If there’s one day that can change your entire year,

It’s Arafāh.

One day where the gates of Mercy are flung wide open.

One day where millions are forgiven, elevated, transformed.

One day that can rewrite your destiny, if you show up right.

This guide is your personal blueprint to catch that barakāh.

It’s a complete Arafāh Operating System.

A system that walks you through how to write your own duā list, what to ask for, which Qurānic and prophetic duās to use, what actions to do on Arafāh and Eid, and why this day is unlike any other on Earth.

It combines timeless wisdom from the Qurān and Sunnāh with real-life systems that help you prepare like the righteous did, with purpose, precision, and presence.

And this guide is more than just content, it’s a sadaqāh jāriyah for my beloved parents.

If you benefit from it, please raise your hands and make heartfelt duā for them.

May Allāh forgive them, elevate them, and grant them Jannat al-Firdaws without reckoning. Aameen.

So take a breath, clear your mind, and lean into this.

Reflect. Plan. Write. Duā like it’s your final chance.

Because it just might be.

Sections You’ll Find in This Guide

1. What is the Day of Arafāh & Why It’s the Most Powerful Day of the Year
   (Spiritual secrets, hadiths, stories, and the real weight of this day)

2. How to Get the Most Out of Arafāh
   (A practical game plan to structure your entire day for forgiveness, focus, and elevation)

3. How to Write Your Arafāh duā To-Do List
   (A heart-centered, practical framework to make duā with power)

4. The Ultimate duā List for Arafāh (200+ duās)
   (For rizq, barakāh, marriage, guidance, akhirah, the Ummāh & more, Qurānic, prophetic, personal)

5. Fardh + Sunnāh Actions for Arafāh and Eid
   (What’s obligatory, what’s highly recommended and how to stack rewards)

What Is the Day of Arafāh & Why It’s the Most Powerful Day of the Year

Let me be blunt.

Most Muslims know about Arafāh, but don’t truly understand it.

It’s a day you feel in your heart, but don’t fully grasp in your mind.

That disconnect is dangerous because it leaves you half-invested in the day’s full potential and that’s a missed opportunity that doesn’t come twice.

So, what exactly is the Day of Arafāh?

Arafāh is the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah, the day before Eid al-Adhā.

It’s the day when millions gather at the Plain of Arafat during Hajj, standing under the scorching sun, fasting, praying, and pouring their hearts out to Allāh in the most powerful hour of the year.

But even if you’re not in Makkah, Arafāh is the spiritual summit of the entire Islāmic calendar.

This is the day when

• All sins are forgiven.
  The Prophet ﷺ said fasting on this day wipes out the sins of the previous year and the coming year (Muslim).

• duā is accepted like nowhere else.
  Allāh’s mercy cascades, flooding every sincere heart with hope and power.

• It’s the day of standing (wuqūf), the very essence of Hajj.
  Standing in humility, acknowledging your complete dependence on Allāh, breaking every ego.

Why is Arafāh the most powerful day?

1. It’s the Day of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness

On this single day, Allāh descends closer to His servants than any other time.

“The closest a servant is to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so increase your duā.” (Muslim)

The gates of repentance are wide open, inviting you to return to your fitrāh, the pure state you were created in.

2. It’s the Pivot of the Hajj

Standing on ʿArafat is the pillar of the Hajj.

Without wuqūf (standing), Hajj is incomplete.

This physical and spiritual act symbolizes standing before your Lord with nothing but your heart and your deeds.

3. It’s a Day of Ultimate Introspection and Transformation

On Arafāh, you confront your reality.

Your mistakes, your sins, your dreams, your relationship with Allāh, everything laid bare.

It’s not a day for hiding behind rituals.

4. It’s a Day of Divine Response

Your duā, your cries, your silent tears are all heard.

And the promise of answered duā is backed by the Sunnāh and the Qurān.

Allāh promises to respond on this day because His mercy overrides His wrath.

5. It’s a Day to Shift Your Life’s Trajectory

Every year, Allāh offers you the chance to reset to stop patterns of sin, to rewire your habits, and to re-align your purpose.

But only if you show up physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually.

What should your mindset be on Arafāh?

• Be brutally honest with yourself. This day demands accountability.

• Come with a clean heart. Forgive others, and ask for forgiveness.

• Be relentless in duā. Pour everything out to Allāh with no shame or hesitation.

• Don’t waste the hours on distractions.

• Remember the magnitude of the mercy you’re standing in.

