St. Louise de Marillac: Animator of the Confraternities of Charity
Your Pocket Dua Book: The Essentials
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Contents
1. F ew d
or or 3
2. G M ning!
ood or 5
3 G r Up fort Da
. eaing he y 6
4 FesheningUp
.r 8
5. A OfferbyASa ior
n v 11
6. T House ofT L d
he he or 13
7. Pl One
us 15
8 Cul r Del s
. inay ight 16
9. Ta eling, Ae W
r v l r e? 19
10 Secur yConcer
. it ns 21
11. A erPat
ft ry 23
12. Sin Buster 25
3. 2
13 Chil Pil
. l l 27
14 Bed T
. ime 29
15. L a F
ost nd ound 32
16. Counselw h T W
it he isest 34
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Foreword
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sw , fr gr nt Dhikr (r
eet a a emembr nce) of Al h (subha hu w T ’aa a t t combined w h t
a la na a a l ) nd ha, it he
Sunna a of t Dua is inshAl h sur t incr se t Baa h, pea a cont ment in
h spect hese ’s, la e o ea he r ka ce nd ent
our l es. M y Al h gr nt us al t T ufiq t become peopl w r
iv a la a l he a o e ho emember Him a nty.
bunda l
Ameen!
6. 5
Good Morning!
So you’v j w up, r
e ust oken ubbing your eyes w r y W t is t fir t you uter usual For
eail . ha he st hing t ly?
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ca go ba t sl a a , t w choose such mea ess w t begin your da W
n’t ck o eep nyw y hen hy ningl ords o y? e
ha e a ideaforyou …W notsubst ut t tphr se w h w tR sulAl h (s.a )w d sa w
v n hy it e ha a it ha a la .w oul y hen
he w up in t mor
oke he ning?
َالْحَمدُ لِلّهِ الّذىْ احْيَانَا بَعد
ْ َ ِ ْ َ
ُْمَآ امَاتَنَا وَ الَيْهِ النّشور
ْ ُ ِ َ
“We thank our Allah who raised us up after we had died
(slept), and to Him is our return after our (final) deaths.”
7. 6
Gearing Up for the Day
Y e final ma ged t dr g your f out of bed nowa a hea fir fort w shroom t
ou’v ly na o a sel nd re ded st he a o
freshen up, mumbl a gr ing alt w y Ifyou real do need t exercise yourv lcords
ing nd umbl l he a . ly o oca
on t w yt a from t w shroom, w notscore some Sa w a point byrecit t folow
he a o nd he a hy w ab s ing he l ing
Dua s?
Dua when entering the Washroom:
َاَللهُمِّ انِّى اعُوذُ بِِكَ مِن
َ ِ ّ
ْ ِالْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَآئث
ِ
“O Allah , I seek protection in You from the male and
female unclean spirits.”
8. 7
Dua when exiting the Washroom:
ْغُفْرَانَِكَ . الْحَمدُ لِلِّهِ الّذى
ِ ْ َ
َو اَذهَِبَ عَنّىْ ال َذى
ْ ْ
ْ ْعَافَانى
ِ
“I seek Your forgiveness (O Allah!). I thank my Allah who
relieved me of my discomfort and granted me comfort. ”
9. 8
Freshening Up
Oka so M shAl h you’v decided t freshen up for t da t Sunna w y a ma W …
y a la e o he y he h a nd ke udu
W tca you do t ma
ha n o ximize t Sa w b a pl sure ofAl h t tyou ean from t W M ke
he w a nd ea la ha r his udu? a
t Sunna Dua before a a ert W ofcour
he h s nd ft he udu se!
Dua when starting Wudu:
ْ ِبِسْمِ اِ الرحْمنِ الرّحِيْم
ّ
“(I begin) in the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most
Merciful.”
10. 9
Dua at the end of Wudu:
َاللّهم ّ اجْعَلْن ِىْ م ِنَ التوّابِيْن
ّ ُ
َمِن ْوَ جْعَلْنِِى
َْالْمُتطَهرِيْن
ّ َ
“O Allah, make me among those who turn to You in
repentance, and make me among those who are
purified.”
