Dua After Dhuhr
3 Ways to Seek Acceptance of Your Prayer
After completing the Dhuhr prayer in the middle of the day, the believer turns to Allah seeking the acceptance of the worship they have offered. A beautiful supplication for this is the prayer of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), who, while raising the foundations of the Kaaba, asked Allah to accept the work from him. The dua after Dhuhr draws on these words, asking Allah to accept the prayer just performed, for the All-Hearing, All-Knowing Lord hears every plea.
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka antas-samī‘ul-‘alīm.
“Our Lord, accept this from us. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
Seeking the acceptance of worship is the mark of a humble believer, who does not assume their prayer is accepted but asks Allah to receive it. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) taught that those who maintain the Sunnah units before and after Dhuhr are protected from the Fire. This guide explains the dua after Dhuhr and three ways to seek the acceptance of your prayer, so that the worshipper may complete the midday prayer asking Allah to accept it.
The Prayer of Ibrahim for Acceptance
This beautiful supplication comes from Surah Al-Baqarah, where Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his son Ismail (AS) raised the foundations of the Kaaba, the sacred house of Allah. As they built it, they prayed: our Lord, accept this from us; indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Even while performing such a great and noble act of worship, they humbly asked Allah to accept it from them, showing that the acceptance of any deed rests with Allah alone.
Reciting this dua after the Dhuhr prayer is a beautiful way to seek the acceptance of the worship just offered. The believer asks Allah to receive their prayer and reminds themselves that He is the All-Hearing, who hears the supplication, and the All-Knowing, who knows the sincerity of the heart. By asking for acceptance, the worshipper completes the prayer in humility, never assuming it is enough, but placing it before Allah and hoping in His acceptance.
Three Ways to Seek Acceptance of Your Prayer
Seeking the acceptance of worship is the mark of a humble believer. These three ways help the worshipper seek the acceptance of their prayer.
- Ask Allah to accept your prayer, reciting the words of Ibrahim after completing the Dhuhr prayer.
- Pray with sincerity and presence, for Allah the All-Knowing knows the state of the heart.
- Maintain the Sunnah units before and after Dhuhr, which protect the believer from the Fire.
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Innaka antas-Sami‘ul-‘Alim
Indeed You are the All-Hearing the All-Knowing
Completing the Prayer in Humility
The dua after Dhuhr draws on the beautiful prayer of Ibrahim (AS), asking Allah to accept the worship just offered. By asking Allah to accept the prayer, praying with sincerity before the All-Knowing, and maintaining the Sunnah units that protect from the Fire, the worshipper completes the midday prayer in humility. Rather than assuming the prayer is enough, the believer places it before Allah and hopes in His acceptance, knowing that the All-Hearing, All-Knowing Lord receives the worship of the sincere.
This supplication pairs naturally with the dua before Dhuhr and the dua of Prophet Ibrahim. Together they help the worshipper honour the midday prayer and seek its acceptance from Allah.
After the Dhuhr prayer, the believer asks Allah to accept their worship with the words of Ibrahim. Learn the duas of salah with us on YouTube, where the supplications are recited aloud, on Instagram for a reminder to seek the acceptance of your prayer, and on LinkedIn where readers share how they complete the midday prayer.
Frequently Asked Questions
The dua after Dhuhr is the prayer of Ibrahim, Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka antas-samiul-alim, our Lord accept this from us; indeed You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. It asks Allah to accept the worship just offered.
It comes from Surah Al-Baqarah, where Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail raised the foundations of the Kaaba and asked Allah to accept the work from them. It teaches seeking acceptance from Allah.
Because the acceptance of any deed rests with Allah alone, so the humble believer does not assume their prayer is accepted but asks Allah to receive it. Even Ibrahim asked for acceptance while building the Kaaba.
The Prophet (pbuh) taught that whoever maintains four units before Dhuhr and four after will be protected from the Fire. These voluntary prayers surround the midday prayer with extra worship.
It is recited after completing the Dhuhr prayer, seeking the acceptance of the worship just offered. It is a beautiful way to complete the midday prayer in humility before Allah.