Best Duas that Every Muslim Should Recite

Muslims strongly believe in making Duas to Almighty Allah. In times of hardships when Muslims feel spiritual lows, their hearts become hard and days become empty then they remember Allah (SWT) for seeking guidance and comfort of heart. Muslims believe that Allah is the Most Loving, He is bigger than our problems and surely will listen to us. It is stated in one of hadith of Prophet Muhammad (SAW): “Do not talk too much without remembrance of Allah. Indeed, excessive talking without remembrance of Allah hardens the heart. And indeed, the furthest of people from Allah is the harsh-hearted.” (Tirmidhi)

In another hadith Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) gave an example of living or dead people relating to the remembrance of Almighty Allah. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “The house in which remembrance of Allah is made and the house in which Allah is not remembered are like the living and the dead.” (Muslim)

Best Duas that Muslims Should Say

Below mentioned are some best Duas that every Muslim should recite in order to remember Allah Almighty.

Dua for Glorifying Allah

سبحان الله عدد خلقه، سبحان الله رضا نفسه، سبحان الله زنة عرشه، سبحان الله مداد كلماته‏"‏‏”

Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with His praise, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of His Throne and equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise). (Muslim)

Best Dhikr

"‏ أَفْضَلُ الذِّكْرِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَفْضَلُ الدُّعَاءِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ‏"

The best remembrance is: ‘there is none worthy of worship except Allah (Lā ilāha illallāh)’ and the best supplication is: ‘All praise is due to Allah (Al-ḥamdulillāh). (Tirmidhi)

Dua for Forgiveness

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

If somebody recites this invocation during the night, and if he should die then, he will go to Paradise (or he will be from the people of Paradise). And if he recites it in the morning, and if he should die on the same day, he will have the same fate. (Bukhari)

Best of Dua

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي اَلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً, وَفِي اَلْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً, وَقِنَا عَذَابَ اَلنَّارِ

“O our Lord, grants us the best in this life and the best in the next life, and protects us from the punishment of the Fire.”  (Bukhari)

Dua for Inner Peace

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said to me:

“Shall I not guide you to a treasure from the treasures of Jannah?”

 “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” Thereupon He (SAW) said:(Recite)

‘‏"‏لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله‏"‏

There is no change of a condition nor power except by Allah. (Muslim)

Dua for Protection

بسم الله الذي لا يضر مع اسمه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء وهو السميع العليم

He who recites three times every morning and evening: ‘In the Name of Allah with Whose Name there is protection against every kind of harm in the earth or in the heaven, and He is the All-Hearing and All-Knowing,’ nothing will harm him. (Abu Dawud)