dawud); its narrators are trustworthy, narrators of al-Bukhari and Muslim (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); included in his selection of narrations not in al-Bukhari and Muslim (Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi); a note on which narrators alone carry certain routes (Al-Daraqutni)
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Suhayb reported that the Prophet never saw a town he wanted to enter without saying, on seeing it, a dua to the Lord of the heavens, the earths, the devils and the winds, asking for the good of the town and its people and refuge from its evil.
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundAl-Hakim, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban, Abu Nu'aym, Al-Albani, Muqbil al-Wadi'i, Ibn Baz, Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut
Weak chain, strengthenedAl-Albani
WeakAl-Dhahabi
Other remarksAl-Nasa'i, Al-Bayhaqi, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Salihi, Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi, Al-Haythami
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Scholars disagree about this hadith. Here is how each graded it, so you can follow the scholar you trust.
حفص بن ميسرة لا بأس به (Hafs ibn Maysara: there is no harm in him): Al-Nasa'i, al-Sunan al-Kubra 10302 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح الإسناد (sahih in its chain): Al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak 1654 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح الإسناد (sahih in its chain): Al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak 2523 (as listed on dorar.net)
أخرجه في صحيحه (included in his Sahih): Ibn Khuzaymah, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 4/254 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن لغيره وله شواهد يتقوى بها (its chain is hasan through others; it has supporting narrations that strengthen it): Al-Albani, takhrij Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2565 (as listed on dorar.net)
أخرجه في صحيحه (included in his Sahih): Ibn Hibban, Sahih Ibn Hibban 2709 (as listed on dorar.net)
روي من وجه ضعيف (it was narrated through a weak route): Al-Bayhaqi, al-Sunan al-Kubra 5/252 (as listed on dorar.net)
له علة (it has a hidden defect): Al-Dhahabi, al-Muhadhdhab fi Ikhtisar al-Sunan 4/2014 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] أبو مروان والد عطاء ... قال النسائي: ليس بالمعروف، ولا تثبت له صحبة (it contains Abu Marwan, father of 'Ata'; al-Dhahabi lists him and quotes al-Nasa'i: not well known, and his companionship is not established): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 2/411 (as listed on dorar.net)
ثابت من حديث موسى بن عقبة تفرد به عنه عطاء (established from the narration of Musa ibn 'Uqba; 'Ata' alone narrates it from him): Abu Nu'aym, Hilyat al-Awliya' 6/45 (as listed on dorar.net)
رجاله ثقات (its narrators are trustworthy): Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Salihi, Subul al-Huda wa al-Rashad 7/422 (as listed on dorar.net)
أورده في المختارة (included in his selection of narrations not in al-Bukhari and Muslim): Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi, al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah 8/72 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, Fiqh al-Sira 340 (as listed on dorar.net; the opening in brackets identifies it as this report)
صحيح (sahih): Muqbil al-Wadi'i, al-Sahih al-Musnad 509 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Tamam al-Minna 323 (as listed on dorar.net; the opening words only)
رجاله رجال الصحيح غير عطاء بن أبي مروان وأبيه وكلاهما ثقة (its narrators are those of the Sahih except 'Ata' ibn Abi Marwan and his father, both trustworthy): Al-Haythami, Majma' al-Zawa'id 10/138 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Fatawa 26/46 (as listed on dorar.net; the "as'aluka" wording)
إسناده صحيح وله شاهد (its chain is sahih and it has a supporting narration): Al-Albani, al-Kalim al-Tayyib 179 (as listed on dorar.net; the "as'aluka" wording)
حسن (hasan): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, al-Futuhat al-Rabbaniyya 5/154 (as listed on dorar.net; the "as'aluka" wording)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 1/447 (as listed on dorar.net; the "as'aluka" wording)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Mushkil al-Athar 1778 (as listed on dorar.net)
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In a wording of Sahih Muslim 234 from 'Uqba ibn 'Amir, the Prophet named words to say after wudu: ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allahu wahdahu la sharika lahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu.
Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet said whoever says the dua 'Allahumma rabba hadhihi d-da'wati t-tammah...' on hearing the call, the Prophet's intercession becomes due for him on the Day of Resurrection.
