436. Prophet’s Dua in Battle (Ya hayyu ya qayyum)

يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّوْمُ

Dua in Battle English Transliteration

Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom

Dua in Battle English Translation

O Ever Living One, O Eternal One.

Ali (RA) said: ”In the day of Badr war, after fighting for some while I was rushing to come to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to see what he was doing. I saw him in a state of prostration and only saying these words : ya ‘hayyu ya qayyum (O Ever Living One, O Eternal One) and didn’t increase over that. Then again I went to the war. After some time I returned to him. Again I saw him in a state of prostration and only saying those same words.Then again I went to the war. After some time I returned to him and saw him in a state of prostration and only saying those same words. Then Allah granted him (ﷺ) victory. We can see in this hadith how to make dua by dhikr. This type of dua brings best result.

ReferenceHasan (Haisami). Tabarani: 4817

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ."

Translation

Anas reported: The supplication the Prophet (ﷺ) most frequently used was: "O Ever Living One, O Sustainer, in Your Mercy I seek relief."

Frequently Asked Questions

If you’re worried about enemies, you can recite Surah Al-Fil in the first rak’ah of your Fajr prayer, right after Al-Fatihah. Keep doing this every day till you feel safe again. Many folks turn to this as a dua asking Allah for help when facing tough people.

Related Duas

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