Mushna Dua Library

Help Me Remember You

Hadith/Dhikr

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ

Transliteration

Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa ḥusni ʿibādatik.

Translation

O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You, and worship You in the best way.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Taught as a supplication to say after prayer.

Benefit

A concise dua for consistency in dhikr, gratitude, and beautiful worship.

When to recite

after salah

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1522; Sunan an-Nasa'i 1303

Authenticity: Sahih/Hasan

Widely authenticated dua taught by the Prophet ﷺ to Mu'adh.

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Hadith/DhikrSahih

Abundant Praise that Angels Competed to Record

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ مُبَارَكًا عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَى

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ḥamdan kathīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīhi, mubārakan ʿalayhi kamā yuḥibbu rabbunā wa yarḍā

All praise is for Allah: abundant, pure praise, blessed in it and blessed upon it, as our Lord loves and is pleased with.

Why this dua?

For praising Allah with abundant, pure and blessed praise, especially when expressing gratitude and humility before Allah.

Sahih al-Bukhari 799

praisegratitudebarakah

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Hadith/DhikrSahih

Seeking Refuge from Useless Knowledge

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ، وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ، وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿilmin lā yanfaʿ, wa min qalbin lā yakhshaʿ, wa min nafsin lā tashbaʿ, wa min daʿwatin lā yustajābu lahā.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, a heart that is not humble, a soul that is never satisfied, and a supplication that is not answered.

Why this dua?

Protects the believer from knowledge without benefit, a hard heart, greed, and unanswered dua.

Sahih Muslim 2722

knowledgehumilitycontentment

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