The science of standing in wuqūf

Science shows that rituals combining silence, deep breathing, focused attention, and emotional vulnerability, exactly what wuqūf does, recalibrate the brain’s stress circuits, increase neuroplasticity, and deepen emotional regulation.

In other words, Arafāh is neurochemical reprogramming sanctioned by Allāh.

Your duā on Arafāh is a frequency

Imagine your duā as a quantum signal sent into the universe, amplified by the day’s special energy and divine decree.

This frequency interacts with the unseen realms and rewires your destiny.

The power is in the cosmic permission of the day itself.

The timeless wisdom of the Salaf

Ibn ʿAbbās (RA) said, "The best day on which the sun has risen is the Day of Arafāh. On it, Allah frees many from the Hellfire." (Musnad Ahmad)

The companions knew this day as a life-changing moment.

They stood, prayed, and fasted with total submission, knowing the entire year’s fate hung on it.

Reality Check

You don’t get many do-overs in life.

The Day of Arafāh is a big one.

Don’t come unprepared.

Don’t come distracted.

Come hungry for mercy, for change, for a reset, for connection with Allāh.

Because this day is your chance to rewrite your story, if only you show up fully.

How to Get the Most Out of Arafāh — A Complete Game Plan for Your Best Day Yet

Listen, Arafāh is the day that can change everything, your heart, your habits, your whole trajectory in this life and the next.

But that change only happens if you show up in the right way.

Half-heartedness is the enemy here.

How do you squeeze every drop of barakāh, mercy, and transformation from this day?

1. Prepare in Advance — Don’t Wait for the Day

• Write your dua list days before, what exactly are you asking for? Make it personal, clear, and heartfelt.

• Clean your heart by making tawbah before Arafāh. Purify your intentions.

• Plan your day’s schedule to minimize distractions. This day deserves your full presence.

2. Fast on Arafāh

The Prophet ﷺ said fasting on this day expiates the sins of the past and coming year.
Don’t skip it because you’re “too busy” or “tired.”

3. Pray Tahajjud

Wake up before dawn if you can.
Tahajjud is your intimate talk time with Allāh, the quietest moment when duā is accepted.
Use this time to pour out your heart honestly.

4. Perform All 5 Daily Prayers on Time (Fardh and Sunnāh)

Don’t let the day slip away without perfecting your salāh.
Pray with khushuʿ (deep presence and humility), because worship is your direct line to mercy.

5. Increase Dhikr and Recitation

Make Tahleel (Lā Ilāha Illā Allāh), Takbeer (Allāhu Akbar), Tahmeed (Alhamdulillāh) and Tasbeeh (SubhanAllāh) your constant companions.
Recite the Qurān as much as possible, especially Surahs like Al-Fātiḥah, Yā Sīn, and duā from the Qurān.

6. Give Charity Before You Make Dua

Charity softens hearts, opens doors, and multiplies the power of your duā.
Even the smallest sadaqāh counts.

7. Make duā for Yourself, Your Family, the Ummāh

Don’t just ask for dunyā (worldly needs).
Ask for istiqāmah (steadfastness), barakāh, health, guidance, and forgiveness for yourself and everyone.
Remember, the Ummāh’s duā is the ultimate shield.

8. Make Your duā Personal & Specific

Avoid vague requests like “make me successful.”
Instead, be specific: “Make me among those who establish prayer, earn halāl rizq, and increase in imān.”
Use your own language, speak to Allāh like He’s listening directly.

9. Do Istighfār Constantly

Repeat: Astaghfirullāh.
Repent deeply.
This is the day when Allāh loves to forgive, show your sincerity through your tears and words.

10. Avoid Sins and Idle Talk

Guard your tongue and your heart.
Stay away from gossip, anger, and distractions that steal your focus from the day’s mercy.

11. Forgive Others

Let go of grudges and bitterness.
The heart that forgives is a heart closer to Allāh’s mercy.

12. Recite Ayat al-Kursi After Each Fardh Prayer

This powerful verse is a shield and a blessing.
Make it your daily habit on this day. Jannāh guaranteed if you do this.

13. Use the Best duā of Arafāh

Memorize and recite
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير
lā ilāha illā llāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lahū, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr

Repeat it, it’s a surefire way to maximize barakāh.

14. Be Present with Sincerity

Be deeply present.
Let your heart break for your mistakes, and swell with hope for mercy.

15. Break Fast with an Odd Number of Dates

Following the Sunnāh, break your fast with 1, 3, or 5 dates.

