9 supplications
Duas for Madinah, Makkah and Blessed Lands
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for Madinah when its climate made the Companions ill, asked for double the blessing of Makkah, blessed the trade measures of its people, and prayed for Sham, Yemen and the early morning hours of his community.
Love of Madinah
اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ كَحُبِّنَا مَكَّةَ أَوْ أَشَدَّ
Allahumma habbib ilaynal-madinata ka-hubbina makkata aw ashadd.
O Allah, make Madinah as beloved to us as Makkah, or more.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
Double the blessing of Makkah
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ضِعْفَيْ مَا جَعَلْتَ بِمَكَّةَ مِنَ الْبَرَكَةِ
Allahummaj‘al bil-madinati di‘fay ma ja‘alta bi-makkata minal-barakah.
O Allah, put in Madinah twice the blessing You put in Makkah.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
Blessing in measures
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِي مِكْيَالِهِمْ، وَبَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِي صَاعِهِمْ وَمُدِّهِمْ
Allahumma barik lahum fi mikyalihim, wa barik lahum fi sa‘ihim wa muddihim.
O Allah, bless them in their measures, and bless them in their sa‘ and their mudd.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
On seeing the first fruits of the season
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا
Allahumma barik lana fi thamarina, wa barik lana fi madinatina, wa barik lana fi sa‘ina, wa barik lana fi muddina.
O Allah, bless us in our fruits, bless us in our city, bless us in our sa‘ and bless us in our mudd.
Source: Sahih Muslim
For Sham and Yemen
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَامِنَا، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي يَمَنِنَا
Allahumma barik lana fi shamina, Allahumma barik lana fi yamanina.
O Allah, bless us in our Sham; O Allah, bless us in our Yemen.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari
Blessing in the early morning
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا
Allahumma barik li-ummati fi bukuriha.
O Allah, bless my Ummah in its early mornings. Sakhr, a merchant, sent his caravans at dawn and grew rich.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud; Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi; Sunan Ibn Majah
Sufficient provision
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رِزْقَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ قُوتًا
Allahummaj‘al rizqa ali muhammadin quta.
O Allah, make the provision of the family of Muhammad sufficient (enough to live on).
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
While digging the trench
اللَّهُمَّ لَا عَيْشَ إِلَّا عَيْشُ الْآخِرَهْ، فَاغْفِرْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ
Allahumma la ‘aysha illa ‘ayshul-akhirah, faghfir lil-ansari wal-muhajirah.
O Allah, there is no life but the life of the Hereafter, so forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirah.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
For a safe and provided land
رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُم بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
Rabbij‘al hadha baladan aminan warzuq ahlahu minath-thamarati man amana minhum billahi wal-yawmil-akhir.
My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits, those of them who believe in Allah and the Last Day.
Source: Qur’an 2:126
Barakah in places and time
When the Companions fell ill on arriving in Madinah, the Prophet ﷺ prayed for it to be loved like Makkah and for its fever to be moved away (al-Bukhari). He also prayed for the early morning of his Ummah: a Companion who traded at dawn became wealthy (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi).
Duas for Madinah, Makkah and Blessed Lands: questions and answers
Is it Sunnah to start work early?
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ prayed for blessing in the early morning, so travel and work after Fajr carry that blessing.
Can I make du‘a for my own city?
Yes, following Ibrahim’s du‘a for Makkah (2:126) and the Prophet’s for Madinah.