Prayers from the Quran and Sunnah

Prayers for Myself from the Quran and Sunnah

Within the Quran and the Sunnah, there is a collection of prayers that one can use to beseech Allah for personal guidance and support. Below are some of these prayers:

(O my Lord, admit me into a good entry and exit, and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.)
(O my Lord, expand for me my chest, ease my task for me, and untie the knot from my tongue.)
(O my Lord, grant me a blessed place to dwell, and You are the best of those who grant a place to dwell.)
(Our Lord, bestow upon us in this world good and in the Hereafter good, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.)
(O Allah, indeed You are the Pardoner, and You love to pardon, so pardon me.)
(O Allah, I ask You for every good in this world and the Hereafter, known and unknown, and I seek refuge with You from every evil, known and unknown. O Allah, I ask You for what Your servant and Prophet asked You for, and I seek refuge in You from what Your servant and Prophet sought refuge from. I ask You for Paradise and for that which brings me closer to it in word and deed, and I seek refuge with You from Hellfire and what brings me closer to it in word and deed. I ask You to make every decree You have decreed for me good.)
(O Allah, rectify for me my religion, which is my safeguard; rectify for me my worldly affairs, in which I live; rectify for me my Hereafter, to which I return. Make this life an increase for me in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.)
(O Allah, I seek refuge in You from incapacity, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, senility, and the torment of the grave. O Allah, grant my soul its piety, for You are the best of those who purify it. You are its protector and its guardian. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, a heart that does not humble, a soul that is not satisfied, and a supplication that is not answered.)

Prayers for Parents and Children from the Quran and Sunnah

There are several prayers found in the Quran and the Sunnah specifically intended for one’s parents and offspring. These include:

(O my Lord, have mercy on them as they brought me up when I was small.)
(Our Lord, forgive me, and my parents, and the believers on the Day when the reckoning takes place.)
(O my Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and many from my progeny. Our Lord, accept my supplication.)
(O my Lord, inspire me to be grateful for Your favor that You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteous deeds of which You will approve, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.)
(Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring the delight of our eyes and make us the leaders of the righteous.)
(Our Lord, accept from us; indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing. Our Lord, and make us Muslims submitting to You, and of our descendants a Muslim nation submitting to You. Show us our rites and accept our repentance; indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.)
(O Allah, I ask You for every good in this world and the Hereafter, known and unknown, and I seek refuge with You from every evil, known and unknown.)
(O Allah, rectify for me my religion, which is my safeguard; rectify for me my worldly affairs, in which I live; rectify for me my Hereafter, to which I return. Make this life an increase for me in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.)

Prayers for the Deceased from the Quran and Sunnah

It is recommended for a Muslim to pray for the deceased, and there are numerous supplications in the Quran and the Sunnah that can be made for the departed. They include:

(Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith, and do not place in our hearts any resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.)
(O my Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my home as a believer, and the believing men and women.)
(O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, and pardon him. Honor his reception and make his entrance spacious. Wash him with water, snow, and hail, and cleanse him of sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. Grant him a better abode than his home, a better family than his family, and a better spouse than his spouse, and admit him to Paradise and protect him from the torment of the grave and the Fire.)
(O Allah, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, is under Your care and protection; safeguard him from the trial of the grave. O Allah, You are the best at fulfilling promises and deserving of praise; forgive him and have mercy, for You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.)
(O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, our young and our old, our male and female, our witnesses and those absent. O Allah, whoever You keep alive from us, keep him alive in faith, and whoever You take away, take him in Islam. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let us go astray after him.)
(Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or made an error. Our Lord, lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.)

Prayers for Guidance from the Quran and Sunnah

Several supplications for guidance can be found in the Quran and the Sunnah, including the following:

(Guide us to the straight path.)
(Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affairs right guidance.)
(Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.)
(O my Lord, expand my chest for me, ease my task for me, and untie the knot from my tongue.)
(O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, grant me health among those You have granted health, befriend me among those You have befriended, bless me in what You have given me, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed. Indeed, You decree and none can decree over You. None is disgraced whom You befriend, and none is honored whom You oppose. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted.)
(O Allah, rectify for me my religion, which is my safeguard; rectify for me my worldly affairs, in which I live; rectify for me my Hereafter, to which I return. Make this life an increase for me in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.)
(O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me well-being, guide me, and provide for me.)
(O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency.)
(O Allah, guide me and make me firm in my faith.)

Prayers for Marriage from the Quran and Sunnah

In the Quran and the Sunnah, there are numerous supplications one can make when seeking marriage. These include:

(Our Lord, bestow upon us in this world good and in the Hereafter good, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.)
(Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring the delight of our eyes and make us the leaders of the righteous.)
(O my Lord, do not leave me alone, while You are the best of inheritors.)
(O my Lord, indeed I am in great need of whatever good You send down to me.)
(O Allah, I ask You for every good in this world and the Hereafter, known and unknown, and I seek refuge with You from every evil, known and unknown.)
(O Allah, I ask You for the best of her and the best of what You have created her upon, and I seek refuge with You from her evil and from the evil of what You have created her upon.)
(O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency.)

Prayers for Sustenance from the Quran and Sunnah

There are several prayers found in the Quran and the Sunnah for seeking sustenance, including:

(Our Lord, bestow upon us in this world good and in the Hereafter good, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.)
(O my Lord, indeed I am in great need of whatever good You send down to me.)
(There is no deity except You; exalted are You! Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.)
(O my Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous.)
(O Allah, Owner of the Kingdom, You give kingship to whom You will and You take kingship away from whom You will; You honor whom You will and humiliate whom You will. In Your hand is good; indeed, You are over all things competent. O Lord of the Worlds and of the Hereafter, have mercy upon me with mercy that enriches me over the mercy of anyone besides You.)
(O Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth and Lord of the Great Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date stone, and Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion, I seek refuge with You from the evil of anything You have taken by control. O Allah, You are the First, nothing is before You; You are the Last, nothing is after You; You are the Manifest, nothing is above You; You are the Hidden, nothing is below You. Remove our debts, and enrich us from poverty.)
(O Allah, suffice me with what is lawful instead of what is prohibited, and enrich me with Your favor over all others.)

Prayers for Forgiveness from the Quran and Sunnah

The Quran and the Sunnah contain many prayers for seeking forgiveness, including the following:

(Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, for You are the Best of the merciful.)
(Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith: ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in the covenant.)
(Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith, and do not place in our hearts any resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.)
(Our Lord, complete for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You have power over all things.)
(Our Lord, forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the Day the reckoning takes place.)
(O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant, and I am upon Your covenant as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and confess my sins; so forgive me, for there is no one who forgives sins except You.)
(O my Lord, forgive my sins and ignorance, and my excesses in my affairs, and what You know better about me. O Allah, forgive my mistakes, my intentional and unintentional errors, and all my sins. O Allah, forgive me what I have done in haste and what I have delayed, what I have concealed and what I have revealed. You are the All-Prevailing, the All-Accepting of Repentance, and You have power over all things.)
(O Allah, indeed I have wronged myself greatly, and no one forgives sins except You. So forgive me, a forgiveness from Yourself, and have mercy upon me; indeed, You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.)