16. End the Day with Evening Adhkār

Seal the day with the evening remembrances, thanking Allāh, seeking forgiveness, and reaffirming your intention for change.

How to Write Your Duā To-Do List for Arafāh

Let’s be honest.

Most of us show up to the Day of Arafāh with a heart full of hopes, but a mind that goes blank the moment we raise our hands to ask.

We want to cry.

We want to beg.

We want to feel connected to Allāh.

But we don’t know how to say what we need.

The emotions are there but the language is missing.

That’s why writing your Duā To-Do List before Arafāh is one of the smartest, most barakāh-filled things you can do.

It's devotion.

It's obedience.

It’s how you show up like someone who believes their Duā is already accepted.

Because Arafāh is not a day to “wing it.”

It’s the day where destinies are re-written.

Hearts are healed.

Lives are rebuilt.

And entire years of sins are erased.

So instead of trying to freestyle your Duās in the moment, let’s build a system.

Let’s walk you through exactly how to write your Duā To-Do List like the Prophet ﷺ, the Salaf, the Sahabah, and even neuroscience would recommend, if they were helping you prepare for your most powerful day of the year.

Step 1: Set the intention cause this is not an ordinary list.

This list is your intimate, raw, urgent call to Allāh.

So pause before you start writing.

Say, "Yā Allāh, I’m writing this list to be sincere with You. I don’t want to ask small. I want to ask BIG. I want to ask like someone who knows You can do everything. Accept it from me."

Because intention is what turns an ordinary notebook into a ladder to Jannāh.

Step 2: Make categories

Most people only write down 4-5 Duās.

But our Prophet ﷺ?

He would ask for everything. From salt, to sandals, to safety from Jahannam.

So create categories before you write. Break your Duā list down like a visionary.

Here’s a proven category list to start with.

Add your own.

If you're a student, add a study category.

If you're a mother, add duās for your children by name.

Be specific. Be detailed.

Don’t just say “good health”, say “Allāh, heal my spine, regulate my hormones, calm my anxiety.”

Step 3: Write like someone who believes Allāh will say YES

Write your Duās like you’re placing an order with the One who already owns it all.

Instead of: “Allāh, give me peace.”
Write: “Allāh, let me wake up every morning with a heart that trusts You no matter what. Remove the tightness in my chest. Let me sleep with calm.”

Instead of: “Give me a good spouse.”
Write: “Allāh, grant me a spouse who reminds me of You, protects my dignity, and makes me love the Deen more. Someone who sees my scars and stays.”

Instead of: “Help me in business.”
Write: “Allāh, give me barakāh-based income, loyal clients, ideas from You, and free me from haram income forever.”

This is called Yaqīn.

And the Prophet ﷺ said, "Call upon Allāh while being certain that your duā will be answered." (Tirmidhi)

Step 4: Use Qurān and Sunnāh duās as your foundation

There are duās in the Qurān that have already been accepted.

There are duās the Prophet ﷺ made that have changed the world.

So include them.

Sprinkle them between your personal ones.

Example.

“رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ”
"My Rabb, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous."

(Ash-Shu’ara 26:83)

You don’t have to only use Arabic.

Write it in your language.

Allāh understands you before you speak.

Step 5: Duā Stacking (The Sandwich Method)

Structure your Duā like this.

1. Start with Praise of Allāh
("Yā Rabb, Yā Rahmān, You are the One who hears the broken hearts...")

2. Then Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ
("Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad...")

3. Then Istighfār
("Astaghfirullāh... for every time I forgot You...")

4. THEN ask your Duā, specifically, emotionally, desperately.

5. End with Praise + Salawat again
("Yā Allāh, accept this from me. Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad...")

This structure is proven from many ahadīth.

Even Yunus عليه السلام’s duā, “Lā ilāha illa anta subḥānaka innī kuntu minaẓ-ẓālimīn” is called “the Duā that is never rejected.”

The sandwich of glorification + desperation is your power formula.

Step 6: Write one Duā per line

This is a neuroscience-backed method.

One Duā per line creates clarity.

It activates the brain’s attention filter (RAS) and helps you focus on the emotion behind it.

Also, Leave white space between lines. You may return later and add more.

Step 7: Add your Why (optional but powerful)

If you’re really struggling to connect, add a line after each Duā that starts with “Because…”

Example,

“Allāh, give me tawfīq to wake up for Tahajjud…Because I want to be close to You when the world is asleep.”

“Allāh, heal my parents…Because they raised me with love and now they are tired.”

This triggers your heart to pour out.

