4 du‘as
Jannah
Paradise, and protection from the Fire
1Good in this world and the next
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā 'adhāban-nār.
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
The story
Anas ibn Malik said this was the du'a the Prophet ﷺ made most often.
Qur'an 2:201 · Sahih al-Bukhari 6389 · Sahih Muslim 2690
2I ask You for Paradise
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
Allāhumma innī as'alukal-jannata wa a'ūdhu bika minan-nār.
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire.
The story
A man told the Prophet ﷺ that this was all he said in his prayer, as he could not supplicate as eloquently as others. The Prophet ﷺ replied: it is around this that we supplicate.
Sunan Abi Dawud 792, graded sahih by al-Albani
3A house near You in Paradise
رَبِّ ابْنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ
Rabbibni lī 'indaka baytan fil-jannah.
My Lord, build for me a house near You in Paradise.
The story
The du'a of Asiyah, the believing wife of Pharaoh, who chose her Lord over a palace.
Qur'an 66:11
4The master of seeking forgiveness
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allāhumma anta Rabbī lā ilāha illā ant, khalaqtanī wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'alā 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastaṭa't, a'ūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣana't, abū'u laka bi-ni'matika 'alayy, wa abū'u laka bi-dhanbī faghfir lī, fa-innahū lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā ant.
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I hold to Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.
The story
The Prophet ﷺ called this the master of all prayers for forgiveness, and said whoever says it with conviction in the day and dies before evening, or at night and dies before morning, is among the people of Paradise.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306