خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ وَخَيْرُ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن قَبْلِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Khayrud-du'a'i du'a'u yawmi 'Arafah, wa khayru ma qultu ana wan-nabiyyuna min qabli: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadir
The best supplication is on the Day of Arafah, and the best thing I and the prophets before me have said is: There is no deity except Allah, alone without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things capable.
Arafah — the day Allah descends to the lowest heaven and boasts to the angels about the pilgrims standing in the heat, disheveled, dusty, calling upon Him. More people are freed from the Hellfire on this day than any other. The Prophet ﷺ said the best words for this best day are the simplest declaration of tawhid — the same phrase said by every prophet from Adam (AS) to Muhammad ﷺ. One sentence, unchanged across all of prophetic history.
Related Du'as
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ
Indeed, Safa and Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with.
Sahihلَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed, all praise, blessings, and dominion are Yours. You have no partner.
Sahihرَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Sahihبِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
In the Name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest.
Hasan