Duas for prayer & every day

Allahu akbar

Allah is the Greatest.

Raise your hands and say it to begin the prayer, and again at each change of position.

Subhanaka llahumma wa bihamdika, wa tabaraka smuka, wa taʿala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghayruk

Glory be to You, O Allah, and all praise. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You.

Said quietly in the first rakah, right after the opening takbir.

Sunan Abi Dawud & Jami` at-Tirmidhi

Aʿudhu billahi mina sh-shaytani r-rajim

I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the rejected.

Bismillahi r-rahmani r-rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Then recite Surah al-Fatiha, and after it a short surah in the first two rakats.

Subhana rabbiya l-ʿazim

Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent.

Samiʿa llahu liman hamidah — then: Rabbana wa laka l-hamd

Allah hears the one who praises Him. Our Lord, to You belongs all praise.

Subhana rabbiya l-aʿla

Glory be to my Lord, the Most High.

Rabbi ghfir li, rabbi ghfir li

My Lord, forgive me; my Lord, forgive me.

At-tahiyyatu lillahi wa s-salawatu wa t-tayyibat. As-salamu ʿalayka ayyuha n-nabiyyu wa rahmatu llahi wa barakatuh. As-salamu ʿalayna wa ʿala ʿibadi llahi s-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha illa llah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ʿabduhu wa rasuluh

All greetings, prayers and good things are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

Said sitting, after every two rakats and in the final sitting.

Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim

Allahumma salli ʿala Muhammadin wa ʿala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta ʿala Ibrahima wa ʿala ali Ibrahim, innaka hamidun majid. Allahumma barik ʿala Muhammadin wa ʿala ali Muhammad, kama barakta ʿala Ibrahima wa ʿala ali Ibrahim, innaka hamidun majid

O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, send Your grace upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You graced Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Rabbana atina fi d-dunya hasanatan wa fi l-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ʿadhaba n-nar

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

Any dua may be made here; this one from the Qur’an (2:201) is a favorite.

Qur’an 2:201

As-salamu ʿalaykum wa rahmatu llah

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah.

Turn your face to the right, then to the left, saying it each time.

Astaghfiru llah

I seek the forgiveness of Allah.

Sahih Muslim

Allahumma anta s-salam wa minka s-salam, tabarakta ya dha l-jalali wa l-ikram

O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

Sahih Muslim

Subhana llah (33) · Alhamdu lillah (33) · Allahu akbar (34)

Glory be to Allah (33) · All praise is for Allah (33) · Allah is the Greatest (34).

Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim

The Verse of the Throne (Qur’an 2:255).

Recited once after each prayer.

Qur’an 2:255 · Sunan an-Nasa`i

La ilaha illa llahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu l-mulku wa lahu l-hamd, wa huwa ʿala kulli shay’in qadir

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

Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim

Alhamdu lillahi lladhi ahyana baʿda ma amatana wa ilayhi n-nushur

All praise is for Allah who gave us life after taking it, and to Him is the return.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Bismika llahumma amutu wa ahya

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Bismillah

In the name of Allah.

If you forget and remember mid-meal: "Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu."

Sunan Abi Dawud & Jami` at-Tirmidhi

Alhamdu lillahi lladhi atʿamana wa saqana wa jaʿalana muslimin

All praise is for Allah who fed us, gave us drink, and made us Muslims.

Sunan Abi Dawud & Jami` at-Tirmidhi

Ashhadu an la ilaha illa llahu wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ʿabduhu wa rasuluh

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

Sahih Muslim

Allahumma ftah li abwaba rahmatik

O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.

Step in with your right foot.

Sahih Muslim

Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik

O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty.

Step out with your left foot.

Sahih Muslim

Allahumma rabba hadhihi d-daʿwati t-tammah wa s-salati l-qa’imah, ati Muhammadani l-wasilata wa l-fadilah, wa bʿath-hu maqaman mahmudani lladhi waʿadtah

O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the prayer to be established, grant Muhammad the intercession and favor, and raise him to the praised station You have promised him.

Sahih al-Bukhari