اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ
Allahumma a'inni 'ala siyamihi wa qiyamih
O Allah, help me to fast and pray during it (Ramadan).
Thirty days of fasting from dawn to sunset, followed by nightly Tarawih prayers — Ramadan is a marathon, not a sprint. By the second week, energy dips. By the third, willpower wavers. This du'a acknowledges that you cannot complete Ramadan on your own strength. You need divine assistance to maintain worship at its peak intensity for an entire month. Ask for help before you hit the wall.
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اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
O Allah, You are the Pardoner, the Most Generous, and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ
O Allah, for You I have fasted and with Your provision I break my fast.
Hasanإِنِّي صَائِمٌ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ
I am fasting, I am fasting. (Say this when provoked while fasting.)
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ وَالْإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ
O Allah, let this moon rise upon us with security, faith, safety, and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.
Hasan