11 supplications
Rabbana Duas from the Qur’an
The supplications of the Qur’an are the words of Allah Himself, taught to the prophets and the believers. They can be said at any time, in sujud (outside recitation) and at the end of the prayer.
Good in this world and the next
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ‘adhaban-nar.
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire. The supplication the Prophet ﷺ made most often; also said between the Yemeni corner and the Black Stone.
Source: Qur’an 2:201; Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
Do not take us to task
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ، وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا، أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbana la tu’akhidhna in nasina aw akhta’na, rabbana wa la tahmil ‘alayna isran kama hamaltahu ‘alal-ladhina min qablina, rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bih, wa‘fu ‘anna waghfir lana warhamna, anta mawlana fansurna ‘alal-qawmil-kafirin.
Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not place on us a burden like that You placed on those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Source: Qur’an 2:286
Do not let our hearts deviate
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba‘da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmah, innaka antal-wahhab.
Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself; You are the Bestower.
Source: Qur’an 3:8
The dua of Adam and Hawwa’
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Rabbana dhalamna anfusana wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal-khasirin.
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.
Source: Qur’an 7:23
Accept from us
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka antas-sami‘ul-‘alim.
Our Lord, accept this from us; You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. The dua of Ibrahim and Isma‘il while raising the Kaaba.
Source: Qur’an 2:127
Pour patience upon us
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbana afrigh ‘alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna ‘alal-qawmil-kafirin.
Our Lord, pour patience upon us, make our steps firm and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Source: Qur’an 2:250
I am in need of Your good
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir.
My Lord, I am truly in need of whatever good You send down to me. The dua of Musa in Madyan.
Source: Qur’an 28:24
Right guidance in our affair
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi’ lana min amrina rashada.
Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and prepare for us right guidance in our affair. The dua of the youths of the Cave.
Source: Qur’an 18:10
Gratitude for the blessings
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Rabbi awzi‘ni an ashkura ni‘matakal-lati an‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘ala walidayya wa an a‘mala salihan tardah, wa aslih li fi dhurriyyati, inni tubtu ilayka wa inni minal-muslimin.
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for the favour You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You, and make my offspring righteous. I have repented to You, and I am among the Muslims.
Source: Qur’an 46:15
The dua of Yunus
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minadh-dhalimin.
There is no god but You; glory be to You. Indeed, I have been among the wrongdoers. “No Muslim ever supplicates with it for anything but Allah answers him.”
Source: Qur’an 21:87; Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi
Allah is sufficient for us
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Hasbunallahu wa ni‘mal-wakil.
Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs. Said by Ibrahim when thrown into the fire, and by the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions when told that people had gathered against them.
Source: Qur’an 3:173; Sahih al-Bukhari
Using Qur’anic du‘as in prayer
Reciting the Qur’an in bowing and prostration is forbidden (Muslim), but scholars allow using Qur’anic du‘as there with the intention of supplication, such as “Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah”.
The du‘as of the prophets
Qur’anic du‘as are the most comprehensive and truthful, for they are the words of Allah taught to His servants. Many are the du‘as of the prophets in moments of hardship and hope: Adam after his slip, Yunus in the darkness, Musa when he fled to Madyan, and the youths of the cave. Whoever uses them calls on Allah with the words of the best of creation.
Rabbana Duas from the Qur’an: questions and answers
Why do so many Qur’anic du‘as begin with “Rabbana”?
Calling Allah as “our Lord” recalls His care and lordship, and it is the way of the prophets and believers in the Qur’an.