Ādam, Nūḥ, Ibrāhīm, Mūsā, Yūnus, Ayyūb, Zakariyyā, ʿĪsā and Muḥammad ﷺ — the duʿās the Qurʾān records on the lips of the prophets, with the verse references and the moment each was made.
01
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa in lam taghfir lanā wa tarḥamnā la-nakūnanna minal-khāsirīn.
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.
Virtue
The duʿā Ādam and Ḥawwāʾ made when they descended to earth — the first duʿā of tawbah.
Qur'an 7:23
02
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhābann-nār.
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Virtue
The most frequent duʿā of the Prophet ﷺ — Anas ؓ narrated it.
Qur'an 2:201 · Sahih al-Bukhari 6389
Ṣaḥīḥ03
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanā baʿda idh hadaytanā wa hab lanā min ladunka raḥmah, innaka antal-Wahhāb.
Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
The People of Knowledge make this duʿā — steadfastness of heart is the greatest gift after guidance.
Qur'an 3:8
04
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbi-shraḥ lī ṣadrī, wa yassir lī amrī, waḥlul ʿuqdatan min lisānī, yafqahū qawlī.
My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue so they may understand my speech.
Virtue
Mūsā ﷺ made this duʿā before confronting Pharaoh — the perfect prayer before a difficult task.
Qur'an 20:25–28
05
لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu minaẓ-ẓālimīn.
There is no god but You; glory be to You. Indeed, I have been among the wrongdoers.
Virtue
No Muslim supplicates with it in any matter except that Allah responds — narrated by Tirmidhi 3505 as sahih.
Qur'an 21:87
Ṣaḥīḥ06
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Annī massaniyaḍ-ḍurru wa anta arḥamur-rāḥimīn.
Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Virtue
Ayyūb ﷺ made this after years of illness — the model for patient duʿā in hardship.
Qur'an 21:83
07
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ
Rabbij-ʿalnī muqīmaṣ-ṣalāti wa min dhurriyyatī, Rabbanā wa taqabbal duʿāʾ.
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
Qur'an 14:40
08
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Rabbanā taqabbal minnā, innaka antas-Samīʿul-ʿAlīm.
Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
Virtue
Ibrāhīm and Ismāʿīl ﷺ said this while raising the foundations of the Kaʿbah — recite when completing any act of worship.
Qur'an 2:127
09
رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
Rabbi lā tadhar-nī fardan wa anta khayrul-wārithīn.
My Lord, do not leave me alone, and You are the best of inheritors.
Virtue
Zakariyyā ﷺ made this in old age — the duʿā against loneliness and the fear of leaving no legacy.
Qur'an 21:89
10
رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidnī ʿilmā.
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Virtue
The only thing in the Qurʾān Allah explicitly commands the Prophet ﷺ to ask more of — knowledge.
Qur'an 20:114
11
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wa dhurriyyātinā qurrata aʿyunin waj-ʿalnā lil-muttaqīna imāmā.
Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.
Qur'an 25:74
12
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wanṣurnā ʿalal-qawmil-kāfirīn.
Our Lord, pour upon us patience, make firm our feet, and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Virtue
The duʿā of Ṭālūt's soldiers — a small group who defeated Jalūt. Recite when outnumbered.
Qur'an 2:250
13
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Ḥasbiyallāhu lā ilāha illā huw, ʿalayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul-ʿarshil-ʿaẓīm.
Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but Him. On Him I rely, and He is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.
Virtue
Whoever says this seven times in the morning and seven in the evening, Allah suffices him in all that concerns him.
Qur'an 9:129 · Abu Dawud 5081
Ṣaḥīḥ14
رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَاجْعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَانًا نَّصِيرًا
Rabbi adkhilnī mudkhala ṣidqin wa akhrijnī mukhraja ṣidqin waj-ʿal lī min ladunka sulṭānan naṣīrā.
My Lord, cause me to enter a sincere entry and to exit a sincere exit, and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.
Recite when beginning any important undertaking — travel, a new job, a new stage of life.
Qur'an 17:80
15
رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي
Rabbi innī ẓalamtu nafsī faghfir lī.
My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.
Virtue
Mūsā ﷺ said this after an unintended act — immediate return to Allah with accountability and hope.
Qur'an 28:16