Rabbana Atina Fid Dunya | Full Dua, Meaning & Benefits!

Dua, or supplication, stands as a powerful and essential weapon granted to Muslims by the mercy of Allah. Dua is a spiritual tool that serves as a direct and intimate connection between the believer and the Creator. Rabbana Atina Fid Dunya – This Dua is a divine gift from the Quran, mentioned in Surah Al Baqarah 201.

Full Dua:

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِىْ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِىْ الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Transliteration:

Rabbana atina fid dunya hasanatan wa fil Aakhirati hasanatan waqina ‘adhaban-nar

Translation (English):

“Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”

Translation (Urdu):

اے ہمارے رب! ہمیں دنیا میں بھی بھلائی دے اور آخرت میں بھی بھلائی عطا فرما اور ہمیں آگ کے عذاب سے بچا۔

Rasulullah ﷺ used to recite this du`a very often.

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The supplication most often recited by the Prophet (ﷺ) was: “Allahumma atina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina ‘adhab-annar (O our Rubb! give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the punishment of the Fire).”‘

Riyad as-Salihin 1467

In another hadith:

Anas reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst the Muslims in order to inquire (about his health) who had grown feeble like the chicken. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said:

Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter.

Thereupon Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this:

O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire.

He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right.

[Sahih Muslim 2688a]

Dua during Tawaf (Between Yemeni Corner & The Black Stone):

Abu Huraira reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying,

“Seventy angels have been put in charge of it (i.e. the Yamani corner), so if anyone says,

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

‘O God, I ask Thee for pardon and wellbeing in this world and the next; our Lord, bring us a blessing in this world and a blessing in the next, and guard us from the punishment of hell’, they will say Amen.”

Mishkat al-Masabih 2590

BENEFITS OF RECITING THIS DUA

This dua is comprehensive, the word hasanah in Arabic translates to “all that is good” and refers to all things both inwardly and outwardly. This includes but is not limited to: