The Supplication of the Prophet during Laylat al-Qadr
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) a specific supplication for Laylat al-Qadr. When she inquired, “O Messenger of Allah, if I encounter Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say?” The Prophet replied, “Say: ‘O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive me.'”
This supplication is a beautiful expression of praise for Allah’s glorious names and a recognition of the Divine’s ability to forgive. The believer acknowledges their dependence on Allah’s mercy and forgiveness, despite their efforts in performing good deeds. Though the wording of this supplication is brief, it encapsulates profound hope and the desire for Allah’s mercy.
Recommended Supplications for Laylat al-Qadr
Among the best ways for a Muslim to beseech Allah is through the supplications narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him). On Laylat al-Qadr and at other times, Muslims are encouraged to recite various other supplications. Here are some noteworthy general supplications that can be offered during this blessed night:
- “O Allah, praise is Yours; You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. Yours is the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. Yours is the praise; You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. Yours is the praise; You are the King of the heavens and the earth. Yours is the praise; You are the Truth, and Your promise is true, and the meeting with You is true, and Your words are true.”
- “And Paradise is true, and Hellfire is true, and the Prophets are true, and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, I have submitted to You, I have believed in You, I have relied upon You, and I turn to You in repentance. Forgive me for what I have done and what I have delayed, what I have hidden and what I have made known. You are the Exalted and the One who delays; there is no god but You.”
- “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the trial of Hellfire and the torment of Hell, and I seek refuge with You from the trial of the grave and its torment, and from the evil trial of wealth and the evil trial of poverty. I seek refuge with You from the evil trial of the Dajjal (Antichrist). O Allah, wash away my sins with snow and hail, and purify my heart from sins just as a white garment is cleansed of impurities. Keep my distance from my sins just as You have distanced the east from the west. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from laziness, old age, sins, and debts.”
- “O Allah, forgive my sins and ignorance, and my excesses in my matters, and what You know better about me than I do. O Allah, forgive my seriousness and levity, and my errors and willful sins, and all of that is with me. O Allah, forgive me for what I have done and what I have delayed, what I have hidden and what I have made known. You are the Exalted and the Delayer, and You are capable of all things.”
- “O Allah, indeed I seek refuge with You from incapacity, laziness, cowardice, stinginess, old age, and the torment of the grave. O Allah, grant my soul its piety and purify it; You are the best to purify it. You are its guardian and protector. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a heart that has no humility, from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered.”
- “O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You; I cannot enumerate Your praises. You are as You have praised Yourself.”
- “O Allah, forgive me all of my sins, both minor and major, past and present, open and secret.”
- “O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, excuse me, and grant me sustenance.”
- “O Allah, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the torment of Hellfire.”
- “O Allah, allocate for us from Your fear that which prevents us from disobeying You, from Your obedience that brings us closer to Your Paradise, and from certitude that eases the calamities of this world.”
- “O Allah, grant us joy in our hearing, our sight, and our strength for as long as You keep us alive. Let them be the heirs of us and let us take vengeance against those who have wronged us, and grant us victory against those who oppose us. Do not let our calamity be in our religion, do not let this world be our greatest concern, nor the limit of our knowledge, and do not place over us those who have no mercy on us.”
- “O Allah, with Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, grant me life as long as You know that living is better for me, and take my soul when You know that death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for Your fear in secret and in public, I ask You for the word of sincerity in ease and hardship, I ask You for moderation in poverty and wealth.”
… (additional supplications follow in the same format)
Beautiful Religious Supplications for Laylat al-Qadr
The realm of supplication is vast, and Muslims can engage in personal prayers to their Lord at any time with whatever comes to their heart. Below are some general supplications to be made during Laylat al-Qadr:
- There is no god but Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Praiseworthy; there is no god but Allah, He does as He wills; there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Great Throne; there is no god but Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous; there is no god but Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. Glory be to the Answerer of prayers, glory be to the Rescuer of distress, glory be to the Forgiver of sins and mistakes.
- There is no god but You; glory be to You, indeed we were among the wrongdoers, and all praise is due to Allah, in whose hands are the keys to relief. O our hope when all means have failed, and we are distanced from family and loved ones.
