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لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
La ilaha illa Allah
There is no deity but Allah
The best remembrance — the word of tawḥīd. Imam al-Ṣādiq (a) and the Ahl al-Bayt urged its abundant recitation.
Source: al-Kāfī, Kitāb al-Duʿāʾ; recited abundantly in Shia devotion — The Prophet ﷺ said: 'The best of what I and the prophets before me have said is La ilaha illa Allah.'
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa Huwa, alayhi tawakkaltu, wa Huwa Rabbul-Arshil-Azim
Allah is sufficient for me; there is no deity but Him. I place my trust in Him, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Traditionally recited in the morning and evening as a reminder of trust and surrender
Source: Quran — Surah At-Tawbah 9:129
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
There is no power and no strength except through Allah.
Recited in moments of weakness to cultivate surrender and inner strength
Source: Hadith — al-Kāfī; widely recited in Shia devotion as a phrase of surrender and inner strength.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
Bismi llahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim La hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al-Aliyy al-Azim
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. There is no power nor strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.
This opening is transmitted as part of the prayer said when leaving home for travel. No fixed count is assigned.
Source: Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhu al-Faqīh, vol. 2, Book 3, ch. 150, hadith 1
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِحَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَاللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِي ذَنْبًا إِلَّا غَفَرْتَهُ
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah Hasbiyallah la ilaha illa Huwa Allahumma la taj'al li dhanban illa ghafartah
There is no power except through Allah Allah is sufficient for me, there is no god but Him O Allah, leave no sin of mine unforgiven
The three lines are presented as a practical sequence, not as a single narrated litany and without a fixed count.
Source: Curated combination of established phrases; not transmitted as one formula
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ×٣٤الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ×٣٣سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ×٣٣
Allāhu Akbar (×34), al-ḥamdu lillāh (×33), Subḥānallāh (×33)
Allah is the Greatest (34×); all praise belongs to Allah (33×); glory be to Allah (33×).
Taught by the Prophet ﷺ to Lady Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ (s); strongly recommended after every obligatory prayer. Imam al-Ṣādiq (a) described it as more beloved than a thousand units of supererogatory prayer.
Source: al-Kāfī; Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām — taught by the Prophet ﷺ to Lady Fatima (s)
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa'l-ḥayyu'l-qayyūm. Lā ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa lā nawm. Lahu mā fi's-samāwāti wa mā fi'l-arḍ…
Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth… His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
A shield against harm. Many recite it after each prayer and on lying down to sleep.
Source: Qur'an 2:255 — Recommended after every obligatory prayer and before sleep (taʿqībāt — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān). Imam Ali (a) called it the chief of the verses of the Qur'an.
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُهُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَهُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Huwa'llāhu'lladhī lā ilāha illā huwa, ʿālimu'l-ghaybi wa'sh-shahādah, huwa'r-raḥmānu'r-raḥīm…
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He is Allah… the Sovereign, the Pure, the Source of Peace, the Granter of Security… To Him belong the most beautiful names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth glorifies Him, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
The closing verses of al-Ḥashr, dense with the Divine Names. A favoured morning-and-evening litany. Full recitation is available on the Recite & Listen page.
Source: Qur'an 59:22–24 — The three closing verses name Allah through a concentrated sequence of Divine attributes.
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Ḥasbunallāhu wa niʿma'l-wakīl
Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.
For anxiety, fear, and reliance (tawakkul). Recited when matters feel beyond your control.
Source: Qur'an 3:173 — The words of Prophet Ibrāhīm (a) and of the believers when facing overwhelming odds — by which Allah turned harm away from them.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُلَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُبِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lā ilāha illā'llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu'l-mulku wa lahu'l-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa huwa ḥayyun lā yamūt, biyadihi'l-khayr, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Living and never dies. In His hand is all good, and He is able to do all things.
One of the most emphasised after-prayer remembrances; narrated to bring great reward and protection through the day and night.
Source: Taʿqībāt of Fajr & Maghrib — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān — Recited ten times immediately after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers, before speaking.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ
Lā ilāha illā'llāhu'l-maliku'l-ḥaqqu'l-mubīn
There is no god but Allah, the Sovereign, the Real, the Manifest Truth.
A daily litany for sustenance and inner security. Pair it with reliance on Allah, not with anxiety over rizq.
Source: Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; narrated in the hadith collections — Narrated from the Ahl al-Bayt (a) as a cause of security from poverty and a means of provision when recited regularly (commonly 100 times daily).
يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَٰنُ يَا رَحِيمُيَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ
Yā Allāh, yā Raḥmān, yā Raḥīm; yā Muqalliba al-qulūb, thabbit qalbī ʿalā dīnik
O Allah, O All-Beneficent, O All-Merciful, O Turner of hearts, make my heart steadfast upon Your religion.