Final Tips

• Don’t overthink Arabic. Talk to Allāh in your mother tongue.

• Print or write this by hand. The more senses you use, the more you internalize.

• Leave space for free duā on the day. Sometimes the best Duās come in the moment.

• Review this list morning of Arafāh. Highlight, circle, cry over it.

• Use your phone Notes or Notion to keep a digital version, if you prefer that.

• Duās for the Ummāh are not optional. Write them. Cry for them. Be their voice.

The Ultimate 200+ Duā List for Arafāh

(Organized by theme, write these down, personalize them, repeat them, and ask like you're standing before the Throne.)

This is the most powerful day of the year.

If there was ever a time to go all in, to cry, to ask, to beg, to pour your heart out, it’s now.

And if you don’t have the words?

Don’t worry.

We’ve gathered it all for you.

These are Duās from the Qurān, the Sunnāh, the Sahabah, the Salaf, and personalized real-world categories for Muslims today. Use them, expand them, ask in your language, and make it personal.

Ready?

I. Duās for Ākhirah, Forgiveness & Salvation

1. O Allāh, save me from the punishment of the Fire.

2. O Allāh, grant me Husn al-Khātimah (a good ending).

3. O Allāh, shade me under Your ʿArsh on the Day of Judgment.

4. O Allāh, make my scale of good deeds heavy.

5. O Allāh, make me among those who cross the ṣirāt in the blink of an eye.

6. O Allāh, resurrect me with the righteous.

7. O Allāh, don’t show me Jahannam, not even for a second.

8. O Allāh, make my grave a garden from Jannāh.

9. O Allāh, let me drink from the ḥawḍ (fountain) of the Prophet ﷺ.

10. O Allāh, write my name among the people of Firdaws without ḥisāb.

11. O Allāh, forgive me, my parents, and the entire Ummāh, past and future.

12. O Allāh, protect me from the torment of the grave.

13. O Allāh, make me of those who say “lā ilāha illa Allāh” with sincerity at death.

14. O Allāh, let me meet You while You are pleased with me.

II. Duās for Rizq, Wealth & barakāh

15. O Allāh, bless me with pure, ḥalāl, and abundant rizq.

16. O Allāh, make me a distributor of wealth, not a beggar of it.

17. O Allāh, remove every ounce of ḥarām from my income.

18. O Allāh, grant me barakāh in my money, my time, and my skills.

19. O Allāh, open for me doors of rizq from where I don’t expect.

20. O Allāh, let my business become a means of sadaqah jāriyah.

21. O Allāh, protect me from debts and disgrace.

22. O Allāh, provide for me like You provided for Maryam.

23. O Allāh, grant me wealth I can hide, give, and still not miss.

24. O Allāh, bless my clients, my customers, and all who help my work.

25. O Allāh, let my money work for me in this world and the next.

III. Duās for Business, Work & Vision

26. O Allāh, help me build work that serves the Deen.

27. O Allāh, grant me creative clarity, discipline, and results.

28. O Allāh, let my work inspire the Ummāh and earn Your pleasure.

29. O Allāh, remove burnout and fill me with barakāh-fuelled productivity.

30. O Allāh, make me a means of employment and benefit for others.

31. O Allāh, don’t allow the dunyā to enter my heart.

32. O Allāh, bless me with leadership grounded in ikhlāṣ.

33. O Allāh, show me where to go next, and give me tawfīq.

34. O Allāh, make me of those who earn with honor and give with love.

35. O Allāh, give me mastery over my craft, and let it be a door to Jannāh.

IV. Duās for Family, Parents, Children & Loved Ones

36. O Allāh, protect my parents and grant them Jannat al-Firdaws.

37. O Allāh, forgive every mistake my mother ever made.

38. O Allāh, raise my children (or future children) upon the Qurān and Sunnah.

39. O Allāh, protect my family from evil, envy, and fitnah.

40. O Allāh, grant peace in our hearts, our homes, and our generations.

41. O Allāh, make my siblings righteous, loved, and guided.

42. O Allāh, heal the brokenness in my family and bring us back together.

43. O Allāh, write khayr in every one of their paths.

44. O Allāh, bless our homes with Qurān, dhikr, and ṣalāh.

45. O Allāh, reunite us all in Jannāh without accountability.

V. Duās for Marriage, Love & Righteous Companionship

46. O Allāh, grant me a spouse who brings me closer to You.

47. O Allāh, write a love between us that never dies.

48. O Allāh, make our marriage a source of barakāh, sabr, and strength.

49. O Allāh, protect our hearts from fitnah and betrayal.