Authentic: in Sahih al-Bukhari (Al-Bukhari). Remarks: criticism of how Shu'ayb transmitted it, not a verdict on the report (Ibn Rajab)
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Thawban reported that when the Prophet finished his prayer he sought forgiveness three times and said 'Allahumma anta al-salam wa minka al-salam, tabarakta dha al-jalali wa al-ikram'; asked how the seeking of forgiveness was, al-Awza'i (a narrator in the chain) said: you say 'astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah'.
Jabir said the Prophet taught them istikhara in matters as he taught them a surah of the Quran: when one of you intends a matter, let him pray two rak'ahs other than the obligatory prayer, then say the istikhara dua; the narration ends 'and he names his need'.
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet used to teach his companions to say in the morning: O Allah, by You we enter the morning, by You we enter the evening, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the return; and in the evening: O Allah, by You we enter the evening, by You we enter the morning, by You we live and die, and to You is the resurrection (al-nushur).
Authentic: Sahih (Darussalam); sahih (Al-Albani); its chain is sahih (Al-Nawawi); sahih (Ibn Daqiq al-'Id); sahih (Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); its chain is sahih (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); sahih (Ibn al-Mulaqqin); hasan sahih (Al-Albani); sahih (Ibn al-Qayyim); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani); hasan (Al-Tirmidhi); its chain is sahih (Ibn Baz); hasan (البغوي); it has witnesses that raise it to sahih (زين الدين المناوي); hasan (Al-Wadi'i). Remarks: silent about it (Abu Dawud); a preference between two wordings: the endings al-nushur / al-masir swapped; not a verdict on the Tirmidhi order (Ibn al-Qayyim); a different report: al-Busiri lists it under 'Abdullah ibn Sa'id ibn Abi Hind al-Fazari, a mursal (Al-Busiri); verdict as listed on dorar.net (محمد ابن يوسف الصالحي); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Al-Wadi'i); the chain is sahih with the endings swapped; about the other order, not the Tirmidhi order (Al-Albani); silent about it (عبد الحق الإشبيلي); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Ibn Hibban); its chain is hasan (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut)
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'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that when it was evening the Prophet used to say: 'We have entered the evening and the kingdom belongs to Allah, and praise is for Allah; there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner.' The narrator al-Hasan then says that al-Zubayd told him he had memorised from Ibrahim, in this report, the continuation: His is the sovereignty and the praise and He has power over everything; O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night and seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and of what comes after it; O Allah, I seek refuge in You from sloth and the evil of old age (su' al-kibar); O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a torment in the Fire and a torment in the grave.
Abdullah ibn Umar reported that the Prophet never failed to say these words in the evening and in the morning: O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the next; forgiveness and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family and my property; conceal my faults and calm my fears; guard me from in front, behind, my right, my left and above; and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being swallowed from below.
Authentic: sahih (Al-Albani); its chain is sahih (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Ibn Hibban); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); its chain is sahih (Ahmad Shakir); its chain is sahih (Al-Hakim); hasan (البزار); its chain is sahih (Al-Albani); sahih (Ibn al-Mulaqqin); its chain is sahih (Al-Nawawi); hasan (Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Al-Mundhiri); verdict as listed on dorar.net (صدر الدين المناوي); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani); sahih (Al-Wadi'i). Remarks: verdict as listed on dorar.net (Al-Sakhawi); silent about it (عبد الحق الإشبيلي); verdict as listed on dorar.net (Ahmad Shakir); a verdict on a different report: the Ibn Abbas route with the same wording (Al-Haythami); verdict as listed on dorar.net (عبد الحق الإشبيلي); silent about it (Abu Dawud)
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'Uthman ibn Affan reported the Prophet saying that whoever says 'In the name of Allah, with Whose name nothing on earth or in heaven causes harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing' three times will not be struck by sudden affliction until morning, and whoever says it three times in the morning will not be struck until evening. The narrator Aban ibn 'Uthman, struck by paralysis, said he had become angry that day and forgotten to say it.
