When one is in debt, one should recite the following dua: اللّٰهُمَّ فَارِجَ الهَمِّ كَاشِفَ الغَمِّ مُجِيْبَ دَعْوَةِ المضْطَرِّينَ، رَحْمٰنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ورَحِيمَهُمَا، أَنْتَ تَرْحَمُنِي، فَارْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَةٍ تُغْنِيْنِيْ بِها عَنْ رَحْمَةِ مَنْ سِوَاكْ O Allah, the Reliever of sorrow, the Remover of grief, the One who answers the call of …
September, 2022
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10 September
Dua for Assistance in Settling Debts
When one is in debt, one should recite the following dua: اَللّٰهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ O Allah! Suffice me with Your halaal from Your haraam (i.e. suffice me with sustenance and wealth which You have declared as halaal and save me from sustenance and wealth …
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3 September
Reciting Ten Verses of the Quraan Majeed when Returning from the Marketplace
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had taught the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to recite ten verses of the Quraan Majeed when returning from the marketplace. وعن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا معشر التجار، أيعجز أحدكم إذا رجع من سوقه أن يقرأ عشر آيات فيكتب الله له …
August, 2022
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27 August
Dua when entering the marketplace – 2
One should recite the following dua when entering the marketplace: بِسْمِ اللهِ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هٰذِهِ السُّوْقِ وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيْهَا وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيْهَا اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُصِيْبَ فِيْهَا يَمِيْنًا فَاجِرَةً أَوْ صَفْقَةً خَاسِرَةً In the name of Allah. O Allah, I beg of …
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20 August
Dua when entering the marketplace – 1
One should recite the following dua when entering the marketplace: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوْتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرْ There is no deity besides Allah Ta‘ala alone, who has no partner. To Him belongs …
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13 August
Dua when seeing the new moon – 5
When seeing the new moon, one should recite the following dua once: هِلَالُ خَيْرٍ وَرُشْدٍ (O Allah! Make the crescent of this month) a crescent of goodness and guidance (i.e. a crescent that brings goodness and guidance with it). Then, one should recite the following dua thrice: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ …
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6 August
Dua when seeing the new moon – 4
When seeing the new moon, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا نَصْرَهُ وَخَيْرَهُ وَبَرَكَتَهُ وَفَتْحَهُ وَنُورَهُ نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ، وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ O Allah, grant us this new month’s help, goodness, blessings, victory and noor. We seek Your divine protection from its evil and the evil of …
July, 2022
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30 July
Dua when seeing the new moon – 3
When seeing the new moon, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ أَهْلِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِاليُمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالإِسْلَامِ، رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ O Allah, bring the crescent of the new month upon us with blessings (barakah) and Imaan, and with safety and Islam, (O moon!) My Rabb and your Rabb is …
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24 July
Dua to be recited at the commencement of a new month or new year
At the commencement of a new month or a new year, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ، وَالْإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلَامَةِ، وَالْإِسْلَامِ، وَرِضْوَانٍ مِنَ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَجِوَارٍ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ O Allah! Let it (this new month or year) enter upon us with safety, Imaan, security, Islam, the pleasure of …
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7 July
Dua before slaughtering the animal
Before slaughtering the animal, it is sunnah for one to recite the following dua: إنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللهُمَّ مِنكَ وَ لَكَ I have firmly turned myself towards …