50. O Allāh, let us raise generations that carry the banner of Islām.

51. O Allāh, grant me a spouse whose heart beats with īmān.

52. O Allāh, heal my heart from heartbreak and write for me what is better.

53. O Allāh, let my marriage be a mirror of mercy, not hardship.

54. O Allāh, allow me to love for Your sake and stay for Your sake.

55. O Allāh, let our union echo into Jannāh.

56. O Allāh, guide me to what is true, even if the world rejects it.

57. O Allāh, protect me from misguidance, ego, and self-deception.

58. O Allāh, grant me deep understanding of Your Dīn.

59. O Allāh, open my heart to your Qurān and Sunnah.

60. O Allāh, don’t let me become blind after You've shown me the light.

61. O Allāh, remove confusion and make the path clear.

62. O Allāh, make me firm on the Truth and never let me waver.

63. O Allāh, let me see with the lens of the ākhirah.

64. O Allāh, make me wise, not just knowledgeable.

65. O Allāh, let my intellect serve my īmān, not fight it.

VII. Duās for Protection from Evil & Fitnah

66. O Allāh, protect me from the evil of my own self.

67. O Allāh, shield me from the whispers of Shayṭān.

68. O Allāh, guard me from the envy of the envious.

69. O Allāh, protect my eyes, tongue, hands, and heart from harām.

70. O Allāh, save me from trials I can’t handle.

71. O Allāh, grant me safety in faith, family, and future.

72. O Allāh, protect me from the punishment of the grave and the hellfire.

73. O Allāh, guard me against arrogance, envy, and hypocrisy.

74. O Allāh, protect me from public disgrace and private sin.

75. O Allāh, don’t leave me to myself for the blink of an eye.

VIII. Duās for Taqwa, Sabr & Inner Strength

76. O Allāh, make me of the muttaqīn.

77. O Allāh, grant me sabr that doesn’t collapse in hard times.

78. O Allāh, make me steadfast in worship—through ease and hardship.

79. O Allāh, protect my īmān when nobody’s watching.

80. O Allāh, strengthen my will against temptation.

81. O Allāh, make obedience sweet to me, and sin bitter.

82. O Allāh, grow me in silence, purify me in private.

83. O Allāh, fill my heart with fear of You and love of You.

84. O Allāh, take my brokenness and turn it into khayr.

85. O Allāh, make me patient with Your plans and pleased with Your decree.

IX. Duās for Health, Healing, & Shifāʼ

86. O Allāh, heal my body, mind, and heart completely.

87. O Allāh, remove every illness and pain, visible or hidden.

88. O Allāh, grant shifāʼ to every Muslim suffering silently.

89. O Allāh, protect me from terminal illnesses.

90. O Allāh, bless me with energy, vitality, and strength to serve You.

91. O Allāh, heal my sleep, my digestion, my focus, and my hormones.

92. O Allāh, protect me from psychological torment and mental illness.

93. O Allāh, let me die in good health—after a life spent in Your obedience.

94. O Allāh, bless my parents with health and lightness in old age.

95. O Allāh, remove the burdens that medicine cannot touch.

X. Duās for the Ummāh of Muḥammad ﷺ

96. O Allāh, forgive the entire Ummāh—past, present, and future.

97. O Allāh, return al-Aqsa to the hands of the righteous.

98. O Allāh, protect our brothers and sisters in Palestine, Sudan, Uyghur lands, and every oppressed land.

99. O Allāh, raise leaders of īmān and justice among us.

100. O Allāh, revive our masājid, our homes, and our hearts.

101. O Allāh, reunite us on the Truth, not ego.

102. O Allāh, let the Qurān become our constitution again.

103. O Allāh, guide our youth and preserve their purity.

104. O Allāh, raise the flag of Islām high in every land.

105. O Allāh, send ṣalawāt upon the Prophet ﷺ from our lips and our lives.

XI. Qurānic Duās (with brief backstory)

106. رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
     "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."
     — Ibrahim & Ismaʿil after building the Kaʿbah. (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:127)

107. رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا
     "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers."
     — Adam and Hawwa’s Duā after the fall. (Al-Aʿrāf 7:23)

108. رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
     "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."
     — Duā of Prophet Mūsā. (Ṭā-Hā 20:114)

109. رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي
     "O my Lord, expand for me my chest."
     — Prophet Mūsā before facing Firʿaun. (Ash-Shuʿarāʼ 26:13)

110. رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا
     "Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us."
     — Duā of the people of understanding. (Āli ʿImrān 3:8)

111. رَبِّ إِنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
     "My Lord, I am overpowered, so help me."
     — Prophet Nūḥ during hopeless daʿwah. (Al-Qamar 54:10)

112. رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
     "My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."
     — Prophet Ibrāhīm yearning for righteous offspring. (As-Saffāt 37:100)

113. رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
     "My Lord, I am in absolute need of the good You send me."
     — Mūsā, exhausted, homeless, and in exile. (Al-Qaṣaṣ 28:24)

114. اللّهُمَّ لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا
     "O Allāh, do not let our hearts swerve after You've shown us the way."

115. رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ
     "Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes."
     — From Sūrat Al-Furqān 25:74 — vision of a righteous family.

XII. Sunnah Duās of the Prophet ﷺ

116. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَة
     "O اللّه, I ask You for well-being in this world and the next." (Tirmidhī)

117. اللّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا
     "O اللّه, grant my soul its taqwā and purify it, for You are the best to purify it." (Muslim)

118. اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ عُمُرِي آخِرَهُ
     "O اللّه, make the best of my life its end, and the best of my deeds the last ones." (Ḥākim)

119. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ
     "O اللّه, I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You." (Tirmidhī)

120. اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ، دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ
     "O اللّه, forgive all my sins — small and large, hidden and visible." (Muslim)

121. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي
     "O اللّه, I seek Your protection from the evil of myself." (Abū Dāwūd)

122. اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا
     "O اللّه, make me a guide and one who is rightly guided." (Tirmidhī)

123. اللّهُمَّ رَزُقْنِي حُسْنَ الْخَاتِمَةِ
     "O اللّه, bless me with a beautiful ending." (Ibn Ḥibbān)

124. اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى
     "O اللّه, I ask You for the highest level of Jannāh – Al-Firdaws." (Bukhārī)

125. اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ أَيَّامِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ
     "O اللّه, make the best day of my life the day I meet You."