Special Amal at the end of Wudu:
A here’s a bonus A l (a ion) t do a er W w h a v y specia rew rd ment
nd ma ct o ft udu, it er l a ioned in a
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of J nna a opened immediael for t per w does t A l a he ca ent from
a h re t y he son ho his ma, nd n er
w hichev gae he w nt Nowt A l …R a eryou’re done ma W r ise youreyes
er t a s. he ma ight ft king udu, a
t a t hea ens a recit t folow Duat ice.
ow rds he v nd e he l ing hr
ُاَشهَدُ اَِنْ ل اِِلهِ اِل ا
ّ َ ّ ْ
َو وحْدَه لَ شَريِْكَ لَه
ِ َ
َاَشهَدُ اَنّ مُحَمدًا عَبْدُه و
ّ ْ
ْ رَسوْلُه
ُ
“I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped
but Allah alone, Who has no partner; and I bear witness
that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger.”
12. 11
An Offer by A Savior
Ifsomebodyw s t t lyou, t tj byrecit afewsmalw 5 t ada , you coul ean t
a o el ha ust ing l ords imes y d r he
intercession of Ha a M mma s.a on yourbehaf, on t Da of J
zr t uha d .w l he y udgementin frontofAl h,la
you’d proba y getdow on yourknees a beg t infor t l you knowsuch superpow ful
bl n nd he mer o et - er
w Luckil , our infor , R sul Al h s.a himsel gift us t bea iful Dua (w hout us
ords. y mer a la .w f, ed his ut it
ha ing t get dow on our knees a al w if recit a t end of ev y A n, w l ean t
v o n t l), hich ed t he er za il r he
a ement a a fort one w recit it
bov ioned w rd he ho es .
Dua on completion of Azan:
اَللّهُم ّ رَب ّ هذ ِهِ الدعْو َةِ التّآ
ّ
ِمّةِ وَ الصّلوةِ الْقَآئِمَة
13. 12
َاتِ مُحَمّدَا نِ الْوَسِيْلَةَ و ِ
ُالْفضِيْلَةَ وَ ابعَثْه
ْ َ
ْمَقَامً ِا مَحْموْدَا نِ الذِى
ّ ُ ِ
ُوَعَدتّه انكَ ل تُخْلف
ِ َ ِّ ْ
ْ َالْمِيعَاد
ْ
“O Allah! O Lord of this perfect invitation (Azan) and
everlasting prayer! Bestow upon Muhammad s.a.w Your
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The House of The Lord
Ent ing t house of t Sov
er he he ereign of al sov
l ereigns requires specia et t a one of t
l iquetes, nd hese
et t is t recit t Sunna Dua w ent ing a exit t M sj … T Dua w l
iquetes o e he h s hen er nd ing he a id hese s il
ata t specia M of Al h t a us fort ent t w st y in t M sj a w lfil
tr ct he l ercy la ow rds he ire ime e a he a id, nd il l
w h Baa h ourt out t M sj
it r ka ime side he a id.
Dua when entering the Masjid:
َاَللّهمّ افْتَحْ لىْ اَبْوَاب
ِ ُ
ْ َرَحْمَتك
ِ
“O Allah, open the doors of Your Mercy for me.”
15. 14
Dua when exiting Masjid:
ْاَللهُمّ انىْ اَسْئَلُكَ مِن
ِّ ّ
ْ َفَضْلك
ِ
“O Allah, I ask of You Your bounties.”
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Plus One
M ximize t Sa w b eaned from aF r Na a byrecit t Duaa t end w e r
a he w a r az ma z ing his t he hil ubbingyour
r ha on yourhea
ight nd d.
Dua at the end of Farz Namaaz:
َبِسْمِ اِ الّذِىْ ل اِلهَ اِل هو
ُ ّ َ
. ُالرّحْمنُ الرحِيم
ْ ّ
َالهُمِّ اَذْهِِبْ عَنِّى الهَمّ و
ْ َّ
17. 16
Culinary Delights
A now w t n t our fa or e for of Iba da! Eaing ca indeed be conv t int Iba da a
nd e ur o v it m a t t n ered o a t s
l a w folow t proper Sunna ma of eaing, a recit t folow Dua before a
ong s e l he h nner t nd e he l ing s nd
a ereaing.
ft t
Dua before eating:
ْ ِبِسْمِ اِ وَ عَلى برَكَةِ ا
َ
“With the Name of Allah, and with the blessings of Allah
(we eat this food).”
