Mushna Dua Library

Purify My Soul

Hadith

اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاها أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلَاهَا

Transliteration

Allahumma ati nafsi taqwaha wa zakkihā anta khayru man zakkāhā anta waliyyuha wa mawlahā

Translation

O Allah, grant my soul its taqwa and purify it; You are the best to purify it, and You are its Guardian and Master.

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Background & benefit

Background

In this hadith, the Prophet ﷺ asks Allah to grant his soul its taqwā and to purify it, affirming that Allah is the best purifier and its Guardian and Protector The supplication treats the soul as something needing both awareness of Allah and purification from faults, and it teaches that true spiritual cleansing comes from Allah, even as we strive

Benefit

It is a focused way to ask for inner reform: better intentions, cleaner motives, and a heart that fears Allah and is free of arrogance and greed

When to recite

general

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2722

Authenticity: Sahih

Reported in Sahih Muslim (2722) Caution: Self‑help language sometimes suggests we can “purify ourselves” alone; this dua reminds us that successful self‑reform always depends on Allah

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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

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Steadfastness of the Heart

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik

O Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.

Why this dua?

Using this dua regularly can calm fears about losing faith while acknowledging that only Allah controls hearts, encouraging constant reliance and vigilance.

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2140

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Comprehensive Forgiveness

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ خَطِيْئَتِيْ وَجَهْلِيْ وَإِسْرَافِيْ فِيْ أَمْرِيْ ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّيْ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ جِدِّيْ وَهَزْلِيْ وَخَطَئِيْ وَعَمْدِيْ وَكُلُّ ذٰلِكَ عِنْدِيْ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّـيْ ، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ.

Allāhumma-ghfirlī khaṭī’atī wa jahlī wa isrāfī fī amrī, wa mā Anta aʿlamu bihī minnī, Allāhumma-ghfir lī jiddī wa hazlī wa khaṭa’ī wa ʿamdī wa kullu dhālika ʿindī, Allāhumma-ghfirlī mā qaddamtu wa mā akh-khart, wa mā asrartu wa mā aʿlant, wa mā Anta aʿlamu bihī minnī, Anta-l-Muqaddimu wa Anta-l-Muakh-khir, wa Anta ʿalā kulli shay’in Qadīr.

O Allah, forgive my mistakes, ignorance, transgression in my matters, and what You are more Knowledgeable of than me. O Allah, forgive me for what I did in earnestness and in jest; unintentionally or intentionally; as I have committed all of these (types of sins). O Allah, forgive me for what I have already done, what I am yet to do, what I did publicly, what I did privately, and what You are more Knowledgeable of than me. You are the One who brings forward and You are the One who defers. You are All-Powerful over everything.

Why this dua?

It helps the believer turn a real spiritual need into dua, seeking Allah’s help for forgiveness, knowledge while remembering dependence on Him.

Sahih Muslim 2719

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Forgiveness, Anger and Trials

اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ اغْفِرْ لِيْ ذَنْبِيْ ، وَأَذْهِبْ غَيْظَ قَلْبِيْ ، وَأَعِذْنِيْ مِنْ مُضِلَّاتِ الْفِتَنِ.

Allāhumma Rabba Muḥammad, ighfir lī dhambī, wa adh-hib ghayẓa qalbī, wa aʿidhnī min muḍillāti-l-fitan.

O Allah, Lord of Muḥammad forgive my sins, remove the anger of my heart and protect me from misleading trials.

Why this dua?

It helps the believer turn a real spiritual need into dua, seeking Allah’s help for forgiveness, protection while remembering dependence on Him.

Ibn al-Sunnī 456

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Forgiveness For All Types of Sins

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ ذَنْبِيْ كُلَّهُ ، دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ ، وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ ، وَعَلَانِيَتَهُ وَسِرَّهُ.

Allāhumma-ghfir lī dhambī kullah, diqqahū wa jillah, wa awwalahū wa ākhirah, wa ʿalāniyatahū wa sirrah.

O Allah, forgive for me all of my sins: the minor and major, the first and the last, the public and the private.

Why this dua?

It helps the believer turn a real spiritual need into dua, seeking Allah’s help for forgiveness while remembering dependence on Him.

Sahih Muslim 483

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Forgiveness for the Believers

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ.

Allāhumma-ghfir lil-mu’minīna wa-l-mu’mināt.

O Allah, forgive the believing men and the believing women.

Why this dua?

It helps the believer turn a real spiritual need into dua, seeking Allah’s help for forgiveness while remembering dependence on Him.

al-Tabarani 23/370; al-Tabarani 2155

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Seeking Refuge from Useless Knowledge

Steadfastness of the Heart

Comprehensive Forgiveness

Forgiveness, Anger and Trials

Forgiveness For All Types of Sins

Forgiveness for the Believers