Dua for Shopping
Dua 1: Remembering Allah When Entering the Marketplace
Umar ibn al-Khattab I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever enters the marketplace and recites [these words], Allah will record one million good deeds for him, erase one million bad deeds from him, and raise him by one million ranks.”
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ❁ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ❁ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ❁ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ ❁ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ ❁ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ❁
Lā ilāha illā Llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku wa-lahu l-ḥamdu, yuḥyī wa-yumītu, wa-huwa Ḥayyun lā yamūtu, bi-yadihi l-khayru, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in Qadīr.
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death. He is the Ever-Living and does not die. In His Hand is all good, and He has power over all things.
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (3428) |
Dua 2: Asking for Good and Protection in the Marketplace
Buraydah al-Aslami I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered a marketplace, he would recite the following supplication.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ السُّوقِ ❁ وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا ❁ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا ❁ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُصِيبَ فِيهَا يَمِينًا فَاجِرَةً ❁ أَوْ صَفْقَةً خَاسِرَةً ❁
Bismi Llāh. Allāhumma innī as'aluka khayra hādhihi s-sūqi, wa-khayra mā fīhā, wa-aʿūdhu bika min sharrihā wa-sharri mā fīhā. Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika an uṣība fīhā yamīnan fājiratan, aw ṣafqatan khāsirah.
In the name of Allah. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this marketplace and the good within it, and I seek Your protection from its evil and the evil within it. O Allah, I seek Your protection from swearing a false oath or making a losing transaction in it.
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