18. 17
Dua after eating:
َاَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الذىْ اطعَمَنَا و
ْ َ ِ ّ
َسَقَانَا وَ جعَلَنَا مِن
َ
ْ َالْمُسْلِمِيْن
“We thank our Allah who gave us food and water and
made us from amongst Muslims.”
Dua in place of starting Dua (if it is missed):
Fort food-ov s a
hose l er mongstus w div int t food in afrenzya do notrecov from t
ho e o heir nd er heir
euphor semi-
ic, conscious st t ofmind fora l stafewminut a t reaize t tt forgot
ae t ea es, nd hen l ha hey
19. 18
ourbel ed ProphetM mma s.a ha t ughtaspecia Duaw ca be recit dur eaing
ov uha d .w s a l hich n ed ing t
t ma up fort Duat tw s missed a t st r.
o ke he ha a t he at
ْ بِسْمِ اِ اَولَه وَ اخِرَه
ّ
“In the Name of Allah, in the beginning and at the end.”
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Travelling, Are We?
Geting on boa av e is somet w do mulipl t ada . W not conv t t simpl
t rd ehicl hing e t e imes y hy er his e,
rout a int Iba da byrecit t folow Dua
ine ct o a t ing he l ing ?
Dua when getting on a vehicle:
سُبْحَانَ الّذىْ سَخّرَ لَنَا هذَا
ِ
َومَا كُنّا لَه مُقْرِ نِيْنَ
ْ َوَ انّا اِلى رَ بّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُوْن
ِ
“Glorified is that Lord who has put this vehicle in our
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over it, and to our Lord is our return (after our deaths).”
Dua when starting a journey:
R e t folow Duaw you pl n t st r aj ney t ma t specia M a bl
ecit he l ing hen a o at our , o ke he l ercy nd essings
ofAl h yourcompa fort w e w y!
la nions he hol a
ُاَللهُمّ بكَ اَصُوْلُ وَ بكَ اَحوْل
ُ ِ ِ ّ
ْ ُوَ بكَ اَسِير
ْ ِ
“O Allah! I will hunt with Your help, plan with Your help
and travel with Your help.”
22. 21
Security Concerns
Forget a ying forfiream l
ppl r icenses, buying buletproof j cket orhir apr secur y fir t
l- a s ing icey it m o
w t your ba for you … R d t folow Sunna Dua a ent t prot ion of Al h
ach ck ea he l ing h s nd er he ect la
subha hu w T ’aaHimsel
na a a l f.
Dua for protection when leaving the house:
بِسْمِ اِ تَوَكّلْتُ عَلَى اِ ل
َ
ْ ِحَوْلَ وَ ل قوّةَ اِل بِللّه
ّ ُ َ
“In the name of Allah (I leave); I have placed my trust in
23. 22
Allah, without Whose help there is no other force or
power.”
Dua when there is danger from some enemy:
ْنُحورِهِمْ وَ نَعوْذُ بكَ مِن
ِ ُ ْ ُ
ْ ْشُرُورِهم
ِ ْ
“O Allah, verily we make You our shield (against them)
and ask you to protect us from their evil.”
24. 23
After Party
W all e ourfr
e l ov iends, don’tw Ifalourfr
e? l iends, Al h for gothur one da , w tw d be t
la bid, t y ha oul he
t w most l t do? W w nt t cure t al a ma t pa go a a , a fa a
hing e’d ike o e’d a o hem l nd ke heir in w y s st s
possibl of cour J l t t w er w ha e a meet w h fr
e se. ust ike ha, henev e v ing it iends, w al might sin,
e l
consciousl or unconsciousl , t
y y hrough ba ing, sl nder et a hence t er se t sins a
ckbit a c., nd o a hose nd
snuff out t huge, v y “w r fires t sins ignit for us, w shoul recit t Dua a
he er am” hese e e d e his s
compensaion a t end ofev ymeet w h fr
t t he er ing it iends.
Dua at the end of a meeting with friends:
سُبْحَانَ اِ وَ بِحَمْدِه
َسُبْحَانكَ اللّهمّ وَ بِحَمْدك
ِ ُ َ
25. 24
َاَشْهَدُ اَنْ ل اِلهَ اِل اَنْت
ّ ّ
ْ َاَسْتغْفِركَ وَ اَتوْبُ الَيك
ْ ِ ُ ُ َ
“Glorified is Allah and all praise is for Him; I glorify You
(my Lord). O Allah! With Your praise I bear witness that
there is no god but You, I ask for Your forgiveness and I
turn towards You.”