For constancy of faith in times of confusion, temptation, and change.
Source: Duʿā al-Gharīq, narrated from Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a) in Kamāl al-Dīn — Taught for safeguarding faith during the occultation.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُلَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُوَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lā ilāha illā'llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu'l-mulku wa lahu'l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things.
No fixed count or merit claim is assigned here without a specific Imāmī citation.
Source: Daily Fajr taʿqībāt — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān — A declaration of tawḥīd preserved among the post-prayer remembrances.
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ كَانَ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Mā shā'a'llāhu kān, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh
What Allah wills comes to pass; there is no power nor strength except through Allah.
For acceptance of the decree, gratitude over blessings, and warding off envy.
Source: Fajr Taʿqībāt — Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; cf. Qur'an 18:39 — Recited to surrender to Allah's will and to guard one's blessings; the Qur'an teaches saying 'Mā shāʾa'llāh, lā quwwata illā billāh' on seeing what gladdens one (18:39).
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًوَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fi'd-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fi'l-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāba'n-nār
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
When you don't know what to ask for, ask with this — it encompasses every good.
Source: Qur'an 2:201 — A Qur'anic supplication gathering the good of this world and the Hereafter.
أُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِي وَمَالِيبِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
Uʿīdhu nafsī wa dhurriyyatī wa ahla baytī wa mālī bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmah, min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah
I place myself, my offspring, my household, and my property in the protection of Allah's complete words from every devil, harmful creature, and injurious eye.
The Imam taught this protection to be recited after the ʿIshāʾ prayer.
Source: Ṭibb al-Aʾimmah — narrated from Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِوَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismillāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shay’un fī al-arḍi wa lā fī al-samā’i wa Huwa al-Samīʿu al-ʿAlīm
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth or the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
A protection formula preserved within longer Imāmī supplications. No standalone fixed count is assigned here.
Source: Duʿā al-Amān in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān; also transmitted in Imāmī healing supplications
وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ
Wa ufawwiḍu amrī ilā Allāh, inna Allāha baṣīrun bil-ʿibād
And I entrust my affair to Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of His servants.
The words of the believer of Pharaoh's people — recited to hand one's affairs over to Allah in trust and find peace amid difficulty.
Source: Qur'an 40:44
بِاللَّهِ اعْتَصَمْتُ، وَبِاللَّهِ أَثِقُ، وَعَلَى اللَّهِ أَتَوَكَّلُ
Billāhi iʿtaṣamtu, wa billāhi athiqu, wa ʿalā Allāhi atawakkal
With Allah I seek protection; in Allah I trust; and upon Allah I rely.
A compact three-part act of seeking Allah's protection, affirming trust in Him, and relying upon Him.
Source: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (a); ʿAṣr taʿqībāt in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān — Reported from Imam al-Ṣādiq (a) among the litanies recited ten times after the ʿAṣr prayer.
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr
My Lord, I am truly in need of whatever good You send down to me.
A humble prayer for every form of good—sustenance, shelter, work, companionship, and divine care.
Source: Qur'an 28:24 — The supplication of Prophet Mūsā (a) after helping the two women at the well and withdrawing to the shade.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (taught to Lady Fatima)
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ×٣٤الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ×٣٣سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ×٣٣
Allahu Akbar x34 / Alhamdulillah x33 / SubhanAllah x33
Allah is Greatest (34x) / All praise is due to Allah (33x) / Glory be to Allah (33x)
The established sequence is 34 takbīrs, 33 praises, and 33 glorifications.
When: Before sleep
Source: al-Kāfī and Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām — Tasbīḥ al-Zahrāʾ
Narrated from the Prophet ﷺ through Imam al-Ḥusayn (a)
A vast supplication of one thousand Names and attributes of Allah, in one hundred sections — each sealed with: 'Glory be to You; there is no god but You; deliverance, deliverance — save us from the Fire, O Lord.'
One of the greatest supplications of the Ahl al-Bayt. The Prophet ﷺ was taught it by the angel Jibril. Reciting it is a means of immense reward, protection, and nearness through the Beautiful Names.
When: The nights of Ramadan (especially the Nights of Power), and whenever the heart seeks the Names of Allah
Source: Mafātīḥ al-Jinān
Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a)
This supplication is long and is best read in full from a trusted source.
Read the full supplication on Al-Islam.org →A supplication shaped by sincere awe of Allah — not dread, but the consciousness of a lover who cannot bear to displease. Asks for protection from every sin, and for a heart so aware of Allah that it remains guarded without reminder.
Full text in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya. Especially powerful when recited before sleep or in private.
When: During struggle with temptation, or when seeking to strengthen taqwa
Source: Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (a) — al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, the 15 Munājāt, no. 7