Daily Life duas
أدعية الحياة اليومية · 4 authentic supplications, each with its source.
Leaving the home
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.
Entering the mosque
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Allahumma-ftah li abwaba rahmatik.
O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy.
Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillah.
In the name of Allah. (If one forgets at the start: 'Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu' — In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.)
After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah.
All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me, without any might or power on my part.