26. 25
Sin Buster
Ev in t y’s w l w t conceptofsin ha amostw l been dev
en oda ord, here he s l holy oured byt conceptof
he
enjoyment t cher in t batefiel is st l considered a sin, int naional . It is a sin t t is
, rea y he tl d il er t ly ha
deemed t be punisha e by t most sev of punishment In our Deen t t cher in t
o bl he ere s. oo, rea y he
batefiel is amaorsin. A yet t bea y of ourDeen is, t t t recit t of t one simpl
tl d j nd he ut ha he aion his e
Dua t ice, is sufficient t a v aper of al prev sins, ev t sin of t cher in t
, hr o bsol e son l ious en he rea y he
batefiel (a
tl d ccording t aHa h).
o dit
Dua to erase previous sins:
ا َسْتغْفِرُ ا َ الّذ ِىْ ل اِلهَ اِل
ّ َ َ
َهوَ الْحىّ الْقَيّوْمُ و
َ َ ُ
27. 26
ْ ِاَتوْبُ الَيْه
ِ ُ
“I beg forgiveness from Allah, apart from Whom there is
no god; He Who is Ever-Living and is the Sustainer of all,
and I turn towards Him.”
28. 27
Chill Pill
Ev ha t hea t phr se “Pop achil pil” w eryou t d someone you w v y w r
er d o r he a l l henev ol ere er oried
a somet A t you w l t w
bout hing? nd hen ere eft o onderw ton Eat achil pil w s?T per w
ha rh l l a he son ho
sa t t t you proba y did not know w t it w s himsel but R sul Al h s.a ga e us t
id ha o bl ha a f, a la .w v he
folow t o “chil pils” t soot us a gr ntus pea in t of t
l ing w l l o he nd a ce imes ension orw r . Lean t
ory r hem
a recit t t discov t secretoft el e “chil pil”!
nd e hem o er he he usiv l l
Dua in times of worry (1):
َيَا حَىّ يَا قَيّوْمُ بِرحْمَتك
ِ َ
ْ ُاَسْتغِيث
ْ َ
“O Ever-Living, Sustainer of all! With Your Mercy, I
humbly plead.”
29. 28
Dua in times of worry (2):
َل اِلهَ اِل انْتَ سُبْحَانك
َ َ ّ َ
ْ َانىْ كُنتُ مِنَ الظّلِمِيْن
ْ ِّ
“There is no being worthy of worship except You (my
Lord), You are Glorified and verily I am from amongst the
wrong-doers.”
30. 29
Bed Time
Y l in bed a w it forsl t come. Y do notha e t energyt getup a do a
ou’re ying nd a ing eep o ou v he o nd ny
more Iba da, a yet your profitma
a t nd - ximizing naure dema one l st a of Iba da (w hout
t nds a ct a t it
ha ing t getup of cour one l stenty in yourbook of good deeds. R e t folow Duat
v o se), a r ecit he l ing o
score one more Sunna before you doze off.
h
Dua when going to bed:
ْ اَللهُمّ بِاسْمكَ اموْتُ وَاَحْيى
ُ َ ِ ّ
“O Allah, I live and I die taking Your Name.”
31. 30
Dua if you can’t sleep:
A er you’re done w h al t t
ft it l he ossing a t ning you coul ma ge, a ha e decided t t you
nd ur d na nd v ha
real ca sl pl se do notsw lowasl
ly n’t eep, ea al eeping pil (t t a ba foryourheat a
l hose hings re d lh, nd
guaa ee al a drow da w you w ke up) a inst d, recit t folow (free a
r nt ousy nd sy y hen a nd ea e he l ing nd
heat Duat r t expressw yt drea a
lhy) o ide he a o ml nd.
ِاللهُمّ غَارَتِ النّجوْمُ وَهَدَات
ُ ّ
ّالْعُيُوْنُ وَاَنْتَ حى
َ
قَيّومٌ ل تَأخذُكَ سِنَةٌ وّ ل
َ ُ َ
ْنَوْمٌ يَا حَىّ يَا قَيّومُ اَهدئ
ِ ْ
32. 31
“O Allah, stars have vanished and eyes have fallen asleep,
and You are the Ever-Living, Sustainer of all. You neither
doze off, nor sleep. O Ever-Living, Sustainer of all … Make
my night peaceful and grant sleep to my eyes.”
