Duas for Overcoming Harmful Habits
A curated collection of authentic duas from the Quran and Sunnah for protection from sin, seeking forgiveness, building patience, and finding strength against temptation. Each dua includes Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation.
Dua for Protection from Evil Eye and Temptation
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ سَمْعِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ بَصَرِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ لِسَانِي وَمِنْ ...
"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, from the evil of my sight, from the evil of my tongue, from the evil of my heart, and from the evil of my desires."
Dua for Strength Against Desires
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَعَذَ...
"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, old age, and the punishment of the grave."
Dua for Steadfastness of the Heart
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ
"O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion."
Dua for Repentance (Tawbah)
رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي
"My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me."
Sayyid al-Istighfar — The Master Supplication for Forgiveness
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِك...
"O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I uphold Your covenant and Your promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me, for none forgives sins but You."
Dua of Adam (AS) — Repentance After Sin
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِي...
"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."
Dua for Protection from Shaytan
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
"I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan."
Dua for Making Sin Hateful and Faith Beloved
اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيِّنْهُ فِي قُلُوبِنَا وَكَرِّهْ إِلَيْنَا الْكُفْرَ وَ...
"O Allah, make faith beloved to us and beautify it in our hearts, and make hateful to us disbelief, wickedness, and disobedience, and make us among the rightly guided."
Dua for Overcoming Anxiety, Sadness, and Despair
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُ...
"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry, grief, helplessness, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by others."
Dua for Patience in Hardship
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا
"Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet."
Dua for Guidance and Righteousness
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى
"O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency."
Dua for Seeking Forgiveness — Morning and Evening
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْ...
"I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, whom there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him."
Dua Reminding of Allah's Vast Mercy
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى ن...
"O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek help. Set right all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye."
Dua for Trusting Allah's Plan (Tawakkul)
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
"Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but He. In Him I have placed my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne."
Dua for Morning and Evening Protection
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ الس...
"In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
Dua from the Last Two Verses of Surah Al-Baqarah
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا ك...
"Our Lord, do not take us to account if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not place upon us a burden like that placed upon those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with more than we can bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people."
Dua Before Entering the Bathroom (Privacy Protection)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil spirits (devils)."
Dua Before Sleeping — Protection Through the Night
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
"In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live."
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