Short adhkar for the moments of an ordinary day — sneezing, feeling angry, going to the market, worrying about money and ending a conversation or meeting.
Transliteration: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa hayyun la yamut, biyadihil-khayr, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.
Translation: There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living and does not die. In His hand is all good, and He has power over all things.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3428
When to recite: When entering a market, mall or shopping area.
Transliteration: Alhamdulillah. — Yarhamukallah. — Yahdikumullahu wa yuslihu balakum.
Translation: The one who sneezes says: “All praise is for Allah.” The one who hears says: “May Allah have mercy on you.” The sneezer replies: “May Allah guide you and set your affairs right.”
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6224
When to recite: When you sneeze, and when you hear someone else sneeze and praise Allah.
Transliteration: Allahummakfini bi halalika 'an haramik, wa aghnini bi fadlika 'amman siwak.
Translation: O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful instead of what You have made unlawful, and make me independent by Your bounty of all besides You.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3563
When to recite: When burdened by debt or worried about income.
Transliteration: Allahumma lakal-hamdu anta kasawtanih, as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma suni'a lah, wa a'udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lah.
Translation: O Allah, to You belongs all praise; You have clothed me with it. I ask You for its good and the good of what it was made for, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4020; Jami at-Tirmidhi 1767
When to recite: When wearing a new garment for the first time.
Transliteration: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala'id-dayn, wa ghalabatir-rijal.
Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by people.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6363, 6369
When to recite: At any time, especially when feeling worried, low or overwhelmed by debt.
Hadith references follow the standard numbering on sunnah.com. Quranic Arabic is the Uthmani text with the Pickthall (1930, public domain) translation; other translations are our own.