Duas & adhkar
Duas and adhkar, checked against their sources
A dua is a supplication: asking Allah for something. Adhkar (singular dhikr) are words of remembrance, many of them taught by the Prophet ﷺ for set times of the day, such as the morning and the evening.
Each dua here is given in Arabic with transliteration, a translation, how many times to say it where the hadith says, and the source it comes from, with the hadith grading and the name of the scholar who gave it.
Adhkar for the day
How each dua is labelled
- From the Quran: words from the Quran, quoted with the surah and verse number and a named translation.
- Authentic Prophetic dua: words the Prophet ﷺ said or taught, reported in a hadith that scholars graded sound.
- Grading disputed: reported in a hadith that scholars graded differently. We name who accepted it and who judged it weak.
- General dua: a good supplication with no fixed wording or time from the Quran or Sunnah.
- Popular wording, no established Prophetic source: wording that is widely shared but rests on a weak narration, or on none.
How we check them
- Arabic is copied from the source, never typed from memory: the Quran from quran.com, hadith from the collection named under each dua.
- Every hadith is opened on sunnah.com, and its grading is checked against a second source that names the scholar who graded it.
- Repetition counts appear only where the hadith states them.
- When scholars grade a narration differently, we say so and name them. Weak narrations are labelled weak, even when they are widely shared.
Read our editorial standards. If you find an error, please tell us.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between dua and dhikr?
A dua is asking Allah for something. Dhikr is remembering and praising Allah, for example "Subhanallah". Many adhkar contain both, and the word adhkar is the plural of dhikr.
Where do the duas on RecitID come from?
From the Quran and from hadith collections such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and Sunan Abi Dawud. Each dua links to its source, and the morning and evening lists follow the chapter on morning and evening remembrance in Hisn al-Muslim.
Why are some popular duas listed separately?
Because hadith scholars graded the narrations behind them differently. We name who accepted each one and who judged it weak, rather than choosing a side for you.
Who checks these duas?
The RecitID Editorial Team. Every dua is checked against its source on quran.com or sunnah.com, and every grading against a second source. If you find a mistake, please tell us and we will correct it.
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