Praiseworthy Supplications for Laylat al-Qadr
The Significance of Supplication
One of the most effective ways for an individual to draw closer to Allah, the Exalted, is through supplication. As Allah Almighty states in the Qur’an: “And your Lord says, ‘Call upon Me; I will respond to you.’ Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell, humbled.” The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) also emphasized the importance of supplication, saying: “Supplication benefits from what has been decreed and from what has yet to be decreed. So, O servants of Allah, engage in supplication.”
Regarding supplication on Laylat al-Qadr, it was narrated that Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah, if I encounter Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say?” He replied, “Say: ‘O Allah, indeed, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive me.’
Praiseworthy Supplications for Laylat al-Qadr
- “Our Lord, grant 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 joy of our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.”
- “O Allah, rectify for me my religion, which is my protection; rectify for me my worldly affairs, wherein is my livelihood; rectify for me my Hereafter, to which is my return; and make my life an increase for me in every goodness, and make my death a rest for me from every evil.”
- “O Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and many from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me, and my parents, and the believers on the Day the account is established.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for every type of good, both immediate and deferred, what I know of it and what I do not know. And I seek refuge in You from every type of evil, both immediate and deferred, what I know of it and what I do not know. O Allah, I ask You for guidance, righteousness, chastity, and richness.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for the best that Your servant and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asked You for, and I seek refuge in You from the worst that Your servant and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sought refuge from.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and for deeds that bring me closer to it in word or action. I seek refuge in You from Hell and from deeds that bring me closer to it in word or action. I ask You to forgive our sins, conceal our faults, and protect us from the punishments of this world and the Hereafter.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, my wealth, and my offspring. O Allah, cover my faults and grant me peace from my fears. O Allah, protect me from in front of me, from behind me, from my right, from my left, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness from being attacked from beneath me, and I seek refuge from the evil of Shaytan and his mischief.”
- “O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant, and I am committed to Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my deeds. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and confess my sins; so forgive me, for none can forgive sins except You.”
- “Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no deity but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and glory be to Allah and all praise belongs to Him, as many times as the creation of His, His satisfaction, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words.”
- “O Allah, forgive the believing men and women, and the Muslim men and women, the living and the deceased.”