Duas for improving akhlaq, manners, and behavior
O Allah, grant my soul its piety and purify it, for You are the Best to purify it. You are its Guardian and its Master.
O Allah, guide me to the best of characters, for none can guide to the best of it except You, and turn me away from bad characters, for none can turn away from bad of it except You.
O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in all affairs, and determination in pursuing guidance. I ask You for the gratitude for Your blessings, and excellence in worshipping You. I ask You for a sound heart and a truthful tongue. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You know, and I ask You for the good of what You know, and I seek Your forgiveness for that which You know.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the reprehensible morals, deeds, and desires.
O Allah, I ask You to enable me to do good deeds, to shun evil deeds, and to love the poor. And I ask You to forgive me and have mercy upon me. And if You intend to test people, then take me to Yourself without subjecting me to the test. And I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love of the deed that will bring me closer to Your love.
O Allah, grant my soul its piety and purify it, for You are the best of those who purify it. You are its Guardian and its Master. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a heart that does not feel humbled, from a soul that is not satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the cessation of Your blessings, the reversal of Your well-being, the suddenness of Your punishment, and all that You decree of Your anger. And I seek refuge in You from the trial of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Dajjal. O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge in You from the Fire. O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in all matters, and I ask You for determination in guidance, and I ask You for gratitude for Your blessings and excellence in worshipping You. And I ask You for a sound heart and a truthful tongue, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You know. And I ask You for the good of what You know, and I seek Your forgiveness for what You know. Indeed, You are the Knower of the unseen.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, and from the evil of my sight, and from the evil of my heart, and from the evil of my sperm/discharge.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from cowardice and stinginess, from the burden of debt and the overpowering of men.
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the cessation of Your blessings, the change of Your well-being, the suddenness of Your punishment, and all that You decree. And I seek refuge in You from bad character, bad deeds, and evil desires.
O Allah, I ask You to enable me to do good deeds, and to abandon evil deeds, and to love the poor. And I ask You to forgive me and have mercy on me. And when You intend to try a people, take me to Yourself without putting me to trial. And 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.