Rabbi awzi‘ni an ashkura ni‘matakal-lati an‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘ala walidayya wa an a‘mala salihan tardahu wa adkhilni birahmatika fi ‘ibadikas-salihin.
My Lord, enable me to thank You for the favour You gave me and my parents, and to do good deeds that please You. Through Your mercy, include me among Your righteous servants.
Allahumma inni as’alukal-huda wat-tuqa wal-‘afafa wal-ghina.
O Allah, I ask You for guidance, mindfulness of You, chastity, and freedom from need.
Wahdini li-ahsanil-akhlaqi la yahdi li-ahsaniha illa ant, wasrif ‘anni sayyi’aha la yasrifu ‘anni sayyi’aha illa ant.
And guide me to the best character; none guides to the best of it except You. Turn bad character away from me; none turns it away except You.
The selected requests
Sahih Muslim 771a contains a character request within a longer prayer narration. The card is an excerpt and should not be labelled as a mirror-specific formula.
Quran 27:19 joins gratitude with righteous action, while Muslim 2721a links guidance with other qualities. Their different settings show why source labels should remain attached to each text.
Connecting words with conduct
Choose one behaviour to examine: an unfair remark, a broken promise, impatience or how you respond to correction. Ask for help changing it, then identify a realistic next action.
A request for good character is not a way to claim moral superiority over others. The useful question is how the meaning should affect your own choices.
Repair and continuing effort
Where you have harmed someone, consider how to apologise and put the matter right. A repeated prayer does not erase the need to address another person’s rights or seek support for a harmful pattern.
Learn the Arabic with its meaning, and return to that meaning when you notice a difficult moment. A personal reminder is a practical learning aid, not a prescribed count that guarantees an instant personality change.
Common questions
Is this a beauty-changing prayer? Its meaning concerns character, not appearance. Can I use it to change another person? No control over them is promised. Is one quotation the complete longer prayer report? The card identifies its excerpt. Where should I continue? The gratitude and self-control pages focus on related parts of conduct.