7 supplications
Duas for an Easy Reckoning and the Highest Paradise
Every believer will stand before Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught to ask for an easy reckoning, to aim for al-Firdaws, the highest Paradise, and ‘Umar asked for martyrdom in the Prophet’s city, a prayer answered years later.
For an easy reckoning
اللَّهُمَّ حَاسِبْنِي حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
Allahumma hasibni hisaban yasira.
O Allah, make my reckoning easy. ‘A’ishah asked what an easy reckoning is; he said: “That He looks at his record and overlooks it.”
Source: Musnad Ahmad; al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim
Asking for al-Firdaws
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ
Allahumma inni as’alukal-firdawsal-a‘la minal-jannah.
O Allah, I ask You for al-Firdaws, the highest Paradise. “When you ask Allah, ask Him for al-Firdaws; it is the middle and highest of Paradise.”
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari
Asking for Paradise×3
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
Allahumma inni as’alukal-jannah, wa a‘udhu bika minan-nar.
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge in You from the Fire. “Whoever asks Allah for Paradise three times, Paradise says: O Allah, admit him into Paradise.”
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud; Sunan Ibn Majah
‘Umar’s dua for martyrdom
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي شَهَادَةً فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ مَوْتِي فِي بَلَدِ رَسُولِكَ ﷺ
Allahummarzuqni shahadatan fi sabilik, waj‘al mawti fi baladi rasulik ﷺ.
O Allah, grant me martyrdom in Your path and make my death in the city of Your Messenger ﷺ. He was martyred in Madinah, while leading the prayer.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari
To die with the righteous
رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ
Rabbana faghfir lana dhunubana wa kaffir ‘anna sayyi’atina wa tawaffana ma‘al-abrar.
Our Lord, forgive us our sins, remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.
Source: Qur’an 3:193
For the Day when wealth does not help
وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
Wa la tukhzini yawma yub‘athun, yawma la yanfa‘u malun wa la banun, illa man atallaha bi-qalbin salim.
And do not disgrace me on the Day they are resurrected, the Day when neither wealth nor children will benefit, except whoever comes to Allah with a sound heart.
Source: Qur’an 26:87-89
The du‘a of Asiya, Pharaoh’s wife
رَبِّ ابْنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِي مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِ وَنَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Rabbibni li ‘indaka baytan fil-jannati wa najjini min fir‘awna wa ‘amalihi wa najjini minal-qawmidh-dhalimin.
My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise, save me from Pharaoh and his deeds, and save me from the wrongdoing people.
Source: Qur’an 66:11
Preparing for the reckoning
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever is questioned closely in the reckoning is punished”, and explained that the easy reckoning is a mere presentation of the record (al-Bukhari). He also said: “When you ask Allah, ask for al-Firdaws” (al-Bukhari), teaching high ambition in du‘a.
Duas for an Easy Reckoning and the Highest Paradise: questions and answers
Is it allowed to ask for martyrdom?
Yes. “Whoever asks Allah sincerely for martyrdom, Allah will raise him to the rank of martyrs even if he dies in his bed” (Muslim).
Can I ask for Paradise without good deeds?
Du‘a is itself a good deed; it should be joined with effort, as Paradise is the reward of faith and action.