اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيكَ لِمَنْ خَطَبَ ، وَلِيَ ، وَزَوِّجْنِي خَيْرًا مِنْهُ وَخَيْرًا لِي ، وَخُذْ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ إِلَى خَيْرٍ ، وَذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِي ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُؤَخِّرْنِي حَتَّى تُصْلِحَ لِي ، وَلَا تَبْتَلِيَنِي بِمَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ قَدَرٌ ، وَاجْعَلْ حُبَّكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ عَلَى الظَّمَأِ ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ ، وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ ، أَنْ تُحْيِينِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي ، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْفَقْرِ وَالْغِنَى ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا لَا يَنْفَدُ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَا بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ ، وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ ، فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ ، وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ ، وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ ، وَخَيْرَ الدُّعَاءِ ، وَخَيْرَ النَّجَاحِ ، وَخَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ ، وَخَيْرَ الثَّوَابِ ، وَخَيْرَ الْحَيَاةِ ، وَخَيْرَ الْمَمَاتِ ، وَثَبِّتْنِي ، وَثَقِّلْ مَوَازِينِي ، وَحَقِّقْ إِيمَانِي ، وَارْزُقْنِي الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَا ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا آتَيْتَ النَّبِيِّينَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا أُوتِيتُ ، وَخَيْرَ مَا أُنْزِلَ ، وَخَيْرَ مَا يَعْلَمُ ، وَخَيْرَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا خَلَقْتَ ، وَخَيْرَ مَا أَنْتَ خَالِقُهُ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ جَمِيعَ الْخَيْرِ ، وَخَيْرَ مَا أُوتِيتُ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَصْنَعْ ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَنْتَ خَالِقُهُ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْعِزَّةَ ، وَالدَّوَامَ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضَلَالَةٍ ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةٍ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا تَعْلَمُ ، وَنَوِّرْ قَلْبِي ، اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ أَسْلَمْتُ ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ ، وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ ، وَمَا أَظْهَرْتُ ، وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي ، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لَنَا فِي قُلُوبِنَا نُورًا ، وَفِي أَبْصَارِنَا نُورًا ، وَفِي أَسْمَاعِنَا نُورًا ، وَفِي شَمَائِلِنَا نُورًا ، وَفِي خَلْفِنَا نُورًا ، وَمِنْ فَوْقِنَا نُورًا ، وَمِنْ تَحْتِنَا نُورًا ، وَمِنْ أَمَامِنَا نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا نُورًا ، وَعَظِّمْ لَنَا نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا نُورًا ، اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ ، وَالْفِتَنَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ ، وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَى حُبِّكَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ صِحَّةً فِي جَسَدِي ، وَبَرَكَةً فِي عُمُرِي ، وَاجْعَلِ اللَّهُمَّ قَلْبِي بِذِكْرِكَ مُعَلَّقًا ، وَبِطَاعَتِكَ مُلْتَزِمًا ، وَبِأَمْرِكَ مُسْتَجِيبًا ، وَبِأَحْكَامِكَ عَالِمًا ، وَبِقَضَائِكَ رَاضِيًا ، وَعَلَى بَلَائِكَ صَابِرًا ، وَفِي دُنْيَايَ زَاهِدًا ، وَفِي آخِرَتِي رَاغِبًا ، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ عَامِلًا ، وَلِلْقُرْآنِ حَافِظًا ، وَلِلْقُرْآنِ مُتَّبِعًا ، وَبِالنَّبِيِّ مُتَّسِيًا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ مُتَمَسِّكًا ، وَبِصَلَاتِي مُحَافِظًا ، وَبِزَكَاتِي مُؤَدِّيًا ، وَبِصِيَامِي مُتَحَرِّيًا ، وَبِحَجِّي مُتَمَيِّزًا ، وَبِصَدَقَتِي مُتَصَدِّقًا ، وَبِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّي مُجْتَهِدًا ، وَلِأَمْرِ رَبِّي مُطِيعًا ، وَفِي سَبِيلِ رَبِّي مُجَاهِدًا ، وَبِأَعْرَاضِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَافِظًا ، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ عَالِمًا ، وَبِأَخْلَاقِ الْإِسْلَامِ مُتَّصِفًا ، وَبِالْإِيمَانِ مُتَّصِفًا ، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ مُتَّصِفًا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ مُتَّصِفًا ، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ نَشِيطًا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ نَشِيطًا ، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ مُفْلِحًا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ مُفْلِحًا ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْحَيَاةِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَمَاتِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ سَعَادَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُجْعَلَ لِي سَبِيلًا إِلَى جَنَّتِكَ ، وَأَنْ تُدْخِلَنِي الْجَنَّةَ ، وَأَنْ تُحَرِّمَ جَسَدِي عَلَى النَّارِ ، وَأَنْ تُشَفِّعَنِي فِي أَهْلِي وَإِخْوَانِي ، وَأَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي سُؤْلِي ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
O Allah, guide me through You to the one who proposes to me and is my equal, and marry me to someone better than him and better for me, and take his forelock towards goodness, and that is better for me. O Allah, do not delay me until You set me right, and do not try me with what I cannot bear. Make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family, and my wealth, and than cold water for the thirsty. There is no might nor power except with You. O Allah, I ask You by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, to keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and to cause me to die if You know death is better for me. I ask You for Your fear in secret and in public, and I ask You for the word of truth in times of contentment and anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and wealth. I ask You for unending bliss, and for the delight of the eye that does not cease. I ask You for contentment after Your decree, and for the coolness of life after death. I ask You for the delight of looking at Your Face, and the longing to meet You, without hardship that causes harm, or trials that lead astray. O Allah, adorn us with the adornment of faith, and make us guides who are guided. O Allah, I ask You for the best of requests, the best of supplications, the best of success, the best of deeds, the best of rewards, the best of life, and the best of deaths. Make me steadfast, weigh my good deeds heavily, perfect my faith, and grant me the highest ranks. O Allah, I ask You for the best of what You gave to the Prophets, and I ask You for the best of what I have been given, and the best of what has been revealed, and the best of what You know, and the best of the first and the last. And I ask You for the best of what You have created, and the best of what You are creating. And I ask You for all good, and the best of what You have given. And I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done, and from the evil of what I have not done, and from the evil of what You are creating. And I ask You for might and permanence, and I seek refuge in You from misguidance and from trials. And I ask You for the best of what You know, and enlighten my heart. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have believed, on You I have relied, to You I have turned, and by You I have disputed, and to You I have appealed. So forgive me for what I have sent forth and what I have delayed, and what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what I have transgressed, and what You know better than I. You are the Advancer, and You are the Delayer. There is no god but You. O Allah, make for us in our hearts a light, and in our eyes a light, and in our ears a light, and in our right [sides] a light, and in our left [sides] a light, and above us a light, and beneath us a light, and before us a light, and make for us a light, and make our light great, and make for us a light. O Allah, suffice me with Your lawful [provision] against Your unlawful [provision], and enrich me with Your bounty, independent of anyone other than You. And from trials, and I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds that bring me closer to Your love. And I ask You for health in my body, and blessing in my life. And make, O Allah, my heart attached to Your remembrance, adhering to Your obedience, responding to Your command, knowing Your rulings, content with Your decree, patient with Your trials, detached from my worldly life, desiring my hereafter, acting by the Quran, preserving the Quran, following the Quran, emulating the Prophet, holding fast to Islam, maintaining my prayers, paying my Zakat, discerning in my fasting, excelling in my Hajj, giving charity, striving in the worship of my Lord, obeying my Lord's command, striving in the path of my Lord, guarding the honor of Muslims, knowledgeable of the Quran, possessing the morals of Islam, characterized by faith, characterized by the Quran, characterized by Islam, energetic with the Quran, energetic with Islam, successful with the Quran, successful with Islam. And I ask You for the best of this life and the best of the hereafter, and I ask You for the happiness of this world and the hereafter. And I ask You to make for me a way to Your Paradise, and to admit me to Paradise, and to forbid my body from the Fire, and to intercede for my family and my brothers, and to grant me my request. Indeed, You are Able to do all things. And may Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, and his family and all his companions.