Authentic: sahih (Al-Albani); hasan (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); hasan (Al-Wadi'i)
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Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah reported that when the Prophet saw the new crescent (al-hilal) he would say: O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, safety and Islam; my Lord and your Lord is Allah.
Other remarksIbn 'Uthaymin, Al-'Uqayli, Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi, Yahya ibn Ma'in, Al-Munawi
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Da'if: Darussalam (as shown on sunnah.com)
حسن غريب (hasan gharib): Al-Tirmidhi, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3451 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3451 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن (hasan): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' 4726 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح بمجموع طرقه (sahih through its routes taken together): Al-Albani, al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 1816 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده حسن (its chain is hasan): Ahmad Shakir, takhrij al-Musnad 2/366 (as listed on dorar.net)
حسن لشواهده (hasan through its supporting reports): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij al-Musnad 1397 (as listed on dorar.net)
له شاهد يصح به (it has a supporting report that makes it sound): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Sharh al-Sunnah 1335 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Suyuti, al-Jami' al-Saghir 6677 (as listed on dorar.net)
صححه الحاكم وغلط في ذلك؛ فإن فيه سليمان بن سفيان ضعفوه وإنما حسنه الترمذي لشواهده (al-Hakim graded it sahih and erred: it has Sulayman ibn Sufyan, whom they graded weak; al-Tirmidhi graded it hasan only because of its supporting reports): Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, as cited in Fayd al-Qadir 5/136 (as listed on dorar.net)
فيه مقال قليل (there is slight criticism of it): Ibn 'Uthaymin, Majmu' Fatawa Ibn 'Uthaymin 19/38 (as listed on dorar.net)
في الدعاء لرؤية الهلال أحاديث كان هذا عندي من أصلحها إسنادا كلها لينة الأسانيد (of the duas for seeing the crescent this has, to me, one of the soundest chains; all of them have soft chains): Al-'Uqayli, al-Du'afa' al-Kabir 2/136 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] سليمان بن سفيان المديني تكلم فيه يحيى بن معين وأبو حاتم الرازي والدارقطني (it has Sulayman ibn Sufyan al-Madini, criticised by Yahya ibn Ma'in, Abu Hatim al-Razi and al-Daraqutni): Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi, al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah 821 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] سليمان المدني ليس بشيء (Sulayman al-Madani is nothing): Yahya ibn Ma'in, Su'alat Ibn al-Junayd 134 (as listed on dorar.net)
رمز السيوطي لحسنه ونوزع بأن الحديث عد من منكرات سليمان بن سفيان (al-Suyuti marked it hasan, and this was disputed because the hadith is counted among the munkar reports of Sulayman ibn Sufyan): Al-Munawi, Fayd al-Qadir 5/136 (as listed on dorar.net)
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Anas ibn Malik said that whenever a matter distressed the Prophet, he would say: 'Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith' (O Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help).
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundDarussalam, Al-Albani
Weak chain, strengthenedShu'ayb al-Arna'ut
WeakAl-Suyuti, Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut
Other remarksAl-Tirmidhi
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غريب (gharib: known through a single route): Al-Tirmidhi, in the Arabic text after the hadith (as shown on sunnah.com)
Hasan: Darussalam (as shown on sunnah.com)
حسن (Hasan): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3524 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (Sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' 4777 (as listed on dorar.net)
ضعيف (weak): Al-Suyuti, al-Jami' al-Saghir 6768 (as listed on dorar.net)
في إسناده يزيد بن أبان الرقاشي، وهو ضعيف (its chain has Yazid ibn Aban al-Raqashi, who is weak): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Nata'ij al-Afkar 2/409 (as listed on dorar.net)
[فيه] يزيد بن أبان الرقاشي، وهو ضعيف (it contains Yazid ibn Aban al-Raqashi, who is weak): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 4/180 (as listed on dorar.net)
فيه يزيد الرقاشي، وهو ضعيف، لكن له شاهد يتقوى به الحديث (it contains Yazid al-Raqashi, who is weak, but it has a supporting narration that strengthens it): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Sharh al-Sunna 5/123 (as listed on dorar.net)
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Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, reports that hasbunallahu wa ni'mal wakil was said by Ibrahim, peace be upon him, when he was thrown into the fire, and by Muhammad (the Prophet, peace be upon him) when they said the people had gathered against them.
