Dua of Prophet Yoonus (Jonah)

In the darkness, inside the whale.

Arabic

How to say it

laa i-laa-ha il-laa an-ta sub-ḥaa-na-ka in-nee kun-tu mi-naẓ ẓaa-li-meen

Meaning

“There is no god but You. Glory be to You! I have truly been among the wrongdoers.”

The Prophet ﷺ said no Muslim calls on Allah with it for anything except that Allah answers him (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3505).

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