Supplications & Remembrances (Adhkar & Duas)

Authentic Duas & Adhkar for Hajj & Arafah: Prophet’s Sunnah

1. The Excellence of Supplication on the Day of Arafah

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

“The best supplication is the supplication of the Day of Arafah, and the best words that I and the Prophets before me have said are:

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

(There is no god but Allah, alone without partner. His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.)”

• Reference: Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (Hadith 3585)

2. The Four Most Beloved Phrases to Allah

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

“The most beloved speech to Allah consists of four phrases:

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ، وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ، وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ

(How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.)”

• Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2137)

3. Two Phrases Light on the Tongue, Heavy on the Scales

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (R.A.), the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

“There are two words which are light on the tongue, heavy on the scales, and beloved to the Most Gracious:

سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ الْعَظِيْمِ

(How perfect Allah is and I praise Him. How perfect Allah is, The Supreme.)”

• Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 6406) & Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2694)

4. Supplication for Seeking Forgiveness

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (R.A.) asked the Prophet ﷺ to teach him a supplication to recite in his prayer. The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to say:

اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيْرًا، وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْمُ

(O Allah, I have indeed oppressed my soul excessively, and none can forgive sins except You. So forgive me with a forgiveness from Yourself, and have mercy upon me. Surely, You are the Most-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful.)

• Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 834) & Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2705)

5. Comprehensive Dua for Faith, Guidance, and Moderation

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to supplicate with these words:

اللّٰهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي… اللّٰهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ… وَزَيِّنَّا بِزِيْنَةِ الْإِيْمَانِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِيْنَ

(O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know life to be good for me, and cause me to die if You know death to be better for me. O Allah, I ask You for Your fear in secret and in public, and I ask You for truthful speech in pleasure and anger… Beautify us with the adornment of faith, and make us guides who are rightly guided.)

• Reference: Sunan an-Nasa’i (Hadith 1305) & Sahih Ibn Hibban

6. Seeking All Goodness Asked by the Prophet ﷺ

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught this all-encompassing supplication:

اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ مِنْهُ نَبِيُّكَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ نَبِيُّكَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُسْتَعَانُ وَعَلَيْكَ الْبَلاَغُ، وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللّٰهِ

(O Allah, I ask You for every goodness that Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked of You, and I seek refuge in You from every evil that Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ sought refuge from. You are the One whose help is sought, and upon You is the fulfillment, and there is no power nor strength except with Allah.)

• Reference: Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (Hadith 3521)

7. The Most Frequently Recited Quranic Supplication

Pilgrims are encouraged to seek forgiveness, repent sincerely, send blessings (Salawat) upon the Prophet ﷺ, and make abundant Dua. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to recite this Quranic supplication most frequently:

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

(Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.)

• References:

  • Quran: Surah Al-Baqarah (2:201)

  • Hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 4522) & Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2690)