Supplications Examples to be Used in Every Day Situations

" And remember your Lord by your tongue and within yourself,
humbly and with fear without loudness in words in the mornings,
and in the afternoons and be not of those who are neglectful.
Surely, those who are with your Lord (angels)
are never too proud to perform acts of worship to Him,
but they glorify His Praiseand prostrate before Him. "
The Noble Qur'an - Al-A'raf 7:205-206
" Supplication is the pith of worship. "
Tirmidhi, Narrated Anas ibn Malik
" No one offers a supplication without Allah bringing him what he asks
or keeping away from him a like amount of evil,
provided he does not askfor something sinful or for breaking ties of
relationship. "
Tirmidhi, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah
" If anyone finds pleasurein receiving an answer from Allah in times
of difficulty,
he should make many supplications when timesare easy. "
Tirmidhi, Narrated AbuHurayrah, gharib tradition
Waking Up
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyaana ba'da ma amaatana wa ilaihin nushur.
Praise is to Allah Who bring us lifes after He hasbrought us death and
unto Him is the return. [Abu Dawud 4/264, Ahmad 2/389]
Getting Dressed
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi kasaani hadha (aththauba) wa razaqaneehi min
ghairi haulim-minni wa la quwwatin.
Praise is to Allah who hasclothed me with this (garment) and provided
it for me, though I was powerless myself and incapable. [Bukhari,
Muslim, Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmidhi]
Getting Undressed
Bismillah.
By/In the Name of Allah. [At-Tirmidhi 2/505]
Before Eating
Bismillah.
By/In the Name of Allah. [Ibn Majah 1/557, see also An-Nawawi, Kitabul
Adhkar 4/342]
If you forgot to say the above before eating, then say the following
as soon as you remember:
Bismilaah i 'awwalihi wa aakhirihi.
In the Name of Allah, over the beginning of it and the end of it.
[Recorded by al-Tirmidhi,According to al-Hilaali, this hadith is sahih
due toits supporting evidence. See al-Hilaali, vo. 2, pp. 580-581]
After Sneezing
The muslim who sneezed should immediately say:
Alhamdulillah
All praises and thanks are(due) to Allah.
The muslim who hears a sneezer say"Alhamdulillah" should then say:
Yar hamu-kAllah
May Allah have mercy upon you.
The original sneezer may then say:
Yahdeekumu-llaahu wa yuslihu baalakum.
May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order. [Bukhari 7/125]
When a disbeliever sneezes, the Muslim says:
Yahdeekumu-llaahu wa yuslihu baalakum.
May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order. [At-Tirmidhi 5/82,
Ahmad 4/400, Dawud 4/308]
Before Entering the Toilet
[Bismillahi] Allahumma inna 'audhu bika minal khubthi wal khabaa'ith.
[By the Name of Allah]. Oh Allah, I seek protection in You from
unclean spirits, male and female. [Abu Dawud 4/264, Ahmad 2/389]
After Leaving the Toilet
Ghufraanak(a).
I seek Your forgiveness.
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi, Narrated 'Aisha, r.a.
When Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came out from the privy, he
said: (I seek) forgiveness from Thee. [Transmitted by Tirmidhi,Ibn
Majah and Darimi]
Before Sleeping
Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'uhu, fa'in amsakta nafsi
farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha, bima tahfazu bihi 'ibaadakas
saaliheen.
With Your Name my Lord,I lay myself down; and with Your Name I rise.
And if my soul You take, have mercy on it, and if You send it back
then preserve it as you preserve Your righteous slaves. [Bukhari
11/126, Muslim 4/2083]
Bismika Allahuma amootu wa ahya.
In Your Name, Oh Allah, I die and I live. [Dying and living are
metaphors for sleep and wakefulness, Allahu Alam. See Qur'an 2:258,
3:156, 7:158, Al-Asqalani, Fath Al-Bari 11/113, Muslim 4/2083]
Brief Alertness During Sleep (i.e. stirring in the bed, turning over in the bed)
La ilaha illallahul WahidulQahharu, Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa ma
bainahumal Azeezul Ghaffaru.
There is no deity but Allah, the One, the Victorious, Lord of the
heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty,
the All-Forgiving. [Al-Hakim, An-Nasa'i, see also Al-Albani]
Waking Up from a Bad Dream
A'udhu bikalimaatil lahit taammaati min ghadabihi wa 'iqaabihi, wa
sharri ibaadihi, wa min hamazatish shayaateeni wa an yahdurun.
I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from His anger and His
punishment, from the evil of His slaves and from the taunts of jinn
and from their presence. [Abu Dawud 4/12. See also Al-Albani]
Upon Entering the Marketplace
laa 'ilaaha 'illa-llaahu wahdahu laa sh areeka lahu lahu-lmulku wa
lahu-l-hamdu yuhyee wa yumeetu wa huwa hayyun laa yamootu biyadihi-l-
kh airu wa huwa 'ala kulli sh ai 'in qadeer.
There is none worthy of worship except Allah, alone, without any
partner with Him. For Him is the Dominion and to Him is the praise. He
gives life and He brings about death; He is living and does not die.
In His hand is all good and He has power over all things. [Recorded by
al-Tirmidhi. According to al-Albani, this hadith is hasan . See
al-Albani, Sahih al-Jaami , vol. 2, p. 1070