5 du‘as
Provision
Halal income, wealth and freedom from debt
1Knowledge, provision and accepted deeds
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا
Allāhumma innī as'aluka 'ilman nāfi'an, wa rizqan ṭayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan.
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good and pure provision, and deeds that are accepted.
The story
Umm Salamah reported that the Prophet ﷺ would say this after giving salam at the end of the Fajr prayer.
Sunan Ibn Majah 925, graded sahih by al-Albani
2Sufficed by the halal
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
Allāhummak-finī bi-ḥalālika 'an ḥarāmik, wa aghninī bi-faḍlika 'amman siwāk.
O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful over what You have forbidden, and by Your bounty make me independent of all besides You.
The story
'Ali ibn Abi Talib taught this to a man struggling to pay a debt, saying the Prophet ﷺ taught it to him, and that even with a mountain of debt, Allah would settle it for him.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3563, graded hasan by al-Albani
3The du'a of Musa in need
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr.
My Lord, I am truly in need of whatever good You send down to me.
The story
Musa عليه السلام said this alone and without means in Madyan, after helping two women water their flock. Allah soon gave him shelter, work and a family.
Qur'an 28:24
4Guidance, piety and self-sufficiency
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى
Allāhumma innī as'alukal-hudā wat-tuqā wal-'afāfa wal-ghinā.
O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self-sufficiency.
The story
A du'a the Prophet ﷺ used to make, narrated by 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud.
Sahih Muslim 2721
5Refuge from worry and grief
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allāhumma innī a'ūdhu bika minal-hammi wal-ḥazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa ḍala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijāl.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the weight of debt and from being overpowered by others.
The story
Anas ibn Malik, who served the Prophet ﷺ, said he would often hear him saying this.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6369