Islamic dua's, for everyday needs

In the Qur'an, Allah says:  "When My servants ask about Me, I am indeed close to them.  I listen to the prayer of every supplicant, when he calls on Me.  Let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me, so that they may walk in the right way" (Qur'an 2:186).

Aside from the daily prayers, Muslims are encouraged to call upon Allah for forgiveness, guidance, and strength throughout the day.  Muslims can make these personal supplications or prayers (du'a) in their own words, in any language, but there are also recommended examples from the Qur'an and Sunnah. 

Below you will find various dua's for all your needs, Because when it comes to needs we nee Only ALLAH, and Allah is Rab'al'Alameen. 

Overcoming the Little Voice in Your Head

When you’re lacking in confidence, one of the main things that pulls you down is that little voice in your head that’s saying to you: “You can’t do this”, “You’re too weak to manage this”, “Don’t do it, you’ll only make a mess of it”, etc. One of the most powerful dua` to say to help you overcome this is a very simple one: “A`udhu-Billahi minna-Shaytan-ir-Rajim“ (I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan).

With this dua` Allah will increase your ability to fight against the whisperings of Satan that are putting those thoughts in your head. It’ll help you to challenge the thoughts and turn them into ones that give you the confidence you need to have a go. Instead of holding onto those self-defeating thoughts, you can change them into encouraging thoughts, such as: “I can at least try and give it my best shot”, “I may not be strong in some things, but this is something I really want to do. I've prepared for it and I’m going to do it” or “It’s true, I might not do it well as this is my first time, so if I don’t do it well, it won’t be the end of the world. I’ll be sad, but next time I’ll know more about how to do it better”. There are so many ways you can fight against the whispering!

Trusting Allah with the Outcome

Another cause of lack of confidence is fearing that the outcome will be something that you won’t be able to cope with. This dua` can take away that fear: “Rabbi Yassir wa la tu'assir. Rabbi tamim bil khair.” (O Allah! Make it easy, and do not make it difficult. O Allah! Make it end well.)

How does that take away the fear? By surrendering your affairs to Allah, you've asked Him for what you want, but realize that He will decide what the good end for your affair will be for you. If you put your trust in Allah and realize that whatever outcome He chooses it will be what is best for you, this makes worrying about outcome pointless and lets you just concentrate on doing your best.

Conquering Speaking Fears

There is another wonderful dua` you can say, especially before getting up to speak in public or starting to say something that may be difficult to say to someone. It is the dua` that Prophet Musa (alayhi assalam) recited before going to talk to Pharaoh, to help him get over his stutter: “Rabbi ishrah li sadri, wa yassir li amri, wa ahlul uqdatan min lisani, yafqahu qawli.”(My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task. And untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.)

I’m sure that none of us will ever have to speak to an audience that includes someone like Pharaoh, but insha Allah, reciting this dua` before you speak will help to reduce your nervousness, express your ideas clearly and fluently and create the impression you'd hoped to create, of a strong, confident Muslim.

Supplication for anxiety and sorrow

‘O Allaah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant, my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You name Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.’

‘O Allaah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.’ Everyday dua's Before wudhu (ablution) Allahumma-gh fir-lee dhan-bee wawass si'lee fi dari wa bariklee fi rizq. Translation: O Allah Forgive my sins, make my home accommodating and grant me abundance in my livelihood.   When someone is critically ill  When someone is so critically ill that there is no hope for his recovery, under no circumstances should he (or she) pray for his (or her) death.  But if one must, then one should recite the following dua:  When visiting the sick La ba'sa tahoorun inshaa-Allah. La ba'sa tahoorun inshaa-Allah. Translation: No need to worry.  It (this sickness) is a means of cleansing from sins.  No need to worry. It (this sickness) is a means of cleansing from sins.  When undertaking a journey Subhanalla-thee sakh-khara-lana haatha wa-ma kun-na lahoo muqrineena wa inna ila Rabbina la-mun-qali-boon. Translation: Glory be to Him (Allah) who has brought this (vehicle) under our control though we were unable to control it.  Sure, we are to return to our Lord.