Saturday Dua (Weekly Dua of Ali ibn Abi Talib)

August 31, 2026

Cumartesi Günü Okunacak Dua Okunuşu ve Anlamı

Explanation

The second of the weekly duas of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); it is recited on Saturday. It asks for protection from poverty and from one’s affairs falling apart.

Dua Text

اَللَّهُمَّ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، رَبُّ السَّمٰوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، أَوَّلُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَآخِرُهُ، وَخَالِقُ الْخَلْقِ وَرَازِقُهُ، فَاطِرُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، جَاعِلُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا أُولِي أَجْنِحَةٍ مَثْنَى وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَتَشَتُّتِ الْأَمْرِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَحْدُثُ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنْ عُتَقَائِكَ وَطُلَقَائِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Allahumma la ilaha illa anta, Rabbus-samawatis-sab’i wa Rabbul-‘arshil-‘azim, awwalu kulli shay’in wa akhiruh, wa Khaliqul-khalqi wa Raziquh, Fatirus-samawati wal-ard, ja’ilul-mala’ikati rusulan uli ajnihatin mathna wa thulatha wa ruba’, wa anta ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir, salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad. Allahumma inni ad’uka wa a’udhu bika minal-faqri wa tashattutil-amri wa min sharri ma yahduthu fil-layli wan-nahar. Allahummaj’alni min ‘utaqa’ika wa tulaqa’ika minan-nar.

Meaning

O Allah! There is no god but You. You are the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne. You are the First and the Last of everything. You are the One who creates and provides. You are the One who brought the heavens and the earth into being from nothing and made the angels messengers with wings, two, three and four. Your power suffices for everything. Send blessings upon Muhammad and his family. O Allah, I call upon You, and I seek refuge in You from poverty, from the scattering of my affairs and from the evil that may occur by night and by day. O Allah, make me among those You have set free from the Fire.

What Is Asked in This Dua

The dua begins by affirming that there is no god but Allah. The believer remembers their Lord as the Master of the seven heavens and the Mighty Throne, the First and the Last of everything, the One who creates and provides, who brought the heavens and the earth into being from nothing and who made the angels messengers with wings, two, three and four. After these attributes are listed, it is said, “Your power suffices for everything”, and blessings are asked for the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his family.

In the main supplication, the believer seeks refuge in Allah from three things: from poverty, from their affairs scattering and losing their order, and from every kind of evil that may arise by night and by day. At the end, they voice their greatest wish: to be among the servants set free from the Fire. In this way, worldly livelihood, the ordering of one’s affairs and salvation in the Hereafter are brought together in a single dua.

When and How to Recite

It is the second of the weekly duas of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and is recited on Saturday. The source states that it is a dua of great reward and that the angels will intercede for the one who recites it; no specific number of recitations is mentioned.

It can be recited at any time on Saturday, preferably with wudu and while reflecting on its meaning. Turning to this dua is especially meaningful when you feel financial hardship or that your affairs are in disarray. Those who find the Arabic difficult can make the same supplication through its meaning in their own language.

Virtue

The source book states that it is a dua of great reward and that the angels will intercede for the one who recites it.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the Saturday dua recited?

As the second of the weekly duas of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), it is recited on Saturday; the source does not mention a particular hour.

What does the Saturday dua ask for?

It seeks refuge in Allah from poverty, from the scattering of one’s affairs and from evil that may come by night and day, and asks to be among the servants set free from the Fire.

Can the Saturday dua be recited without wudu?

Wudu is not required for dua, although being in wudu is virtuous. Even though the text contains a phrase from Surah Fatir, no wudu is needed to recite it from memory; the ruling on touching the mushaf is a separate matter.

Source

Surah Fatir 35:1. Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 3, p. 365.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 31 August 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026