- O Allah, we seek Your assistance and guidance, and we ask for Your forgiveness and to turn to You. We praise You and thank You, and we abandon any who forsake You.
- O Allah, You alone we worship, and for You we pray and prostrate. We seek Your mercy and fear Your punishment; indeed, the punishment of our Lord is inflexible.
- O Allah, praises be to You for every blessing You have granted us, whether new or old, special or general, secret or open.
- O Allah, we thank You for Islam, thank You for faith, thank You for the Quran, and thank You for granting us the success to complete the Quran and observe fasting and night prayers.
- O Allah, all praises are abundant as Your blessings are abundant, and all thanks are abundant as Your gifts are extensive. We thank You for Your immense bounties and favors; we thank You for all of Your blessings upon us, O Lord of the worlds. We thank You for completing our month.
- O Allah, make this great Quran a light for our hearts, a radiance for our eyesight, a cure for our ailments, a purifier from our sins, a savior from Hellfire, and a leader to Your highest Gardens, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, envelop us in its splendour, grant us shade through it, and bestow upon us its numerous blessings, and protect us from its adversities.
- O Allah, make us among those who recite it as it should be recited, in a manner that pleases You. Remind us of what we have forgotten, teach us what we are ignorant of, and grant us its recitation during the night and the edges of the day in the manner that pleases You.
- O Allah, make us among those who uphold its letters and rules and do not let us be among those who waste its provisions and neglect its obligations, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, grant us the ability to act in accordance with Your Book, and let us embody its teachings and emulate Your Prophet, peace be upon him.
- O Allah, let what we recite be a source of intercession for us and not a source of indictment against us, O our God, our Creator, our Sustainer. Accept our fasting, our prayers, our recitation, and our Devotions, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, grant us safety in our homelands, rectify our leaders and those in authority over us, and designate our leaders amongst those who fear You and seek Your pleasure, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, we ask You to enable us to perform good deeds, abstain from the wicked, love the needy, forgive us, and show us mercy. If you wish to test Your servants, take us away without being spiritually deceived or leading others to falsehood.
- O Allah, write us among those who are liberated from the Fire, O Allah, liberate our necks from the Fire, O Allah, liberate us from the Fire, O Mighty, O Forgiving.
- O Allah, through Your mercy and grace, correct the circumstances of the Muslims; rectify the state of the community of the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, grant them safety in their homeland, put their affairs in order, lower their commodity prices, and choose from among them those who are most pious, protect them from the harm of those who are wicked.
- O Possessor of Glory and Honor, forgive us, O our God, have mercy on us, for You are Merciful to us. Do not punish us, for You are capable of doing so.
- O Allah, we ask You by Your greatest name, and by Your most noble face, we ask You with Your greatest name, which when invoked You give, and when called upon You respond, to make us and the gathering among the people of Paradise and protect us from the Hellfire, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful.
- O Allah, grant the scholars of the Muslims success in conveying the truth and inviting others to You. Unite the hearts of the callers to You on Your Book and the Sunnah of Your Prophet, peace be upon him, and foster unity between their hearts, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, rectify the youth of the Muslims; make them a source of pride for their societies, families, parents, and mothers. Instill love for faith in their hearts and make them detest disbelief and disobedience, and make them among the righteous, O Most Merciful.
- O Allah, rectify the women of the Muslims, provide them with modesty, chastity, and shyness, and protect them from immodesty and exposure, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, support Your religion, Your Book, the Sunnah of Your Prophet, and Your believing servants.
- O Allah, whoever seeks our harm and intends ill for our religion, keep them occupied with themselves, O Lord of the worlds. Return their plots against themselves, and let their plans result in destruction for them, O You who hears the supplications.
- O Allah, grant success to all Muslims, believers, men and women, both the living and the deceased. Indeed, You are Hearing, Near, and Answerer of prayers.
- O Allah, forgive all deceased Muslims who bore witness to Your oneness and the message of Your Prophet, and who died adhering to it.
- O Allah, forgive them, have mercy on them, pardon them, honor their resting place, expand their entrance, wash them with water, snow, and hail, and purify them from sins and mistakes just as a white garment is cleansed of dirt.
