5 Beautiful Dua For Jannah in Arabic and English
Jannah is a wonderful place that Allah promised to good people. Muslims can ask Allah to let them into Jannah by saying special prayers. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told us about how great Jannah is. He said:
- The first people to go to Jannah will shine like the moon.
- The first group will be from his followers, and then others will follow.
- Everyone’s shine will depend on how good they were.
In Jannah, people will be very happy and have many good things, including:
- Eating and drinking without getting sick or dirty
- Having a nice smell, like perfume, when they sweat
- Having a sweet breath, like perfume, when they burp
Jannah is a perfect place where good people will live happily forever.
1. Dua For Jannah in Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
Transliteration: Allahumma inni as’aluka al-jannah wa a’oodhu bika min an-nar.
Meaning: O Allah, I ask You for Paradise, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire.
Hadith
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever asks Allah for Paradise three times, Paradise will say: O Allah, admit him into Paradise! Whoever seeks protection from Hellfire three times, Hellfire will say: O Allah, save him from the Hellfire!”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2572
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2. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ لِي خَيْرًا
Transliteration
Allahumma inni as’aluka al-jannata wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw ‘amalin wa a’oodhu bika min an-naari wa ma qarraba ilayha min qawlin aw ‘amalin wa as’aluka an taj’ala kulla qadaa’-in qadaytahu li khayran.
Meaning
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and for that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed. And I ask You to make every decree that You decree concerning me good.
3. Dua for Jannah in Quran
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ
Transliteration
Rabbi habli hukmaw-wa al-hiqni bis-saliheen, waj’al-li lisana sidqin fil aakhireen, waj’alni mew-warathati jannatin-na’eem.
Meaning
O Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous. And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations. And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight.
[Surah Ash-Shu’araa 26:83-85]
4. Dua
رَبِّ ابْنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ
Transliteration; Rabbib ni lee ‘indaka baytan fil Jannah.
Meaning: My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise.
The supplication is found in Surah At-Tahrim verse 11.
5. Dua
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةًۭ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
Transliteration
Rabbana aatina fid-dunya hasanatan wa-fil akhirati hasanatan wa-qina ‘adhaab an-nar.
Meaning
Our Lord, grant us the best of this life and the best of the hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
The full verse is from Surah Al-Baqarah verse 201.
Goodness in the Hereafter includes all the goodness of the Hereafter:
- from an easy reckoning Being given your record of deeds in the right hand
- easily passing over the Siraat (bridge)
- drinking from the lake of the Messenger ﷺ
- entry into Paradise
- as well as other matters from the goodness of the Hereafter.
It should be noted that attaining high status in this world and the hereafter cannot be done by means of wishful thinking and dreaming; rather it can only be by taking the measures that lead to that.
Ways to Enter Jannah
Here are some hadiths which will show us ways or good deeds to enter the Jannah. Remember, these are not the ‘only’ ways and there should be ‘sincerity’ and ‘consistency’ in these acts to get Jannat-ul-Firdause (the highest level in Jannah) In sha Allah!
- Whoever meets Allah without ascribing anything to Him will enter Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Whoever believes (has Imaan) in Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him), and establishes the prayer and fasts in the month of Ramadan, it is incumbent upon Allah that He enters him in Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Whoever says: “I am pleased with Allah as my Rabb, and with Islam as my Deen, and with Muhammad (peace be upon him) as my Prophet, Jannah would be mandatory for him. (Sunan Abu Dawud)
- Whoever asks Allah for Jannah three times, Jannah will say: “O Allah, enter him into Jannah.” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi)
- Allah has Ninety Nine Names, one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness and indeed righteousness leads to Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Whoever builds a Masjid seeking by it the Pleasure of Allah, Allah will build for him a similar place in Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Whoever repeats after the Mu’adthin (the caller to prayer) from his heart (i.e., sincerely) will enter Jannah. (Sunan an-Nasa’i)
- Whoever calls the Adhan for 12 years, Jannah will become mandatory for him. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
- Whoever prays the two cool prayers (Asr and Fajr) will go to Paradise. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Allah will prepare for him who goes to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer) an honorable place in Paradise with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Whoever prays 12 Rak’ah in the day and night, a house in Jannah will be built for him. (Sunan an-Nasa’i)
2 before Fajr
4 before Zohar & 2 after Zohar
2 after Magrib
2 after Isha - Whoever takes a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Jannah. (Jami` at-Tirmidhi)
- I saw a man going about in Jannah (and enjoying himself) as a reward for cutting from the middle of the road, a tree which was causing inconvenience to the Muslims. (Muslim)
- Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Anyone whose soul leaves his body and he is free of three things, will enter Jannah: Arrogance, stealing from the spoils of war, and debt. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
- Whoever raises two girls then I and he will enter Jannah like these two (Prophet indicated with his two fingers). (Jami` at-Tirmidhi)
- Whoever visits an ailing person or a brother of his to seek the Pleasure of Allah, an announcer (angel) calls out: “May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you be awarded a dignified position in Jannah”. (Jami` at-Tirmidhi)
- Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- O people, spread the Salaam (greetings), feed the hungry, and pray while the people are asleep, you will enter Jannah in peace. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
- (The performance of) Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous Umrah; and the reward of Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted) is nothing but Jannah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Whosoever last words are: LA ILAHA ILLALLAH will enter Paradise. (Sunan Abu Dawud)