Allahumma ihdini feeka liman khataba, wa liya, wa zawwijni khayran minhu wa khayran li, wa khud binasiyatihi ila khayr, wa dhalika khayrun li. Allahumma la tu'akhirni hatta tusliha li, wa la tabtalini bima ana 'indahu qadar, waj'al hubbaka ahabba ilayya min nafsi wa ahli wa mali wa minal ma'il baridi 'ala adh-dhama'. Wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bik. Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'ilmikal ghayb, wa qudratika 'alal khalq, an tuhyiyani ma 'alimtal hayata khayran li, wa tawaffani idha 'alimtal wafata khayran li. Wa as'aluka khashyataka fil ghaybi wash-shahadati, wa as'aluka kalimatil haqqi fir rida wal ghadabi, wa as'aluka al-qasda fil faqr wal ghina, wa as'aluka na'iman la yanfad, wa as'aluka qurrata 'aynin la tanqati'. Wa as'aluka ar-rida ba'dal qada', wa as'aluka barda al-'ayshi ba'dal mawt, wa as'aluka ladhdhat an-nazari ila Wajhik, wash-shawqa ila Liqa'ik, fi ghayri dharra'in mudhirratin, wa la fitnatin mudhillatin. Allahumma zayyinna bizinatil Iman, waj'alna hudatan muhtaddeen. Allahumma inni as'aluka khayral mas'alati, wa khayrad du'a'i, wa khayran najahi, wa khayral 'amali, wa khayr ath-thawabi, wa khayral hayati, wa khayral mamati, wa thabbitni, wa thaqqil mawazini, wa haqqiq imani, warzuqni ad-darajatil 'ula. Allahumma inni as'aluka khayra ma ataytan nabiyyeen, wa as'aluka khayra ma ooteet, wa khayra ma unzila, wa khayra ma ya'lam, wa khayral awwaleena wal akhireen. Wa as'aluka khayra ma khalaqta, wa khayra ma anta khaliquluhu, wa as'aluka jamee'al khayr, wa khayra ma ooteet. Wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, wa min sharri ma lam asna', wa min sharri ma anta khaliquluhu. Wa as'aluka al-'izzata, wad dawama, wa a'udhu bika min dalalatin, wa min fitnatin. Wa as'aluka khayra ma ta'lam, wa nawwir qalbi. Allahumma ilaika aslamtu, wa bika amantu, wa 'alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu, wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakimtu. Fagfir li ma qaddimtu, wa ma akhkhartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma adh-hertu, wa ma asraftu, wa ma anta a'lamu bihi minni. Antal Muqaddimu, wa Antal Mu'akhkhiru, la ilaha illa Anta. Allahumma ij'al lana fi qulubina nooran, wa fi absarina nooran, wa fi asma'ina nooran, wa fi shamailina nooran, wa fi khalfina nooran, wa min fawqina nooran, wa min tahtina nooran, wa min amamina nooran, waj'al lana nooran, wa 'adhdhim lana nooran, waj'al lana nooran. Allahummakfini bihalalika 'an haramika, wa aghnini bifadlika 'amman siwak. Wal fitana, wa as'aluka hubbaka, wa hubba man yuhibbuka, wa hubba 'amalin yuqarribuni ila hubbik. Wa as'aluka sihhatan fi jasadi, wa barakatan fi 'umri. Waj'alil lahumma qalbi bidh-dhikrika mu'allaqan, wa bi ta'atika multaziman, wa bi amrika mustajeeban, wa bi ahkamika 'aliman, wa bi qada'ika radhian, wa 'ala balai'ka sabiran, wa fi dunyaya zahidan, wa fi akhirati raghiban, wal qur'ani 'amilan, wal qur'ani hafizan, wal qur'ani muttabi'an, wan nabiyyi muttasiyan, wal Islami mutamassikan, wa bisalati muhafizan, wa bizakati mu'addiyan, wa bisiyami mutaharriran, wa bihajjin mutamayyizan, wa bisadaqati mutasaddiqan, wa bi 'ibadati Rabbi mujtahidan, li amri Rabbi muti'an, wa fi sabili Rabbi mujahidan, wa bi a'radil Muslimina hafizan, wal Qur'ani 'aliman, wa bi akhlaqil Islami muttasifan, wal imani muttasifan, wal Qur'ani muttasifan, wal Islami muttasifan, wal Qur'ani nasithan, wal Islami nasithan, wal Qur'ani muflihan, wal Islami muflihan. Wa as'aluka khayral hayati wa khayral mamati, wa as'aluka sa'adatad dunya wal akhirati. Wa as'aluka an taj'ala li sabeelan ila Jannatika, wa an tudkhilani al-Jannata, wa an tuharrima jasadi 'alan Nari, wa an tushafi'ani fi ahli wa ikhwani, wa an tu'tini su'li. Innaka 'ala kulli shay'in Qadeer. Wa sallallahu 'ala Nabiyyina Muhammadin wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi ajma'een.
When to Read
This comprehensive dua is especially potent when seeking divine assistance on a blessed day like Friday. It can be recited after the obligatory prayers, during the times of acceptance on Friday (such as between the Asr and Maghrib prayers), or any time one feels the need to earnestly seek Allah's guidance in matters of marriage. The essence is sincerity and focused supplication.
How to Read
Recite with sincerity, facing the Qiblah if possible, with a pure heart and firm belief in Allah's power to answer. Begin by praising Allah and sending blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Then, earnestly supplicate with this prayer, focusing on your desire for a righteous spouse and a blessed union. Conclude by sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ again.
Virtues & Benefits
This extensive dua encompasses seeking Allah's guidance in all aspects of life, including the crucial decision of finding a spouse. By asking for 'khayr' (goodness) in all matters, you are entrusting your future and your marital prospects to Allah's perfect knowledge and will. The prayer for a righteous spouse ensures that you are not just seeking anyone, but someone who will be a source of comfort, a partner in faith, and a means to achieving Paradise. It also strengthens your connection with Allah, seeking His pleasure and guidance, which are the ultimate keys to success in this life and the next.