Duas & Dhikr Quiz
Ten questions on the duas and dhikr the Prophet ﷺ taught. Each answer is explained with its source.
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1. What do you say when leaving home?
Answer: Bismillah, tawakkaltu ‘alallah, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. Whoever says this when leaving home is told: “You are guided, defended and protected.” Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5095
2. “La ilaha illa anta, subhanaka, inni kuntu minaz-zalimin” was the dua of which prophet inside the whale?
Answer: Yunus. Yunus, “the man of the fish”, called out in the darkness: “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.” Source: Quran 21:87
3. Which dua did the Prophet ﷺ make most often?
Answer: “Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah…”. Anas said his most frequent dua was: “Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire” (2:201). Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6389
4. Whoever says Sayyid al-Istighfar in the day with firm faith and dies before evening…
Answer: will be among the people of Paradise. The Prophet ﷺ called it the best way of asking forgiveness. Said with firm faith in the day or the night, whoever dies before it ends is among the people of Paradise. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
5. Which two phrases are “light on the tongue, heavy on the scale and loved by the Most Merciful”?
Answer: SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, SubhanAllahil-‘Azim. “Two words are light on the tongue, heavy on the scale and loved by the Most Merciful: SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, SubhanAllahil-‘Azim.” Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6406
6. Saying “SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi” 100 times a day wipes away sins even if they are like…
Answer: the foam of the sea. Whoever says it a hundred times a day has his sins forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6405
7. Saying “La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah…” 100 times a day has the reward of freeing how many slaves?
Answer: 10. It brings the reward of freeing ten slaves, 100 good deeds written, 100 sins removed, and protection from Shaytan until evening. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6403
8. How many times a day did the Prophet ﷺ say he turned to Allah in repentance?
Answer: 100. “O people, turn to Allah in repentance, for I turn to Him in repentance a hundred times a day.” Source: Sahih Muslim 2702b
9. “Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira” is a dua for whom?
Answer: Your parents. “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.” Source: Quran 17:24
10. Which short dua asks Allah for more knowledge?
Answer: Rabbi zidni ‘ilma. “And say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge.” Source: Quran 20:114
11. “Rabbish-rah li sadri, wa yassir li amri” (My Lord, expand my chest and ease my task) was said by which prophet?
Answer: Musa. Musa made this dua when Allah sent him to Pharaoh. Source: Quran 20:25-26
12. “Rabbana zalamna anfusana…” (Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves) was the dua of…
Answer: Adam and Hawwa. Adam and his wife said: “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.” Source: Quran 7:23
13. What did the Prophet ﷺ say a person should say when angry?
Answer: A‘udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim. Two men were quarrelling and one grew red with anger. The Prophet ﷺ said that if he said “I seek refuge with Allah from Shaytan, the outcast”, his anger would go. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6115
14. What should you say when it rains?
Answer: Allahumma sayyiban nafi‘a (O Allah, a beneficial rain). When the Prophet ﷺ saw rain he said: “Allahumma sayyiban nafi‘a” – O Allah, let it be a beneficial rain. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1032
15. Istikhara (asking Allah to guide a decision) is said after praying how many voluntary rak‘ahs?
Answer: 2. “Let him pray two rak‘ahs other than the obligatory prayer, then say…” and he taught the dua of Istikhara. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1166
16. What do you say when entering the mosque?
Answer: Allahummaf-tah li abwaba rahmatik. On entering: “O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.” On leaving: “O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty.” Source: Sahih Muslim 713a
17. “Alhamdulillahil-ladhi ahyana ba‘da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur” is said when…
Answer: waking up. On waking: “All praise is for Allah who gave us life after He caused us to die, and to Him is the return.” Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
18. “La ilaha illallahul-‘Azimul-Halim…” is the dua the Prophet ﷺ said in times of…
Answer: distress. Ibn ‘Abbas said the Prophet ﷺ used to say this at a time of distress. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6346
19. After 33 SubhanAllah, 33 Alhamdulillah and 33 Allahu Akbar, what completes the hundred?
Answer: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah…. Whoever completes the hundred after every prayer with “La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah…” has his sins forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea. Source: Sahih Muslim 597a
20. What do you say before entering the toilet?
Answer: Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khaba’ith. “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the male and female evil ones.” Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 142
Questions are checked against quran.com and sunnah.com and only cover facts with one clear answer. Reviewed 19 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.
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