Sa'd, as the chain has it, reports that the Prophet said the supplication of Dhun-Nun in the belly of the fish is one that no Muslim makes with it for anything without Allah responding to him
Authentic: Sahih (Darussalam). Remarks: Chain note only: some transmitters name the father in the chain and some do not; no grade of Al-Tirmidhi's own in the text shown on sunnah.com (Al-Tirmidhi)
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Shaddad ibn Aws reported the Prophet saying that sayyid al-istighfar (the master of seeking forgiveness) is this wording, and that whoever says it by day with firm conviction and dies that day before evening, or says it at night with firm conviction and dies before morning, is among the people of Paradise.
Uthman ibn Abi al-As complained to the Prophet of a pain in his body since he became Muslim, and the Prophet told him to put his hand on the place, say Bismillah three times, and say seven times 'A'udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir'.
Umm Salamah heard the Prophet say that any Muslim struck by a calamity who says what Allah has commanded, 'inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma'jurni fi musibati wa akhlif li khayran minha', is given something better in its place by Allah; when Abu Salamah died she said it, and Allah gave her the Messenger of Allah in his place.
Authentic: in Sahih Muslim (Muslim); Sahih (Muslim); sahih (Al-Albani); established (Ibn Baz); sahih (Ibn 'Uthaymin); its chain is sahih to Muslim's standard (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut)
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'Awf ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, says the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, prayed over a funeral and that he memorised part of his supplication. It begins 'O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him'. In the Arabic of 963a the last request is 'protect him from the torment of the grave or from the torment of the Fire' (aw, or). 963b is a second chain to the same hadith with no separate wording.
The Prophet taught his companions what to say when they went out to the graves, including 'wa inna in sha Allahu la-lahiqun' (and we, if Allah wills, will indeed follow).
The Prophet told a person who sneezes to say al-hamdu lillah; the one who hears says yarhamuk Allah, and the sneezer replies yahdikumullahu wa yuslihu balakum.
When the Prophet saw something he liked he would say al-hamdu lillahi alladhi bi-ni'matihi tatimmu al-salihat, and when he saw something he disliked he would say al-hamdu lillahi 'ala kulli hal (praise is for Allah in every state).
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundAl-Albani, Al-Hakim
Weak chain, strengthenedShu'ayb al-Arna'ut
WeakDarussalam, Ibn Baz
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Da'if: Darussalam (as shown on sunnah.com)
صحيح (Sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' 4640 and 4727 (as listed on dorar.net)
ذكر له شاهدا حسنا (cited a hasan supporting narration for it): Al-Albani, al-Silsila al-Sahiha 265 (as listed on dorar.net)
يمكن تحسينه (can be graded hasan): Al-Albani, takhrij al-Kalim al-Tayyib 140 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده ضعيف، لكن له شاهد يتقوى به (its chain is weak, but it has a supporting narration that strengthens it): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 2/424 (as listed on dorar.net)
ضعيف بهذه الطرق (weak through these routes): Ibn Baz, al-Ta'liqat al-Baziyya 'ala Zad al-Ma'ad 330 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح الإسناد (its chain is sahih): Al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak 1864 (as listed on dorar.net)
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Usamah ibn Zayd reported that the Prophet said: whoever has a kindness done to him and says to the doer 'jazaka Allahu khayran' (may Allah reward you with good) has gone to the utmost in praise.
