Allah Loves This Dua
The Supplication of His Most Beloved Servants from Surah Al-Furqan
This dua is not described as a "good dua" or a "recommended dua." It is embedded within a ten-verse passage (Surah Al-Furqan 63–74) in which Allah describes the qualities of "Ibad al-Rahman" — His own servants, titled specifically as belonging to "the Most Merciful." This dua is the last quality listed — the one the passage builds toward and closes with. It is not merely a good dua to make. It is the crowning supplication of the people Allah most honors. Making it daily is asking to be — and practicing being — among the 'Ibad al-Rahman.
Allah describes certain people in the Quran. Not as a general category — but with specific qualities, specific behaviors, specific ways of being in the world. He calls them "Ibad al-Rahman" — the servants of the Most Merciful. He describes nine qualities of who they are. And then — the tenth, the final one, the one that closes the passage and seals the description:
"And those who say: 'Our Lord, give us comfort in our spouses and offspring, and make us a good example for the righteous.'" That is what they say. That is the dua of the people Allah most honors. Make it yours.
🤲 The Dua Allah Loves
Two Parts — The Complete Scope of a Family's Existence
What the home feels like from the inside. The quality of the marriage. The relationship with the children. The peace within the walls of the family. Who you are when no one is watching.
What the family means to the people around it. The influence. The legacy. The role in the broader Muslim community. Who you are when the world is watching — and even when it is not.
📌 Inner peace first. Outward example second. A family with only the first (comfortable at home but no positive influence outside) is incomplete. A family with only the second (appearing as an example while internally struggling) is hollow. The dua asks for both — in the correct order: the inner peace must exist before a genuine outward example is possible.
✨ Who Are the 'Ibad al-Rahman?
Before understanding the dua, understand who makes it. Allah describes them across ten verses in Surah Al-Furqan (25:63–74) — one of the most beautiful portraits of the believing servant in the entire Quran. Nine qualities. Then the tenth — this dua.
"They walk upon the earth humbly, and when the ignorant address them, they say words of peace."
"They spend part of the night to their Lord prostrating and standing in prayer."
"They say: Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell — indeed, its punishment is ever-adhering."
"When they spend, they do so neither extravagantly nor miserly — maintaining a just balance."
"They do not invoke another deity with Allah, do not take innocent life, do not commit adultery."
"Those who repent and believe and do righteous work — for them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good."
"They do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity."
"When they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity."
"When reminded of the verses of their Lord, they do not fall upon them deaf and blind."
"And those who say: Our Lord, give us comfort in our spouses and offspring, and make us a good example for the righteous."
🔍 Word-by-Word Breakdown
"Hab" from "wahaba" — to give as a gift, to bestow freely. The same root as the Islamic concept of "hiba" (gift). What is being asked for is beyond what could be earned or deserved — it is something Allah can only give from His own generosity. "Lana" — for us. Not for me alone. For us — the household, the family unit, presented before Allah together. This is a family dua made in the voice of a family.
"Azwajina" — our spouses. "Min" — from, in, through. The dua does not ask for a new spouse or a perfect spouse. It asks for "qurrat al-'ayn" — comfort and joy — from within the marriage that already exists. This is asking Allah to transform the existing relationship — to put barakah and peace into it. To make the spouse a source of comfort, not tension.
📌 One of the most important aspects of this dua: it does not ask for a different spouse. It asks for Allah's blessing upon the spouse you have — so that what is already there becomes the source of joy it should be. This is the Islamic way: work within the given, and ask Allah to bless the given.
"Qurrat al-'ayn" — the cooling, the comfort, the deep joy that makes the eye cool with happiness rather than hot with tears. Not excitement or pleasure of a good day — the settled, stable peace of someone who looks at their family and finds rest there. Qurrat al-'ayn from a spouse: when you look at them, you feel peace. When you are with them, you feel comfort. Qurrat al-'ayn from children: when you look at who they are becoming — at their character and their worship — you feel the deep satisfaction of a parent whose heart is at rest.
📌 "Qurrat al-'ayn" appears in Surah Al-Furqan 25:74, in Surah Al-Qasas 28:9 (Musa's mother), and in Surah Maryam 19:26 (Maryam). In every instance it describes the deepest form of parental and familial comfort. When the 'Ibad al-Rahman ask for it — they are asking for the most profound form of family peace that the Arabic language can describe.
"Waj'alna" — make us, place us. "Lil-muttaqin" — for the muttaqin, for those who already have taqwa, the already-righteous. "Imama" — an imam, the one in front who leads and is followed. The person making this dua is not asking to be famous or powerful. They are asking to be such a quality of Muslim — in character, in family, in practice — that even the already-righteous look to them as a model. Not a show for the world. An example for people who are already serious about their faith.
