Morning Dua
Dua 1: Sayyid al-Istighfar
Shaddad ibn Aws I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that the chief formula for seeking forgiveness is the following. He ﷺ said that whoever recites it during the day with certainty and dies before evening will be among the people of Paradise, and whoever recites it at night with certainty and dies before morning will be among the people of Paradise.
| Reference | Al-Bukhari (6306) |
Dua 2: Dua Upon Entering the Morning
Abu Hurayrah I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the morning, he would say:
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5068), Ibn Majah (3868) |
Dua 3: Seeking Protection from Shaytan in the Morning
Maʿqal ibn Yasar I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever says the following three times in the morning and then recites the last three verses from Surat al-Hashr, Allah appoints seventy thousand angels to pray for him until the evening.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (79) |
Dua 4: Dua for Beginning the Morning upon Islam
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abza I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say in the morning:
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (33) |
Dua 5: Bearing Witness to Faith in the Morning
Anas I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever says the following in the morning or evening, Allah frees a quarter of him from the Fire. If he says it twice, half of him is freed, if three times, three quarters, and if four times, he is completely freed from the Fire.
(In the evening, replace أَصْبَحْتُ (aṣbaḥtu, “I have entered the morning”) with أَمْسَيْتُ (amsaytu, “I have entered the evening”).)
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5069) |
Dua 6: Giving Thanks for the Blessings of the Morning
Abdullah ibn Ghannam al-Bayadi I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever says the following in the morning has fulfilled the thanks due for that day:
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5073) |
Dua 7: Tahlil in the Morning
Abu Ayyash I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever says the following in the morning will receive the reward of freeing a slave from the descendants of Ismail, ten good deeds will be recorded for him, ten sins will be erased, he will be raised ten degrees, and he will be protected from Shaytan until the evening.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5077), Ibn Majah (3867) |
Dua 8: Asking for the Good of the Day
Abu Malik al-Ash’ari I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that when one rises in the morning, one should say:
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5084) |
Dua 9: Asking for Righteousness, Success and Prosperity
Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say in the morning:
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (38) |
Dua 10: Protection for Oneself, Family and Wealth
Ibn Abbas I reported that a man complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about afflictions that were befalling him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ told him to say in the morning:
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (50) |
Dua 11: Asking for Beneficial Knowledge and Good Sustenance
Umm Salamah J reported that after completing the Fajr prayer with salam, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say:
| Reference | Ibn Majah (925), Ibn as-Sunni (108) |
Dua 12: Glorifying the All-Holy King
Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that no morning comes upon Allah’s slaves without a caller calling out:
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (62) |
Dua 13: Giving Oneself and One's Honour to Allah
Anas I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: “Are any of you unable to be like Abu Damdam?” When asked who Abu Damdam was, he explained that Abu Damdam would say the following in the morning. He would not curse those who cursed him, wrong those who wronged him, or strike those who struck him.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (64) |