Our Muslim brothers and sisters have been living under occupation for decades. They are suffering from various kinds of pain and loss. One of our responsibilities towards them is to pray for them, for their independence, freedom, strength, and safety from oppressor occupation. In this article, we will learn some of the best dua for Palestine in Arabic and dua for Palestine in English.
The Prophet’s Dua for the Protection of Muslim Civilians
Dua for Palestine in Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Dua for Palestine in English
Allāhumma anjil mustadh’afīna minal muminīn
(O Allah! Save the weak people among the believers.)
(Sahih al-Bukhari 6393, Sahih Muslim 675)
You can add “Fī Filistīn” (in Palestine) or “Fī Gazza” (in Gaza) at the end of the dua to specify more.
Dua for Civilians: Men, Women, and Children – A Quranic-Inspired Supplication
Dua for Palestine in Arabic
اَللّهُمَّ انْصُرِ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ، اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَل لَّهُمْ مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيْرًا
Dua for Palestine in English
Allāhummanṣuril mustaḍ’afīna minar rijāli wan nisāi wal wildān, Allāhummaj’al lahum mil ladunka waliyya, waj’al lahum mil ladunka naṣīrā.
(O Allah, help the oppressed among men, women, and children, and appoint for them from Yourself a protector and appoint for them from Yourself a helper.)
(This dua is inspired by the Surah Nisa 4:75)
Dua for defeating the enemy
Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked for Allah’s wrath upon the Ahzab (confederates), saying:
اللَّهُمَّ مُنْزِلَ الْكِتَابِ، سَرِيعَ الْحِسَابِ، اهْزِمِ الأَحْزَابَ، اهْزِمْهُمْ وَزَلْزِلْهُمْ
Allāhumma munzilal kitāb, sarī’al ḥisāb, ihzimil aḥzāb, ihzimhum wa zalzilhum.
(O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the One swift at reckoning! Defeat the confederates; Defeat them and shake them.)
(Sahih al-Bukhari 6392)