This collection covers the duas recited inside the prayer — the opening supplication, the Qunut of Witr, the salawat and the duas before the salam — as well as the adhkar after the obligatory prayers and Salat al-Istikhara.
Transliteration: Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran, wa la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta, faghfir li maghfiratan min 'indika, warhamni, innaka antal-Ghafurur-Rahim.
Translation: O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You. So grant me forgiveness from You and have mercy on me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 834; Sahih Muslim 2705
When to recite: In the final sitting of the prayer, after the tashahhud and salawat and before the salam (Sahih al-Bukhari 835: after the tashahhud, choose the dua you like best). It may also be said at other times.
Transliteration: Allahummahdini fiman hadayt, wa 'afini fiman 'afayt, wa tawallani fiman tawallayt, wa barik li fima a'tayt, wa qini sharra ma qadayt, innaka taqdi wa la yuqda 'alayk, wa innahu la yadhillu man walayt, wa la ya'izzu man 'adayt, tabarakta Rabbana wa ta'alayt.
Translation: O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, grant me well-being among those You have granted well-being, take me into Your care among those You have taken into Your care, bless me in what You have given, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed. For You decree and none can decree over You. Whoever You befriend is never humiliated, and whoever You oppose is never honoured. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 1425; Jami at-Tirmidhi 464
When to recite: In the Witr prayer, in the last rak‘ah.
Transliteration: Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid.
Translation: O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent prayers upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim; You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3370
When to recite: In the final sitting of the prayer after the tashahhud, and at any time — especially on Fridays (Sunan Abi Dawud 1047).
Transliteration: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabi jahannam, wa min 'adhabil-qabr, wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa min sharri fitnatil-masihid-dajjal.
Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah (ad-Dajjal).
Source: Sahih Muslim 588
When to recite: In the final sitting of the prayer, after the tashahhud and before the salam.
Translation: I seek Allah’s forgiveness (three times). O Allah, You are as-Salam (the Source of Peace) and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, Possessor of Majesty and Honour.
Source: Sahih Muslim 591, 592
When to recite: Immediately after the salam of each obligatory prayer.
Transliteration: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Allahumma la mani'a lima a'tayt, wa la mu'tiya lima mana't, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd.
Translation: There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, none can withhold what You give and none can give what You withhold, and the wealth of the wealthy cannot benefit him against You.
Transliteration: SubhanAllah (33), Alhamdulillah (33), Allahu Akbar (33), then: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.
Translation: Glory be to Allah (33 times), all praise is for Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (33 times), then to complete one hundred: There is no god but Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.
Transliteration: Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi 'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka bi qudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlikal-'azim, fa innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa anta 'allamul-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, faqdurhu li wa yassirhu li, thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fasrifhu 'anni wasrifni 'anh, waqdur liyal-khayra haythu kan, thumma ardini bih.
Translation: O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask You of Your immense bounty. For You have power and I have none; You know and I do not know; You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter is good for me in my religion, my livelihood and the outcome of my affairs, then decree it for me, make it easy for me and then bless me in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood and the outcome of my affairs, then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me what is good wherever it may be, and then make me content with it.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1166, 6382
When to recite: When you need to make a decision about a permissible matter (marriage, a job, travel, a purchase). Pray two rak‘ahs of voluntary prayer other than the obligatory prayer, then say this dua.
Translation: O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer about to be established, grant Muhammad al-Wasilah (the highest station in Paradise) and excellence, and raise him to the praised station You have promised him.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 614
When to recite: After the adhan has finished, having repeated its words after the mu’adhdhin.
Transliteration: Rabbij'alni muqimas-salati wa min dhurriyyati, Rabbana wa taqabbal du'a'. Rabbanagh-fir li wa li walidayya wa lil-mu'minina yawma yaqumul-hisab.
Translation: My Lord! Make me to establish proper worship, and some of my posterity (also); our Lord! and accept my prayer. Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the account is cast.
Source: Quran 14:40–41 (Surah Ibrahim)
When to recite: At any time; many people recite it in the final sitting of the prayer before the salam.
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.