The 13 daily duas
1. Before eating
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: Bismillaah
Meaning: In the name of Allah.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3767; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1858
2. If you forgot to say Bismillah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ
Transliteration: Bismillaahi awwalahoo wa aakhirah
Meaning: In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3767; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1858
3. After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Transliteration: Al-hamdu lillaahil-ladhee at'amanee haadhaa wa razaqaneehi min ghayri hawlim-minnee wa laa quwwah
Meaning: All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any power or strength from me.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4023; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3458
4. Before sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Transliteration: Bismika Allaahumma amootu wa ahyaa
Meaning: In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
5. When waking up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Transliteration: Al-hamdu lillaahil-ladhee ahyaanaa ba'da maa amaatanaa wa ilayhin-nushoor
Meaning: All praise is for Allah who gave us life after He caused us to die (sleep), and to Him is the return.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
6. Before entering the toilet
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
Transliteration: Bismillaah. Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khabaa'ith
Meaning: In the name of Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil ones.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 142; Sahih Muslim 375; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 606
7. After leaving the toilet
غُفْرَانَكَ
Transliteration: Ghufraanak
Meaning: (I ask) Your forgiveness.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 30; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 7
8. Leaving the house
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: Bismillaah, tawakkaltu 'alallaah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah
Meaning: In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5095; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3426
9. Entering the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Transliteration: Allaahummaf-tah lee abwaaba rahmatik
Meaning: O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.
Source: Sahih Muslim 713
10. Leaving the masjid
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Transliteration: Allaahumma innee as'aluka min fadlik
Meaning: O Allah, I ask You from Your bounty.
Source: Sahih Muslim 713
11. When you sneeze
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Transliteration: Al-hamdu lillaah
Meaning: All praise is for Allah. (The listener replies: يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ, Yarhamukallaah, "May Allah have mercy on you", and the sneezer answers: يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ, Yahdeekumullaahu wa yuslihu baalakum, "May Allah guide you and set your affairs right".)
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6224
12. For your parents (from the Quran)
رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا
Transliteration: Rabbir-hamhumaa kamaa rabbayaanee sagheeraa
Meaning: My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.
Source: Quran 17:24 (Tanzil Uthmani text)
13. For knowledge (from the Quran)
رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًۭا
Transliteration: Rabbi zidnee 'ilmaa
Meaning: My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Source: Quran 20:114 (Tanzil Uthmani text)
How to teach duas to children
- Model it. Children copy what they hear; say the dua aloud yourself every time.
- Use the moment. Teach the eating dua at the table and the sleeping dua in bed, not from a worksheet.
- Explain the meaning in one simple sentence so the dua means something to them.
- Make dua cards for the fridge, front door and bedside.
- Praise and repeat. Short daily repetition beats long weekly sessions.
Next: the bathroom dua explained, the 4 Quls and Ayatul Kursi for bedtime. In our kids Quran classes, teachers include duas and Islamic manners alongside Quran reading.