Duas for improving akhlaq, manners, and behavior
O Turner of the hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion.
O Allah, guide me to the best of manners, for no one can guide to the best of them except You. And turn me away from bad manners, for no one can turn away bad manners from me except You.
O Allah, I ask You to enable me to do good deeds, to abandon evil deeds, and to love the poor. I ask You to forgive me and have mercy on me. And when You intend to try Your creation with tribulations, take me to Yourself without putting me through them. I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love of any deed that will bring me closer to Your love.
O Allah, guide me to the best of manners, for none can guide to the best of manners except You. And turn me away from bad manners, for none can turn away bad manners except You.
O Allah, guide me to the best of character, for none can guide to the best of it except You. And turn me away from bad character, for none can turn away bad character from me except You.
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being, provide for me, mend me, and elevate me. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the distress of this life and the distress of the Day of Resurrection.
O Allah, I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds which bring me to Your love. O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, and my family, and than cold water.
O Allah, I ask You to provide me with lawful, good, and abundant sustenance, and to set right the relationship between us, and to guide us to the paths of peace, and to bring us forth from darkness into the light, and to keep us away from shameful deeds, both apparent and hidden, and to bless our hearing, our sight, our hearts, our spouses, and our offspring, and to accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Ever-Relenting, the Most Merciful.
O Allah, I ask You to enable me to do good deeds, to shun evil deeds, and to love the poor. I ask You to forgive me and have mercy on me. And when You intend to try Your creation, take me to Yourself without subjecting me to that trial. I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds which bring me closer to Your love.
O Allah, guide me to the best of character, for no one can guide to the best of it except You. And turn me away from bad character, for no one can turn away from bad character except You.
O Allah, guide me to the best of manners, for none can guide to the best of them except You, and turn me away from evil manners, for none can turn away from them except You.
O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in all affairs, and determination in righteousness. I ask You to enable me to be grateful for Your favors and to worship You in the best manner. I ask You for a sound heart and a truthful tongue. I ask You for the good You know, and I seek refuge in You from the evil You know. I ask Your forgiveness for what You know. Indeed, You are the Knower of the unseen.