33. 32
Lost and Found
Going t t nea Losta Found office, orfl
o he rest nd ooding t ma boxes ofev ysingl st a your
he il er e udent t
univ sit , a bot v y effect e w ys of retiev l it indeed. But a her ext y
er y re h er iv a r ing ost ems not remel
effect e met is t recit t of t folow Dua w is sure not onl t speed up t
iv hod he aion he l ing , hich yo he
retiev lprocess by a exta
r a n r ordinay a , butaso t sa e you from t w r a t
r mount l o v he ory nd ension t t
ha
usual a
ly ccompa such mat s.
nies ter
Dua if something is lost:
َاللّهمّ رَادّ الضّالّةِ وَ هَادى
ِ ُ
َالضّللَةِ انْتَ تهْدىْ مِن
ِ َ َ َ
ْالضّللَةِ ارْدُدْ عَلَىّ ضَالّتى
ِ ُ َ
34. 33
َسُلطَانكَ فإنّهَا مِنْ عطَائك
ِ َ َِ ِ ْ
ْ َوفَضْلك
ِ َ
“O Allah! O Returner of lost items, and Guide of the
wayward ones; Please return to me, through Your Might
and Power, my lost belongings, because You Yourself
have bestowed them upon me, and they are from Your
blessings and bounties.”
35. 34
Counsel with The Wisest
Y a t undera a endea or a M shAl h you’v sought t counsel of w men or
ou’re bout o t ke n v nd a la e he ise
w on t mat , a yetyourheatis st luna e t decide. So t setl t st t ofyourheat
omen he ter nd r il bl o o te his ae r,
you decide t seek t counseloft W oft w Al h Himsel Counselw h Al h is cal
o he he isest he ise, la f. it la led
Ist aa a itis asimpl a . Alyou ha e t do is ma W pr yt o Na w h t int ion
ikha r , nd e ct l v o ke udu, a w fl it he ent
ofIst aa a recit t Ist aaDuaa ercompl ion of t Na . T onl specia t you
ikha r , nd e he ikha r ft et he fl he y l hing
do, is t tyou br t yourmind t mat a w you’re ma Ist aa w you recit
ha ing o he ter bout hich king ikha r , hen e
t “
he َانّ هذَا الَمْر
ْ َ ” pat of t Dua A t t it T t al t is t
r he . nd ha’s ! ha’s l here o
Ist aa
ikha r .
One impora pointshoul be bor in mind t
t nt d ne hough, a t tis t tt gener lpercept a
nd ha ha he a ion bout
Ist aai.e. t tyou w lsee some st r a cl r sign in yourdrea oron t roa orin t
ikha r ha il ak nd ea ms, he d he
36. 35
skies et is incor . W t you’re l
c., rect ha ooking for inst d, is a inexpl bl t ning of your heat
, ea n ica e ur r
t a one pat a opt out of sev a opt a fixaion t ft on t t opt T t
ow rds ricul r ion er l ions, nd t herea er ha ion. ha
pat a opt w l InshAl h be t best one for you, chosen by t Creaor of al opt a
ricul r ion il la he he t l ions nd
opporunit A now t Ist aaDua
t ies. nd , he ikha r :
َاَللهُمّ اِنىْ اَسْتَخِيْركَ بعِلْمك
ِ ِ ُ ّ ّ
َوَاَسْتَقْدرُكَ بِقُدرَتكَ وَاَسْئَلك
ُ ِ ْ ِ
َمِنْ فَضْلكَ الْعظِيْمِ فَانّك
ِ َ ِ
تَقْدرُ وَل اقْدرُ وتَعْلَمُ ول
َ َ ِ َ َ ِ
. ِاَعْلَمُ وَاَنتَ عَلّمُ الغُيوْب
ُ ْ ْ
38. 37
You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and
You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job
is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my
Hereafter, Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for
me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that
this job is harmful to me in my religion and subsistence
and in the Hereafter, then keep it away from me and let
me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good
for me, and make me satisfied with it.”