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
SoundAl-Tirmidhi, Darussalam, Ibn Hibban, Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Ibn Baz, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Al-Albani, Al-Suyuti, Al-Mundhiri
WeakAl-Bukhari, Abu Hatim al-Razi
FabricatedAbu Hatim al-Razi
Other remarksMuqbil al-Wadi'i, Al-Daraqutni, 'Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili, Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi
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حسن جيد غريب (hasan jayyid gharib): Al-Tirmidhi, in the Arabic text after the hadith (as shown on sunnah.com and listed on dorar.net)
Hasan: Darussalam (as shown on sunnah.com)
صحيح (sahih): Ibn Hibban, as cited in Bulugh al-Maram 411 (as listed on dorar.net)
أخرجه في صحيحه (included in his Sahih): Ibn Hibban, Sahih Ibn Hibban 3413 (as listed on dorar.net)
[حسن كما قال في المقدمة] (hasan, as he says in the introduction): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Hidayat al-Ruwat 3/222 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, al-Futuhat al-Rabbaniyya 5/249 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih): Ibn Baz, Hashiyat Bulugh al-Maram 740 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyya 17/30 (as listed on dorar.net)
لا بأس به (no harm in it, acceptable): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyya 201/33 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده صحيح على شرط مسلم (its chain is sahih on the condition of Muslim): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Sahih Ibn Hibban 3413 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده جيد (its chain is good): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Riyad al-Salihin 1496 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده قوي (its chain is strong): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 2/425 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Tirmidhi 2035 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Targhib 969 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' 6368 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Mawarid 1739 (as listed on dorar.net)
إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih): Al-Albani, Hidayat al-Ruwat 2958 (as listed on dorar.net)
صحيح (sahih): Al-Suyuti, al-Jami' al-Saghir 8801 (as listed on dorar.net)
[إسناده صحيح أو حسن أو ما قاربهما] (its chain is sahih or hasan or close to them): Al-Mundhiri, al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib 2/102 (as listed on dorar.net)
منكر (munkar): Al-Bukhari, al-'Ilal al-Kabir 316, and as cited in Fayd al-Qadir 6/172 (as listed on dorar.net)
هذا حديث منكر بهذا الإسناد (this hadith is munkar with this chain): Abu Hatim al-Razi, 'Ilal Ibn Abi Hatim 2570, and as cited in al-Ahadith al-Mukhtara 1322 (as listed on dorar.net)
هذا حديث عندي موضوع بهذا الإسناد (to me this hadith is fabricated with this chain): Abu Hatim al-Razi, 'Ilal Ibn Abi Hatim 2197 (as listed on dorar.net)
ظاهره الحسن لكن قال أبو حاتم منكر بهذا الإسناد (apparently hasan, but Abu Hatim said munkar with this chain): Muqbil al-Wadi'i, Ahadith Mu'illa 30 (as listed on dorar.net)
تفرد به سعير بن الخمس عن سليمان التيمي، وتفرد به أبو الجواب الأحوص بن جواب عنه (Su'ayr ibn al-Khimis was alone in it from Sulayman al-Taymi, and Abu al-Jawwab al-Ahwas ibn Jawwab was alone from him): Al-Daraqutni, Atraf al-Gharaib 1/143 (as listed on dorar.net)
سكت عنه (he was silent on it; in his introduction he says silence means soundness if there is no defect): 'Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili, al-Ahkam al-Wusta 4/323 (as listed on dorar.net)
أورده في المختارة (he included it in al-Mukhtara, a selection of reports not in al-Bukhari or Muslim): Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi, al-Ahadith al-Mukhtara 1321 (as listed on dorar.net)
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When the Prophet congratulated someone who had married, he said: barakallahu laka wa baraka 'alayka wa jama'a baynakuma fi khayr (may Allah bless you, send blessing upon you, and bring you both together in good).
Authentic: Sahih (Al-Albani); hasan sahih (Al-Tirmidhi); Sahih (Darussalam); its chain is strong (Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut); sahih to Muslim's standard (Al-Hakim); its chain is sahih (Al-Nawawi); hasan sahih (Al-Albani); hasan (Muqbil al-Wadi'i). Remarks: stronger than the hadith of Mu'adh on the topic (Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani); silent about it; he said what he is silent about is fit to use (Abu Dawud)
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Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn, saying that their father (the sunnah.com English adds: Abraham) used to seek refuge by these words for Ishmael and Isaac: 'A'udhu bi kalimat Allah al-tammah min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah'.
Al-A'raf 7:23, the Quran words of the supplication; Az-Zukhruf 43:13 to 14, the words said when setting off; and the words ending Al Imran 3:173.
Tanzil Project Uthmani text, CC BY 3.0. Record: quran-7-23. English: adapted from Marmaduke Pickthall's translation (1930), modernised and checked against modern translations.