Dua for Forgiveness and Well-Being

An authentic supplication for forgiveness, well-being and protection recited in the morning and evening.

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Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي

Transliteration

Allaahumma innee as'alukal-'aafiyata fid-dunyaa wal-aakhirah. Allaahumma innee as'alukal-'afwa wal-'aafiyata fee deenee wa dunyaaya wa ahlee wa maalee. Allaahummastur 'awraatee wa aamin raw'aatee. Allaahummahfadhnee min bayni yadayya wa min khalfee wa 'an yameenee wa 'an shimaalee wa min fawqee. Wa a'oodhu bi-'adhamatika an ughtaala min tahtee.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly life, my family and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, protect me from in front of me, from behind me, from my right, from my left and from above me. And I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken unexpectedly from beneath me.

Virtue of This Dhikr & Related Hadith

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never left these supplications in the evening or the morning: “O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly life, my family and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, protect me from in front of me, from behind me, from my right, from my left and from above me; and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken unexpectedly from beneath me.”

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