- O Allah, send upon their graves light, radiance, comfort, and joy, O Mighty and Forgiving, so they may find peace within the depths of their resting places and be secure on the Day of Judgment.
- O Allah, have mercy on us when we are concealed by the earth, when we part from family and loved ones. Make our graves a garden from the gardens of Paradise, and do not make them a pit from the pits of Hell, through Your mercy, O Mighty, O Forgiving.
- O Allah, ease for us the pangs of death, and grant us steadfastness at the time of death.
- O Allah, we seek refuge with You from the devil causing us distress at the time of death. Have mercy on our estrangement in this life, have mercy on us for our loneliness in the graves, and have mercy on us on the Day of Reckoning when we stand before You, O Living, O Eternal, O Possessor of Glory and Honor.
- O Allah, have mercy on us as we face You, have mercy on us on the Day of Presentation You, have mercy on us when our eyes are fixed, have mercy on us when our feet are weary, have mercy on us when bodies are stripped bare, have mercy on us when the sun draws near to the heads of mankind, and Hell is brought forth, led by a thousand reins, with seventy thousand angels with every rein.
- O Allah, protect the Muslim communities from all adversities and fill them with goodness and blessings; purify them from sins and immoral acts.
- O Allah, avert from us inflation, epidemics, hypocrisy, and fornication, O Lord of the worlds, and make the best of our deeds our last ones and the best of our days the day we meet You.
- O Allah, make us the richest of Your creation in You, and the neediest of Your servants to You. Grant us wealth that does not lead us to pride, health that does not distract us, and sufficiency from Your grace from those whom You have made needless to us.
- O Allah, just as You have granted us the fast and the night prayers, allow us to be accepted, and do not return us disappointed, through Your mercy, O Most Merciful.
- O Allah, accept from us, O Most Merciful of the merciful, accept from us our deeds, and let them be sincere for Your noble sake, and do not let anyone have a purpose in them other than You, O Most Merciful.
- O Allah, grant us sincerity in our words and deeds, and we seek refuge with You from showing off and seeking fame, O Living, O Eternal.
- O Allah, O You who connects those who have been cut off, connect us to You. Grant us a righteous deed that brings us closer to You.
- O Allah, cover us above the earth, below the earth, and on the Day of Resurrection, O Allah, let our standing before You be honorable, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Presentation before You.
- O Allah, accept our prayers, our fasting, our night prayers, our bowing, and our prostration. Count us among the freed from the Fire in Ramadan, protect us from the Fire, save us from every deed that leads us to the Fire, and admit us into Paradise alongside the righteous, through Your mercy, O Mighty, O Forgiving.
- O Allah, let the Quran be a proof for us and not against us. Make us among those who recite it and rise through it, and do not make us among those who recite it and become humbled and miserable.
- O Allah, grant us sweetness with every letter of the Quran, happiness with every word, safety with every verse, and a good reward and high status with every section.
- O Allah, remove our sins from us just as You have distanced the east from the west. O Allah, cleanse us from our sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt.
- O Allah, wash us from our sins with water, snow, and hail; indeed, You are the Most Forgiving and Generous, and You love forgiveness, so forgive us, O Generous. Accept our repentance, O Most Merciful. Pardon us by Your grace, O Most Merciful.
- O Allah, let us enjoy gazing upon Your noble face, let us relish in gazing upon Your noble face, and let us enjoy gazing upon Your noble face.
- O Allah, make us among those for whom rivers flow in Paradise, where their call is: “Glory be to You, O Allah,” and their greeting is: “Peace.”
- O Allah, let us be among those liberated from the Hellfire in this month, on this day, and during this night.
- O Allah, make us among the accepted and victorious through Your grace, O Most Merciful, through Your mercy, O God, O King, O Most Sacred, O Peace, O Bestower of Security, O Almighty, O Compeller, O Creator, O Fashioner, O Forgiving, O Subduer, O Responder, O Generous, O Protector, O Answerer, O Magnificent, O Majestic, O One, O Eternal, O All-Powerful, O Sustainer.