Supplications of the prophets

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"رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ". [الْأَعْرَافِ - 23].

‘Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. Unless You forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.’ [Al-A‘raf 7:23]
آدَمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Adam, peace be upon him.

"رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا". [نُوحٍ - 28].

" رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُن مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ". [هُودٍ - 47].

"رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِي مُنزَلًا مُّبَارَكًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنزِلِينَ". [الْمُؤْمِنُونَ - 29].

‘My Lord, forgive me, my parents, whoever enters my home as a believer, and believing men and women. Increase the wrongdoers only in destruction.’ [Nuh 71:28]

‘My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking You about what I have no knowledge of. Unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.’ [Hud 11:47]

‘My Lord, settle me in a blessed dwelling; You are the best to grant a dwelling.’ [Al-Mu’minun 23:29]
نُوحٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Nuh, peace be upon him.

"رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (127) رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ (128)". [الْبَقَرَةِ - 127-128].

"رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ (40) رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ (41)". [إِبْرَاهِيمَ - 40-41].

"رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ (83) وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ (84) وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ (85)". [الشُّعَرَاءِ - 83-85].

"رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ (4) رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا ۖ  إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (5)". [الْمُمْتَحَنَةِ - 4-5].

"رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ". [الصَّافَّاتِ - 100].

‘Our Lord, accept from us; You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (127) Our Lord, make us both submissive to You and from our descendants a community submissive to You. Show us our rites and accept our repentance; You are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful. (128)’ [Al-Baqarah 2:127–128]

‘My Lord, make me one who establishes prayer, and also my descendants. Our Lord, accept my supplication. (40) Our Lord, forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the day the reckoning is established. (41)’ [Ibrahim 14:40–41]

‘My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous. (83) Grant me an honorable mention among later generations. (84) Make me an inheritor of the Garden of bliss. (85)’ [Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:83–85]

‘Our Lord, in You we trust, to You we turn, and to You is the final return. (4) Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the disbelievers, and forgive us, our Lord. You are the Almighty, the All-Wise. (5)’ [Al-Mumtahanah 60:4–5]

‘My Lord, grant me righteous offspring.’ [As-Saffat 37:100]
إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Ibrahim, peace be upon him.

"إِنِّي تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكُم ۚ مَّا مِن دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ". [هُودٍ - 56].

‘I place my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature except that He holds its forelock. My Lord is upon a straight path.’ [Hud 11:56]
هُودٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Hud, peace be upon him.

"رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ". [الْعَنْكَبُوتِ - 30].

"رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهْلِي مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ". [الشُّعَرَاءِ - 169].

‘My Lord, grant me victory over the corrupting people.’ [Al-‘Ankabut 29:30]

‘My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.’ [Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:169]
لُوطٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Lut, peace be upon him.

"فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ". [يُوسُفَ - 101].

‘Originator of the heavens and the earth, You are my Guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Let me die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.’ [Yusuf 12:101]
يُوسُفُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Yusuf, peace be upon him.

"وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ". [الْأَعْرَافِ - 89].

‘Our Lord encompasses everything in knowledge. In Allah we place our trust. Our Lord, judge between us and our people in truth; You are the best of judges.’ [Al-A‘raf 7:89]
شُعَيْبٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Shu‘ayb, peace be upon him.

"رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي". [الْقَصَصِ - 16].

"رَبِّ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ". [الْقَصَصِ - 17].

"رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ". [الْقَصَصِ - 24].

"رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي (25) وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي (26) وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي (27) يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي (28)". [طه - 25-28].

‘My Lord, I have wronged myself, so forgive me.’ [Al-Qasas 28:16]

‘My Lord, because of the favor You have bestowed upon me, I will never be a supporter of criminals.’ [Al-Qasas 28:17]

‘My Lord, I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.’ [Al-Qasas 28:24]

‘My Lord, expand my chest, (25) make my task easy for me, (26) and untie the knot from my tongue (27) so that they may understand my speech. (28)’ [Ta-Ha 20:25–28]
مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Musa, peace be upon him.

"أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ". [الْأَنْبِيَاءِ - 83].

‘Harm has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’ [Al-Anbiya’ 21:83]
أَيُّوبُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Ayyub, peace be upon him.

"رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ". [النَّمْلِ - 19].

‘My Lord, inspire me to thank You for the favor You bestowed upon me and my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You. Admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.’ [An-Naml 27:19]
سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Sulayman, peace be upon him.

" لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ". [الْأَنْبِيَاءِ - 87].

‘There is no deity except You. Glory be to You; indeed, I have been among the wrongdoers.’ [Al-Anbiya’ 21:87]
يُونُسُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Yunus, peace be upon him.

"رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ". [آلِ عِمْرَانَ - 38].

"رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ". [الْأَنْبِيَاءِ - 89].

‘My Lord, grant me good offspring from Yourself. You are indeed the Hearer of supplication.’ [Aal ‘Imran 3:38]

‘My Lord, do not leave me alone without an heir, though You are the best of inheritors.’ [Al-Anbiya’ 21:89]
زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Zakariyya, peace be upon him.

"إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ". [يُوسُفَ - 86].

‘I complain of my anguish and sorrow only to Allah.’ [Yusuf 12:86]
يَعْقُوبُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.
Ya‘qub, peace be upon him.
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Narrated `Urwa: When the wall fell on them (i.e. graves) during the caliphate of Al-Walid bin `Abdul Malik, the people started repairing it, and a foot appeared to them. The people got scared and thought that it was the foot of the Prophet. No one could be found who could tell them about it till I (`Urwa) said to them, "By Allah, this is not the foot of the Prophet (ﷺ) but it is the foot of `Umar."
Sahih al-Bukhari

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1390c In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 145 USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 474 (deprecated numbering scheme)

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