XIII. Duās for Identity, Īmān, and Legacy

126. O Allāh, make me someone who lives and dies for Your cause.

127. O Allāh, make my words daʿwah, my silence dhikr, and my life barakāh.

128. O Allāh, don’t let me die unknown in the heavens.

129. O Allāh, make me a lion of Islam in private and in public.

130. O Allāh, make my life story proof that You accept broken people.

131. O Allāh, raise me among the Siddiqīn, the Shuhadā’, and the Ṣāliḥīn.

132. O Allāh, let me raise a generation better than me.

133. O Allāh, never let the fire of īmān die in my veins.

134. O Allāh, make me a legacy-builder of the Ummāh.

135. O Allāh, let my death bring people back to You.

XIV. Final Personal Duās for Ākhirah & Firdaws

136. O Allāh, don’t just forgive me, make me beloved to You.

137. O Allāh, fill my grave with light, mercy, and recitations of the Qurān.

138. O Allāh, resurrect me with the Prophet ﷺ, not influencers and kings.

139. O Allāh, make my book of deeds heavy, and my regrets light.

140. O Allāh, let the angels greet me with peace on the Day of Judgment.

141. O Allāh, shade me under Your Throne when there is no other shade.

142. O Allāh, give me the drink of Kawthar from the Prophet’s ﷺ blessed hand.

143. O Allāh, let me walk into Jannāh without being questioned.

144. O Allāh, grant me a palace next to Rasulullah ﷺ.

145. O Allāh, don’t just grant me Jannāh, grant me closeness to You.

XV. Duās for Tawbah, Guilt & Restarting

146. O Allāh, I’ve messed up more times than I can count, please forgive me.

147. O Allāh, clean my history the way You clean the earth after a storm.

148. O Allāh, I don’t deserve it, but still, forgive me.

149. O Allāh, help me break the sins I keep running back to.

150. O Allāh, don’t let me leave Arafāh carrying the same sins I came with.

151. O Allāh, I’m so exhausted of pretending to be okay. Please restart me.

152. O Allāh, make this year the year I finally change for You.

153. O Allāh, I want to fall in love with taqwa, not temptation.

154. O Allāh, I can’t erase my past, but You can.

155. O Allāh, if I forget You again tomorrow, don’t forget me today.

XVI. Duās for Mental Health, Healing & Inner Peace

156. O Allāh, heal me from overthinking and doubting Your plan.

157. O Allāh, I’m tired of carrying things I should’ve given to You.

158. O Allāh, calm my heart like You calmed the sea for Mūsā.

159. O Allāh, remove the weight in my chest that namāz keeps trying to lift.

160. O Allāh, give me the strength to walk away from what breaks me.

161. O Allāh, make me emotionally strong, spiritually soft, and mentally anchored.

162. O Allāh, protect me from burnout disguised as ambition.

163. O Allāh, give me peace that no one can touch.

164. O Allāh, make me a mountain of sabr, but not numb inside.

165. O Allāh, let me cry only in sajdah, not from anxiety.

XVII. Duās for Time, Energy & barakāh in Deeds

166. O Allāh, bless my hours like You blessed the Prophet’s ﷺ minutes.

167. O Allāh, let me live a short life full of long-lasting impact.

168. O Allāh, multiply every second I spend for Your sake.

169. O Allāh, remove distractions that drain my soul.

170. O Allāh, give me time for Qurān like You give people time for Netflix.

171. O Allāh, let me manage my life like a true servant of Yours.

172. O Allāh, protect my energy from what wastes my ākhirah.

173. O Allāh, let me be productive without being performative.

174. O Allāh, let every minute I use be written in gold.

175. O Allāh, fill my life with barakāh I can’t explain.

XVIII. Duās for Tests, Trials & Surrender

176. O Allāh, don’t remove my tests until they teach me what You want.

177. O Allāh, let my pain polish me, not poison me.

178. O Allāh, when things don’t go my way, remind me they’re going Yours.

179. O Allāh, help me trust You when the doors close.

180. O Allāh, don’t let heartbreak become heart-dead.

181. O Allāh, if I fail, let me fail forward into Your mercy.

182. O Allāh, give me yāqīn that whatever is delayed is being perfected.

183. O Allāh, let me outgrow pain without becoming bitter.

184. O Allāh, when I break, remake me stronger.

185. O Allāh, help me say “Alhamdulillāh” through clenched teeth and wet eyes.

XIX. Final Pleas at the Finish Line of Arafāh

186. O Allāh, You brought me to Arafāh, don’t let me walk away empty.

187. O Allāh, let the angels write this day as the start of my real life.

188. O Allāh, accept every tear, even the ones I didn’t let fall.

189. O Allāh, I wasted so many years, accept this moment from me.

190. O Allāh, even if I don’t get married, rich, or famous, let me die Your friend.

191. O Allāh, make me one of Your awliyā’.

192. O Allāh, write me among the forgiven before Maghrib.

193. O Allāh, make my name beloved in the heavens.

194. O Allāh, don’t let this Duā list go unanswered.

195. O Allāh, You are my only backup plan.

XX. Duās to Be with Him Forever

196. O Allāh, I don’t want Dunyā if it takes me away from You.

197. O Allāh, I don’t just want to know You, I want to live for You.

198. O Allāh, I don’t want to go to Jannāh if You’re not near.

199. O Allāh, don’t ever stop looking at me with mercy.

200. O Allāh, when it’s all over, let me come home to You with no regrets.

May Allāh write you among those who He looked upon on Arafāh and said, “Go, for I have forgiven you.”

What to Do on Arafāh and Eid

This part is about obedience.

Because no matter how emotional or spiritual Arafāh feels, if you’re skipping the fardh, you’re skipping the whole point.

We are here to be Muslims.

In action, in structure, in rituals.

This section outlines the fardh (obligatory) and Sunnāh (recommended) actions on both Yawm al-Arafāh and Eid al-Adhā, so you don’t miss what actually matters.

On The Day Of Arafāh

What’s Fardh (Obligatory)

1. Pray All Five Daily Salāh, on time, with focus.

   This is non-negotiable. Even if you make 200 duās, they don’t override this.
   Prioritize Fajr, Ẓuhr, ʿAsr, Maghrib, ʿIshā and guard them like gold.

2. Guard your tongue and limbs from sin.
   Fasting doesn’t just mean not eating. It means no lying, gossip, backbiting, eyeing harām, or even unnecessary arguing.

   “Whoever does not give up false speech and evil actions, Allāh is not in need of his leaving food and drink.” (Bukhārī)

3. Make niyyāh for fasting the day, if you haven’t already.
   For non-Hajjis, fasting on this day expiates the sins of the previous year and the next.

