The Most Beautiful Prayers for Guidance
Among the most cherished acts of worship in Islam is the act of supplication (dua), which embodies humility and submission to Allah, the Exalted. The evening is particularly regarded as an opportune time for this spiritual practice, and it is incumbent upon believers to constantly seek Allah’s guidance. Below are some profound prayers for requesting divine guidance:
- (O Allah, rectify my faith, which safeguards my affairs; mend my worldly life, wherein I earn my livelihood; and correct my hereafter, where I will return. Make my life an increase for me in every good, and let death be a relief for me from all evil.)
- (O our Lord, grant us goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.)
- (O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, grant me health among those You have granted health, take care of me among those You have taken care of, bless me in what You have provided, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed, for You decree and none decree over You. Dependent upon You will never be humiliated, and adversaries will never be honored. Blessed and exalted are You, our Lord.)
- (O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and wealth.)
- O Allah, guide us and illuminate our hearts with the truth; grant us success and lead us towards righteousness and piety. O Allah, bring us back to You with a beautiful return.
- O Allah, show us the truth as truth and grant us the ability to follow it, and show us falsehood as falsehood and grant us the ability to avoid it.
- O Allah, we entrust You with our souls, so do not cause us to stumble, do not mislead us, and guide us toward what You love and are pleased with.
- O Allah, You are the One who answers the call of the distressed; please respond to our supplications and guide us along the straight path.
- O Allah, since we have believed in You, guide our hearts, steady our steps, forgive our sins, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
- O Allah, guide us and make us a means for others to find guidance.
Beautiful Prayers for Abundance
The following are prayers for seeking abundance and sustenance:
- (O Allah, You are the First; there is nothing before You. You are the Last; there is nothing after You. You are the Manifest; there is nothing above You. You are the Hidden; there is nothing below You. Discharge our debts and enrich us from poverty.)
- (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me health, and bless me with sustenance.)
- (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from poverty, from scarcity and humiliation, and I seek refuge in You from oppressing or being oppressed.)
- (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness and old age, from sins and debts, from the trials of the grave and its torment, from the trials and torment of the Hellfire, and from the evil of the trial of wealth. I also seek refuge in You from the trial of poverty, and from the trial of the Dajjal. O Allah, cleanse my sins with snow and hail, purify my heart from sins as You have cleansed a white garment from dirt, and distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West.)
- (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the removal of Your blessings, from the transformation of Your security, from the sudden onset of Your wrath, and from all forms of displeasure.)
- O Allah, provide us with abundant and lawful sustenance, for You are the best of providers.
- O Allah, You who ascended the Throne and created the universe in perfection, grant us and do not deny us, bless us and do not withhold from us, and bless our sustenance.
- O Allah, suffice us with Your lawful provisions instead of the unlawful, and enrich us by Your grace from everyone besides You.
- O Allah, cover our shortcomings, fulfill our needs, relieve us of our burdens, and grant us sustenance from avenues we do not expect.
- O Allah, Lord of all things and their Sovereign; provide us with what is sufficient for us and suffices our needs, and do not leave us to rely on ourselves.
- O Allah, we ask You for beneficial knowledge, goodly sustenance, and accepted deeds.
Beautiful Prayers for Peace of Mind
There are numerous formulations of prayers for peace of mind and relief from worry and distress, including:
- (No one is afflicted with worry or sorrow, who then says: O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand, Your decree is upon me, and Your judgment is just regarding me. I ask You by every name that is Yours, which You named Yourself, or taught to one of Your creatures, or revealed in Your Book, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You, to make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sorrow, and the banisher of my worries. If he does so, Allah will remove his worries and sorrows and replace them with relief.)
- (O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and health in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and health in my faith, my worldly life, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and secure me from fear on every side. I seek refuge in You from being ambushed beneath me.)
- (O Allah, Your mercy I hope for; do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. Rectify all my affairs; there is no deity but You.)
- O Allah, mend our hearts and divert from us what diminishes our enjoyment of life.
- O Allah, decree good for us wherever it may be and grant us contentment with it, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
- O Allah, bless us with our hearing, our sight, our hearts, our spouses, and our offspring, and accept our repentance, for You are the Most-Relenting, the Most Merciful. Make us among those who are grateful for Your blessings upon us.