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Dua for setting affairs right

Dua for setting affairs right: a comprehensive dua asking for the rectification of one's religion, worldly life, and Hereafter, and for life and death to be good.

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Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

Transliteration
Allahumma aslih li dini alladhi huwa ismatu amri, wa aslih li dunyaya allati fiha ma'ashi, wa aslih li akhirati allati fiha ma'adi, waj'alil-hayata ziyadatan li fi kulli khayrin, waj'alil-mawta rahatan li min kulli sharr.
Meaning
O Allah, set right for me my religion, which is the safeguard of my affairs. Set right for me my worldly life, in which is my livelihood. Set right for me my Hereafter, to which is my return. Make life an increase for me in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.

When it is recited

Recited at any time, with the intention of general good and the rectification of one's affairs.

Virtue

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught this dua for general supplication and good.

Sources

This dua is based on the Quran and hadith sources below.

Related duas

Other duas connected to this topic.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this dua.

  • Why is the dua for setting affairs right recited?

    It is recited to ask for the rectification of one's religion, worldly life, and Hereafter, and for life and death to be good.

  • What is the dua for setting affairs right: Arabic, transliteration and meaning?

    “Allahumma aslih li dini...”: a comprehensive dua found in Sahih Muslim, meaning “Set right for me my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter.”