   “Fasting the Day of Arafāh… I hope Allāh will expiate [sins] thereby for the year before it and the year after it.” (Muslim)

What’s Sunnāh (Recommended) on Arafāh

1. Fast the Day of Arafāh
   This is the single biggest act of worship after salāh today.

   (See above Hadith)

2. Wake up early and pray Tahajjud
   Make powerful duā when Allāh is closest to the lowest heaven. Let this be the night that flips your life.

3. Pray Salāt ad-Duḥā in the morning hours (after sunrise)
   A light yet heavy-on-reward practice of the Prophet ﷺ

   “In the morning, charity is due on every joint of one of you... and two rakʿahs offered in the forenoon suffice.” (Muslim)

4. Do massive amounts of dhikr.

   • Takbīr: Allāhu Akbar

   • Tahlīl: Lā ilāha illa Allāh

   • Tahmīd: Alḥamdulillāh

   • Tasbīḥ: Subḥānallāh

   • Istighfār: Astaghfirullāh

   • Ṣalawāt: Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad

5. Make tons of duā, the climax of the day is before Maghrib
   Don’t wait till the last 10 minutes.
   Prepare your duā to-do list, and start early. Get lost in your own conversation with Allāh.

6. Give charity, even if it’s small.
   Every act of giving on this day multiplies. Don’t underestimate even a ₹10 gift with the right intention.

7. Recite Qurān slowly, thoughtfully.
   Choose Sūrah Maryam, Yāsīn, Al-Kahf, or revisit Sūrah al-Fātiḥah line-by-line with tafsīr.

8. Forgive everyone.
   Go to Arafāh with a clean heart. Don’t drag old baggage into a divine meeting.

9. Avoid sins. Especially hidden, “normal” ones.
   Like that Netflix show you think doesn’t “count” as harām. Or that DM you shouldn’t have opened. Or music. Or toxic scrolling.

10. Increase sincerity in every action.
    Ask yourself: Am I doing this for Allāh, or just to “feel” holy?

ON THE DAY OF EID AL-ADHĀ

What’s Fardh (Obligatory)

1. Pray Fajr + rest of your daily salāh on time
   Start Eid as a servant of Allāh, not just as someone celebrating.

2. If you’ve made a niyyāh to sacrifice (Qurbānī), you must do it
   If it’s wājib on you and you skip it, this is not a small matter. Learn the rulings before Eid arrives.

What’s Sunnāh on Eid al-Adhā

1. Ghusl (Ritual Bath) before the Eid prayer
   Clean body. Clean soul. Clean start.

2. Wear your best halal clothes and put on scent
   Beautify yourself for Allāh. Not for Instagram.

3. Eat after the Eid prayer (unlike Eid al-Fiṭr)
   This is the Sunnāh of the Prophet ﷺ on this Eid.

4. Attend the Eid prayer in congregation
   Don’t pray alone unless there is absolutely no option, both for women and men.

   “The Prophet ﷺ used to go out to the place of prayer on the day of Eid.” (Bukhārī)

5. Walk to the prayer area if possible
   As part of imitating the Sunnāh.

6. Recite Takbīr starting from Fajr of Arafāh until ʿAṣr on 13th Dhul Ḥijjah

   • After every obligatory prayer.

     Allāh أكبر، Allāh أكبر، لا إله إلا Allāh، Allāh أكبر، Allāh أكبر، و لله الحمد

7. Offer your Udḥiyyah (Qurbānī) sincerely
   Understand the symbolic act.

   “Their meat will not reach Allāh, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you.” (22:37)

8. Share food, love, and peace
   Make your Eid not just happy but meaningful.

FINAL ADVICE FOR BOTH DAYS:

• Don’t oversleep. These are days of action, not days of laziness.

• Disconnect from distractions. Don’t post everything. Protect your energy.

• Make intention to not be the same person after these days.

• Make it a “barakāh Day”, plan every hour around pleasing Allāh.

Final Thought

If you want the day to transform you, you must be intentional.

Don’t treat Arafāh like any other day.

Prepare your heart, your mind, and your schedule.

You may not get this chance again.

Don’t let Arafāh come and go while your heart stays the same.

Use this guide.

Make the duā list.

Forgive people.

Ask for Jannāh like you mean it.

Fast.

Give.

Repent.

Hope.

This is your one-day revival.

And if this guide benefits you in any way, I only ask one thing.

Make duā for my parents.

That Allāh expands their graves, forgives all their shortcomings, and reunites us in Jannāh.

آمين.

Barakāh starts when you plan for it.

And this is your blueprint.

See you on Eid.

Until then,

with love and purpose,

Seerath