Seeking All Kinds of Good and Protection from Evil: Recite This Powerful Dua!
Our Prophet (peace be upon him) attached great importance to supplication in every aspect of his life and taught many prayers to his wives. Hz. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) states that the Prophet (peace be upon him) advised her this important prayer: This dua is like a shield to open the doors of all goodness and protect against potential harms.
THE PRAYER FOR SEEKING ALL GOOD IN ARABIC (Dua for Goodness)
اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ. اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَاذَ بِهِ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ. اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ لِي خَيْراً
THE PRAYER FOR SEEKING ALL GOOD
“Allâhümme innî es’elüke minel-hayri küllihî ‘âcilihî ve âcilihî mâ ‘alimtü minhü ve mâ lem a’lem. Wa e’ûzü bike mineş-şerri küllihî ‘âcilihî ve âcilihî mâ ‘alimtü minhü wa mâ lem a’lem. Allâhümme innî es’elüke min hayri mâ seeleke abdüke wa nebiyyüke Wa eûzü bike min şerri me azabihi abdüke wa nebiyyüke. Allâhümme innî es’elükel-cennete wa mâ karrabe ileyhâ min kavlin ev ‘amelin. Wa e’ûzü bike minen-nâri wa mâ karrebe ileyhâ min kavlin ev ‘amelin. Wa es’elüke an taj’ala külla qadā’in ghadaytühü li hayran.”
MEANING OF THE PRAYER FOR SEEKING ALL GOOD
“O Allah! I ask You for all kinds of good, both immediate and future, what I know of it and what I do not know. And I seek refuge in You from all evil, both immediate and future, what I know of it and what I do not know. O Allah! I ask you for the goodness that Your servant and Prophet asked for, and I seek refuge in You from the evil that Your servant and Prophet sought refuge from. O Allah! I ask You for Paradise and every word or deed that brings me closer to it. And I seek refuge in You from Hellfire and every word or deed that brings me closer to it. And I pray that You make every decree You have decreed for me good.” (Ibn Majah, Dua [Supplication], 4; Ibn Hanbal, VI, 134)