Dhikr & Du'a · Through the day

Keeping Allah in mind where the world is loudest

Number 209 is the du'a of the marketplace, said as you enter; the Prophet ﷺ promised an immense reward and the wiping away of sins for the one who declares Allah's oneness there. Numbers 136 and 137 are for the weight money can put on the heart: one asks Allah to make His lawful provision enough for you, the other seeks refuge from worry, debt, and being overpowered.

Recite the Arabic, lean on the transliteration while you learn it, and read the meaning so your heart is present. Say them where you would normally forget, and the errand becomes worship.

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   Make the lawful enough for me

   Listen

   اللّهُـمَّ اكْفِـني بِحَلالِـكَ عَنْ حَـرامِـك، وَأَغْنِـني بِفَضْـلِكَ عَمَّـنْ سِـواك

   Allāhummak-finī biḥalālika `an ḥarāmik, wa 'aghninī bi faḍlika `amman siwāk.

   O Allah, suffice me with what You have allowed instead of what You have forbidden, and make me independent of all others besides You.

   sahihAt-Tirmidhi 5/560

   A plea that Allah suffice you with what He has made lawful so you never need what He has forbidden, and free you of all need for anyone besides Him. The root of contentment with your provision.

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   Refuge from worry and debt

   Listen

   اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

   Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika mina ‘l-ḥammi wa ‘l-ḥazan, wa ‘l-`ajzi wa ‘l-kasal, wa ‘l-bukhli wa ‘l-jubn, wa ḍala`id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijāl.

   O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.

   sahihAl-Bukhari 7/158

   The Prophet's ﷺ refuge from worry and grief, incapacity and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, and the two burdens that crush a person: heavy debt and being overpowered by others.

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   The du'a of the marketplace

   Listen

   لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّه وحدَهُ لا شريكَ لهُ، لهُ المُلْـكُ ولهُ الحَمْـد، يُحْيـي وَيُميـتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لا يَمـوت، بِيَـدِهِ الْخَـيْرُ وَهوَ على كلّ شيءٍ قدير

   Lā ilāha illallāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, Lahu ‘l-mulku wa lahu ‘l-ḥamd, Yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa huwa ḥayyun lā yamūt, Biyadihi ‘l-khayr, wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in Qadīr.

   None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He brings life and He causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His Hand is all good, and He is Able to do all things.

   hasanAt-Tirmidhi 5/291, and Al-Hakim 1/538

   Said as you enter the market. The Prophet ﷺ taught that whoever declares Allah's oneness here has a million good deeds written, a million sins erased, and is raised a million ranks; for the market is where hearts forget, and to remember Allah in it is precious.

Prophetic adhkar transcribed verbatim from Hisn al-Muslim (Sa'eed al-Qahtani) via sunnah.com; al-Bukhari and Muslim taken as sahih, jayyid/reliable as hasan. Recitation audio: the official Hisn al-Muslim audio (hisnmuslim.com) for the adhkar. Selection follows Hisn al-Muslim, with thanks to lifewithallah.com; framing is Buruja's own. FOR SCHOLAR REVIEW: confirm every Arabic text, reference, repetition count and grading before publication.