📌 Why "imama" (leader), not just "qudwah" (example)? "Imam" is the one in front — who sets the direction, who goes ahead so others can follow. Asking to be "imam lil-muttaqin" is asking for the highest quality of Islamic life. This is not arrogance. It is the highest ambition asked humbly from Allah — not claimed for oneself but requested of the One who can place you there.
📖 The Islamic Understanding of Family in the Quran
The purpose of the spouse, according to this verse, is "sakana" — tranquility, rest, finding peace. The marriage is meant to be the place where the soul finds its rest — and Allah places "mawaddah" (affection) and "rahmah" (mercy) as the bonds that make that possible. The 'Ibad al-Rahman dua asks for this sakana to be real in their marriage — the qurrat al-'ayn that is the lived experience of the peace Allah placed in the institution of marriage.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "The world is provision, and the best provision of the world is a righteous wife." (Sahih Muslim). The dua from Surah Al-Furqan is asking for precisely this — the righteous spouse who is qurrat al-'ayn, the righteous children who are qurrat al-'ayn — and a family that becomes a model for the believing community. This is the complete Islamic family — and this dua is how you ask for it.
🕌 When to Recite This Dua
Every Day — Morning and Evening Adhkar
The 'Ibad al-Rahman are described as people who "say" this dua — present tense, ongoing. This is not for special occasions. It is the consistent daily supplication of the people Allah loves most. Make it every morning and evening.
When the Marriage Is Difficult or Distant
"Hab lana min azwajina qurrata a'yunin." When the marriage has lost its warmth, when the relationship feels strained — this is the dua. Ask Allah to put the qurrat al-'ayn back. He put it there before. He can restore it.
When a Child Is Causing Worry or Pain
"Wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin." When the child you love is making choices that break your heart — ask Allah to make them a source of comfort to your eyes. You are asking Him to work in them what you cannot produce yourself.
As a Couple Together — Making Dua for Each Other
The "lana" (us) makes this ideal for spouses to make together. Husband and wife after prayer, both making this dua for themselves and their family. The act of making this dua together is itself a form of the qurrat al-'ayn it is asking for.
When You Feel the Weight of Parenting
"Waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama." When you feel the pressure of raising children to be good Muslims in a complicated world — make this dua. You are asking Allah to make you the imam lil-muttaqin. Not on your own strength. By His making.
While Reading Surah Al-Furqan
Pause at verse 74 and make this dua personally — not just reading it as Quran but adopting it as your own supplication. Let the recitation become a living intention stated before Allah every time you read the surah.
✨ 5 Benefits of This Dua
"'Ibad al-Rahman" — the highest honor Allah gives His servants in this surah. This dua is their defining supplication — the one that closes the description of who they are. Making it is aspiring to their company, their character, and their eternal reward: the chambers of Paradise.
Spouse and children (the family within the home), and an example for the righteous (the community outside). Private peace and public contribution. The dua does not leave any dimension of family life unaddressed — inner and outer, present and legacy.
The dua does not ask for a family that functions — it asks for one that is a source of deep, settled joy and comfort. "Qurrat al-'ayn" is the Islamic standard for family life: not peaceful coexistence but genuine peace that makes the eyes cool.
"Waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama." To be a model for the already-righteous — this is the highest Islamic aspiration for a family. Not just surviving as Muslims in a difficult world but being so good that other believers look to your family as an example.
This is not a hadith or scholarly recommendation. Allah quotes in His own Book the exact words of His most beloved servants. Every Muslim who recites Surah Al-Furqan reads this dua — and can then make it their own personal supplication, claiming the character of the 'Ibad al-Rahman.
The 'Ibad al-Rahman are described as people who "say" this dua — present tense, consistent, daily. To make it daily is to practice being among them. The dua is not just a request. It is an aspiration adopted — a declaration that this is the kind of servant of Allah you want to be.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
If Allah Loved It Enough to Write It in His Book — He Loves to Hear It from You
Allah described them for ten verses. Their humility. Their nights in prayer. Their fear of hellfire. Their balanced giving. Their purity. Their repentance. Their truthfulness. Their dignity. Their relationship with His words.
And then He described their dua. Not their achievements. Not their titles. Their dua — what they ask for, what they bring before Allah every day, what defines the direction of their hoping.
They ask for comfort in their spouses. They ask for comfort in their children. And they ask to be — not powerful, not wealthy, not famous — a good example for the people who are already trying to be good.
May Allah give comfort to every spouse in the eyes of their partner, and give comfort to every parent in their children. May He make our families sources of qurrat al-'ayn — and may He make us among the 'Ibad al-Rahman, dwelling in the chambers of Paradise eternally.
